A revision of the African wolf spider genus Amblyothele Simon
Author
Russell-Smith, Tony
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Author
Jocqué, Rudy
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Royal Museum for Central Africa, B- 3080 Tervuren, Belgium & -
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Alderweireldt, Mark
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Royal Museum for Central Africa, B- 3080 Tervuren, Belgium & -
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ZooKeys
2009
2009-07-29
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journal article
10.3897/zookeys.16.233
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1313–2970
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Key to the species of
Amblyothele
1 Males
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2
– Females.......................................................................................................
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2 Palpal tibia with dense ventral cluster of short setae in basal half (2a, b)......
3
– Palpal tibia without dense cluster of short setae (2c) ...................................
4
3 Distal prong of MA long and slender, protruding beyond cymbium in ventral view; indentation between distal and proximal prong narrow, rectangular (3a)..........................................................................................
A. albocincta
– Distal prong of MA fairly broad and curved, not protruding beyond cymbium in ventral view; indentation between distal and proximal prong round- ed (3b).................................................................................
A. latedissipata
4 MA with one prong only; TA with back pointing tooth (4a).....
A. hamatula
– MA with two prongs; TA simple (4b) .........................................................
5
5 Palpal tibia long (L/W> 3)(5a); distal prong of MA strongly tapered and pointed (5b).................................................................................
A. longipes
– Palpal tibia short (L/W <2.5) (5c); distal prong of MA rounded (5d).........
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6 Distal prong of MA short, hardly longer than proximal one, straight (6a); TA fairly long and spiniform (6b)....................................................
A. kivumba
– Distal prong of MA longer than proximal one, curved (6c); TA fairly broad (6d) ...............................................................................................
A. togona
7 Posterior margin of epigyne convex and provided with central band covered with short setae up to anterior margin (7a, 7b) ...........................................
8
– Posterior margin of epigyne indented and without central haired band (7c)...
9
8 Posterior lip of semicircular, setae on central band dense (7a) ....
A. atlantica
– Posterior less strongly curved, setae on central band sparse (7b)....
A. ecologica
9 Lateral parts of posterior margin rounded (9a); copulatory ducts long and s-shaped (9b) .......................................................................
A. latedissipata
– Lateral parts of posterior margin more or less strongly pointed (9c); ducts shorter (9c) ...............................................................................................
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10 Copulatory ducts straight, shorter than diameter of spermathecae (9d) ........ ......................................................................................................
A. togona
– Copulatory ducts curved or s-shaped, longer than diameter of spermathecae (10a).........................................................................................................
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11 Posterior margin of epigyne deeply notched (9a); copulatory ducts s-shaped (10a)........................................................................................
A. albocincta
– Posterior margin of epigyne shallowly notched (11a); copulatory ducts curved (11b) ...........................................................................................
A. longipes