Geraesta mkwawa sp. nov.

Figs 6 E, 6F, 44A–D, 45A–F, 46A–F

Type material: Holotype: male from TANZANIA: Iringa District: Uzungwa Scarp Forest reserve, 11 km SE Masisiwe, Kihanga Strm. 8°22’5.7’’ S 35°58’41.6’’ E, 1800 m, 17–27 May 1997, understory, ZMJC-SI Exp. 1997 (USNM, more specimens are available in USNM and CAS).

Paratypes: 3 male 3 females, same data as holotype.

Etymology. Named after Tanzanian tribal Chief Mkwavinyika Munyigumba Mwamuyinga (1855 –1898) commonly known as Chief Mkwawa . He was a tribal leader in German East Africa (Tanzania) who opposed the German colonization. Mkwawa, meaning "conqueror of many lands" was a very early user of guerrilla warfare. Used as a noun in apposition.

Description. Male (holotype): Total length: 4.0; prosoma length: 2.0, width: 1.7. Leg I: femur 4.0, patella 0.8, tibia 3.8, metatarsus 3.2, tarsus 1.8. Prosoma light yellow, laterals darker. Opisthosoma brown-yellow with white and black patches as in Fig 6 E. AER and PER recurved. AME smaller than the rest. Palp as in Figs 44 A, 45A–F. Female: Total length: 5.4; prosoma length: 2.4, width: 2.2. Leg I: femur 3.6, patella 1.2, tibia 3.2, metatarsus 2.4, tarsus 1.2. Color and markings as in male. Epigynum and vulva as in Figs 44 C, 44D, 46D.