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(
<figureCitation id="13122A31DA54450AFF47FA45650BFA76" box="[159,279,1408,1434]" captionStart="FIGURES 1 – 15" captionStartId="2.[151,269,1353,1377]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,315,1326]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,313,1328]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 1 – 15. Digital microscope photographs of the habitus of Austrachelas species: (1) A. bergi n. sp., female; (2) A. incertus Lawrence, 1938, female; (3) same, male; (4) A. kalaharinus n. sp., male; (5) A. merwei n. sp., female; (6) same, male; (7) A. natalensis Lawrence, 1942, female; (8) same, male; (9) A. pondoensis n. sp., female; (10) same, male; (11) A. reavelli n. sp., female; (12) same, male; (13) A. sexoculata n. sp., male; (14) A. wassenaari n. sp., female; (15) same, male. Scale bars = 2.0 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191595/files/figure.png" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Figs 9, 10</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="13122A31DA54450AFEFCFA456573FA76" box="[292,367,1408,1434]" captionStart-0="FIGURES 16 – 26" captionStart-1="FIGURES 27 – 35" captionStartId-0="4.[151,271,1757,1781]" captionStartId-1="6.[151,269,1569,1593]" captionTargetBox-0="[205,1391,198,1729]" captionTargetBox-1="[151,1436,197,1542]" captionTargetId-0="figure@4.[205,1392,197,1731]" captionTargetId-1="figure@6.[151,1436,197,1544]" captionTargetPageId-0="4" captionTargetPageId-1="6" captionText-0="FIGURES 16 – 26. Digital microscope photographs of the somatic morphology of female Austrachelas pondoensis n. sp.. (16) cephalothorax, dorsal view; (17) same, ventral view; (18) same, lateral view; (19) abdomen, dorsal view; (20) abdominal venter, epigastric area; (21) trochanter I, ventral view; (22) trochanter IV, ventral view; (23) patella I, retrolateral view; (24) leg I, prolateral view, arrow indicating metatarsal and tarsal scopulae; (25 – 26) distal end of leg IV, indicating paired retrolateral dorsal spines and metatarsal and tarsal scopulae. Abbreviations: AH – anterior epigynal hood; EG – endite groove; IS – intercoxal sclerite; LH – lateral epigynal hood; MHT – maxillar hair tuft; PB – pleural bars; PDS – paired dorsal metatarsal spines; PES – post-epigastric sclerite; PI – patellar indentation; PT – precoxal triangle; SC – scopulae; SI – sigillum; TR – trichobothria." captionText-1="FIGURES 27 – 35. Scanning electron micrographs of Austrachelas pondoensis n. sp. somatic and genitalic morphology. (27) female chelicera, posterior view; (28) same, anterior view (29) male palp, ventral view; (30) same, dorsal view; (31) female epigyne, ventral view; (32) female left palp, retrolateral view, arrows indicating erect ventral setae; (33) female left leg 1, arrows indicating metatarsal and tarsal scopulae; (34) female left metatarsus 4, arrows indicating paired dorsal prolateral spines; (35) female, tarsal claw of left leg 4. Abbreviations: AH – anterior epigynal hood; CO – copulatory openings; EM – embolus; EP – embolar protuberance; LH – lateral epigynal hood; MA – median apophysis; PDS – paired dorsal metatarsal spines; PMT – promarginal teeth; RMT – retromarginal teeth; SC – scopulae; SS – scrappy seta; ST – subtegulum. Scale bars: 27, 29, 30 = 0.5 mm; 28, 31 = 0.2 mm; 32 – 34 = 1.0 mm; 35 = 0.1 mm." httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/191596/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/191597/files/figure.png" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">16–35</figureCitation>
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<figureCitation id="13122A31DA54450AFE0BFA456601FA76" box="[467,541,1408,1434]" captionStart="FIGURES 68 – 75" captionStartId="24.[151,269,1392,1416]" captionTargetBox="[193,1403,477,1365]" captionTargetId="figure@24.[192,1413,470,1366]" captionTargetPageId="24" captionText="FIGURES 68 – 75. Genitalic morphology of Austrachelas species. (68 – 71) A. pondoensis n. sp.: female epigyne, ventral view (68), dorsal view (69), male palp, ventral view (70), retrolateral view (71); (72 – 75) A. reavelli n. sp.: female epigyne, ventral view (72), dorsal view (73), male palp, ventral view (74), retrolateral view (75). Scale bars = 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191604/files/figure.png" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">68–71</figureCitation>
