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<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF3EC7EFDE1FDC5E1049E38" bold="true" box="[626,863,518,545]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Afroneta flavescens</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="FE0E36ECFFF3EC7EFEFDFDE8E69D9E5C" blockId="8.[366,1222,518,616]" box="[366,1222,554,581]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:920C61D3-CD79-464D-8BE3-853A17227ED7</paragraph>
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<figureCitation id="668A2A69FFF3EC7EFD2FFD8FE17E9E71" box="[700,805,589,616]" captionStart-0="Fig. 4" captionStart-1="Fig.5" captionStartId-0="8.[189,232,1965,1991]" captionStartId-1="10.[189,232,1928,1954]" captionTargetBox-0="[191,1372,827,1910]" captionTargetBox-1="[189,1399,652,1889]" captionTargetId-0="figure@8.[189,1398,805,1946]" captionTargetId-1="figure@10.[189,1399,634,1889]" captionTargetPageId-0="8" captionTargetPageId-1="10" captionText-0="Fig. 4. Afroneta flavescens sp. nov. AB. Holotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67563). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Prolateral. CD.Allotype, ♀ (UPSZMC 67564). C. Epigyne, ventral. D. Vulva, dorsal." captionText-1="Fig.5.Afronetaflavescenssp.nov.AD.Holotype,♂(UPSZMC67563).A.Palp,retrolateral.B.Ventral. C.Prolateral.D.Dorsal.EH.Allotype,♀(UPSZMC67564).E.Epigyne,ventral.F.Aboral.G.Cleared vulva, ventral. H. Cleared vulva, dorsal. Scale bars: 200 µm." httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/1211261/files/figure.png" httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/1211263/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Figs 45</figureCitation>
,
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<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF3EC7EFF2EFD4DE36D9EB0" bold="true" box="[189,310,655,681]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Diagnosis</emphasis>
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Males can be recognised by the combination of a simple radical division and the form of the paracymbium (
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). The females have a round, but separated receptaculum (
<figureCitation id="668A2A69FFF3EC7EFB98FD22E6379EE2" box="[1035,1132,736,763]" captionStart="Fig. 4" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1965,1991]" captionTargetBox="[191,1372,827,1910]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[189,1398,805,1946]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 4. Afroneta flavescens sp. nov. AB. Holotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67563). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Prolateral. CD.Allotype, ♀ (UPSZMC 67564). C. Epigyne, ventral. D. Vulva, dorsal." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211261/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 4C</figureCitation>
). The copulatory duct is very short facing laterally directly from the copulatory opening into the receptaculum (
<figureCitation id="668A2A69FFF2EC7FFA94FEC9E7319D3C" box="[1287,1386,267,293]" captionStart="Fig. 4" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1965,1991]" captionTargetBox="[191,1372,827,1910]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[189,1398,805,1946]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 4. Afroneta flavescens sp. nov. AB. Holotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67563). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Prolateral. CD.Allotype, ♀ (UPSZMC 67564). C. Epigyne, ventral. D. Vulva, dorsal." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211261/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Fig. 4D</figureCitation>
). The whole body of both sexes is uniformly yellow (
<figureCitation id="668A2A69FFF2EC7FFCB0FEEDE1F19D53" box="[803,938,303,330]" captionStart="Fig.5" captionStartId="10.[189,232,1928,1954]" captionTargetBox="[189,1399,652,1889]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[189,1399,634,1889]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig.5.Afronetaflavescenssp.nov.AD.Holotype,♂(UPSZMC67563).A.Palp,retrolateral.B.Ventral. C.Prolateral.D.Dorsal.EH.Allotype,♀(UPSZMC67564).E.Epigyne,ventral.F.Aboral.G.Cleared vulva, ventral. H. Cleared vulva, dorsal. Scale bars: 200 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211263/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Figs 5AD</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="668A2A69FFF2EC7FFC24FEEDE65A9D53" box="[951,1025,303,330]" captionStart="Fig. 6" captionStartId="11.[189,232,1894,1920]" captionTargetBox="[189,1399,603,1858]" captionTargetId="figure@11.[189,1399,603,1858]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="Fig. 6.Afroneta flavescenssp. nov.AB.Allotype, ♀ (UPSZMC 67564).A. Habitus, frontal.B. Dorsal. C. Holotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67563), habitus, dorsal. — DG. Afroneta elgonensis Merrett, 2004. D. Allotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67572), habitus, frontal. E. ♀, habitus, dorsal. F-G. Allotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67572). F. Habitus, dorsal.G. Petiolus, ventral. Scale bars: 500 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211265/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">6AC</figureCitation>
). Both sexes resemble
