Two new sympatric species of the pirate spider genus Ero C.L. Koch, 1836 from the cloud forest of Saint Helena Island, South Atlantic Ocean (Araneae: Mimetidae)

Two new sympatric species of the pirate spider genus Ero C.L. Koch, 1836 from the cloud forest of Saint Helena Island, South Atlantic Ocean (Araneae: Mimetidae)

A remarkable morphologically and genetically distinct species of the genus Ero C.L. Koch, 1836 is described based on both sexes from the cloud forest of the island of Saint Helena: Ero lizae sp. nov. Another new species, Ero natashae sp. nov., is also described on the basis of morphological differe...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Danniella Sherwood, Arnaud Henrard, Martina Peters, Benjamin W. Price, Andie C. Hall, Oliver W. White, Virginie Grignet, Vicky Wilkins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consortium of European Natural History Museums 2024-02-01
Series:European Journal of Taxonomy
Subjects:
barcoding
mitogenome
morphology
Peaks National Park
South Atlantic Ocean
United Kingdom Overseas Territory
Online Access:https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/2417
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Summary:A remarkable morphologically and genetically distinct species of the genus Ero C.L. Koch, 1836 is described based on both sexes from the cloud forest of the island of Saint Helena: Ero lizae sp. nov. Another new species, Ero natashae sp. nov., is also described on the basis of morphological differences in the male and female genitalia. Both species were initially reported a single species, Ero aphana (Walckenaer, 1802), from the island by Unzicker (1977).
ISSN:2118-9773

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