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<emphasis box="[503,670,793,819]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="334">Rothus vittatus</emphasis>
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<figureCitation box="[597,726,836,862]" captionStart-0="Figs 2429" captionStart-1="Figs 3035" captionStart-2="Figs36, 37" captionStart-3="Figs 3841" captionStart-4="Fig" captionStartId-0="10.[144,183,1255,1277]" captionStartId-1="11.[181,220,1283,1305]" captionStartId-2="12.[144,183,861,883]" captionStartId-3="13.[181,220,1582,1604]" captionStartId-4="14.[175,208,587,609]" captionTargetBox-0="[151,1096,204,1238]" captionTargetBox-1="[189,1134,204,1267]" captionTargetBox-2="[151,1096,204,845]" captionTargetBox-3="[198,1125,204,1565]" captionTargetBox-4="[177,1070,202,569]" captionTargetId-0="figure-154@10.[151,1096,204,1238]" captionTargetId-1="figure-95@11.[189,1134,204,1267]" captionTargetId-2="figure-357@12.[151,1096,204,845]" captionTargetId-3="figure-10@13.[198,1125,204,1565]" captionTargetId-4="figure-359@14.[177,1070,202,569]" captionTargetPageId-0="10" captionTargetPageId-1="11" captionTargetPageId-2="12" captionTargetPageId-3="13" captionTargetPageId-4="14" captionText-0="Figs 2429.Rothus vittatus Simon, 1898, female (2426) [NCA 2008/427] and male habitus (2729) [NCA 2009/5599]: (24, 27) dorsal, (25, 28) ventral and (26, 29) frontal views." captionText-1="Figs 3035. Rothus vittatus Simon, 1898: (3033) female epigynum (30, ventral; 31, detail of middle field [NCA 2002/989]; 32, dorsal; 33, detail of head of spermathecae [NCA 2004/182]); (34, 35) female tarsal claws (34, detailof superior tarsal claw;35, detailof inferior tarsal claw [NCA]).Abbreviations: CD = copulatory duct; CO = copulatoryopening; FD = fertilisation duct; HS = head of spermathecae; LL = lateral lobes; MF = middle field." captionText-2="Figs36, 37.Rothus vittatus Simon, 1898,male palpus:(36)ventral and (37) retrolateralviews.Abbreviations: C = conductor; DTP = distal tegular projection; E = embolus; MA = median apophysis; RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis; ST = subtegulum; T = tegulum; VTA = ventral tibial apophysis." captionText-3="Figs 3841. Rothus vittatus Simon, 1898, S.E.M. of male palpus: (38) ventral view; (39) detail of bulbus; (40) retrolateral view; (41) detail of RTA [NCA 2009/5599].Abbreviations: C = conductor; DTP = distal tegular projection; E = embolus; MA = median apophysis; RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis; ST = subtegulum; T = tegulum; VTA = ventral tibial apophysis." captionText-4="Fig. 42. Rothus vittatus Simon, 1898: legs I and II of male, metatarsus and tarsus (NCA 2002/989)." pageId="9" pageNumber="334">Figs 2442</figureCitation>
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<emphasis box="[181,317,875,896]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="334">Rothus vittatus</emphasis>
Simon, 1898
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; Blandin 1977: 554, figs 13, 30.
