A taxonomic revision of the afrotropical species of Selenops Latreille, 1819 (Araneae, Selenopidae)
Author
Corronca, J. A.
text
Zootaxa
2002
107
1
35
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.155794
51879752-88bc-44e0-bfe6-ef6f9008a1af
11755326
155794
Selenops viron
sp. nov.
(
Figs. 7980
)
Type
.
Female
holotype
from
Kenya
, Turkana, Kanapoi,
15IX1966
, deposited in
MCZ
.
Etymology.
The specific epithet is an arbitrary combination of letters.
Diagnosis.
The females of this species resemble
S. lumbo
, but in
S. viron
sp. nov.
the pockets of the epigynum are situated behind the midline and are more elongated than in
S. lumbo
(
Fig. 79
). The course of the internal duct system of the spermathecae also differs (
Fig. 80
).
Female
holotype
:
Total length 9.90. Prosoma length 4.26, width 4.58. Opisthosoma length 5.62, width 7.07. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.19, ALE 0.09, PME 0.28, PLE 0.35, AMEAME 0.30, AMEALE 0.54, AMEPME 0.12, PMEPME 1.12, PMEPLE 0.56, PLEPLE 2.12, ALEALE 1.68. Leg formula 2341. Leg measurements: I Fe 4.47, Pat+Tib 5.62, Mt 2.81, Ta 1.35, total 14.25; II 4.99, 6.24, 3.02, 1.35, total 15.60; III 4.89, 6.14, 3.02, 1.35, total 15.40; IV 4.99, 5.62, 3.22, 1.35, total 15.18. Leg spination: Fe. I pr1.1.0, d1.1.1, rt1.0.1, II pr1.0.0, d1.1.1, rt1.0.1, III pr1.1.0, d1.1.1, rt1.1.1, IV pr1.0.0, d1.1.1, rt0.0.1; Tib. III v2.2.2, IIIIV v2.2.0; Mt. IIII v2.2, IV v2.1. Prosoma pale brownred. Chelicerae brownred. Legs brown, femora I with a longitudinal prolateral grey band. Opisthosoma yellowishgrey without spots, posterior half with small pale grey spots, venter yellowish. Epigynum and spermathecae as in
Figs. 7980
.
Male
.
Unknown
Known distribution.
Known only from the
type
locality.