Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia, 26 (1982 - 1983)
Genus Tomocyrba (Aranei, Salticidae) – hypothetic survivor of the Amber fauna. Systematic study with description of four new species
Abstract:
Close relationship between Gorgospina frenata (Коch & Berent 1854) from Baltic Amber (possibly Oligocene or Eocene) and recent genus Tomocyrba Simon 1900 from Madagascar and East Africa is established. Two species of Cytaea from Indonesia and Birma are intermediate between Tomocyrba and other genera of Euophrydinae Simon 1901 (sensu Prószyński 1976) and both these genera should be reclassified into Euophrydinae, of chich Gorgopsininae Petrunkevitch 1955 is a synonym. There are also some resemblances between Tomocyrba and Dendryphantinae Menge 1879, deserving more attention. Four new species: Tomocyrba masai, T. keinoi, T. kikuyu and T. holmi are described from East African Mountains on specimens collected by prof. A. Holm. There also redescriptions or remarks on Tomocyrba sjoestedti Lessert 1925, Cytaea dispalans (Thorell 1892) and C. guentheri Thorell 1895, based on type specimens kept in the Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm.
