On new species of Microdiores (Araneae, Zodariidae) from Central and East Africa Author Nzigidahera, Benoît Institut National pour l'Environnement et la Conservation de la Nature INECN / Burundi ,, Burundi Author Jocqué, Rudy Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium text ZooKeys 2010 2010-06-09 48 48 11 19 journal article 10.3897/zookeys.48.411 0b7119cd-4a70-4008-bf13-ff36bb857874 1313–2970 576669 44EB4402-B033-4039-9277-9D944C534CE3 Microdiores aurantioviolaceus sp. n. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 877B5D44-E19B-4D44-BE85-26046265EC30 Figures 1A, B Material examined. Holotype male. TANZANIA : Mkomazi Game Reserve , 5 km North of Ibaya , 9–10.VIII.1993 , pitfalls , short grass and bushes, Ritchie M. and Makusi R . ( MRAC 215708 ). Diagnosis . The male of this species is recognized by the broad, curved retrolateral tibial apophysis with a large seta pointing outwards and the long embolus with broad base, its tip supported by the broad MA with a short triangular prong. In M. violaceus the MA has two short triangular prongs whereas in M. rwegura the tip is rounded. Etymology . The specific name “ aurantioviolaceus ”, refers to the colour of the carapace and the abdomen respectively orange and sepia. Description . Male ( holotype ). Total length 1.72, carapace 0.76 long and 0.60 wide. Carapace orange, with central violet spot; with a few long bristles in longitudinal row. Eyes: ocular area dark, AME 0.08, ALE 0.06, PME 0.06, PLE 0.06 PME-PME 0.08; AME almost touching. Clypeus with tuft of bristles. Chelicerae yellowish orange. Sternum pale orange, margin darker orange. Legs orange, with short hairs; spineless. Abdomen , Oval; dorsum sepia with some poorly marked pale chevrons; venter pale yellow. Palp (figs 1A, B): cymbium with distal spine and sub-distal row of four modified setae; tibia with retrolateral apophysis relatively broad, curved, rounded at the tip, and very broad ventral apophysis with broadly rounded tip and large spine pointing outwards; embolus originating on posterior part of tegulum, its base pointing forward to distal tip of tegulum, broadly curved towards MA. Leg measurements: Leg F P T Mt t Total I 0.62 0.22 0.52 0.56 0.44 4.82 II 0.50 0.20 0.40 0.42 0.38 3.97 III 0.50 0.20 0.30 0.44 0.38 3.92 IV 0.70 0.20 0.58 0.66 0.40 5.42 Female Unknown Distribution . Known only from the type locality. Figure IA, B. Microdiores aurantioviolaceus sp. n. A Male palp, ventral view B Male palp, retrolateral view. (Scale bars: 0.1mm )