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Corinnomma
About: Corinnomma is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 4 publications have been published within this topic receiving 9 citations.
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TL;DR: Afrotropical species of the ant-mimicking castianeirine genus Corinnomma Karsch, including Apochinomma semiglabrum and C. olivaceum, have colouration and behavioural traits that make them particularly efficient mimics of Polyrachis gagates Smith, 1858 ants.
Abstract: Afrotropical species of the ant-mimicking castianeirine genus Corinnomma Karsch (Araneae : Corinnidae) are studied. The female of Apochinomma semiglabrum Simon, 1896 is redescribed and the male is described for the first time, and based on these descriptions this species is transferred to Corinnomma. A new species, C. lawrencei sp. n., is described from Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa. The taxonomic status of C. olivaceum Simon, 1896 is discussed, including the first illustrations of the female genitalic structures. An English translation of Simon's (1896) Latin description of C. olivaceum is provided. A key to the three known species of Corinnomma occurring in the region is given. The biology and ant mimicry of C. semiglabrum and C. lawrencei sp. n. are briefly discussed. Both species occur on the ground, leaf litter or low foliage, and have colouration and behavioural traits that make them particularly efficient mimics of Polyrachis gagates Smith, 1858 ants. Neither species appears to feed on their model.
7 citations
TL;DR: The new corinnid genus Leichhardteus is described including eight new species from eastern Australia includingeight new species with an enlarged palpal femur in males, and males and females in having four pairs of spines on ventral tibiae I and II.
Abstract: The new corinnid genus Leichhardteus is described including eight new species from eastern Australia: L. albofasciatus, L. badius, L. bimaculatus, L. conopalpis, L. garretti, L. kroombit, L. reinhardi and L. terriirwinae. A key to the species is provided. Only one species is widely distributed, four species are collected only in rainforests and three species are recorded only from a single location. Biogeography, Morphology, New Species, Taxonomy, Corinnidae. Ground-hunting spiders of the family Corinnidae are among the most diverse of the ground spider families with 1014 described species in 87 genera (Platnick 2012). These very fast medium-sized runners have a highly variable somatic morphology ranging from species with soft abdomens to those with leathery scutes covering the whole dorsum. The corinnid fauna is most diverse in tropical and subtropical regions (Bonaldo & Brescovit 2005; Haddad 2006a, b; Haddad & Bosselaers 2010; Lyle & Haddad 2010). Up until now, 19 corinnid species in six genera have been described from Australia. The new genus Leichhardteus belongs, together with Corinnomma Karsch, 1880, Medmassa Simon, 1887, Methesis Simon, 1896, Poecilipta Simon, 1897, and Supunna Simon, 1897, to the subfamily Castianeirinae. Leichhardteus differs from all other described Australian Castianeirinae genera in having an enlarged palpal femur in males, and males and females in having four pairs of spines on ventral tibiae I and II.
2 citations
TL;DR: Indian species in the castianeirine genus Castianeira Keyserling, 1879 (Corinnidae) are partly revised based on type materials deposited in the National Zoological Collection, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata.
Abstract: Indian species in the castianeirine genus Castianeira Keyserling, 1879 (Corinnidae) are partly revised based on type materials deposited in the National Zoological Collection, Zoological Survey of India, Kolkata. Two new synonyms are recognized: Castianeira himalayensis Gravely, 1931 syn. nov. is synonymised with Corinnomma severum (Thorell, 1877), and Castianeira bengalensis Biswas, 1984 syn. nov. with the liocranid species Oedignatha scrobiculata Thorell, 1881. Castianeira albopicta Gravely, 1931 is considered as a nomen dubium. Castianeira adhartali Gajbe, 2003 and Castianeira indica Tikader, 1981 are transferred to Oedignatha Thorell, 1881 (Liocranidae). The taxonomic status of both Castianeira tinae Patel Patel, 1973 and Castianeira quadrimaculata Reimoser, 1934 is discussed. All the examined type materials are illustrated, and the current status of the type material of each species is discussed.
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