Jumping spiders from Ivory Coast collected by J. - C. Ledoux (Araneae, Salticidae)
Author
Wesołowska, Wanda
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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
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10.5852/ejt.2022.841.1943
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Rhene ferkensis
sp. nov.
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Fig. 58
Diagnosis
This species has an epigyne similar to that in
Rhene timidus
Wesołowska & Haddad, 2013
from
South Africa
but the seminal ducts are shorter and sclerotization of the rims of the copulatory opening is different. In
R. timidus
, sclerotized collars surround the openings while the newly described species only has posterior semicircular sclerotized rims to the openings (compare
Fig. 58C
with
Wesołowska & Haddad 2013
: fig. 150).
Etymology
The specific name is derived from the
type
locality.
Material examined
Holotype
IVORY COAST
•
♀
;
12 km
W of
Ferké
[nickname of Ferkessédougou];
9°35′ N
,
5°12′ W
;
17 Oct. 1975
; “sommet, ‘alpages’, dans l’herbes”;
MNHN
.
Description
Male
Unknown.
Female
MEASUREMENTS. Cephalothorax length 1.5, height 0.6. Eye field length 0.9, anterior width 1.0, posterior width 1.3. Abdomen length 2.0, width 1.5. General appearance as in
Fig. 58A
. Shape of body typical for members of the genus.
CARAPACE. Light brown, pitted, eyes surrounded by black rings, central part of eye field blackish. Whole carapace densely covered with short white hairs, same hairs encircling anterior eyes. Mouthparts and sternum light brown.
ABDOMEN. Oval, yellow (probably bleached), clothed in white hairs, venter yellow. Spinnerets grey.
LEGS. Light brown, first pair darker, stouter than others.
EPIGYNE. With notch on posterior edge (
Fig. 58B
) and strongly sclerotized lips of copulatory openings, seminal ducts relatively short, with accessory glands, spermathecae in the shape of coiled channel (
Fig. 58C
).
Distribution
Only known from the
type
locality, Ferkessédougou,
Ivory Coast
.