Tusitala, Peckham & Peckham, 1902

Azarkina, Galina N. & Foord, Stefan H., 2015, A review of three Tusitala (Araneae: Salticidae) species from southern Africa, with a new synonymy and description of a new species from Botswana, African Invertebrates 56 (2), pp. 285-308 : 287-288

Key to the three species of Tusitala of southern Africa

1 Males ........................................................................................................................2

– Females.....................................................................................................................4

2 Chelicerae with small promarginal process near the fang base ( Fig. 2 , arrowed)....3

– Chelicerae with long promarginal process near the fang base ( Fig. 3 , arrowed) ....... .............................................................................................................. ansieae sp. n.

3 Tegulum with small basal process pointed downwards ( Fig. 6 , arrowed), base of embolus located on prolateral edge of tegulum.......................................................... .......................................................................... barbata Peckham & Peckham, 1902

– Tegulum with basal process pointed retrolaterally ( Fig. 7 , arrowed), base of embolus located on ventro-retrolateral edge of tegulum .......................................................... .......................................................................... hirsuta Peckham & Peckham, 1902

4 Epigyne with seminal receptacles distinct and visible above copulatory openings ( Fig. 5 ), chelicerae fissidentati ( Fig. 8 ) ....................................................................5

– Epigyne with receptacles indistinct, located below copulatory openings ( Fig. 10 , arrowed), chelicerae unidentati ( Fig. 9 ) ............................................... ansieae sp. n.

5 Insemination ducts with one coil ( Fig. 11 , arrowed).................................................. .......................................................................... barbata Peckham & Peckham, 1902

– Insemination ducts with two coils ( Fig. 12 , arrowed)................................................ .......................................................................... hirsuta Peckham & Peckham, 1902

Figures

Figs 1–5. Tusitala spp.: (1) male carapace, fronto-lateral view; (2) male chelicera, apical view; (3) ditto; (4) spermathecae; (5) epigyne.

Figs 6–12. Tusitala spp.: (6) palp of T.barbata, ventral view; (7) palp of T. hirsuta, ventral view; (8) female chelicera of T.barbata, posterior view; (9) female chelicera of T. ansieae sp. n., posterior view; (10) epigyne of T. ansieae sp. n., ventral view; (11) epigyne of T. barbata, ventral view; (12) epigyne of T. hirsuta, ventral view.