“Out of the blue”, a new species of the monotypic genus Kinku Simon, 1889 (Araneae, Telemidae) from Ecuador
The second species of the enigmatitc genus Kinku Duprr & Tapia, 2015 is described from Ecuador. The new species Kinku maicu sp. nov. () possesses the same typical blue coloured abdomen, as well as the presence in males of an abdominal stridulatory organ as found in the type species. SEMs photos of the male stridulatory organ, female spinnerets and, internal genitalia are presented for the first time.
Authors
- Elicio Tapia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9005-5328)
- Nadine Dupérré (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2195-878X)
Institutions
- Leibniz Association (DE)
- Museum am Rothenbaum (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-05-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5636.3.10
- Primary Topic
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00