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<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF2EC7FFA82FEEDE3749D74" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Afroneta bamilekei</emphasis>
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, but the spination is very different, e.g., spine formula 0 0 0 0 in
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<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF2EC7FFB70FE91E72D9D74" box="[1251,1398,339,365]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">A. bamilekei</emphasis>
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(
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Bosmans
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;
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Merrett
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<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF2EC7FFD05FEB5E1219D89" box="[662,890,374,401]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Afroneta flavescens</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF3EC7EFF2EF86FE3499BDE" bold="true" box="[189,274,1965,1991]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Fig. 4.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF3EC7EFEB2F86FE0579BDE" box="[289,524,1965,1991]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Afroneta flavescens</emphasis>
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. Holotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67563).
<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF3EC7EFBEAF86FE6D59BDE" bold="true" box="[1145,1166,1965,1991]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">A</emphasis>
. Palp, retrolateral.
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. Prolateral.
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. Allotype,
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(UPSZMC 67564).
<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF3EC7EFCB2F812E16D9BF3" bold="true" box="[801,822,2000,2026]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">C</emphasis>
. Epigyne, ventral.
<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF3EC7EFB86F812E6719BF3" bold="true" box="[1045,1066,2000,2026]" pageId="8" pageNumber="9">D</emphasis>
. Vulva, dorsal.
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<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF2EC7FFF2EFE7AE31F9DCB" bold="true" box="[189,324,440,466]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Etymology</emphasis>
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The species epithet
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refers to the yellowish (Latin
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) colour of the specimens. Holm suggested this name for these specimens in his unfinished manuscript, but never published the data (
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Wallin
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).
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF2EC7FFF2EFDB3E3379E93" bold="true" box="[189,364,624,651]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Type material</emphasis>
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</paragraph>
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:
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,
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,
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a.s.l.
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,
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01°10
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N
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,
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34°40
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0 0
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E
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, “sålln., mossa på trädstammar” (
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),
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<date id="8A0F102CFFF2EC7FFE5FFD25E0049F18" box="[460,607,743,769]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" value="1938-03-09">9 Mar. 1938</date>
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,
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leg. and det., collection Holm UZM No. 137 (
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).
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:
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,
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01°09
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59
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N
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34°35
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59
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, “sålln., mossa in
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-hed” (
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sifted moss in
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heather
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),
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,
<collectorName id="5344533AFFF2EC7FFC78FC50E60F9FB7" box="[1003,1108,914,942]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Å. Holm</collectorName>
leg. and det., collection Holm UZM No. 158 (
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).