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<emphasis id="B95DEAA6DA54450AFF4FFA02650CFA0D" bold="true" box="[151,272,1479,1505]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Diagnosis</emphasis>
. This is the largest species in the genus, and females can be easily distinguished by the shape of the anterior epigynal hood and the widely separated spermathecae (
<figureCitation id="13122A31DA54450AFC50FA2967F8F9EA" box="[904,996,1516,1542]" captionStart="FIGURES 27 – 35" captionStartId="6.[151,269,1569,1593]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,197,1542]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,197,1544]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 27 – 35. Scanning electron micrographs of Austrachelas pondoensis n. sp. somatic and genitalic morphology. (27) female chelicera, posterior view; (28) same, anterior view (29) male palp, ventral view; (30) same, dorsal view; (31) female epigyne, ventral view; (32) female left palp, retrolateral view, arrows indicating erect ventral setae; (33) female left leg 1, arrows indicating metatarsal and tarsal scopulae; (34) female left metatarsus 4, arrows indicating paired dorsal prolateral spines; (35) female, tarsal claw of left leg 4. Abbreviations: AH – anterior epigynal hood; CO – copulatory openings; EM – embolus; EP – embolar protuberance; LH – lateral epigynal hood; MA – median apophysis; PDS – paired dorsal metatarsal spines; PMT – promarginal teeth; RMT – retromarginal teeth; SC – scopulae; SS – scrappy seta; ST – subtegulum. Scale bars: 27, 29, 30 = 0.5 mm; 28, 31 = 0.2 mm; 32 – 34 = 1.0 mm; 35 = 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191597/files/figure.png" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Figs 31</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="13122A31DA54450AFC2AFA29605CF9EA" box="[1010,1088,1516,1542]" captionStart="FIGURES 68 – 75" captionStartId="24.[151,269,1392,1416]" captionTargetBox="[193,1403,477,1365]" captionTargetId="figure@24.[192,1413,470,1366]" captionTargetPageId="24" captionText="FIGURES 68 – 75. Genitalic morphology of Austrachelas species. (68 – 71) A. pondoensis n. sp.: female epigyne, ventral view (68), dorsal view (69), male palp, ventral view (70), retrolateral view (71); (72 – 75) A. reavelli n. sp.: female epigyne, ventral view (72), dorsal view (73), male palp, ventral view (74), retrolateral view (75). Scale bars = 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191604/files/figure.png" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">68, 69</figureCitation>
); males can be recognised by the large partially hidden triangular lobe distally on the embolus and the denticulate retrolateral tibial apophysis (
<figureCitation id="13122A31DA54450AFEC3F9F1656BF9A2" box="[283,375,1588,1614]" captionStart="FIGURES 27 – 35" captionStartId="6.[151,269,1569,1593]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,197,1542]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,197,1544]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 27 – 35. Scanning electron micrographs of Austrachelas pondoensis n. sp. somatic and genitalic morphology. (27) female chelicera, posterior view; (28) same, anterior view (29) male palp, ventral view; (30) same, dorsal view; (31) female epigyne, ventral view; (32) female left palp, retrolateral view, arrows indicating erect ventral setae; (33) female left leg 1, arrows indicating metatarsal and tarsal scopulae; (34) female left metatarsus 4, arrows indicating paired dorsal prolateral spines; (35) female, tarsal claw of left leg 4. Abbreviations: AH – anterior epigynal hood; CO – copulatory openings; EM – embolus; EP – embolar protuberance; LH – lateral epigynal hood; MA – median apophysis; PDS – paired dorsal metatarsal spines; PMT – promarginal teeth; RMT – retromarginal teeth; SC – scopulae; SS – scrappy seta; ST – subtegulum. Scale bars: 27, 29, 30 = 0.5 mm; 28, 31 = 0.2 mm; 32 – 34 = 1.0 mm; 35 = 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191597/files/figure.png" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Figs 29</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="13122A31DA54450AFE5BF9F165CCF9A2" box="[387,464,1588,1614]" captionStart="FIGURES 68 – 75" captionStartId="24.