Studies in the Liocranidae (Araneae): revision of Andromma Simon, 1893 Author Bosselaers, Jan D6AD7414-3540-4F06-8631-8873450AA90C Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium. dochterland@telenet.be Author Jocqué, Rudy CF15016C-8CD1-4C9D-9021-44CA7DC7A5D5 Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium. jocque@africamuseum.be text European Journal of Taxonomy 2022 2022-12-09 850 1 78 http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.850.1997 journal article 207924 10.5852/ejt.2022.850.1997 49c26e4e-77d4-4c8e-9257-b1b034d8d5f9 2118-9773 7427642 E8AD897F-2076-4850-9520-BB79B1EAFFEA Andromma alvoculatum sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: B65FE230-EC50-4B9C-B560-A6DF1F931096 Figs 8 , 38 Diagnosis The female of Andromma alvoculatum sp. nov. is characterized by widely separated copulatory openings surrounded by a spiralled sclerotised rim. Etymology The species name is an adjective combining the Latin words ‘ alvus ’ and ‘ oculus ’, referring to the epigyne, which looks like two eyes on the belly ( Fig. 8B ). Type material Holotype D.R. CONGO • ♀ ; Parc National Albert , sect. Ruwenzori , Kyandolire , lieu dit Camp des Gardes ; 0°20′ N , 29°49′ E ; 1700 m a.s.l. ; 17 Oct. 1952 ; G.F. De Witte leg.; BE_RMCA_ARA .Ara 240739 . Description Female ( holotype , Fig. 8 ) MEASUREMENTS. Total length 7.45. Carapace length 2.49, width 2.13, height 0.92. COLOUR ( Fig. 8A–B ). Carapace orange, gradually paler towards posterior margin; AME rim dark; fovea reddish; chelicerae, palps and legs orange; endites yellowish orange, paler along median and anterior margins; labium orange, paler in distal half; sternum orange with thin dark brown margin and brown precoxal triangles ( Fig. 8B ); abdomen cream; spinnerets yellow. Fig. 8. Andromma alvoculatum sp. nov. , ♀, holotype (BE_RMCA_ARA.Ara 240739). A . Habitus, dorsal view. B . Same, ventral view. C–D . Epigyne, ventral view. E–F . Same, cleared, dorsal view. Scale bars: A–B =2 mm; C–D=0.2 mm; E–F =0.1 mm. PROSOMA. Fovea pronounced, length 0.43, anterior end 1.21 from PME. MOQ length 0.30, anterior width 0.28, posterior width 0.33. AER slightly recurved from above, width 0.67, PER procurved from above, width 0.71. All eyes circular; AME 0.13, ALE 0.10, PLE 0.08, PME 0.02; AME–AME: 0.02, AME– ALE: 0.12, ALE–PLE: 0.02, PME–PME: 0.25. Clypeus vertical, 0.12, with six long setae. Chelicerae with dorsal and ventral longitudinal groups of long setae; anterior margin with three teeth, the most proximal the smallest, and one small somewhat slightly more inward. Chilum poorly developed, two sclerites, each 0.03 high, 0.16 wide. Sternum 1.42 long and as wide. LEG SPINATION. All femora with one dorsal spine, F I pl 1; T I v 2-2-2-2-2; Mt I v 2-2-2; T II v 2-2-2-2; Mt II v 2-2-2; T III pl 1 rl 1 v 1-2; Mt III pl 1 rl 1 v 1-2; T IV rl 1 v 1-2; Mt IV v 2-2. LEG I MEASUREMENTS. Fe: 2.13, P: 0.71, T: 1.99, Mt: 1.85, t: 1.21; total: 7.89. LEG FORMULA. 4123. PALP. Female palpal tarsus curved, with scopula. EPIGYNE ( Fig. 8C–F ). Roughly rectangular area, wider than long, with posterior margin recurved; widely separated copulatory openings with transverse oval membrane, slightly less than twice their longest diameter apart, surrounded by broad, spiralled, sclerotised border; broad, coiled copulatory ducts end in widely separated, subglobular spermathecae. Male Unknown. Distribution Known only from the type locality in D.R. Congo ( Fig. 38 ).