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<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF2EC7FFF2EFC3BE315980A" bold="true" box="[189,334,1017,1043]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Description</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF2EC7FFF79FBEBE371985A" bold="true" box="[234,298,1065,1091]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Male</emphasis>
(
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, UPSZMC 67563)
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<paragraph id="FE0E36ECFFF2EC7FFF2EFB8EE3D098B4" blockId="9.[189,1398,1064,1198]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">SIZE. Total length 2.70. Cephalothorax 1.35 long, 0.95 wide. Sternum 0.89 long (0.77 without labium), 0.67 wide. Abdomen 1.41 long, 0.78 wide. AME diameter 0.03. Femur I 1.40 long, 1.04 times as long as cephalothorax.</paragraph>
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COLOUR (preserved specimen). Cephalothorax yellowish. Chelicerae, sternum, pedipalps, legs and abdomen yellowish (
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). The colour seen in the female (
<figureCitation id="668A2A69FFF2EC7FFC17FB3BE184990D" box="[900,991,1273,1300]" captionStart="Fig. 6" captionStartId="11.[189,232,1894,1920]" captionTargetBox="[189,1399,603,1858]" captionTargetId="figure@11.[189,1399,603,1858]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="Fig. 6.Afroneta flavescenssp. nov.AB.Allotype, ♀ (UPSZMC 67564).A. Habitus, frontal.B. Dorsal. C. Holotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67563), habitus, dorsal. — DG. Afroneta elgonensis Merrett, 2004. D. Allotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67572), habitus, frontal. E. ♀, habitus, dorsal. F-G. Allotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67572). F. Habitus, dorsal.G. Petiolus, ventral. Scale bars: 500 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211265/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Fig. 6A</figureCitation>
) also most resembles the true body colour of the male. Black rings around eyes, just like the females (
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).
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BODY. Cephalothorax with many short setae. Fovea present, elongated, darker brown, faint/shallow (
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). Ocular area with several short thin setae between eyes. Clypeus with strong setae below AME. Clypeus height 6.3 times AME diameter. Subocular sulci (
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) present below AME, long and wide, but not clearly demarcated as in the females (
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). Sternum shieldshaped with labium fused to sternum and short narrow extension of sternum between coxae IV (merged to carapace at the end).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="FE0E36ECFFF2EC7FFF2EF9F2E76F9A74" blockId="9.[189,1399,1583,1646]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">CHELICERAE. With 3 large widely spaced prolateral teeth. Stridulating files not visible on chelicerae. Three small widely spaced retrolateral denticles, positioned between the two first prolateral teeth.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="FE0E36ECFFF2EC7FFF2EF954E68C9ACA" blockId="9.[189,1398,1685,1748]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">LEGS. All femora with two short stout setae dorsally. Leg formula 1243 (legs 1,2 of 4 almost same length). Trichobothrium metatarsus I = 0.59, very hard to see. Tibial spinal formula 2222.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="FE0E36ECFFF2EC7FFF2EF939E08E9BF2" blockId="9.[189,1399,1786,2027]" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">
PEDIPALP (
<figureCitation id="668A2A69FFF2EC7FFEA2F939E3EF9B0C" box="[305,436,1787,1813]" captionStart="Fig. 4" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1965,1991]" captionTargetBox="[191,1372,827,1910]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[189,1398,805,1946]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 4. Afroneta flavescens sp. nov. AB. Holotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67563). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Prolateral. CD.Allotype, ♀ (UPSZMC 67564). C. Epigyne, ventral. D. Vulva, dorsal." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211261/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Figs 4AB</figureCitation>
,
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). Patella with long strong distal dorsal spine (
<figureCitation id="668A2A69FFF2EC7FFBB0F939E6D99B0C" box="[1059,1154,1787,1813]" captionStart="Fig. 4" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1965,1991]" captionTargetBox="[191,1372,827,1910]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[189,1398,805,1946]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 4. Afroneta flavescens sp. nov. AB. Holotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67563). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Prolateral. CD.Allotype, ♀ (UPSZMC 67564). C. Epigyne, ventral. D. Vulva, dorsal." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211261/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Fig. 4A</figureCitation>