[151,269,1392,1416]" captionTargetBox="[193,1403,477,1365]" captionTargetId="figure@24.[192,1413,470,1366]" captionTargetPageId="24" captionText="FIGURES 68 – 75. Genitalic morphology of Austrachelas species. (68 – 71) A. pondoensis n. sp.: female epigyne, ventral view (68), dorsal view (69), male palp, ventral view (70), retrolateral view (71); (72 – 75) A. reavelli n. sp.: female epigyne, ventral view (72), dorsal view (73), male palp, ventral view (74), retrolateral view (75). Scale bars = 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191604/files/figure.png" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">70, 71</figureCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="B95DEAA6DA54450AFF1EF9926557F99D" bold="true" box="[198,331,1623,1649]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Etymology</emphasis>
. This species is named after the Pondoland region in the Eastern Cape Province, 
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<emphasis id="B95DEAA6DA54450AFF1EF9BB653DF974" bold="true" box="[198,289,1662,1688]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Female</emphasis>
. 
<emphasis id="B95DEAA6DA54450AFEE8F9BB65EDF974" bold="true" box="[304,497,1662,1688]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Measurements:</emphasis>
CL 5.18–6.05, CW 3.70–4.28, FL 0.40–0.48, AL 6.50–9.20, AW 3.10–5.13, SL 2.88–3.05, SW 2.00–2.27, TL 11.80–15.30, AME–AME 0.08, AME–ALE 0.04, ALE–ALE 0.60, PME–PME 0.10, PME–PLE 0.22, PLE–PLE 0.89.
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<paragraph id="8B9636B4DA54450AFF1DF93765ECF8B6" blockId="22.[151,1437,1479,2036]" pageId="22" pageNumber="23">Length of leg segments (sequence from femur to tarsus, and total): I 3.95 + 2.38 + 2.95 + 2.12 + 1.38 = 12.78; II 3.50 + 2.10 + 2.58 + 2.05 + 1.28 = 11.51; III 2.78 + 1.65 + 1.70 + 2.32 + 1.05 = 9.50; IV 4.07 + 2.10 + 3.08 + 3.72 + 1.20 = 14.17.</paragraph>
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Carapace deep red-brown, slightly paler medially (
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); AER strongly procurved, laterals larger than medians; AME separated by distance equal to ½ their diameter, AME separated from ALE by distance equal to ¼ AME diameter; clypeus height equal to 1½ AME diameter at AME, equal to 1¼ ALE diameter at ALE; PER straight, laterals larger than medians; PME separated by distance equal to ½ their diameter, PME separated from PLE by distance equal to 1¼ PME diameter. Chelicerae deep orange; promargin with three teeth, proximal tooth smallest, median tooth largest; proximal and median teeth closer to each other than to distal tooth; retromargin with two small denticles, situated either side of distal promarginal tooth. Legs all deep orange in colour, slightly paler distally. Leg spination: femora: I pl 1 do 1, II pl 1 do 1, III pl 1 do 2 rl 1, IV do 2; patellae: spineless; tibiae: I &amp; II spineless, III pl 2 rl 2 plv 2 rlv 1 vt 2, IV pl 2 rl 2 plv 3 rlv 2 vt 2; metatarsi: I &amp; II spineless, strongly scopulate, III &amp; IV scopulate in distal half, III pl 6 rl 5 plv 1 rlv 1 vt 2, IV pl 6 rl 6 plv 2 rlv 1 vt 2; palp: femora do 2, patellae spineless, with prominent pl 1 seta, tibiae pl 3 do 2, tarsus pl 3 do 2 rl 3 plv 1 rlv 1. Abdomen dark grey dorsally, with mottled pale grey chevron (
