Jumping spiders from Ivory Coast collected by J. - C. Ledoux (Araneae, Salticidae) Author Wesołowska, Wanda E362DE8A-ECB7-4C6E-B373-9E1821D214F7 Department of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Taxonomy, University of Wrocław, Przybyszewskiego 65, 51 - 148 Wrocław, Poland. 1, Bailiffs Cottage, Doddington, Sittingbourne, Kent ME 9 0 JU, UK. wanda.h.wesolowska@gmail.com Author Russell-Smith, Anthony 7A5811C2-4F5B-4AC6-BE44-1C0A92929CA7 mrussellsmith@btinternet.com text European Journal of Taxonomy 2022 2022-10-12 841 1 1 143 http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.841.1943 journal article 168931 10.5852/ejt.2022.841.1943 43f3cb30-26dc-4590-ae7c-a71dbf8b44be 2118-9773 7195354 A1A437F5-095C-43F7-BC18-66D53640F30E Sonoita ledouxi sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 321E341E-330C-4253-B145-4C317FC9BDC2 Figs 61–62 Diagnosis This species is related to Sonoita lightfooti Peckham & Peckham, 1903 , but is lighter coloured. The male is best distinguished by the shape of the functional conductor, which is longer in the newly described species (compare Fig. 62A with Wanless 1985 : fig. 11i). The epigyne is densely covered with white hairs, the seminal ducts are slender and longer than in S. lightfooti (compare Fig. 62D with Wanless 1985 : fig. 11h). Etymology This species is dedicated to J.-C. Ledoux, the eminent French arachnologist, whose collection forms the basis of this paper. Material examined Holotype IVORY COAST • ♂ ; Lamto ; 6°13′ N , 5°01′ W ; 2 Dec. 1975 ; “forêt de marigot salé, sur branches”; MNHN . Paratypes IVORY COAST • 1 ♂ , 1 ♀ (together with holotype ); same collection data as for holotype; MNHN • 1 ♀ ; Lamto ; 17 Sep. 1975 ; “savane brulée en face de Tournier”; MNHN • 1 ♀ ; same collection data as for preceding, Bandama Forest ; 28 Nov. 1975 ; “sur branches”; MNHN . Description Male MEASUREMENTS. Cephalothorax length 2.3–2.5, width 1.8–1.9, height 1.0. Eye field length 1.1–1.2, anterior width 1.3–1.4, posterior width 1.4–1.5. Abdomen length 2.3–2.6, width 1.3–1.4. General appearance as in Fig. 61A–B. A large spider, with slender and flattened body. CARAPACE. Oval, dark brown, darkened towards margins, vicinity of eyes black. Fovea distinct, dark lines radiating from fovea. Whole carapace clothed in colourless hairs, denser on eye field, among them sparse long brown bristles, white hairs on slopes. Chelicerae pluridentate, with 3 teeth on promargin and 6 very small teeth on retromargin. Mouthparts brown with light tips. Sternum light brown. ABDOMEN. Elongated, flat, with clearly visible sigilla, light, greyish olive colour. Dense long bristles at anterior abdominal margin. Spinnerets greyish. LEGS. First pair longer than others, dark brown, only tarsi and base of metatarsi orange. Long, dense black feather-like hairs cover patella, tibia and femoral tip of first leg ventrally ( Fig. 61C ). Legs II–IV yellow, their femora brown. Leg hairs long, brown. PEDIPALPS. Brown, white scales on distal end of tibia. Palpal organ as in Figs 61D–F , 62A–B . Tibial apophysis spatula-like, large ( Fig. 62B ). Female MEASUREMENTS. Cephalothorax length 2.5–2.7, width 1.7–2.0, height 1.0. Eye field length 1.2, anterior width 1.5, posterior width 1.6. Abdomen length 3.7, width 2.6. General appearance as in Fig. 61G . Resembles male but slightly larger and more hairy. Fig. 61. Sonoita ledouxi sp. nov. , paratypes, ♂♀ (MNHN). A . Habitus of male, dorsal view. B . Habitus of male, lateral view. C . First leg of male. D . Palpal organ, ventral view. E . Palpal organ, lateral view. F . Palpal organ, dorsal view. G . Habitus of female, dorsal view. H . Epigyne. CARAPACE. Colouration as in male. Whole body densely cover by short whitish hairs. Anterior eyes framed with white scales. Clypeus clothed in white hairs. ABDOMEN. Yellow with three brown longitudinal belts, long brown bristles at anterior edge. LEGS. Brownish yellow, palps light. EPIGYNE. Heavily sclerotized, with posterior notch, central area obscured by dense light hairs ( Figs 61H , 62C ). Internal structure strongly sclerotized, seminal ducts narrow and long, spermathecae large ( Fig. 62D ). Distribution Only known from the type locality, Lamto, Ivory Coast .