). Tibia about as long as cymbium, with two retrolateral and one prolateral trichobothrium (
<figureCitation id="668A2A69FFF2EC7FFC7AF8DCE6109B21" box="[1001,1099,1822,1848]" captionStart="Fig. 4" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1965,1991]" captionTargetBox="[191,1372,827,1910]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[189,1398,805,1946]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 4. Afroneta flavescens sp. nov. AB. Holotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67563). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Prolateral. CD.Allotype, ♀ (UPSZMC 67564). C. Epigyne, ventral. D. Vulva, dorsal." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211261/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Figs 4A</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="668A2A69FFF2EC7FFBC4F8DCE6249B20" box="[1111,1151,1822,1849]" captionStart="Fig.5" captionStartId="10.[189,232,1928,1954]" captionTargetBox="[189,1399,652,1889]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[189,1399,634,1889]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig.5.Afronetaflavescenssp.nov.AD.Holotype,♂(UPSZMC67563).A.Palp,retrolateral.B.Ventral. C.Prolateral.D.Dorsal.EH.Allotype,♀(UPSZMC67564).E.Epigyne,ventral.F.Aboral.G.Cleared vulva, ventral. H. Cleared vulva, dorsal. Scale bars: 200 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211263/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">5D</figureCitation>
). Cymbium with two prolateral macrosetae. Paracymbium curved, with two basal macrosetae (
<figureCitation id="668A2A69FFF2EC7FFB9EF880E6309B45" box="[1037,1131,1858,1884]" captionStart="Fig. 4" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1965,1991]" captionTargetBox="[191,1372,827,1910]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[189,1398,805,1946]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 4. Afroneta flavescens sp. nov. AB. Holotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67563). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Prolateral. CD.Allotype, ♀ (UPSZMC 67564). C. Epigyne, ventral. D. Vulva, dorsal." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211261/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Fig. 4A</figureCitation>
). Tegular mynoglenine process broad triangular, facing distally (
<figureCitation id="668A2A69FFF2EC7FFD01F8A4E1499B99" box="[658,786,1894,1920]" captionStart="Fig. 4" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1965,1991]" captionTargetBox="[191,1372,827,1910]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[189,1398,805,1946]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 4. Afroneta flavescens sp. nov. AB. Holotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67563). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Prolateral. CD.Allotype, ♀ (UPSZMC 67564). C. Epigyne, ventral. D. Vulva, dorsal." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211261/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Fig. 4AB</figureCitation>
). Suprategulum almost straight, finger-like (
<figureCitation id="668A2A69FFF2EC7FFA9EF8A4E7319B99" box="[1293,1386,1894,1920]" captionStart="Fig. 4" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1965,1991]" captionTargetBox="[191,1372,827,1910]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[189,1398,805,1946]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 4. Afroneta flavescens sp. nov. AB. Holotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67563). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Prolateral. CD.Allotype, ♀ (UPSZMC 67564). C. Epigyne, ventral. D. Vulva, dorsal." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211261/files/figure.png" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Fig. 4A</figureCitation>
). Radix drop-like with small straight, robust embolus. According to
<bibRefCitation id="9A204B1DFFF2EC7FFC4AF848E6D09BBA" author="Merrett P." box="[985,1163,1929,1956]" journalOrPublisher="Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" pagination="1 - 30" part="13" refId="ref8880" refString="Merrett P. 2004. A revision of African mynoglenines (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Mynogleninae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society 13: 1 - 30." title="A revision of African mynoglenines (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Mynogleninae)" type="journal article" year="2004">Merrett (2004)</bibRefCitation>
, this is also present in
<taxonomicName id="39B14D6FFFF2EC7FFF4DF86FE0DD9BDE" authority="Bosmans, 1988" authorityName="Bosmans" authorityYear="1988" box="[222,646,1965,1992]" class="Arachnida" family="Linyphiidae" genus="Afroneta" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="9" pageNumber="10" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="bamilekei">