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Diagnosis: Specimens of
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<emphasis box="[480,598,915,940]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="334">R. vittatus</emphasis>
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, even subadults, can be distinguished from
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="334">R. aethiopicus</emphasis>
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by the presence of rows of short, dark, stiff bristles ventrally on the metatarsi and tarsi, mainly on legs I and II (
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). Adult specimens of
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<emphasis box="[878,990,979,1004]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="334">R. vittatus</emphasis>
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are generally smaller than those of
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<emphasis box="[416,575,1010,1036]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="334">R. aethiopicus</emphasis>
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. The females of
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<emphasis box="[757,868,1011,1036]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="334">R. vittatus</emphasis>
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(
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) resemble those of
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<emphasis box="[213,374,1042,1068]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="334">R. aethiopicus</emphasis>
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in the prominent lateral lobes (
<figureCitation box="[732,799,1042,1068]" captionStart="Figs 811" captionStartId="5.[181,220,1582,1604]" captionTargetBox="[189,1134,859,1567]" captionTargetId="figure-303@5.[189,1134,859,1567]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="Figs 811. Rothus aethiopicus Pavesi, 1883:(810) female epigynum (8, ventral; 9, dorsal; 10, detail of the head of spermathecae (NCA 2007/1654)); (11) female tarsal claws, right leg IV.Abbreviations: CD = copulatory duct; CO = copulatory opening; FD = fertilisation duct; HS = head of spermathecae; LL = lateral lobes; MF = middle field." pageId="9" pageNumber="334">Fig. 8</figureCitation>
) and by the excavated middle field of the epigynum. In
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<emphasis box="[463,576,1075,1100]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="334">R. vittatus</emphasis>
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females the excavation of the middle field extends posteriorly less than half the length of the epigynum; the trajectory of the lateral lobes is almost straight in the posterior half of the epigynum (
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). The head of the spermathecae is elongated (
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). Males can be distinguished from
<taxonomicName authorityName="Pavesi" authorityYear="1883" box="[984,1141,1170,1196]" class="Arachnida" family="Pisauridae" genus="Rothus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="9" pageNumber="334" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="aethiopicus">
<emphasis box="[984,1141,1170,1196]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="334">R. aethiopicus</emphasis>
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by the acute apex of the median apophysis (
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,
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) and by the acute tips of the divided apex of the retrolateral tibial apophysis (
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,
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).
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<paragraph blockId="9.[181,346,1277,1303]" box="[181,346,1277,1303]" pageId="9" pageNumber="334">Redescription:</paragraph>
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<emphasis box="[181,265,1319,1345]" italics="true" pageId="9" pageNumber="334">Female</emphasis>
(
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, NCA 2002/989).
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Total length 12.11. Prosoma 4.6 long, 3.7 wide, light brown with two wide lateral whitish bands (
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). Clypeus light brown, 0.38 high (
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). Anterior eye row straight, 1.24 wide (
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); posterior recurved, 1.52 wide (
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). Eye measurements: AME 0.15, ALE 0.26, PME 0.28, PLE 0.30; AMEAME 0.14, AMEALE 0.20, PMEPME 0.27, PMEPLE 0.22, OQA 0.46, OQP 0.82, OQH 0.74. Chelicerae light brown with white bristles (
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). Sternum light brown, bristly; 1.91 long, 1.95 wide (
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). Labium dark brown, light brown distally, 0.24 long, 0.54 wide (
<figureCitation box="[918,1005,1554,1581]" captionStart="Figs 2429" captionStartId="10.[144,183,1255,1277]" captionTargetBox="[151,1096,204,1238]" captionTargetId="figure-154@10.[151,1096,204,1238]" captionTargetPageId="10" captionText="Figs 2429.Rothus vittatus Simon, 1898, female (2426) [NCA 2008/427] and male habitus (2729) [NCA 2009/5599]: (24, 27) dorsal, (25, 28) ventral and (26, 29) frontal views." pageId="9" pageNumber="334">Fig. 25</figureCitation>
). Legs light brown, relative length: IV-I-II-III, I femur 8.37/ patella-tibia 11.25/ metatarsus 7.50/ tarsus 4.62/ total 31.74; II 9.35/ 11.75/ 7.87/ 4.87/ 33.84; III 8.35/ 10.01/ 7.62/ 3.63/ 29.61; IV 10.12/ 12.50/ 10.50/ 4.75/ 37.87. Ventral pairs of macrosetae on tibiae: I-4; II-4; III-3; IV-4. Superior tarsal claw with 11 teeth (
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). Inferior tarsal claw with two teeth (
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). Rows of dark, robust short bristles present ventrally on metatarsus and tarsus, mainly on legs I and II. Opisthosoma 7.10 long, light brown, with a dark brown band at the anterior portion (
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). Venter light brown, with thin dark brown median band (
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). Middle field with short anterior excavation (
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). Lateral lobes prominent (
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), anteriorly with wide lateral curve, almost straight in posterior section. Copulatory ducts strongly curved (
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). Head of spermathecae elongated and with conspicuous pores (
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).
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Figs 2429.
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, female (2426) [NCA 2008/427] and male habitus (2729) [NCA 2009/5599]: (24, 27) dorsal, (25, 28) ventral and (26, 29) frontal views.
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Variation: Females (N=9) range in size from 3.5 to 5.0 in prosoma length, average 4.18. Coloration varying from light yellow-brown to dark grey-brown. The female epigyna are rather variable, with several of them being very similar to that of the single
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specimen of
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, indicating possibly synonymy (discussed below).
