Phylogenetics and comparative morphology of crab spiders (Araneae: Dionycha, Thomisidae)
Author
SURESH P. BENJAMIN
text
Zootaxa
2011
2011-10-28
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108
journal article
31532
10.5281/zenodo.1049440
c8abda63-6fc9-4569-8e0a-1dca46e0a8eb
1175-5326
1049440
Geraesta mkwawa
sp. nov.
Figs 6
E, 6F, 44A–D, 45A–F, 46A–F
Type
material:
Holotype
:
male from
TANZANIA
:
Iringa District:
Uzungwa Scarp Forest reserve,
11 km
SE Masisiwe, Kihanga Strm.
8°22’5.7’’ S
35°58’41.6’’ E
,
1800 m
,
17–27 May 1997
, understory, ZMJC-SI Exp. 1997 (
USNM
, more specimens are available in
USNM
and
CAS
).
Paratypes
:
3 male
3 females
, same data as
holotype
.
Etymology.
Named after Tanzanian tribal Chief Mkwavinyika Munyigumba Mwamuyinga (
1855 –1898
) commonly known as Chief
Mkwawa
. He was a tribal leader in
German East Africa
(
Tanzania
) who opposed the
German
colonization.
Mkwawa
, meaning "conqueror of many lands" was a very early user of guerrilla warfare. Used as a noun in apposition.
Description.
Male
(
holotype
): Total length: 4.0; prosoma length: 2.0, width: 1.7. Leg I: femur 4.0, patella 0.8, tibia 3.8, metatarsus 3.2, tarsus 1.8. Prosoma light yellow, laterals darker. Opisthosoma brown-yellow with white and black patches as in
Fig 6
E. AER and PER recurved. AME smaller than the rest. Palp as in
Figs 44
A, 45A–F.
Female:
Total length: 5.4; prosoma length: 2.4, width: 2.2. Leg I: femur 3.6, patella 1.2, tibia 3.2, metatarsus 2.4, tarsus 1.2. Color and markings as in male. Epigynum and vulva as in
Figs 44
C, 44D, 46D.