<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF2EC7FFF4DF86FE39B9BDE" box="[222,448,1965,1991]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="10">Afroneta bamilekei</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
. Embolic membrane small, only slightly longer than embolus, exceeding the cymbium marginally (
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).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="FE0E36ECFFF1EC7CFF79FECEE0CF9D3F" blockId="10.[189,1398,267,399]" box="[234,660,267,294]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">
<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF1EC7CFF79FECEE31E9D3F" bold="true" box="[234,325,268,294]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Female</emphasis>
(allotype, UPSZMC 67564)
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="FE0E36ECFFF1EC7CFF2EFEEDE3D09D96" blockId="10.[189,1398,267,399]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">SIZE. Total length 3.25. Cephalothorax 1.53 long, 0.99 wide. Sternum 0.86 long (0.79 without labium), 0.66 wide. Abdomen 1.86 long, 1.08 wide. AME diameter 0.04. Femur I 1.48, long, 0.97 times as long as cephalothorax.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="FE0E36ECFFF1EC7CFF2EFE74E3559E0E" blockId="10.[189,1399,438,535]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">
COLOUR (preserved specimen,
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). As male
<typeStatus id="210A884EFFF1EC7CFC92FE74E1379DC9" box="[769,876,438,464]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11" type="holotype">holotype</typeStatus>
. The difference in colour in
<figureCitation id="668A2A69FFF1EC7CFB53FE74E28A9DED" captionStart="Fig. 6" captionStartId="11.[189,232,1894,1920]" captionTargetBox="[189,1399,603,1858]" captionTargetId="figure@11.[189,1399,603,1858]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="Fig. 6.Afroneta flavescenssp. nov.AB.Allotype, ♀ (UPSZMC 67564).A. Habitus, frontal.B. Dorsal. C. Holotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67563), habitus, dorsal. — DG. Afroneta elgonensis Merrett, 2004. D. Allotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67572), habitus, frontal. E. ♀, habitus, dorsal. F-G. Allotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67572). F. Habitus, dorsal.G. Petiolus, ventral. Scale bars: 500 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211265/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Figures 6B and C</figureCitation>
is a technical relict from the different backgrounds. The yellow in
<figureCitation id="668A2A69FFF1EC7CFC7AFE1BE6199DEA" box="[1001,1090,473,499]" captionStart="Fig. 6" captionStartId="11.[189,232,1894,1920]" captionTargetBox="[189,1399,603,1858]" captionTargetId="figure@11.[189,1399,603,1858]" captionTargetPageId="11" captionText="Fig. 6.Afroneta flavescenssp. nov.AB.Allotype, ♀ (UPSZMC 67564).A. Habitus, frontal.B. Dorsal. C. Holotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67563), habitus, dorsal. — DG. Afroneta elgonensis Merrett, 2004. D. Allotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67572), habitus, frontal. E. ♀, habitus, dorsal. F-G. Allotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67572). F. Habitus, dorsal.G. Petiolus, ventral. Scale bars: 500 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211265/files/figure.png" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Fig. 6A</figureCitation>
is closest to the real body colour.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="FE0E36ECFFF1EC7CFF2EFDFDE6CF9E41" blockId="10.[189,1172,574,601]" box="[189,1172,574,601]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">BODY. Sternum shieldshaped, like male. Clypeus height 5.75 times AME diameter.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="FE0E36ECFFF1EC7CFF2EF84AE1DE9BF3" blockId="10.[189,1399,1928,2026]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">
<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF1EC7CFF2EF84AE3539BBA" bold="true" box="[189,264,1928,1955]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Fig. 5.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF1EC7CFE9EF84BE3B59BBA" box="[269,494,1929,1955]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">Afroneta flavescens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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. Holotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67563).
<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF1EC7CFB9EF84AE6799BBB" bold="true" box="[1037,1058,1928,1954]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">A</emphasis>
. Palp, retrolateral.
<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF1EC7CFB68F84BE7549BBA" bold="true" box="[1275,1295,1929,1955]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">B</emphasis>
. Ventral.
<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF1EC7CFF2EF86EE2899BDF" bold="true" box="[189,210,1964,1990]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">C</emphasis>
. Prolateral.
<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF1EC7CFECEF86EE3299BDF" bold="true" box="[349,370,1964,1990]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">D</emphasis>
. Dorsal.
