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scopula

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scop·u·la  (skpy-l)
n. pl. scop·u·lae (-l)
A dense brushlike tuft of hairs, as on the feet of certain insects.

[Latin scpula, small brush of twigs, diminutive of scpae, branches, broom.]

scopu·late (-lt) adj.

scopula [ˈskɒpjʊlə]
n pl -las, -lae [-ˌliː]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a small tuft of dense hairs on the legs and chelicerae of some spiders
[from Late Latin: a broom-twig, from scōpa thin twigs]
scopulate  [ˈskɒpjʊˌleɪt -lɪt] adj


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is allied to the African genera Austrophaea Lawrence, 1952, Mandaneta Strand, 1932 and Pronophaea Simon, 1897, with which it shares the strongly spined anterior legs, simple female spermathecal structure, and the male palp that has a fine median apophysis, curved embolus with associated conductor, and cymbium with a dense cymbial scopula and modified clavate setae.
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