A Revision of the genus Ceratogyrus Pocock (Araneae: Theraphosidae)
Koedoe - African Protected Area Conservation and Science
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| Title | A Revision of the genus Ceratogyrus Pocock (Araneae: Theraphosidae) | |
| Creator | De Wet, J.I. Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S. | |
| Description | The African genus Ceratogyrus of the family Theraphosidae is revised, with notes of its natural history. Seven species are recognised and distinguished in a key. Six species, namely C. bechuanicus Pocock, C. brachycephalus Hewitt, C. darlingii Pocock, C. dolichocephalus Hewitt, C. marshalli Pocock and C. sanderi Strand are redescribed and figured, C. cornuatus is newly described and figured and C. schultzei Pocock is synonymized with C. bechuanicus. Lectotypes are designated for four species namely, C. brachycephalus, C. darlingii, C. dolichocephalus and C. marshalli. Distributional data is given for all seven species. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS Publishing | |
| Date | 1991-09-23 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/koedoe.v34i2.422 | |
| Source | Koedoe; Vol 34, No 2 (1991); 39-68 2071-0771 0075-6458 | |
| Language | eng | |
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