<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF1EC7CFE49F86EE0489BDF" bold="true" box="[474,531,1964,1990]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">EH</emphasis>
. Allotype,
<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF1EC7CFD02F868E0FC9BDF" bold="true" box="[657,679,1962,1990]" italics="true" pageId="10" pageNumber="11"></emphasis>
(UPSZMC 67564).
<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF1EC7CFC02F86EE1FE9BDF" bold="true" box="[913,933,1964,1990]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">E</emphasis>
. Epigyne, ventral.
<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF1EC7CFBEEF86EE6D49BDF" bold="true" box="[1149,1167,1964,1990]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">F</emphasis>
. Aboral.
<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF1EC7CFB6BF86EE7549BDF" bold="true" box="[1272,1295,1964,1990]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">G</emphasis>
. Cleared vulva, ventral.
<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF1EC7CFEFEF80DE3DF9BF0" bold="true" box="[365,388,1999,2025]" pageId="10" pageNumber="11">H</emphasis>
. Cleared vulva, dorsal. Scale bars: 200 µm.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="FE0E36ECFFF0EC7DFF2EFEC9E1879D50" blockId="11.[189,1399,267,329]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
CHELICERAE. Cheliceral teeth (
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) and stridulation file as in male. Spination of legs as in male. Leg formula 1243. Trichobothrium metatarsus I = 0.53, very hard to see.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="FE0E36ECFFF0EC7DFF2EFEB2E3F59DED" blockId="11.[189,1399,368,500]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
EPIGYNUM. The females have a round, centrally separated receptaculum (
<figureCitation id="668A2A69FFF0EC7DFBB0FEB2E6DD9D93" box="[1059,1158,368,394]" captionStart="Fig. 4" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1965,1991]" captionTargetBox="[191,1372,827,1910]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[189,1398,805,1946]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 4. Afroneta flavescens sp. nov. AB. Holotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67563). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Prolateral. CD.Allotype, ♀ (UPSZMC 67564). C. Epigyne, ventral. D. Vulva, dorsal." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211261/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Figs 4C</figureCitation>
,
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). The dorsal plate scape is well developed (
<figureCitation id="668A2A69FFF0EC7DFDA3FE51E0F59DB7" box="[560,686,403,430]" captionStart="Fig.5" captionStartId="10.[189,232,1928,1954]" captionTargetBox="[189,1399,652,1889]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[189,1399,634,1889]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig.5.Afronetaflavescenssp.nov.AD.Holotype,♂(UPSZMC67563).A.Palp,retrolateral.B.Ventral. C.Prolateral.D.Dorsal.EH.Allotype,♀(UPSZMC67564).E.Epigyne,ventral.F.Aboral.G.Cleared vulva, ventral. H. Cleared vulva, dorsal. Scale bars: 200 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211263/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Fig. 5EF</figureCitation>
). The copulatory duct is very short facing laterally directly from the copulatory opening to the receptaculum and lacking an anteriorly facing copulatory duct (
<figureCitation id="668A2A69FFF0EC7DFF56FE1BE3119DED" box="[197,330,473,500]" captionStart="Fig. 4" captionStartId="8.[189,232,1965,1991]" captionTargetBox="[191,1372,827,1910]" captionTargetId="figure@8.[189,1398,805,1946]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="Fig. 4. Afroneta flavescens sp. nov. AB. Holotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67563). A. Palp, retrolateral. B. Prolateral. CD.Allotype, ♀ (UPSZMC 67564). C. Epigyne, ventral. D. Vulva, dorsal." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211261/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Figs 4CD</figureCitation>
,
<figureCitation id="668A2A69FFF0EC7DFEC6FE1BE3F99DED" box="[341,418,473,500]" captionStart="Fig.5" captionStartId="10.[189,232,1928,1954]" captionTargetBox="[189,1399,652,1889]" captionTargetId="figure@10.[189,1399,634,1889]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Fig.5.Afronetaflavescenssp.nov.AD.Holotype,♂(UPSZMC67563).A.Palp,retrolateral.B.Ventral. C.Prolateral.D.Dorsal.EH.Allotype,♀(UPSZMC67564).E.Epigyne,ventral.F.Aboral.G.Cleared vulva, ventral. H. Cleared vulva, dorsal. Scale bars: 200 µm." httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/1211263/files/figure.png" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">5GH</figureCitation>
).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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<paragraph id="FE0E36ECFFF0EC7DFF2EF8A4E1879BF3" blockId="11.[189,1399,1892,2026]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">
