New species and interesting new records of spiders from Seychelles (Arachnida, Araneaea)
Author
Saaristo, Michael I.
text
Phelsuma
2002
10
1
32
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.824148
79d22dc4-916c-4f10-a085-4b796c63dd68
1026-5023
824148
Nesticella sechellana
(
Simon, 1897
) (
Figs. 47-49
)
Nesticus sechellana
Simon, 1897
:378 (Df)
,
-"-,
Hubert 1970
: 81, f. 9-10 (f).
Nesticella sechellana,
Lehtinen & Saaristo 1980
: 56
(f).
Material examined:
Mahé
holotype
f
(
ZMH
)
and
Silhouette
, forest litter,
590m
,
1f
, 1994
USSR.
Zool
. Exped
. (
ZMMU
)
.
Diagnosis: This small (TL = 2.7), unicolorous grey species can be distinguished from all other long legged Seychellian spiders by having eight eyes and tarsi IV with ventral row of serrated bristles.
Description: Female (male unknown) well described by
Hubert (1970)
.
Distribution: Mahé (
Simon 1897
,
Hubert 1970
) and Silhouette (*).