Four new species of Selenops (Araneae, Selenopidae) and comments on the distribution of Afrotropical species
Author
Corronca, José Antonio
text
Zootaxa
2005
2005-06-03
1003
1
33
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.1003.1.2
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.1003.1.2
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Selenops ivohibe
sp. nov.
(
Figs. 5–6
,
Fig. 9
Map 1)
Type.
Female
holotype
and
two female
paratypes
from
Madagascar
,
Ivohibe
,
16°06´S
49°08´E
,
VII/1970
,
A. Lambillon Col.
, deposited in
MRAC 142.781
.
Etymology.
The specific epithet refers to the
type
locality.
Diagnosis.
The form of the middle field of the epigynum (
Fig. 5
) of
S. ivohibe
sp. nov.
, is almost similar to that of
S. annulatus
Simon
(
Corronca 2002:8
,
Fig. 4
), but the form of the big epigynal pockets (
Fig. 5
) and the separation between the lateral lobes of the epigynum are characteristic, as are the particular form of the spermathecae (
Fig. 6
).
FIGURES 5–8. 5–6
.
Selenops ivohibe
sp. n.
, female holotype, epigynum, Fig. 5. ventral view, Fig. 6. dorsal view.
7–8
.
Selenops onka
sp. n.
, female holotype, epigynum, Fig. 7. ventral view, Fig.8. dorsal view. Scale bar=0.20mm
Female (
holotype
).
Total length 7.80. Prosoma 3.38 long, 3.00 wide. Opisthosoma
4.43 long, 2.63 wide. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.14, ALE 0.09, PME 0.19, PLE 0.23, AME–AME 0.20, AME–ALE 0.42, AME–PME 0.12, PME–PME 0.65, PME– PLE 0.39, PLE–PLE 1.54, ALE–ALE 1.31. Leg formula 2431. Leg measurements: I Fe 3.54, Pat+Tib 4.37, Mt 3.00, Ta 1.14, total 12.05; II 4.26, 4.88, 3.00, 1.14, total 13.28; III 4.26, 4.58, 2.91, 1.14, total 12.89; IV 4.26, 4.78, 2.81, 1.14, total 12.99. Leg spination: Fe I pr1.1.0, d1.1.1, rt0.1.1, II–IV pr1.0.0, d1.1.1, rt0.1.1; Tib I–II v2.2.2, III v2.2.0, IV v2.1.0, rt1.01; Mt I–II v2.2, III–IV v2.1, rt1.0. Prosoma light brownreddish and chelicerae orange. Legs brownorange with three incomplete rings on all femora; terminal portion of patellae, tibiae and metatarsi with whitish hairs. Opisthosoma without spot, only with a narrow white band in the posterior portion, lateral sides of the opisthosoma and terminal portion with a wide, pale black band. Venter of the opisthosoma yellowish. Epigynum and spermathecae as in
Figs. 5–6
.
Male:
Unknown.
Known distribution:
Known only from the
type
locality.