Prolochus is a possible genus of tropical spiders. As of September 2018[update], the World Spider Catalog does not accept the genus and treats it as a synonym of Dolichognatha, a genus in the family Tetragnathidae.[1] In 2014, it was suggested that the genus be restored, and a newly discovered species was named as Prolochus junlitjri. Prolochus is said to have four main traits that distinguishes it from Dolichognatha: the total absence of posterior median eyes, a dorsal abdomen without dorsal humps, a distinct shape of abdomen and the palpal organ of the male.[2][3]
Possible species edit
- Prolochus longiceps Thorell, 1895, syn. Dolichognatha longiceps (Thorell, 1895) – Myanmar
- Prolochus junlitjri Barrionn-Dupo & Barrion, 2014, syn. Dolichognatha junlitjri (Barrion-Dupo & Barrion, 2014) – Philippines
References edit
- ^ "Gen. Dolichognatha O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1869". World Spider Catalog. Natural History Museum Bern. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
- ^ Barrion-Dupo, A.L.A. & Barrion, A.T. (2014). "First record of genus Prolochus Thorell, 1895 (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) from the Philippines, with description of a new species from Mt. Makiling Forest Reserve, Laguna". Philippine Entomologist. 28 (2): 194–201. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
- ^ Cruz, Florante (28 December 2014). "Two new species of spiders discovered in Mt. Makiling". UPLB Museum of Natural History. Retrieved 4 January 2015.