Murthappa Prashanthakumara S, Malamel Jobi J, Prajapati Dhruv A, Sebastian Pothalil A, Venkateshwarlu Mididoddi
Department of PG Studies and Research in Applied Zoology, Bioscience complex, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri, Shankaraghatta, Shivamogga, Karnataka 577451, India..
Zootaxa. 2017 Nov 8;4344(3):589-596. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4344.3.9.
The present paper reports the first description of the type species of the theridid genus Meotipa, Meotipa picturata Simon, 1895 and redescribe the female of the same species with one new species Meotipa multuma sp.nov. from India. The two species are described in detail and we provide digital images and illustrations. Chrysso makiling, Barrion-Dupo & Barrion is transferred to Meotipa Simon, 1895 based on the presence of the generic characters of the last genus.
本文首次描述了球蛛科Meotipa属的模式种,即西蒙于1895年命名的绘彩Meotipa picturata,并重新描述了该物种的雌性个体,同时还描述了来自印度的一个新物种——多玛Meotipa multuma sp.nov.。文中对这两个物种进行了详细描述,并提供了数字图像和插图。基于具有后一个属的属征,将马基林金蛛Chrysso makiling, Barrion-Dupo & Barrion转移至1895年建立的Meotipa属。