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African Invertebrates
A journal of biodiversity

New species of the Madagascan genus Hovops Benoit, 1968 (Araneae: Selenopidae), with a description of the H. madagascariensis male and an identification key

Published online: September 14, 2011 (corrected proof); December 6, 2011 (final version)
Published in print: December 30, 2011

CORRONCA, J. A. & RODRÍGUEZ ARTIGAS, S. M.

Hovops Benoit is a heterogeneous genus of selenopid spiders represented by six known species endemic to Madagascar. After examining sizeable collections of Selenopidae from the Afrotropical Region especially, from Madagascar, we here propose new diagnostic characters for Hovops and describe three new species: H. betsileo sp. n. (both sexes) from Toamasina Province, H. lidiae sp. n. (both sexes) from Fianarantsoa Province, and H. merina sp. n. (female only) from Antananarivo Province. The male of H. madagascariensis (Vinson) is described for the first time, and new records of this species are also provided. An identification key to the species in this genus is proposed.

RESUMEN
Hovops Benoit es un género heterogéneo de arañas selenópidas representado hasta la fecha por unas seis especies conocidas y endémicas de Madagascar. Después de revisar una gran cantidad de material de Selenopidae de la región Afrotropical y, en especial de Madagascar, nos permite proponer nuevos caracteres diagnósticos para este género y describir tres nuevas especies para la ciencia: H. betsileo sp. n. (ambos sexos) de la provincia Toamasina, H. lidiae sp. n. (ambos sexos) de la provincia Fianarantsoa y H. merina sp. n. (sólo la hembra) para la provincia Antananarivo. El macho de H. madagascariensis (Vinson) es descripto por primera vez y también se aportan nuevos registros de distribución para esta especie. Se propone una clave para la identificación de las especies del género.

To cite this paper: Corronca, J.A. & Rodríguez Artigas, S.M. 2011. New species of the Madagascan genus Hovops Benoit, 1968 (Araneae: Selenopidae), with a description of the H. madagascariensis male and an identification key. African Invertebrates 52 (2): 295-310.

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