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Brignolia shyami

Dataset
A review of Sri Lankan Brignolia including the description of four new species (Araneae: Oonopidae)
Rank
SPECIES
Published in
Ranasinghe, U. G. S. L., Benjamin, Suresh P. (2016): A review of Sri Lankan Brignolia including the description of four new species (Araneae: Oonopidae). Zootaxa 4144 (4): 451-476, DOI: http://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4144.4.1

Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Arthropoda
class
Arachnida
order
Araneae
family
Oonopidae
genus
Brignolia
species
Brignolia shyami

diagnosis

Diagnosis. Males can be easily recognized by the palp which has a triangular dorsally directed projection and a beak-like palpal tip (Figs. 18 A, B). Females can be recognized by the lip-like ridge in between epigastric furrow and posterior spiracular groove (Fig. 17 F, 18 C, D).

etymology

Etymology. Named for Shyam Selvadurai, a Sri Lankan Canadian novelist best known for the novels “ Funny Boy ” and “ Cinnamon Gardens ”.

materials_examined

Type material. Holotype 1 ♂ (IFS _ Oon _ 244): Sri Lanka, Kegalle District, Kurulukele FR, 0 7 ° 14 ’ 12 ” E 80 ° 20 ’ 33 ” E, 250 m, 12 November 2014, leg. N. Athukorala. Deposited in NMSL. Paratype: 2 ♀ (IFS _ Oon _ 245, 252): from same locality and data as holotype. Deposited in NMSL.

Name

Homonyms
Brignolia shyami
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