Re-description of the lycosiformis species group of Anyphops Benoit and description of two new species (Araneae, Selenopidae)
Author
Corronca, J. A.
text
Journal of Natural History
2005
2005-09-30
39
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1381
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930400008868
journal article
10.1080/00222930400008868
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Anyphops ngome
n. sp.
(
Figure 3a–e
;
Map 1
)
Type.
Female
holotype
and
two male
paratypes
from
South Africa
,
Ngome State forest
(27
°
499S, 31
°
269E), open forest,
8–19 September 1992
, coll.
M. van den Merwe
, NCA 93/43
.
Diagnosis.
The colour pattern of the body (
Figure 3a
) is typical for this species and it is similar, in part, to that of
A. lycosiformis
. The shape of the median apophysis (
Figure 3e
), and the narrow and short vRTA of the palp of the male (
Figure 3d
), are characteristic of this species. The shape of the epigynum with a sub-triangular and small middle field (
Figure 3b
), and the heavy copulatory ducts and spermathecae (
Figure 3c
) distinguish
A. ngome
from other species of
Anyphops
.
Figure 3. (a–e)
Anyphops ngome
n. sp.
(a–c) Female holotype: (a) dorsal opisthosoma colour pattern, (b) epigynum, ventral view, (c) epigynum, dorsal view; (d, e) male paratype: (d) male palp, lateral view, (e) male palp, ventral view. (f–h)
Anyphops parvulus
(Pocock)
, female. (f) Dorsal opisthosoma colour pattern, (g) epigynum, ventral view, (h) epigynum, dorsal view. ep, secondary epigynal pocket. Scale bars: genitalia50.25 mm; other drawings51 mm.
Etymology.
The specific name is a noun in apposition referring to the
type
locality.
Female
holotype
.
Total
body length 5.56.
Prosoma
2.33 length, 2.40 width.
Eye
sizes:
AME
0.12,
ALE
0.09,
PME
0.16,
PLE
0.21.
Opisthosoma
3.13 length, 2.33 width.
Leg
formula 4321.
Leg
spination:
Fe I
p1.1.1, d1.1.1, r1.0.1, II–
III
p1.0.1, d1.1.1, r1.0.1, IV p1.0.1, d1.1.1, r0.0.1;
Tib I
–II v2.2.2.2,
III
p1.0.1, v2.2.0, r1.0.1, IV p0.0.1, d1.1.0, v1.2.0, r1.0.1;
Mt I
–II v2.2.2,
III
p0.1.1, v2.2.0, r0.1.0, IV p0.1.1, v2.2.0, r0.1.1.
Prosoma
light orange-brown with lateral dark grey markings, reaching lateral edges, as in
Figure 3a
.
Chelicerae
orange-brown with a slight light grey marking.
Legs
orange-brown without markings.
Dorsum
of opisthosoma with a whitish, large, sub-rectangular marking on anterior and middle portion of the opisthosoma, as in
Figure 3a
; laterals dark brown with yellowish spots.
Venter
light yellow-grey.
Epigynum
and internal structures as in
Figure 3b, c
.
Male
paratype
.
Total
body length 4.24.
Prosoma
1.93 length, 1.98 width.
Eye
sizes:
AME
0.09,
ALE
0.07,
PME
0.14,
PLE
0.16.
Opisthosoma
2.17 length, 1.50 width.
Leg
formula 4321.
Leg
spination: similar to the female with the exception of:
Fe I
–IV p1.0.1, II–IV r1.1.1;
Pat I
–IV d0.1;
Tib I
–II d1.0.0, r1.0.1,
III
p0.0.1, d1.0.0, r0.1.1, IV p1.0.1, d0.0.1, r1.1.1;
Mt
III
p0.0.1, v2.2.2, r1.1.1, IV p0.1.0, v2.2.2, r1.1.1.
Colour
of the body, legs and chelicerae as the female.
Palp
as in
Figure 3d, e
.
Variation.
Total body length: males 4.54¡0.33 (
n
510), females 5.33¡0.27 (
n
512).
Additional material.
South Africa
,
Ngome State forest
(27
°
499S, 31
°
269E), dense forest
,
17–18 February 1992
,
one female
, NCA 93/54,
one female
, NCA 93/69,
one male
, NCA 93/51;
17–18 March 1992
,
one female
, NCA 93/65;
17–18 April 1992
,
one female
, NCA 93/56; open forest,
17–18 February 1992
,
one female
, NCA 93/70;
17–18 May 1992
,
one female
, NCA 93/52,
two females
,
one male
, NCA 93/53;
17–18 June 1992
,
three males
, NCA 93/66;
17–19 September 1992
,
one female
, NCA 93/47,
one male
, NCA 93/45,
one female
, NCA 93/61;
17–18 November 1992
,
one female
, NCA 93/59,
one female
, NCA 93/68,
one female
, NCA 93/55;
17–18 January 1993
,
one male
, NCA 93/41. All the material collected by M. van den Merwe.
Distribution.
South Africa
: Ngome State Forest.