Phylogenetics and comparative morphology of crab spiders (Araneae: Dionycha, Thomisidae) Author SURESH P. BENJAMIN text Zootaxa 2011 2011-10-28 3080 1 108 journal article 31532 10.5281/zenodo.1049440 c8abda63-6fc9-4569-8e0a-1dca46e0a8eb 1175-5326 1049440 * Borboropactus nyerere sp. nov. Figs 6 A, B, 19A–E, 22A–F, 23A–F, 24A–F, 25A–F, 26A–D Type material: Holotype : male, 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 ). Paratypes : six females, same data as holotype . Etymology. Named in honor of Julius K. Nyerere ( 1922–1999 ) the first President of Tanzania . Used as a noun in apposition. Diagnosis. Separated by the square-shaped MA, obovate C and stout ET ( Figs 22 A –E). Description. Male ( holotype ): Total length: 5.6; prosoma length: 1.6, width: 2.4. Leg I: femur 2.8, patella 1.1, tibia 2.2, metatarsus 1.5, tarsus 0.8. Prosoma, yellow-brown, laterals darker ( Fig 6 B). Opisthosoma lighter with white patches and dark markings as in Fig 6 B. AER recurved, PER almost straight, ALE = PLE> AME = PME. Opisthosoma triangular, broadening towards the back. Palps as in Figs 19 A–B, 22A–F. Female paratype : Total length: 5.2; prosoma length: 2.5, width: 2.3. Leg I: femur 2.8, patella 1.2, tibia 2.4, metatarsus 1.2, tarsus 0.8. Similar to male, but lighter colored ( Fig 6 A). Opisthosoma with white patches and dark markings as in Fig 6 A. Epigynum and vulva as in Figs 19 C–E, 23A–F. Distribution: Known only from its type locality.