Hortipes, A Huge Genus Of Tiny Afrotropical Spiders (Araneae, Liocranidae)
Author
BOSSELAERS, JAN
Author
JOCQUÉ, RUDY
text
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History
2000
2000-10-19
2000
256
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http://www.bioone.org/perlserv/?request=get-abstract&doi=10.1206%2F0003-0090(2000)256%3C0004%3AHAHGOT%3E2.0.CO%3B2
journal article
10.1206/0003-0090(2000)256<0004:HAHGOT>2.0.CO;2
0003-0090
5351417
Hortipes anansiodatus
,
new species
Figures 31d
,
35b
;
Map 5
TYPES: Female
holotype
in
pitfall
trap in rain forest,
1600 m
,
Mt. Koupe´
,
Cameroon
(
31 January 1983
;
R. Bosmans
) (
MRAC
)
.
ETYMOLOGY: The species’ epithet means dedicated to Anansi. Anansi is a West African spidergod.
DIAGNOSIS: Females can be recognized by the large first stretches of the IDs surrounded by the coiled duct itself and by the globular ST1 positioned posterior to these and touching each other.
MALE: Unknown.
of fe: I 1.08, II 1.13, III 0.92, IV 1.32.
Leg spination.
Fe: I rv 3; IV plt 1 rlt 1; ti: I, II vsp 6; mt: III plt 1 vt 1 rlt 1; IV plt 1 vt 2 rlt 1.
Coloration.
Carapace orange brown. Sternum, chelicerae and legs yellow brown. Abdomen peach, no pattern.
Genitalia.
Vulva: entrance of ID heavily sclerotized, first stretch wide and thick walled, associated with gland, surrounded by two coils of ID, in turn connected to dorsal side of globular ST1 through diagonal, inwardrunning stretch. Spermathecae 1 touching each other (figs. 31d; 35b).
DISTRIBUTION: Known only from the
type
locality.