An overview of the African genera of Prodidominae spiders: descriptions and remarks (Araneae: Gnaphosidae)
Rodrigues, Bruno V. B.
Rheims, Cristina A.
Zootaxa
2020
2020-06-16
4799
1
1
80
98ZPX
Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020
Rodrigues & Rheims
2020
[151,406,1053,1080]
Arachnida
Prodidomidae
Purcelliana
Animalia
Araneae
37
38
Arthropoda
species
kamaseb
sp. nov.
Figs 26A–C, 27A–F, 28A–F, 29A–F, 30A–F, 32A–G
Type material. Male holotypefrom Namibia, Kamaseb, Etosha National Park, 19°04’S 16°41’E, 26 March– 4 May 1988, E. Griffinleg., deposited in SMN 41144. Paratypes: 2 maleswith same data as holotype; 2 femalesfrom same locality as holotype, 8 August– 14 September 1987, E. Griffinleg., ( SMN40697).
Etymology.The specific name refers to the typelocality, noun in apposition.
Diagnosis. Purcelliana kamaseb sp. nov.resembles P. khabus sp. nov.in having the carapace reddish-brown and strongly rugose ( Figs 26A, B), and by the male palp with the embolus curved retrolaterally ( Figs 32B, 33B). The males are distinguished by the palps with vRTA pointed in ventral view and truncate in retrolateral view (rounded in P. khabus) and by the dRTA bent ventrally (bent dorsally in P. khabus) ( Figs 32B, D); females are distinguished by the epigyne with diverging V-shaped copulatory openings (converging in P. khabus) and by the posterior-median depression with longitudinal grooves (absent in P. khabus) ( Figs 30E, 32E). Both males and females are markedly larger that those of P. khabus.
Description.Male (SMN 41144). Legs orange and abdomen pale yellow ( Figs 26A, B). Total length: 3.30. Carapace 1.31 long, 1.43 wide; Abdomen 1.90 long, 1.15 wide; Sternum 0.96 long, 0.80 wide; Spinnerets: ALS 0.08 long, 0.10 wide. Eye diameters: AME 0.09, ALE 0.10, PME 0.10, PLE 0.13; interdistances: AME–AME 0.06, PME–PME 0.08. Chelicerae 0.26 long. Leg measurements: I: 5.55 (1.44, 0.97, 1.25, 1.03, 0.86); II: 3.86 (1.08, 0.61, 0.86, 0.72, 0.59); III: 3.28 (0.98, 0.47, 0.63, 0.66, 0.55); IV: 4.97 (1.39, 0.75, 1.09, 0.98, 0.75). Palp: conductor distally widened ( Figs 32A–D). Female(SMN 49697). Total length: 3.52. Carapace 1.50 long, 1.47 wide; Abdomen 2.15 long, 1.15 wide; Sternum 1.10 long, 0.86 wide; Spinnerets: ALS 0.16 long, 0.15 wide. Eye diameters: AME 0.09, ALE 0.10, PME 0.09, PLE 0.11; interdistances:AME–AME 0.06, PME–PME 0.08. Chelicerae 0.60 long. Leg measurements: I: 6.03 (1.64, 1.08, 1.34, 1.06, 0.91); II: 4.44 (1.25, 0.73, 0.92, 0.83, 0.70); III: 3.84 (1.09, 0.64, 0.78, 0.80, 0.53); IV: 5.58 (1.47, 0.98, 1.28, 1.00, 0.84). Variation.Total length ( 4 males): 2.40–3.30; ( 3 females): 3.28–3.76.
Distribution.Etosha National Park, Namibia( Fig. 34).
Other material examined. Namibia: Karossfontein, Etosha National Park, 19°21’S 14°31’E, 2 males, 13 May–16 June 1986, E. Griffinleg. ( SMN 39427); Dorstland, Etosha National Park, 18°46’S 14°44’E, 2 females, 4 August–13 September 1987, E. Griffinleg. ( SMN 40596).
2636225303
1988-03-26
1988-05-04
1988-03-26
E. Griffin
Namibia
Etosha National Park
-19.066668
Male
1273
16.683332
Kamaseb
37
38
1
holotype
2636225320
1987-08-08
1987-09-14
1987-08-08
SMN
E. Griffin
Namibia
Etosha National Park
-19.066668
Male
1273
16.683332
Kamaseb
37
38
4
2
2
paratype
2636225307
1986-05-13
1986-06-16
1986-05-13
SMN
E. Griffin
Namibia
Etosha National Park
-18.766666
Karossfontein
1274
14.733334
Etosha National Park
43
44
39427
2
2
2
2636225384
1987-08-04
1987-09-13
1987-08-04
SMN
E. Griffin
Namibia
Etosha National Park
-18.766666
Dorstland
1274
14.733334
Etosha National Park
43
44
40596
2
2
2