On some new and poorly-known Chrysillini from arid western South Africa (Araneae, Salticidae) Author Haddad, Charles Richard 0000-0002-2317-7760 Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of the Free State, Nelson Mandela Drive, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa Author Wesołowska, Wanda 0000-0002-4411-1058 Department of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Taxonomy, University of Wrocław, Przybyszewskiego 65, 51 - 148 Wrocław, Poland text African Invertebrates 2024 2024-11-19 65 2 127 159 journal article 10.3897/AfrInvertebr.65.136083 CC028E33-8418-4345-950E-72E977FEE66C Icius insolidus ( Wesołowska, 1999 ) Fig. 9 Menemerus insolidus Wesołowska, 1999: 299 , figs 158–161. Icius insolidus Wesołowska 2006: 234 , figs 43–52; Haddad and Wesołowska 2011: 75 , figs 45–46, 55–56. Material examined. South AfricaNorthern Cape Province ; 1 ♀ ; Calvinia , Akkerendam Nature Reserve ; 31 ° 24.896 ' S , 19 ° 46.728 ' E ; 1095 m a. s. l. ; 16 Jan 2021 ; C. Haddad et al. leg.; leaf litter, dry river bed; NCA 2021 / 830 1 ♂ ; Same locality; 31 ° 24.643 ' S , 19 ° 46.077 ' E ; 1235 m a. s. l. ; 17 Jan 2021 ; C. Haddad et al. leg.; beating shrubs, east-facing slope; NCA 2021 / 896 1 ♀ ; Kharkams , Kharkams High School ; 30 ° 21.665 ' S , 17 ° 53.201 ' E ; 735 m a. s. l. ; 5 Jul 2021 ; C. Haddad leg.; hand collecting, under rocks; NMBA 19882 1 ♀ ; Namaqua National Park , 1.7 km WSW of Skilpad Rest Camp ; 30 ° 10.044 ' S , 17 ° 45.674 ' E ; 575 m a. s. l. ; 13 Jan 2021 ; C. Haddad et al. leg.; beating short shrubs, east-facing slope; NCA 2021 / 795 1 ♂ ; Namaqua National Park , Koeroebees ; 30 ° 08.683 ' S , 17 ° 42.177 ' E ; 240 m a. s. l. ; Apr 2022 ; C. Haddad & R . Booysen leg.; hand collecting; NMBA 19921 1 ♀ ; Namaqua National Park , Skilpad Rest Camp ; 30 ° 09.802 ' S , 17 ° 46.671 ' E ; 725 m a. s. l. ; 14 Jan 2021 ; C. Haddad & R . Booysen leg.; hand collecting, at night around houses; NCA 2021 / 78 1 ♀ ; near Nigramoep , Skaaprivier Canyon ; 29 ° 33.130 ' S , 17 ° 39.135 ' E ; 690 m a. s. l. ; 10 Jan 2021 ; C. Haddad et al. leg.; beating shrubs, river bed; NCA 2021 / 515 1 ♀ ; Nigramoep Slow Living Guest Farm ; 29 ° 31.869 ' S , 17 ° 35.150 ' E ; 745 m a. s. l. ; 9 Jan 2021 ; C. Haddad et al. leg.; leaf litter, open plain; NCA 2021 / 532 1 ♀ ; Richtersveld National Park , Akkedis Pass ; 28 ° 10.772 ' S , 17 ° 02.173 ' E ; 600 m a. s. l. ; 8 Jan 2021 ; C. Haddad et al. leg.; under rocks, west-facing slope; NCA 2021 / 342 1 ♀ ; Richtersveld National Park , Akkedis Pass ; 28 ° 10.673 ' S , 17 ° 01.863 ' E ; 540 m a. s. l. ; 8 Jul 2021 ; C. Haddad et al. leg.; beating short shrubs, east-facing slope; NCA 2021 / 456 1 ♀ ; Richtersveld National Park , Akkedis Pass ; 28 ° 10.577 ' S , 17 ° 02.069 ' E ; 645 m a. s. l. ; 9 Jul 2021 ; C. Haddad et al. leg.; under rocks, west-facing slope; NCA 2021 / 489 1 ♀ ; Tankwa Karoo National Park , Steenkampshoek ; 32 ° 16.737 ' S , 20 ° 09.622 ' E ; 860 m a. s. l. ; 19 Jan 2021 ; C. Haddad et al. leg.; leaf litter, east-facing slope; NCA 2021 / 996 1 ♂ 1 ♀ ; 12 miles W of Upington ; 28 ° 27 ' S , 21 ° 15 ' E ; 12 Apr 1970 ; B. Lamoral leg.; NMSA 26500 Western Cape Province ; 1 ♂ ; Laingsburg District , Wagendrift Lodge ; 33 ° 22.446 ' S , 20 ° 54.247 ' E ; 580 m a. s. l. ; 6 Oct 2015 ; Z. Mbo leg.; hand collecting, under rocks; NCA 2016 / 2692 1 ♀ ; Same locality; 33 ° 22.943 ' S , 20 ° 54.711 ' E ; 530 m a. s. l. ; 5 Oct 2015 ; Z. Mbo leg.; hand collecting, under rocks; NCA 2016 / 2703 3 ♀ ; Same locality; 33 ° 22.861 ' S , 20 ° 56.910 ' E ; 520 m a. s. l. ; 22 Jan 2021 ; C. Haddad et al. leg.; hand collecting, under rocks in veld; NCA 2021 / 134 . Description. For description of male, see Wesołowska (2006) ; for female, see Wesołowska (1999) . General appearance of male in alcohol in Fig. 9 A , palp in ventral and retrolateral views in Fig. 9 B, C , respectively; general habitus of female in Fig. 9 D , ventral epigyne in Fig. 9 E . Icius insolidus ( Wesołowska, 1999 ) , male ( A – C ) and female ( D, E ): A, D general appearance, dorsal view B palpal organ, ventral view C same, retrolateral view E epigyne, ventral view. Distribution. A common species widespread in South Africa , having been recorded from all the provinces except the Western Cape ( Dippenaar-Schoeman et al. 2023 ), from which it is recorded here for the first time.