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Figs 3035.
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: (3033) female epigynum (30, ventral; 31, detail of middle field [NCA 2002/989]; 32, dorsal; 33, detail of head of spermathecae [NCA 2004/182]); (34, 35) female tarsal claws (34, detail of superior tarsal claw; 35, detail of inferior tarsal claw [NCA]).Abbreviations: CD = copulatory duct; CO = copulatory opening; FD = fertilisation duct; HS = head of spermathecae; LL = lateral lobes; MF = middle field.
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<emphasis box="[181,239,1514,1540]" italics="true" pageId="11" pageNumber="336">Male</emphasis>
(
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, NCA 2008/427).
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Total length 6.6. Prosoma 3.7 long, 6.6 wide, light brown with two wide lateral whitish bands (
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). Clypeus light brown, 0.16 high (
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). Anterior eye row straight, 0.86 wide (
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); posterior recurved, 1.02 wide (
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). Eye measurements: AME 0.12, ALE 0.18, PME 0.20, PLE 0.26; AMEAME 0.08, AMEALE 0.12, PMEPME 0.20, PMEPLE 0.24, OQA 0.32, OQP 0.58, OQH 0.56. Chelicerae light brown, with white bristles (
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). Sternum light brown, bristly; 1.28 long, 1.24 wide (
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). Labium dark brown, light brown distally, 0.31 long, 0.46 wide (
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). Legs light brown, relative length: I-II-IV-III, I femur 3.10/ patella-tibia 4.10/ metatarsus 3.20/ tarsus 2.20/ total 12.60; II 3.30/ 3.90/ 3.10/ 1.90/ 12.20; III 2.80/ 3.10/ 2.90/ 1.20/ 10.00; IV 3.50/ 4.00/ 3.20/ 1.50/ 12.20. Ventral pairs of macrosetae on tibiae: I-4; II-4; III-3; IV-4. Rows of dark, robust, short and almost bladelike bristles present ventrally on metatarsi and tarsi, mainly on legs I and II (
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). Opisthosoma 3.7 long, light brown, with dark brown band at anterior portion (
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). Venter light brown, with thin dark brown median band (
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). Cymbium 1.3 long (
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). Palpus with elongated bulbus. Distal tegular projection prominent (
<figureCitation box="[645,733,1303,1329]" captionStart="Figs36, 37" captionStartId="12.[144,183,861,883]" captionTargetBox="[151,1096,204,845]" captionTargetId="figure-357@12.[151,1096,204,845]" captionTargetPageId="12" captionText="Figs36, 37.Rothus vittatus Simon, 1898,male palpus:(36)ventral and (37) retrolateralviews.Abbreviations: C = conductor; DTP = distal tegular projection; E = embolus; MA = median apophysis; RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis; ST = subtegulum; T = tegulum; VTA = ventral tibial apophysis." pageId="12" pageNumber="337">Figs 36</figureCitation>
,
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). Median apophysis with acute apex (
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). Conductor short and translucent (
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). Ventral tibial apophysis prominent (
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). Retrolateral tibial apophysis short and divided (
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). Variation: Males (N=10) vary in size from
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prosoma length, average 3.52. Male mostly lighter in colour than females and colour pattern less pronounced.
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Figs 36, 37.
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, male palpus: (36) ventral and (37) retrolateral views.Abbreviations: C = conductor; DTP = distal tegular projection; E = embolus; MA = median apophysis; RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis; ST = subtegulum; T = tegulum; VTA = ventral tibial apophysis.
