A revision of the Afrotropical species of Festucula Simon, 1901 (Araneae: Salticidae)
Author
Azarkina, Galina N.
Author
Foord, Stefan H.
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African Invertebrates
2014
2014-12-03
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http://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.5733/afin.055.0201
journal article
10.5733/afin.055.0201
2305-2562
7918683
Key to species of
Festucula
Simon, 1901
1 Males
.......................................................................................................................2
– Females...................................................................................................................8
2 Abdomen with broad brown band dorsally, covered in the middle with whitish short scales .......................................................................................................................3
– Abdomen with two longitudinal brown and yellow median stripes dorsally..........4
3 VTA narrow, thin, slightly curved (
Figs 8—9
, arrowed)......................
leroyae
sp. n.
— VTA broad, robust, bent in the middle (
Figs 10—11
, arrowed) ........
robustus
sp. n.
4 Tibial apophysis with three well-marked teeth between VTA and LTA (
Fig. 12
, arrowed)..................................................................................................................5
– Tibial apophysis with teeth between VTA and LTA weakly developed..................6
5 VTA deeply bifurcated distally (Fig̹ 13, arrowed) ..................
lineata
Simon, 1901
— VTA not bifurcated distally, with lobe on internal surface (Fig̹ 14, arrowed) ......... .........................................................................................
australis
Lawrence, 1927
6 VTA thin, slightly curved, LTA relatively narrow (Fig̹ 15)........
lawrencei
Lessert
,...........................................................................................................................1933
– VTA broad...............................................................................................................7
7 Angle between embolus and apical end of tegulum more than 45º (
Fig. 16
, arrowed .............................................................................
festuculaeformis
(Lessert, 1925)
— Angle between embolus and apical end of tegulum less than 45º (Fig̹ 17, arrowed) ...........................................................................................................
haddadi
sp. n.
8 Dorsum with longitudinal broad brown band.........................................................9
– Dorsum with two longitudinal brown stripes........................................................10
9 Middle part of insemination ducts tube-like (Fig̹ 18, arrowed) ......
robustus
sp. n.
— Middle part of insemination ducts bean-like (Fig̹ 19, arrowed), compact ..
leroyae
.......................................................................................................................... sp. n.
10 Copulatory pores situated near epigastric fold (Fig̹ 20, arrowed)........................11
— Copulatory pores situated in the middle part of epigyne (Fig̹ 21, arrowed)........12
11 Middle part of insemination ducts long (Fig̹ 22, arrowed) ...................................... .........................................................................................
australis
Lawrence, 1927
— Middle part of insemination ducts short (Fig̹ 23, arrowed)...................................... ........................................................................................
vermiformis
Simon, 1901
12 Spermathecae relatively short and broad (Fig̹ 24, arrowed) ............
haddadi
sp. n.
— Spermathecae relatively long and narrow (Fig̹ 25, arrowed)................................... .............................................................................
festuculaeformis
(Lessert, 1925)