Animalia
Authors/Creators
- 1. Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002 South Africa
- 2. Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, 0002 South Africa & ARC-Plant Protection Research Institute, P / Bag X 134, Queenswood, 0121 South Africa
Description
Key to genera of the Mystarini -Apyretini -Tagulini tribes of the Afrotropical crab spiders
1. Median eyes unequal in size, PME very small............................................................... 2
- MOQ eyes fairly equal in size............................................................................4
2. Carapace wide with long erectile setae situated on small tubercles on posterior-thoracic edge; PME situated nearer to PLE than to each other............................................................... Apyretina Strand, 1929 (Apyretini)
- Carapace convex to square or dorsally planar; long setae absent; posterior eyes almost equidistant from each other........ 3
3. MOQ area much wider than long, wider anteriorly than posteriorly................. Zametopias Thorell 1892 (Apyretini)
- MOQ area slightly wider than long, anteriorly slightly narrower than posteriorly (Figs 139, 140)............ Leroya gen. n.
4. Carapace with leaf-shaped setae next to lateral eyes................................... Tagulis Simon, 1895 (Tagulini)
- Carapace without leaf-shaped setae next to lateral eye area.................................................... 5
5. Carapace with numerous long erectile setae on posterior-thoracic edge, fovea and laterad to eye region, ant-like, chelicerae without cheliceral teeth, body and legs usually uniform brown........................ Sylligma Simon, 1895 (Mystarini)
- Carapace only sometimes with a few long setae, not ant-like, but with large abdomens compared to carapace, chelicerae with three cheliceral teeth, body and legs usually with markings........................... Mystaria Simon, 1895 (Mystarini)
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References
- Simon, E. (1895) Histoire naturelle des Araignees. Vol. 1. Roret, Paris, 1084 pp. http: // dx. doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 51973