<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF0EC7DFF2EF8A4E3519B99" bold="true" box="[189,266,1894,1920]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Fig. 6.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF0EC7DFE83F8A4E3AF9B99" box="[272,500,1894,1920]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Afroneta flavescens</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<taxonomicNameLabel id="D7F65785FFF0EC7DFE69F8A5E00F9B98" box="[506,596,1895,1921]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12" rank="species">sp. nov.</taxonomicNameLabel>
<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF0EC7DFDC9F8A4E0C99B99" bold="true" box="[602,658,1894,1920]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">AB</emphasis>
. Allotype,
<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF0EC7DFC80F8A6E1729B99" bold="true" box="[787,809,1892,1920]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12"></emphasis>
(UPSZMC 67564).
<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF0EC7DFB85F8A4E6709B99" bold="true" box="[1046,1067,1894,1920]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">A</emphasis>
. Habitus, frontal.
<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF0EC7DFB6CF8A4E7489B99" bold="true" box="[1279,1299,1894,1920]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">B</emphasis>
. Dorsal.
<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF0EC7DFF2EF84BE2899BBA" bold="true" box="[189,210,1929,1955]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">C</emphasis>
. Holotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67563), habitus, dorsal. —
<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF0EC7DFCEBF84BE1E89BBA" bold="true" box="[888,947,1929,1955]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">DG</emphasis>
.
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<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF0EC7DFC5AF84BE6E29BBA" box="[969,1209,1929,1955]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">Afroneta elgonensis</emphasis>
Merrett, 2004
</taxonomicName>
.
<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF0EC7DFF2EF86FE2899BDE" bold="true" box="[189,210,1965,1991]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">D</emphasis>
. Allotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67572), habitus, frontal.
<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF0EC7DFC8CF86FE1689BDE" bold="true" box="[799,819,1965,1991]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">E</emphasis>
. ♀, habitus, dorsal.
<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF0EC7DFBB0F86EE60D9BDF" bold="true" box="[1059,1110,1964,1990]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">F-G</emphasis>
. Allotype, ♂ (UPSZMC 67572).
<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF0EC7DFE8CF812E36A9BF3" bold="true" box="[287,305,2000,2026]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">F</emphasis>
. Habitus, dorsal.
<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF0EC7DFE6CF80DE04D9BF0" bold="true" box="[511,534,1999,2025]" pageId="11" pageNumber="12">G</emphasis>
. Petiolus, ventral. Scale bars: 500 µm.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="FE0E36ECFFF7EC7AFF2EFEC9E30D9D3C" blockId="12.[189,342,267,293]" box="[189,342,267,293]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">
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<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF7EC7AFF2EFEC9E30D9D3C" bold="true" box="[189,342,267,293]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Distribution</emphasis>
</heading>
</paragraph>
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Only known from Mount Elgon over
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a.s.l.
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<emphasis id="CCC5EAFEFFF7EC7AFF2EFEBEE3149D8F" bold="true" box="[189,335,380,406]" pageId="12" pageNumber="13">Life history</emphasis>
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Little is known about the biology of this species. Specimens have been collected from moss on trees and in heather above
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.
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This species was originally recognized by Holm, who also suggested what specimen to use as
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, but he never published the new species and a draft manuscript has not been found. The specimens of the new species are already listed in an unpublished report from the Zoological Museum,
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University (
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) as
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MS.
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