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 Key to the Afrotropical species of the genus Sicarius : 1. Enlarged setae dorsal on femora raised on a slight mound and scoop shaped ( Fig. 2D ); male embolus with a broad, blunt apex ( Fig. 3D ); female spermathecae consist of numerous copulatory tubes, each ending in one or more spermathecal vesicles ( Fig. 4E )........................................................................................ S. spatulatus – Enlarged setae dorsal on femora not raised on a slight mound and not scoop shaped ( Fig. 2A–C, E ); male embolus with a narrow, sharp apex ( Fig. 3A–C, E ); female spermathecae consist of finger-like tubes ( Fig. 4A–D, F )...................... 2 2. Enlarged setae dorsal on femora not widened medially ( Fig. 2A ); female spermathecae all branching off close to the end of the copulatory duct; copulatory duct with triangular widening lateral near its distal end ( Fig. 4A )............. S. albospinosus – Enlarged setae dorsal on femora widened medially ( Fig. 2B, C, E ); female spermathecae branching off at intervals away from the end of the copulatory duct, if branched; copulatory duct with rounded widening lateral near its distal end, if widened ( Fig. 4B–D, F )............................................................................................ 3 3. Enlarged setae dorsal on femora only slightly widened medially ( Fig. 2C )......................................... 4 – Enlarged setae dorsal on femora noticeably widened medially ( Fig. 2B, E )........................................ 5 4. Female spermathecae branched................................................................. S. damarensis – Female spermathecae not branched; males unknown........................................... S. dolichocephalus 5. Enlarged setae dorsal on femora narrowly widened medially ( Fig. 2B )...................................... S. hahni – Enlarged setae dorsal on femora broadly widened medially ( Fig. 2E ).................................... S. testaceus