Selenogyrus foordi, a new species and the first record of the subfamily Selenogyrinae Smith, 1990 from Guinea (Araneae, Theraphosidae)

A new spider species, Selenogyrus foordi sp. nov. (♂♀), is described from Mount Nimba, Guinea. Consequently, we provide the first in vivo photographs of a selenogyrine in the scientific literature and the first record of Selenogyrinae Smith, 1990 from Guinea. We also record S. aureus Pocock, 1897, described from Sierra Leone, from Massif du Ziama Biosphere Reserve, Guinea, representing the second known species for this country.

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African Invertebrates
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2024-08-16
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https://doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr.65.128284
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Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
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Selenogyrus foordi, a new species and the first record of the subfamily Selenogyrinae Smith, 1990 from Guinea (Araneae, Theraphosidae)

Danniella Sherwood, Arnaud Henrard, Didier Van Den Spiegel
African Invertebrates
Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
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Selenogyrus foordi, a new species and the first record of the subfamily Selenogyrinae Smith, 1990 from Guinea (Araneae, Theraphosidae)

Danniella Sherwood, Arnaud Henrard, Didier Van Den Spiegel
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A new spider species, Selenogyrus foordi sp. nov. (♂♀), is described from Mount Nimba, Guinea. Consequently, we provide the first in vivo photographs of a selenogyrine in the scientific literature and the first record of Selenogyrinae Smith, 1990 from Guinea. We also record S. aureus Pocock, 1897, described from Sierra Leone, from Massif du Ziama Biosphere Reserve, Guinea, representing the second known species for this country.

African InvertebratesVol. 65(2)
Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Life in Land
Openalex Percentile: Top 85%
Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
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