<figureCitation id="13122A31DA55450BFB18FE636116FE2C" box="[1216,1290,422,448]" captionStart="FIGURES 1 – 15" captionStartId="2.[151,269,1353,1377]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,315,1326]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,313,1328]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 1 – 15. Digital microscope photographs of the habitus of Austrachelas species: (1) A. bergi n. sp., female; (2) A. incertus Lawrence, 1938, female; (3) same, male; (4) A. kalaharinus n. sp., male; (5) A. merwei n. sp., female; (6) same, male; (7) A. natalensis Lawrence, 1942, female; (8) same, male; (9) A. pondoensis n. sp., female; (10) same, male; (11) A. reavelli n. sp., female; (12) same, male; (13) A. sexoculata n. sp., male; (14) A. wassenaari n. sp., female; (15) same, male. Scale bars = 2.0 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191595/files/figure.png" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Fig. 9</figureCitation>
), paler grey laterally and ventrally; dorsum and venter lacking scutum or other sclerites. Female epigyne with short narrow anterior hood and small lateral hoods (
<figureCitation id="13122A31DA55450BFDB8FE3166A1FDE2" box="[608,701,500,526]" captionStart="FIGURES 27 – 35" captionStartId="6.[151,269,1569,1593]" captionTargetBox="[151,1436,197,1542]" captionTargetId="figure@6.[151,1436,197,1544]" captionTargetPageId="6" captionText="FIGURES 27 – 35. Scanning electron micrographs of Austrachelas pondoensis n. sp. somatic and genitalic morphology. (27) female chelicera, posterior view; (28) same, anterior view (29) male palp, ventral view; (30) same, dorsal view; (31) female epigyne, ventral view; (32) female left palp, retrolateral view, arrows indicating erect ventral setae; (33) female left leg 1, arrows indicating metatarsal and tarsal scopulae; (34) female left metatarsus 4, arrows indicating paired dorsal prolateral spines; (35) female, tarsal claw of left leg 4. Abbreviations: AH – anterior epigynal hood; CO – copulatory openings; EM – embolus; EP – embolar protuberance; LH – lateral epigynal hood; MA – median apophysis; PDS – paired dorsal metatarsal spines; PMT – promarginal teeth; RMT – retromarginal teeth; SC – scopulae; SS – scrappy seta; ST – subtegulum. Scale bars: 27, 29, 30 = 0.5 mm; 28, 31 = 0.2 mm; 32 – 34 = 1.0 mm; 35 = 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191597/files/figure.png" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Figs 31</figureCitation>
, 
<figureCitation id="13122A31DA55450BFD12FE3166F7FDE2" box="[714,747,500,526]" captionStart="FIGURES 68 – 75" captionStartId="24.[151,269,1392,1416]" captionTargetBox="[193,1403,477,1365]" captionTargetId="figure@24.[192,1413,470,1366]" captionTargetPageId="24" captionText="FIGURES 68 – 75. Genitalic morphology of Austrachelas species. (68 – 71) A. pondoensis n. sp.: female epigyne, ventral view (68), dorsal view (69), male palp, ventral view (70), retrolateral view (71); (72 – 75) A. reavelli n. sp.: female epigyne, ventral view (72), dorsal view (73), male palp, ventral view (74), retrolateral view (75). Scale bars = 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191604/files/figure.png" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">68</figureCitation>
); copulatory openings laterally situated, entering ST 2 via narrow entrance ducts; ST 2 small, globose, connected broadly to widely separated elongate oval posterior ST 1 (
<figureCitation id="13122A31DA55450BFF6DFD846511FDB7" box="[181,269,577,603]" captionStart="FIGURES 68 – 75" captionStartId="24.[151,269,1392,1416]" captionTargetBox="[193,1403,477,1365]" captionTargetId="figure@24.[192,1413,470,1366]" captionTargetPageId="24" captionText="FIGURES 68 – 75. Genitalic morphology of Austrachelas species. (68 – 71) A. pondoensis n. sp.: female epigyne, ventral view (68), dorsal view (69), male palp, ventral view (70), retrolateral view (71); (72 – 75) A. reavelli n. sp.: female epigyne, ventral view (72), dorsal view (73), male palp, ventral view (74), retrolateral view (75). Scale bars = 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191604/files/figure.png" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Fig. 69</figureCitation>
).
