Zelotibia angelica, Nzigidahera & Jocqué, 2009

Nzigidahera, Benoît & Jocqué, Rudy, 2009, An of Zelotibia (Araneae, Gnaphosidae), a spider genus with a species swarm in the Albertine Rift, ZooKeys 13 (13), pp. 1-28 : 4

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.3897/zookeys.13.145

publication LSID

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3792112

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/88950C23-957D-4395-B52B-889FE7FF51B8

taxon LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:act:88950C23-957D-4395-B52B-889FE7FF51B8

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Zelotibia angelica
status

sp. nov.

Zelotibia angelica View in CoL sp. n.

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Figs 1 View Figures 1-11 , 17 View Figures 17-26 , 27 View Figures 27-36 , 38 View Figure 38

Material examined. Holotype. Female. BURUNDI: Parc National de la Kibira, Mt Musumba , 2°52’S 29°30’E, 10.IV. 2008, 2252m, ptifalls, forest with Carapa grandiflora and Polyscias fulva, Nzigidahera Benoît (MRAC 226243). GoogleMaps

Paratypes. 1♀: 25.VI.2008, remainder as holotype ( INECN) ; 1♀: 10.IV.2008, site 3, forest with Hagenia abyssinica , remainder as holotype ( MRAC 226344 View Materials ) ; 1♀: 25.X.2008, site 3, forest with Hagenia abyssinica , remainder as previous ( MRAC 226345 View Materials ) .

Diagnosis. Females of Zelotibia angelica are recognized by the epigyne showing two large lateral, slightly curved slits extending forward to the margin.

Etymology. The specific name “ angelica ” refers the pattern of the Epigyne, reminding the wings of an angel.

Description. Female ( Fig. 1 View Figures 1-11 ): Total length 6.00, Carapace 2.00 long, 1.68 wide. Carapace chestnut brown with grey striae radiating from fovea. Eyes AME area dark; anterior row recurved, posterior row straight. AME: 0.08; ALE: 0.11; PME: 0.08; PLE: 0.1; AME-AME: 0.08; AME-ALE: 0.02; PME-PME: 0.05; PME-PLE: 0.02. Chelicerae chestnut brown; with long bristles. Sternum brownish orange, with darker margins provided with some setae. Labium coloured brownish orange. Legs coloured as sternum, metatarsi III and IV with ventral preening comb at tip. Abdomen Dorsum dark grey, with dorsal scutum; tuft of bristles at anterior end; venter pale yellowish grey. Spinnerets pale yellowish grey. Epigyne ( Figs 17 View Figures 17-26 , 27 View Figures 27-36 ) with two long slits along lateral margin, opening towards the centre, extended to front; copulatory openings long lateral slits; copulatory ducts fairly long, sinuous, ending into the rear of fairly small, globular, adjacent spermathecae.

Legs spination
Legs F P T Mt
I d1 rl1 - - v2-1
II d1 rl1 - v1 v2-1
III d2 pl1 pl1 d2 pl2 rl2 v2-2 d2-2 Pl3 rl3 v2-1
IV d2 pl1 - d1 pl2 rl2 v1-2-2 d2-2 Pl3 rl3 v-2-2

Male unknown.

Distribution. Known only from the type locality Musumba in Kibira National Park, Burundi ( Fig. 38 View Figure 38 ).

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Gnaphosidae

Genus

Zelotibia

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