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Type material (not examined):
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examined:
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:
<emphasis box="[497,618,1507,1528]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="337">
<collectingRegion box="[497,618,1507,1528]" country="South Africa" name="Mpumalanga" pageId="12" pageNumber="337">Mpumalanga</collectingRegion>
</emphasis>
:
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,
<quantity box="[728,784,1507,1529]" metricMagnitude="4" metricUnit="m" metricValue="1.4" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" unit="km" value="14.0">14 km</quantity>
south of
<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03AB87859F3CCD47FE517D3EFBA9FD4D:8EDD60489F39CD45FCC47BC4FC43FA59" box="[866,930,1507,1529]" country="South Africa" county="Material" latitude="-32.983334" longLatPrecision="1207" longitude="22.916666" municipality="Ohrigstad" name="Belfast" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" stateProvince="Western Cape">Belfast</location>
[
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<geoCoordinate box="[1018,1094,1507,1528]" degrees="30" direction="east" minutes="30" orientation="longitude" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" precision="925" value="30.5">30°30'E</geoCoordinate>
],
<date box="[144,286,1531,1553]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" value="1990-12-27" valueMax="1990-12-29" valueMin="1990-12-27">
<collectingDate box="[144,286,1531,1553]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" value="1990-12-27" valueMax="1990-12-29" valueMin="1990-12-27">2729.xii.1990</collectingDate>
</date>
,
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&amp;
<collectorName box="[425,500,1531,1553]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337">B. Roth</collectorName>
,
<specimenCount box="[512,542,1531,1552]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" type="male">1♂</specimenCount>
,
<specimenCount box="[555,583,1531,1552]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" type="female">1♀</specimenCount>
(
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).
<emphasis box="[796,935,1531,1552]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="337">
<collectingRegion box="[796,935,1531,1552]" country="South Africa" name="Northern Cape" pageId="12" pageNumber="337">Northern Cape</collectingRegion>
</emphasis>
:
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[
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<geoCoordinate box="[144,220,1555,1577]" degrees="22" direction="east" minutes="57" orientation="longitude" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" precision="925" value="22.95">22°57'E</geoCoordinate>
],
<date box="[234,321,1555,1577]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" value="2001-01-15">
<collectingDate box="[234,321,1555,1577]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" value="2001-01-15">15.i.2001</collectingDate>
</date>
,
<collectorName box="[329,428,1555,1577]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337">C. Haddad</collectorName>
,
<specimenCount box="[435,466,1555,1576]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" type="male">2♂</specimenCount>
,
<specimenCount box="[474,502,1555,1576]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" type="female">1♀</specimenCount>
(NCA 2004/182).
<emphasis box="[669,794,1555,1577]" italics="true" pageId="12" pageNumber="337">
<collectingRegion box="[669,794,1555,1577]" country="South Africa" name="Western Cape" pageId="12" pageNumber="337">Western Cape</collectingRegion>
</emphasis>
:
<collectorName box="[804,929,1555,1577]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337">Borrelfontein</collectorName>
,
<locationDeviation location="Gouritz Mouth" pageId="12" pageNumber="337">
<quantity box="[937,981,1555,1577]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="8.0" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" unit="km" value="8.0">8 km</quantity>
W of Gouritz Mouth
</locationDeviation>
[
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<geoCoordinate box="[289,364,1579,1601]" degrees="22" direction="east" minutes="16" orientation="longitude" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" precision="925" value="22.266666">22°16'E</geoCoordinate>
],
<date box="[378,467,1579,1601]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" value="2008-05-15">
<collectingDate box="[378,467,1579,1601]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" value="2008-05-15">15.v.2008</collectingDate>
</date>
,
<collectorName box="[475,560,1579,1601]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337">H. Leibel</collectorName>
,
<specimenCount box="[568,597,1579,1600]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" type="male">1♂</specimenCount>
,
<specimenCount box="[605,634,1579,1600]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" type="female">1♀</specimenCount>
(NCA 2009/5599);
<collectorName box="[809,908,1579,1601]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337">Jacobsbaai</collectorName>
,
<location LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03AB87859F3CCD47FE517D3EFBA9FD4D:8EDD60489F39CD45FC35780CFBAEF9E1" box="[915,1103,1579,1601]" country="South Africa" county="Material" latitude="-32.983334" longLatPrecision="1207" longitude="22.916666" municipality="Ohrigstad" name="Saldanha Bay district" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" stateProvince="Western Cape">Saldanha Bay district</location>
[
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<geoCoordinate box="[226,302,1603,1624]" degrees="18" direction="east" minutes="04" orientation="longitude" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" precision="925" value="18.066668">18°04'E</geoCoordinate>
],
