Present status of Sicariidae (Arachnida: Araneae) in the Afrotropical region Author Lotz, L. N. text Zootaxa 2012 2012-10-19 3522 1 41 journal article 1175-5326 5FDF2E4A-1F35-4EC8-A1FE-DCE443E4E702 Loxosceles meruensis Tullgren, 1910 ( Figs. 10D , 13A ) Loxosceles meruensis Tullgren, 1910: 100 , pl. 1, f. 11. Loxoscella meruensis , Caporiacco, 1947: 104 . Types : 1♀ type from Kenya : Meru , [0005'N, 3744'E], Sjöstedt ; 1juv. ♂ from Tanzania : Kilimandjaro , Kibonoto , [0311'S, 3706'E], Sjöstedt [not seen, see note] . Note: The location of the type specimens is unknown at present. Two specimen on loan from the HNHM collection were examined: A juvenile female labeled— Loxosceles meruensis (Tullg.) / HNHM Araneae —5340 / Urso, Kovács 1283; and a male labeled— Loxosceles sp. / 1283 Urso / 1912 Lg. Kovács Ödön. The drawings depicted here are from the male specimen. The Urso locality is— Ethiopia : Urso, [0936'N, 4138'E]. These specimens seem to be the specimens mentioned by Caporiacco (1947) (same locality, collector and collector number), except he mentions two females and not a male and female. Diagnosis: Male palp tibia and cymbium long similar to L. parramae and L. speluncarum ; differing from both these species by having an angular bend and not a smooth curve in the cymbium close to the palp bulb ( Fig. 10D ). Female not seen. Female : (from type description): CL = 3.0; CW = 2.8. Leg measurements:

I	II	III	IV	Palp
Femur	5.60	5.60	4.70	5.60	?
Patella	1.00	0.95	0.95	0.98	?
Tibia	5.70	4.46	4.46	5.28	?
Metatarsus	5.60	5.70	5.40	6.60	–
Tarsus	1.23	1.30	1.23	1.40	?
Total	19.13	18.01	16.74	19.86	?
Male : (HNHM 1283): TL = 5.5; CL = 2.3; CW = 2.1; CLL = 0.25. AME-LE 0.05; Eye diameter 0.15. Leg measurements:
I	II	III	IV	Palp
Femur	7.2	7.4	5.8	6.6	1.30
Patella	0.9	0.9	0.7	0.9	0.45
Tibia	7.6	8.1	5.0	6.2	0.80
Metatarsus	7.7	8.2	6.4	8.1	–
Tarsus	1.5	1.5	1.3	1.5	1.20
Total	24.9	26.1	19.2	23.3	3.75

Distribution: Loxosceles meruensis is distributed in caves in Ethiopia and Kenya ( Fig. 13A ).