A new species of Dolomedes Latreille, 1804 (Araneae: Dolomedidae) from the island of New Guinea
A new species, Dolomedes afi sp. n., is diagnosed and described from New Guinea Island (Papua New Guinea) based on both sexes. The new species is similar to the Australian species D. alexandri Raven & Hebron, 2018, D. vicque Raven & Hebron, 2018 and D. wollemi Raven & Hebron, 2018, but differs from them in the structure of the copulatory organs. The new species exhibits pronounced sexual dimorphism in body coloration. A detailed description and digital photographs are provided. The collecting localities of Dolomedes species in New Guinea are mapped.
Authors
- Alexander A. Fomichev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9268-622X)
- Mikhail M. Omelko (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1556-6248)
Institutions
- Altai State University (RU)
- Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity FEB RAS (RU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Acta Biologica Sibirica (Altai State University)
- Published
- 2026-04-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19563050
- Primary Topic
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation