New genus and species of Selenopidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from Madagascar and neighbouring islands

A new spider genus, Garcorops, in the family Selenopidae is described from Madagascar and the Comoro Islands based on the type species Garcorops madagascar n.sp. (male and female). Two additional new species included in this genus are described and illustrated, namely G. jocquei (female only) from t...

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Published inAfrican zoology Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 387 - 392
Main Author Corronca, Jose A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published NISC (Pty) Ltd 01.10.2003
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Afrotropical Region
Comoro Islands
Garcorops jocquei
Garcorops madagascar
Garcorops paulyi
Madagascar
New genus
New species
Selenopidae
Comoro Is
Madagascar
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Summary:A new spider genus, Garcorops, in the family Selenopidae is described from Madagascar and the Comoro Islands based on the type species Garcorops madagascar n.sp. (male and female). Two additional new species included in this genus are described and illustrated, namely G. jocquei (female only) from the Comoros and G. paulyi (female only) from Madagascar.
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ISSN:1562-7020
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