The genera Agroeca, Agraecina, Apostenus and Scotina in the Maghreb countries (Araneae: Liocranidae)
Author
Bosmans, Robert
text
Bulletin Di L' Institut Royal Des Sciences Naturelles De Belgique Entomologie
1999
69
25
34
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.826217
c08a0701-368a-475e-9e86-35edc68ff30b
826217
Apostenus maroccanus
n. sp.
(
Figs 25-28
)
Type material:
Holotype
male
from
Morocco
,
Ifrane
,
S. Azrou
,
1450m
, in litter and under stones in Q uercus ilex forest,
7.11.1996
; deposited in
IRSNB
;
1 male
2 female
paratypes
, same data (
1 male
1 female
in
CRB
,
1 female
in
IRSNB
)
.
Diagnosis: Distinguished from other
Apostenus
species by the uniform pale legs, and by the shape of the median apophysis and the embolus in the male palp.
Description:
Measurements: Male: Total length 2.2; carapace 1.04- 1.08 long, 0.86-0.91 wide. Female: Total length 3.0-3.1; carapace 1.10-1.12 long, 0.92-0.94 wide.
Legs: Tibiae I-II with 5 pairs of strong ventral spines, Mt l-II with 3 pairs of ventral spines, legs III-IV with normal spination.
Colour: Carapace yellowish orange with narrow dark margin, area before fovea and striae tinged with grey, in some specimens barely visible; legs uniform yellowish orange; abdomen greyish brown, males with triangular antero-dorsal reddish brown spot and three pairs of small postero-dorsal spots of same colour.
Palp (
Figs. 25-26
): Tibia with oblique, pointed apophysis; median apophysis a gently curved hook; embolus very thick, widened in middle.
Epigyne (
Fig. 27
): With narrow median septum, angular in upper half.
Vulva (
Fig. 28
): Receptacula very, large, circular; no distinct copulation ducts.
Other material examined: None.
Distribution: Morocco. Only known from the type locality.