Miculissima Simon-Pražák, Yamamoto, Lackner, Fikáček, Prokop & Caterino, 2024, gen. nov.
Miculissima gen. nov. Type species. Miculissima excavata sp. nov .. Diagnosis: Tiny body size, body oval-shaped and glabrous. Frons flat, wide, clypeus convex, labrum short and wide, with a pair of prominent setae laterally. Antennal club round with two distinct annuli. Eyes convex. Pronotum widely angular posteriorly, with complete marginal stria and a lateral pronotal stria. Scutellar shield tiny, triangular. Prosternal hypomeron widely excavate and irregularly structured, with a weakly defined antennal cavity. Prosternum with fissures for antennal passage. Prosternal process short, without prosternal lobe, slightly emarginate posteriorly. Tibiae simple, slightly widened, with several spines. Etymology: Feminine, derived from the Latin noun ‘mica’ which translates as crumb, grain or morsel.
Institutions
- National Sun Yat-sen University (TW)
- Hokkaido University (JP)
- Charles University (CZ)
- National Museum (CZ)
- East Bohemian Museum (CZ)
- ETH Zurich (CH)
- Hokkaido Museum (JP)
- Clemson University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
- Published
- 2024-11-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14424577
- Primary Topic
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00