On the spider genus Amaurobius (Araneae, Amaurobiidae) in India and Nepal

A new species, Amaurobius koponenisp. n., is described from Himachal Pradesh on the basis of a male specimen. A key to all five genera of Amaurobiidae that occur in Asia is provided. Four species from India and Nepal incorrectly assigned to Amaurobius are transferred to three genera of Titanoecidae:...

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Published in:ZooKeys 2012-01, Vol.168 (168), p.55-64
Main Authors: Marusik, Yuri M, Ballarin, Francesco, Omelko, Mikhail M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amaurobiidae
India
males
Nepal
New species
Physical characteristics
Spiders
Zoology
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Summary:A new species, Amaurobius koponenisp. n., is described from Himachal Pradesh on the basis of a male specimen. A key to all five genera of Amaurobiidae that occur in Asia is provided. Four species from India and Nepal incorrectly assigned to Amaurobius are transferred to three genera of Titanoecidae: Anuvinda milloti (Hubert, 1973), comb. n., Pandava andhraca (Patel & Reddy, 1990), comb. n., Pandava nathabhaii (Patel & Patel, 1975), comb. n., and Titanoeca sharmai (Bastawade, 2008), comb. n.
ISSN:1313-2989
1313-2970
1313-2970
DOI:10.3897/zookeys.168.2352