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