Icius insolidus ( Wesołowska, 1999 )

Haddad, Charles Richard & Wesołowska, Wanda, 2024, On some new and poorly-known Chrysillini from arid western South Africa (Araneae, Salticidae), African Invertebrates 65 (2), pp. 127-159 : 127-159

Icius insolidus ( Wesołowska, 1999)

Fig. 9

Menemerus insolidus Wesołowska, 1999: 299, figs 158–161.

Icius insolidus Wesołowska 2006: 234, figs 43–52; Haddad and Wesołowska 2011: 75, figs 45–46, 55–56.

Material examined.

South Africa • Northern Cape Province; 1 ♀; Calvinia, Akkerendam Nature Reserve ; 31 ° 24.896 ' S, 19 ° 46.728 ' E; 1095 m a. s. l.; 16 Jan 2021; C. Haddad et al. leg.; leaf litter, dry river bed; NCA 2021 / 830 • 1 ♂; Same locality; 31 ° 24.643 ' S, 19 ° 46.077 ' E; 1235 m a. s. l.; 17 Jan 2021; C. Haddad et al. leg.; beating shrubs, east-facing slope; NCA 2021 / 896 • 1 ♀; Kharkams, Kharkams High School ; 30 ° 21.665 ' S, 17 ° 53.201 ' E; 735 m a. s. l.; 5 Jul 2021; C. Haddad leg.; hand collecting, under rocks; NMBA 19882 • 1 ♀; Namaqua National Park , 1.7 km WSW of Skilpad Rest Camp; 30 ° 10.044 ' S, 17 ° 45.674 ' E; 575 m a. s. l.; 13 Jan 2021; C. Haddad et al. leg.; beating short shrubs, east-facing slope; NCA 2021 / 795 • 1 ♂; Namaqua National Park, Koeroebees ; 30 ° 08.683 ' S, 17 ° 42.177 ' E; 240 m a. s. l.; Apr 2022; C. Haddad & R. Booysen leg.; hand collecting; NMBA 19921 • 1 ♀; Namaqua National Park, Skilpad Rest Camp ; 30 ° 09.802 ' S, 17 ° 46.671 ' E; 725 m a. s. l.; 14 Jan 2021; C. Haddad & R. Booysen leg.; hand collecting, at night around houses; NCA 2021 / 78 • 1 ♀; near Nigramoep, Skaaprivier Canyon ; 29 ° 33.130 ' S, 17 ° 39.135 ' E; 690 m a. s. l.; 10 Jan 2021; C. Haddad et al. leg.; beating shrubs, river bed; NCA 2021 / 515 • 1 ♀; Nigramoep Slow Living Guest Farm ; 29 ° 31.869 ' S, 17 ° 35.150 ' E; 745 m a. s. l.; 9 Jan 2021; C. Haddad et al. leg.; leaf litter, open plain; NCA 2021 / 532 • 1 ♀; Richtersveld National Park, Akkedis Pass ; 28 ° 10.772 ' S, 17 ° 02.173 ' E; 600 m a. s. l.; 8 Jan 2021; C. Haddad et al. leg.; under rocks, west-facing slope; NCA 2021 / 342 • 1 ♀; Richtersveld National Park, Akkedis Pass ; 28 ° 10.673 ' S, 17 ° 01.863 ' E; 540 m a. s. l.; 8 Jul 2021; C. Haddad et al. leg.; beating short shrubs, east-facing slope; NCA 2021 / 456 • 1 ♀; Richtersveld National Park, Akkedis Pass ; 28 ° 10.577 ' S, 17 ° 02.069 ' E; 645 m a. s. l.; 9 Jul 2021; C. Haddad et al. leg.; under rocks, west-facing slope; NCA 2021 / 489 • 1 ♀; Tankwa Karoo National Park, Steenkampshoek ; 32 ° 16.737 ' S, 20 ° 09.622 ' E; 860 m a. s. l.; 19 Jan 2021; C. Haddad et al. leg.; leaf litter, east-facing slope; NCA 2021 / 996 • 1 ♂ 1 ♀; 12 miles W of Upington ; 28 ° 27 ' S, 21 ° 15 ' E; 12 Apr 1970; B. Lamoral leg.; NMSA 26500 • Western Cape Province; 1 ♂; Laingsburg District, Wagendrift Lodge ; 33 ° 22.446 ' S, 20 ° 54.247 ' E; 580 m a. s. l.; 6 Oct 2015; Z. Mbo leg.; hand collecting, under rocks; NCA 2016 / 2692 • 1 ♀; Same locality; 33 ° 22.943 ' S, 20 ° 54.711 ' E; 530 m a. s. l.; 5 Oct 2015; Z. Mbo leg.; hand collecting, under rocks; NCA 2016 / 2703 • 3 ♀; Same locality; 33 ° 22.861 ' S, 20 ° 56.910 ' E; 520 m a. s. l.; 22 Jan 2021; C. Haddad et al. leg.; hand collecting, under rocks in veld; NCA 2021 / 134 .

Description.

For description of male, see Wesołowska (2006); for female, see Wesołowska (1999). General appearance of male in alcohol in Fig. 9 A , palp in ventral and retrolateral views in Fig. 9 B, C , respectively; general habitus of female in Fig. 9 D , ventral epigyne in Fig. 9 E .

Distribution.

A common species widespread in South Africa, having been recorded from all the provinces except the Western Cape ( Dippenaar-Schoeman et al. 2023), from which it is recorded here for the first time.

Figures

Figure 9. Icius insolidus (Wesołowska, 1999), male (A – C) and female (D, E): A, D general appearance, dorsal view B palpal organ, ventral view C same, retrolateral view E epigyne, ventral view.