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Synema Simon 1864

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Description

Gen. Synema Simon, 1864

Type species. Aranea globosa Fabricius, 1775: 432.

Distribution. This genus is distributed worldwide. The type species is distributed widely in the Palaearctic.

Remarks. Synema is a large genus and includes 127 species in the world at present (Platnick 2010). Most species were described by Dahl (1907) without figures at all. No regional revision of this genus does exist to date. This genus is characterized by the globular opisthosoma dorsally covered with large dark brown markings and yellowish white markings. There are 4 species recorded from China by now.

Notes

Published as part of Tang, Guo & Li, Shuqiang, 2010, Crab spiders from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China (Araneae, Thomisidae) 2703, pp. 1-105 in Zootaxa 2703 on page 80

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Biodiversity

Scientific name authorship
Simon
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Araneae
Family
Thomisidae
Genus
Synema
Taxon rank
genus
Taxonomic concept label
Synema Simon, 1864 sec. Tang & Li, 2010

References

  • Fabricius, J. C. (1775) Systema Entomologiae, Sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, Adiectis, Synonymis, Locis Descriptionibus Observationibus. Korte, Flensburg and Lipsiae, 832 pp. (Araneae, pp. 431 - 441).
  • Platnick, N. I. (2010) The world spider catalog, version 11.0. American Museum of Natural History. Available from: http: // research. amnh. org / entomology / spiders / catalog / index. html (accessed 30 July 2010).