Redescription of Damastes leo (Simon, 1903), comb. nov. (Araneae, Sparassidae) from Madagascar with first description of the male
Damastes leo (Simon, 1903), comb. nov . (ex Megaloremmius ) female is redescribed and the male is described for the first time. The species is endemic to Madagascar, and its range appears to be limited to remnants of the rainforest. The first COI record for the species is presented, and its distribution is analysed in detail using iNaturalist data.
Authors
- Łukasz Trębicki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6384-226X)
- Konrad Wiśniewski (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6780-3292)
- Peter Jäger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1563-0147)
- Illia Uharov
Institutions
- West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin (PL)
- Environmental Protection Agency (GH)
- Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum Frankfurt/M (DE)
- Pomeranian Medical University (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- ZooKeys
- Published
- 2026-06-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1282.192182
- Primary Topic
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministry of Environment
- Infrastruktura PL-Grid
- Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development
- Academic Computer Centre Cyfronet, AGH University of Science and Technology