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FIGURES 14–25 in Taxonomic notes on the spider genus Messapus Simon, 1898 (Araneae, Corinnidae), with the description of the new genera Copuetta and Wasaka and the first cladistic analysis of Afrotropical Castianeirinae

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FIGURES 14–25. Scanning electron microscope photos of Cambalida dippenaarae Haddad, 2012 (14, 21, 23), Copa flavoplumosa Simon, 1885 (15, 17, 24), Apochinomma formicaeforme Pavesi, 1881 (16, 18, 19), Copuetta maputa sp. nov. (20) and Merenius alberti Lessert, 1923 (22, 25): 14–16. Carapace, anterior view. 17. Male, promarginal cheliceral curved setae. 18. Female, promarginal cheliceral curved setae. 19. Anterior of female abdomen, indicating epigastric sclerite and petiolate pedicel. 20, 21. Male emboli, stippled lines indicating width (W) and length (L) of embolus from base to tip, arrow indicating point from which basal width is measured (retrolateral bend of distal end of tegulum). 22. Rod-like setae on male palpal cymbium, indicated by arrows. 23. Distal thickened spiniform setae arranged in three rows on male palpal cymbium. 24. Female epigyne, ventral view, indicating copulatory opening (CO) and coiled sclerotised epigynal ridge (ER). 25. Female epigyne, dorsal view, indicating spermathecae I and II (ST I and ST II, respectively) and copulatory duct (CD).

Notes

Published as part of Haddad, Charles R., 2013, Taxonomic notes on the spider genus Messapus Simon, 1898 (Araneae, Corinnidae), with the description of the new genera Copuetta and Wasaka and the first cladistic analysis of Afrotropical Castianeirinae, pp. 1-79 in Zootaxa 3688 (1) on page 10, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3688.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/284201

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