An of Zelotibia (Araneae, Gnaphosidae), a spider genus with a species swarm in the Albertine Rift Author Nzigidahera, Benoît urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author: Institut National pour l’Environnement et la Conservation de la Nature, Bujumbura & - Author Jocqué, Rudy urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author: Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren text ZooKeys 2009 2009-07-03 13 13 1 28 journal article 10.3897/zookeys.13.145 c5f6a690-df39-4d8f-9813-9caa87a114eb 1313–2970 576463 060B6F4D-830F-443E-8E5A-F9DE9ECB7289 Zelotibia paucipapillata Russell-Smith & Murphy, 2005 Figs 10 , 25 , 35 , 41 Zelotibia similis Russell-Smith & Murphy, 2005 syn. n. Material examined. Type material. Holotype . Female of Zelotibia similis : Burundi . Rusarenda , 3°07’S 29°33’E , 25.III.2002 mountain forest, by hand Nzigidahera Benoît ( MRAC 213741 ). Holotype . Male of Zelotibia paucipapillata : Congo D.R. Kivu , Lwiro , 02°15’S 028°48’E , IX.1964 , Bafort J. ( MRAC 127428 ). Other material. All from BURUNDI , Parc National de la Kibira, Rwegura, Mt Musumba, 02°52’S 029°30’E , Nzigidahera B. site 1, mountain heather, Philippia benguelensis , 2650 m : 2♀ : 25.X.2008 ( INECN ) ; 1♀ : 25.IV.2008 ( INECN ) ; 1♁: 25.II.2008 ( INECN ) ; 1♁: 25.VII.2008 ( MRAC 226383) ; 1 ♁: 10.III.2008 ( MRAC 226390) ; site 2, forest with Hagenia abyssinica , 2548m : 3♁, 6♀ : 25.II.2008 ( INECN ) ; 4♁, 1♀ : 25.XI.2008 (IN- ECN) ; 1♁, 2♀ : 10.IX.2008 ( INECN ) ; 2♀ : 10.III.2008 ( INECN ) ; 1♀ : 25.III.2008 (IN- ECN) ; 1♁: 10.X.2008 ( INECN ) ; 1♀ : 24.IV.2008 ( INECN ) ; 1♁: 25.XII.2008 ( MRAC 226347) ; 2 ♁, 1♀ : 25.XII.2008 ( MRAC 226351) ; 1 ♁: 25.VII.2008 ( MRAC 226374) ; 3 ♀ : 10.II.2008 ( MRAC 226381) ; 1 ♁: 10.I.2009 ( MRAC 226388) ; 3 ♀ : 25.V.2008 ( MRAC 226393) ; site 3, forest with Hagenia abyssinica , 2444 m : 3♀ : 10.V.2008 (IN- ECN) ; 8♁, 1♀ : 10.III.2008 ( INECN ) ; 7♁, 3♀ : 5.II.2008 ( INECN ) ; 1♁: 10.XI.2008 ( INECN ) ; 1♁, 1♀ : 25.VII.2008 ( INECN ) ; 4♁, 2♀ : 10.XII.2008 ( INECN ) ; 1♀ : 26.I.2008 ( INECN ) ; 1♁: 10.IV.2008 ( INECN ) ; 2♁: 25.VIII.2008 ( INECN ) ; 2♁, 3♀ : 25.X.2008 ( INECN ) ; 2♁: 10.VII.2008 ( INECN ) ; 2♁, 1♀ : 10.IX.2008 ( INECN ) ; 2♁: 25.XII.2008 ( MRAC 226346) ; 8♁: 10.II.2008 ( MRAC 226349) ; 2♁: 10.X.2008 ( MRAC 226352) ; 2♁, 1♀ : 10.VIII.2008 ( MRAC 226354) ; 2♁, 2♀ : 10.VI.2008 ( MRAC 226365) ; 3♁, 1♀ : 25.IX.2008 ( MRAC 226369) ; 1♀ : 25.V.2008 ( MRAC 226385) ; 2♀ : 10.II.2008 ( MRAC 226394) ; site 4, forest with Macaranga neomildbraediana and Polyscias fulva , 2352m : 2♁: 25.VI.2008 ( INECN ) ; 1♁, 2♀ : 25.VII.2008 INECN ) ; 2♁, 2♀ : 10.IX.2008 ( INECN ) ; 1♀ : 25.VI.2008 ( INECN ) ; 3♁, 4♀ : 25.XI.2008 ( INECN ) ; 1♁: 25.IX.2008 ( INECN ) ; 1♁: 25.X.2008 ( INECN ) ; 1 ♁, 4♀ : 10.I.2009 ( MRAC 226348) ; ♁, 6♀ : 26.I.2008 ( MRAC 226350) ; 3♁, 3♀ : 25.IV.2008 ( MRAC 226353) ; 1♁, 1♀ : 25.XII.2008 ( MRAC 226355) ; 1♁, 1♀ : 25.XII.2008 ( MRAC 226356) ; 1♀ : 25.VI.2008 ( MRAC 226360) ; 13♀ : 10.II.2008 ( MRAC 226361) ; 8♀ : 26.I.2008 ( MRAC 226364) ; 1♁: 10.III.2008 ( MRAC 226366) ; 2♁: 10.X.2008 ( MRAC 226367) ; 7♁, 5♀ : 25.II.2008 ( MRAC 226370) ; 13♀ : 25.III.2008 ( MRAC 226371) ; 2♁: 10.III.2008 ( MRAC 226372) ; 13♀ : 10.IV.2008 ( MRAC 226373) ; 2♁, 1♀ : 25.V.2008 ( MRAC 226376) ; 2♁, 2♀ : 10.VII.2008 ( MRAC 226378) ; 3♁: 25.III.2008 ( MRAC 226379) ; 2♁, 1♀ : 25.VIII.2008 ( MRAC 226384) ; 5♁: 10.IV.2008 ( MRAC 226389) ; 4♁: 10.III.2008 ( MRAC 226392) ; site 5, forest with Carapa grandiflora and Polyscias fulva , 2252m : 1♁: 25.XI.2008 ( INECN ) ; 1♀ : 25.VI.2008 ( INECN ) ; 6♀ : 10.III.2008 ( MRAC 226357) ; 1♁, 2♀ : 25.V.2008 ( MRAC 226358) ; 1♁: 10.VII.2008 ( MRAC 226362) ; 1♀ : 25.VII.2008 ( MRAC 226380) ; 1♀ : 25.IV.2008 ( MRAC 226386) ; 1♀ : 12.II.2008 ( MRAC 226387) ; site 6, forest with Carapa grandiflora and Polyscias fulva , 2150m : 1♁: 10.IX.2008 (IN- ECN) ; 1♀ : 10.II.2008 ( MRAC 226368) ; site 7, tea plantation, 2100m : 1♀ : 10.III.2008 ( INECN ) ; 5♁, 4♀ : 25.III.2008 ( INECN ) ; 2♁: 10.X.2008 ( INECN ) ; 3♁: 10.XII.2008 ( INECN ) ; 1♀ : 25.XI.2008 ( INECN ) ; 3♁: 25.X.2008 ( MRAC 226359) ; 3♁: 10.II.2008 ( MRAC 226375) ; 1♀ : 10.VI.2008 ( MRAC 226377) ; 1♀ : 10.IV.2008 ( MRAC 226382) ; 1♀ : 10.II.2008 ( MRAC 226391) . Remark . The habitus of the female of Zelotibia similis is very similar to that of the male of Zelotibia paucipapillata . As specimens have been caught together many times in the Rusarenda area, Z. similis is regarded a synonym of Z. paucipapillata which has page priority.