title: On the new Afrotropical genus Suffrica with discovery of an abdominal gland and a dual femoral organ (Araneae, Zodariidae).
abstract: A new genus, Suffrica, is described from Tanzania and Kenya. It contains three new species occurring in the Eastern Arc Mountains and the adjacent Mkomazi Game Reserve: S. exotica, S. chawia and S. gus. They are characterized by a remarkable combination of features which has not been documented in spiders so far: a pair of femoral organs on each leg, a gland on the dorsal side of the abdomen in both sexes and a dorsal abdominal groove in males. A dual femoral organ appears to occur in species of the genus Suffasia Jocqué, 1991 and Asceua Thorell, 1887. The discovery of a new African genus close to Suffasia is remarkable since the latter genus is known only from Asia.
authors.affiliation: Royal Museum for Central Africa, B-3080 Tervuren, Belgium. Earth and life Institute, Biodiversity research Center, UCL-17. 07. 04, Bâtiment Carnoy, Croix du Sud, 5, B-1348, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium; Email: arnaud.henrard@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Arnaud
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Henrard
authors.affiliation: Royal Museum for Central Africa, B-3080 Tervuren, Belgium.; Email: rudy.jocque@africamuseum.be.
authors.forename: Rudy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jocqué
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D005260:Female; D007630:Kenya; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D013112:Spiders / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D013636:Tanzania