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(
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,
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. The female of
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can be recognised by the very broad distinctive semi-circular anterior hood (
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); males closely resemble
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, but can be distinguished by the size and position of the denticles on the distal margin of the embolus (
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), and by the simple retrolateral tibial apophysis (with two denticles in
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<emphasis id="B95DEAA6DA53450DFF4FFBB96542FB78" bold="true" box="[151,350,1148,1172]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">FIGURES 5259.</emphasis>
Genitalic morphology of
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species. (5253)
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: female epigyne, ventral view (52), dorsal view (53); (5457)
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: female epigyne, ventral view (54), dorsal view (55), male palp, ventral view (56), retrolateral view (57); (5859)
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, male palp, ventral view (58), retrolateral view (59). Scale bars = 0.1mm.
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CL 4.204.62, CW 2.983.22, FL 0.400.42, AL 4.657.50, AW 2.304.20, SL 2.332.55, SW 1.601.70, TL 8.8512.25, AMEAME 0.08, AMEALE 0.03, ALEALE 0.40, PMEPME 0.09, PMEPLE 0.16, PLEPLE 0.68.
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<paragraph id="8B9636B4DA53450DFF1DF9F465C4F974" blockId="17.[151,1437,1314,2036]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Length of leg segments (sequence from femur to tarsus, and total): I 2.65 + 1.73 + 2.20 + 1.65 + 1.08 = 9.31; II 2.48 + 1.62 + 2.03 + 1.63 + 1.00 = 8.76; III 2.30 + 1.30 + 1.38 + 1.87 + 1.00 = 7.85; IV 2.98 + 1.63 + 2.30 + 2.70 + 1.20 = 10.81.</paragraph>
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Carapace deep red-brown, dark orange-red along midline (
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); AER strongly procurved, laterals larger than medians; AME separated by distance equal to their diameter, AME separated from ALE by distance equal to ½ AME diameter; clypeus height equal to 1½ times AME diameter at AME, equal to ¾ ALE diameter at ALE; PER straight, laterals larger than medians; PME separated by distance equal to their diameter, PME separated from PLE by distance equal to 1½ times PME diameter. Chelicerae deep red-brown; promargin with three teeth, proximal tooth smallest, median tooth largest; median and distal teeth closest together; retromargin with two small subequal teeth, situated close to fang base. Legs all yellow-orange, slightly darker distally. Leg spination: femora: I pl 1 do 1, II pl 1 do 1, III pl 1 do 23 rl 1, IV do 2; patellae: spineless; tibiae: I &amp; II spineless, III pl 23 do 01 rl 2 plv 2 rlv 1 vt 2, IV pl 1 rl 2 plv 2 rlv 2 vt 2; metatarsi: I &amp; II spineless, strongly scopulate, III &amp; IV scopulate in distal half, III pl 6 do 2 rl 5 plv 1 rlv 1 vt 2, IV pl 6 rl 5 plv 2 rlv 1 vt 2; palp: femora pl 1 do 2, patellae spineless, tibiae pl 3 r1 2, tarsus pl 3 do 1 rl 1 plv 1 rlv 1. Abdomen dark grey dorsally, with cream chevron markings (
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), cream laterally and ventrally; dorsum and venter lacking scutum or other sclerites. Female epigyne with broad semi-circular anterior hood (
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); copulatory openings anterolaterally situated, entering median ST 2; ST 1 oval, posteriorly situated, distinctly separated (
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).
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<emphasis id="B95DEAA6DA50450EFF1DFEBA65C3FE75" bold="true" box="[197,479,383,409]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Male. Measurements:</emphasis>
CL 4.23, CW 2.98, FL 0.42, AL 4.35, AW 2.25, SL 2.33, SW 1.57, TL 8.98, AMEAME 0.12, AMEALE 0.05, ALEALE 0.35, PMEPME 0.09, PMEPLE 0.16, PLEPLE 0.65.
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<paragraph id="8B9636B4DA50450EFF1DFE0865F3FDD8" blockId="18.[151,1438,152,1570]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Length of leg segments (sequence from femur to tarsus, and total): I 3.18 + 1.78 + 2.45 + 1.95 + 1.18 = 10.54; II 3.00 + 1.68 + 2.25 + 1.90 + 1.20 = 10.03; III 2.58 + 1.30 + 1.53 + 2.01 + 1.08 = 8.50; IV 3.45 + 1.68 + 2.53 + 3.08 + 1.20 = 11.94.</paragraph>
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Carapace deep orange-brown, paler along midline (
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); AER strongly procurved, laterals larger than medians; AME separated by distance equal to 1½ times their diameter, AME separated from ALE by distance equal to ¾ AME diameter; clypeus height equal to 2¼ AME diameter at AME, equal to ALE diameter at ALE; PER straight, laterals larger than medians; PME separated by distance equal to ¾ their diameter, PME separated from PLE by distance equal to 1½ times PME diameter. Chelicerae pale yellow-orange; promargin and retromargin with single small tooth; promarginal tooth larger, retromarginal tooth closer to fang base. Legs all yellow-orange, slightly paler distally. Leg spination: femora: I pl 1 do 1, II pl 1 do 1, III pl 1 do 2 rl 1, IV do 2; patellae: spineless; tibiae: I &amp; II spineless, III pl 2 rl 2 plv 2 rlv 1 vt 2, IV pl 1 rl 2 plv 2 rlv 1 vt 2; metatarsi: I &amp; II spineless, strongly scopulate, III &amp; IV scopulate in distal half, III pl 6 rl 4 plv 1 rlv 1 vt 2, IV pl 6 rl 5 plv 2 rlv 1 vt 2. Abdomen grey with cream chevron dorsally (
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), cream laterally and ventrally; small anterior dorsal scutum present, venter without any sclerites. Male palp with broad rounded prolateral tibial apophysis and simple triangular retrolateral tibial apophysis; median tegular apophysis hook-shaped; embolus curved in broad arc, with curved tooth-like prolateral and hook-like retrolateral projection on distal margin of embolus (
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); palpal spination: femora do 2, tarsi pl 1.
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Ƥ, deposited in
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, Bulwer [
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, R.F. Lawrence (
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120).
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:
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, Cathkin Peak [
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,
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a.s.l., no further information, 1 sa 3, 1 sa Ƥ (
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2161) [leg spination corresponds with other specimens]; Hilton, near Pietermaritzburg [
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], Grounds of St Annes Diocesan School,
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, P. Croeser &amp; Members of Wildlife Club, 1Ƥ (
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21892); Karkloof,
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NNW of Pietermaritzburg,
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, C. Griswold, T. Griswold &amp; J. Doyen (forest), 2Ƥ (
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21893); Ndumeni forest, Cathedral Peak,
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, C. Griswold &amp; T. Meikle-Griswold, 13 (
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21894); Pietermaritzburg [
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], Chase Valley,
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, R.F. Lawrence, 1 sa Ƥ (
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1712) [leg spination corresponds with
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].
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<emphasis id="B95DEAA6DA50450EFF1EFA256543FA16" bold="true" box="[198,351,1504,1530]" pageId="18" pageNumber="19">Distribution</emphasis>
. Known from the KwaZulu-Natal midlands and uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Mountains (
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).
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