A revision of the African wolf spider genus Amblyothele Simon Author Russell-Smith, Tony ,, Author Jocqué, Rudy urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author: Royal Museum for Central Africa, B- 3080 Tervuren, Belgium & - Author Alderweireldt, Mark urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author: Royal Museum for Central Africa, B- 3080 Tervuren, Belgium & - text ZooKeys 2009 2009-07-29 16 16 149 180 journal article 10.3897/zookeys.16.233 7838bb10-6ff5-4333-823c-cb5debdb973c 1313–2970 576480 AC717D1B-B74E-4C1D-86D8-0F3030C3C4F9 Amblyothele atlantica sp. n. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 780C74D1-D5E6-4B49-9012-FE5BF54DE3D5 Fig. 14 , Map 2 Diagnosis . The appearance of the epigyne is characteristic and unique within the genus with looped ducts extending anteriorly and a triangular posterior projection. The very dark charcoal grey colouration is also distinctive. Etymology . Named after the type locality. Type material. Holotype . Female. CAMEROON : Atlantic Mountains , 08°31’N 012°36’E , 30.IV.2007 , litter at the base of rocks, sieving. R. Jocqué , K. Loosveldt , L. Baert , M. Alderweireldt leg. ( MRAC 221300 ). Description . Female. Total length 4.17 mm . Carapace : Length 1.75 mm , width 1.08 mm . Dark charcoal grey with a paler yellowish median stripe extending from behind eyes, wide anteriorly and abruptly narrowing posteriorly. With black striae ra- Figures 14-15. 1 4 Amblyothele atlantica sp. n. epigyne of holotype , ventral view 1 5 A. ecologica sp. n. epigyne of holotype , ventral view. Scale: 0.1 mm . diating from the relatively long fovea. Eyes . Anterior row straight. AME 2x diameter of ALE and separated by 0.75 × their own diameter and by 0.2 × their diameter from the ALEs. Middle eyes 1.4 × diameter of AMEs and separated by 0.7 × their own diameter. PLE 0.7 × diameter of PME, separated by 2.8 × their own diameter. All eyes with black surrounds and eye region with sparse scattering of shining white spatulate setae. Chelicerae . Pale greyish cream with darker black longitudinal bands, With a sparse clothing of long black setae. Cheliceral dentition not seen. Maxillae and labium . Maxillae 1.87 × length of labium, broadened and truncate at distal end. Pale cream suffused with grey. Labium trapezoidal, 1.86 × wider than long, coloured as maxillae. Legs : Long and slender. Ratio of length to breadth of tibia IV 11.7 Leg IV 1.32 × length of leg I. Dark charcoal grey dorsally, paler ventrally. Ventral spines of leg I; metatarsus 2+2+(2), tibia 2+2+2. Tarsal claws short, with 5 teeth. Abdomen. Dorsally dark charcoal grey with a median pale band extending one third its length. Ventrally pale grey with a pair of narrow white longitudinal stripes extending back from the epigastric fold. With sparse tuft of curved black setae anteriorly. Spinnerets. Long and thin. Posterior lateral spinnerets 1.5 × length of others. Dark charcoal grey. Epigyne . Fig. 14 . Very distinctive in ventral view with a pair of looped ducts extending anteriorly from the epigynal plate and curving towards each other. Epigynal plate with a triangular posterior projection. Male unknown. Distribution . Known only from the type locality ( Map 2 ).