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<emphasis id="B95DEAA6DA55450BFF1EFDA265C4FD6D" bold="true" box="[198,472,615,641]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Male. Measurements:</emphasis>
CL 4.78, CW 3.58, FL 0.32, AL 5.30, AW 2.55, SL 2.60, SW 1.92, TL 10.32, AME–AME 0.10, AME–ALE 0.03, ALE–ALE 0.43, PME–PME 0.07, PME–PLE 0.14, PLE–PLE 0.63.
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<paragraph id="8B9636B4DA55450BFF1DFD7065ECFCF0" blockId="23.[151,1437,152,1686]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Length of leg segments (sequence from femur to tarsus, and total): I 3.30 + 1.88 + 2.65 + 2.15 + 1.25 = 11.23; II 2.95 + 1.88 + 2.28 + 1.90 + 1.28 = 10.29; III 2.48 + 1.38 + 1.50 + 2.05 + 1.08 = 8.49; IV 3.40 + 1.70 + 2.55 + 3.30 + 1.25 = 12.20.</paragraph>
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Carapace deep wine-red (
<figureCitation id="13122A31DA55450BFE2FFCEC664CFCAF" box="[503,592,809,835]" captionStart="FIGURES 1 – 15" captionStartId="2.[151,269,1353,1377]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,315,1326]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,313,1328]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 1 – 15. Digital microscope photographs of the habitus of Austrachelas species: (1) A. bergi n. sp., female; (2) A. incertus Lawrence, 1938, female; (3) same, male; (4) A. kalaharinus n. sp., male; (5) A. merwei n. sp., female; (6) same, male; (7) A. natalensis Lawrence, 1942, female; (8) same, male; (9) A. pondoensis n. sp., female; (10) same, male; (11) A. reavelli n. sp., female; (12) same, male; (13) A. sexoculata n. sp., male; (14) A. wassenaari n. sp., female; (15) same, male. Scale bars = 2.0 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191595/files/figure.png" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Fig. 10</figureCitation>
); AER strongly procurved, laterals slightly larger than medians; AME separated by distance equal to ½ their diameter, separated from ALE by distance slightly smaller than ¼ AME diameter; clypeus height equal to 1½ AME diameter at AME, equal to ALE diameter at ALE; PER straight, laterals larger than medians; PME separated by distance equal to ½ their diameter, PME separated from PLE by distance equal to PME diameter. Chelicerae deep red-brown, anterior margin with coarse ridges; promargin with three teeth, median tooth largest and proximal tooth smallest; median and proximal teeth closest together; retromargin with two small teeth, situated either side of distal promarginal tooth. Legs all deep red, slightly paler orange-red distally. Leg spination: femora: I pl 1 do 1, II pl 1 do 1, III pl 1 do 2 rl 1, IV do 2; patellae: spineless; tibiae: I &amp; II spineless, III pl 2 rl 2 plv 2 rlv 1 vt 2, IV pl 1 rl 2 plv 2 rlv 2 vt 2; metatarsi: I &amp; II spineless, strongly scopulate, III &amp; IV scopulate in distal half, III pl 6 rl 6 plv 1 rlv 1 vt 2, IV pl 6 rl 6 plv 2 rlv 1 vt 2. Abdomen dark grey with pale grey chevron dorsally (
<figureCitation id="13122A31DA55450BFC1AFB696001FB2A" box="[962,1053,1196,1222]" captionStart="FIGURES 1 – 15" captionStartId="2.[151,269,1353,1377]" captionTargetBox="[151,1435,315,1326]" captionTargetId="figure@2.[151,1436,313,1328]" captionTargetPageId="2" captionText="FIGURES 1 – 15. Digital microscope photographs of the habitus of Austrachelas species: (1) A. bergi n. sp., female; (2) A. incertus Lawrence, 1938, female; (3) same, male; (4) A. kalaharinus n. sp., male; (5) A. merwei n. sp., female; (6) same, male; (7) A. natalensis Lawrence, 1942, female; (8) same, male; (9) A. pondoensis n. sp., female; (10) same, male; (11) A. reavelli n. sp., female; (12) same, male; (13) A. sexoculata n. sp., male; (14) A. wassenaari n. sp., female; (15) same, male. Scale bars = 2.0 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191595/files/figure.png" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Fig. 10</figureCitation>
