Transfer of Storena gujaratensis Tikader & Patel, 1975 to the genus Suffasia Jocqué, 1991 (Araneae: Zodariidae)

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Reshma Solanki
Manju Siliwal
Dolly Kumar

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The original description of Storena gujaratensis by Tikader & Patel in 1975 based on a male specimen was wrongly identified in the genus; here we transfer it to the genus Suffasia based on presence of dorsal cymbial flange, large tegulum, long embolus and short bifurcated RTA.  We provide a more detailed taxonomic description of the male.

 

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