<date box="[316,397,1603,1624]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" value="2007-10-02">
<collectingDate box="[316,397,1603,1624]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" value="2007-10-02">2.x.2007</collectingDate>
</date>
,
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&amp;
<collectorName box="[497,595,1603,1625]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337">C. Haddad</collectorName>
,
<specimenCount box="[602,632,1603,1624]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" type="male">3♂</specimenCount>
,
<specimenCount box="[641,669,1603,1624]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" type="female">3♀</specimenCount>
(NCA 2008/427);
<collectorName box="[835,931,1603,1625]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337">Sedgefield</collectorName>
[
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<geoCoordinate box="[1018,1095,1603,1624]" degrees="22" direction="east" minutes="48" orientation="longitude" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" precision="925" value="22.8">22°48'E</geoCoordinate>
],
<date box="[144,249,1627,1649]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" value="1986-12-30">
<collectingDate box="[144,249,1627,1649]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" value="1986-12-30">30.xii.1986</collectingDate>
</date>
,
<collectorName box="[257,354,1627,1649]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337">A. Le Roy</collectorName>
,
<specimenCount box="[362,390,1627,1648]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" type="male">1♂</specimenCount>
(NCA 1988/778);
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[
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<geoCoordinate box="[891,967,1627,1649]" degrees="22" direction="east" minutes="55" orientation="longitude" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" precision="925" value="22.916666">22°55'E</geoCoordinate>
],
<date box="[982,1074,1627,1649]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" value="2001-10-15">
<collectingDate box="[982,1074,1627,1649]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" value="2001-10-15">15.x.2001</collectingDate>
</date>
,
<collectorName pageId="12" pageNumber="337">Z. van der Walt</collectorName>
,
<specimenCount box="[270,299,1651,1672]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" type="male">3♂</specimenCount>
,
<specimenCount box="[309,338,1651,1673]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" type="female">5♀</specimenCount>
(NCA 2002/989); same locality,
<date box="[638,739,1651,1673]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" value="2003-03-15">
<collectingDate box="[638,739,1651,1673]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" value="2003-03-15">15.iii.2003</collectingDate>
</date>
,
<collectorName box="[748,891,1651,1673]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337">Z. van der Walt</collectorName>
,
<specimenCount box="[899,928,1651,1672]" pageId="12" pageNumber="337" type="male">2♂</specimenCount>
(NCA 2003/1092).
<collectorName box="[144,237,650,676]" pageId="14" pageNumber="339">Remark</collectorName>
:
<collectorName box="[248,316,650,676]" pageId="14" pageNumber="339">Males</collectorName>
and females were found together at several localities in South Africa (NCA collection)
</materialsCitation>
.
</paragraph>
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<paragraph blockId="13.[181,1142,1582,1676]" pageId="13" pageNumber="338">
Figs 3841.
<taxonomicName authority="Simon, 1898" authorityName="Simon" authorityYear="1898" box="[295,555,1582,1604]" class="Arachnida" family="Pisauridae" genus="Rothus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="13" pageNumber="338" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vittatus">
<emphasis box="[295,431,1582,1604]" italics="true" pageId="13" pageNumber="338">Rothus vittatus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
, S.E.M. of male palpus: (38) ventral view; (39) detail of bulbus; (40) retrolateral view; (41) detail of RTA [NCA 2009/5599]. Abbreviations: C = conductor; DTP = distal tegular projection; E = embolus; MA = median apophysis; RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis; ST = subtegulum; T = tegulum; VTA = ventral tibial apophysis.
</paragraph>
</caption>
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<paragraph blockId="14.[175,1073,587,609]" box="[175,1073,587,609]" pageId="14" pageNumber="339">
Fig. 42.
<taxonomicName authority="Simon, 1898" authorityName="Simon" authorityYear="1898" box="[251,511,587,609]" class="Arachnida" family="Pisauridae" genus="Rothus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="14" pageNumber="339" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="vittatus">
<emphasis box="[251,386,587,608]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="339">Rothus vittatus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation author="SIMON, E." box="[392,511,587,609]" pageId="14" pageNumber="339" pagination="193 - 380" refId="ref8447" refString="SIMON, E. 1898 a. Histoire naturelle des araignees. Tome 2. Paris: Librairie Encyclopedique de Roret, 193 - 380." type="book chapter" year="1898">Simon, 1898</bibRefCitation>
</taxonomicName>
: legs I and II of male, metatarsus and tarsus (NCA 2002/989).
</paragraph>
</caption>
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Distribution:
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(
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,
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and
<collectingRegion box="[824,991,722,749]" country="South Africa" name="Northern Cape" pageId="14" pageNumber="339">Northern Cape</collectingRegion>
) (
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).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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