), cream laterally and ventrally; dorsum with small anterior scutum, venter without sclerites. Male palpal tibia with curved retrolateral apophysis with three distinctive tooth-like apophyses along inner margin; median tegular apophysis broad, hook-like with blunt tip; embolus arc-shaped, with large triangular lobe partially hidden behind distal margin of embolus (
<figureCitation id="13122A31DA55450BFEF1FA8365AEFA8C" box="[297,434,1350,1376]" captionStart="FIGURES 68 – 75" captionStartId="24.[151,269,1392,1416]" captionTargetBox="[193,1403,477,1365]" captionTargetId="figure@24.[192,1413,470,1366]" captionTargetPageId="24" captionText="FIGURES 68 – 75. Genitalic morphology of Austrachelas species. (68 – 71) A. pondoensis n. sp.: female epigyne, ventral view (68), dorsal view (69), male palp, ventral view (70), retrolateral view (71); (72 – 75) A. reavelli n. sp.: female epigyne, ventral view (72), dorsal view (73), male palp, ventral view (74), retrolateral view (75). Scale bars = 0.1 mm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/191604/files/figure.png" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Figs 70, 71</figureCitation>
); palpal spination: femora do 2.
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material
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: 
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Ƥ, deposited together with 13 and 7Ƥ 
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: 
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: 
<emphasis id="B95DEAA6DA55450BFAE7FAA86553FA41" italics="true" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Eastern Cape Province</emphasis>
, Lusikisiki district, Mzimhlava River mouth, 
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, 
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, 
<date id="FF971074DA55450BFBAEFA5160CFFA42" box="[1142,1235,1428,1454]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" value="1980-02">II.1980</date>
, M.E. Baddeley (coastal evergreen forest) (
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163974).
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<emphasis id="B95DEAA6DA55450BFF1EFA256620FA16" bold="true" box="[198,572,1504,1530]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Additional material examined</emphasis>
: Same data as 
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, 
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Ƥ 13 (
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159047, SEM preparations MJR- 
<date id="FF971074DA55450BFF06F9CD6540F9CE" box="[222,348,1544,1570]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" value="1031" valueMax="1038">1031-1038</date>
, 
<date id="FF971074DA55450BFEB1F9CD65F7F9CE" box="[361,491,1544,1570]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24" value="1063" valueMax="1065">1063-1065</date>
, temporary mount CJG-00154); 
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(
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166821, SEM preparations MJR-01039, MJR-01040, temporary mounts CJG-00155, CJG-00156).
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<emphasis id="B95DEAA6DA55450BFF1EF9906543F983" bold="true" box="[198,351,1621,1647]" pageId="23" pageNumber="24">Distribution</emphasis>
. Known only from the 
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locality in Pondoland, Eastern Cape Province, 
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(
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).
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