Euprosthenops pulchellus Pocock Euprosthenops Euprosthenopsis pulchella Description of the males of Euprosthenops australis Simon, 1898 and Euprosthenopsis pulchella (Pocock, 1902) (Araneae: Pisauridae) Cruz da Silva, Estevam L. Sierwald, Petra Zootaxa 2014 3857 137 150 3CYCY Arachnida Pisauridae Euprosthenopsis CoL Animalia Araneae 8 145 Arthropoda species pulchella  Figs 2, 23-26, 27, 28, 31-35   FIGURES 23-26. Euprosthenopsis pulchella(Pocock, 1902) ( NCA2010/2037), male habitus (23 ventral, 24 detail of ocular region, 25 frontal, 26 ventral).   FIGURES27-30. Euprosthenopsis spp. 27, 28 Euprosthenopsis pulchella(Pocock, 1902) ( NCA2010/2037), male palpus (27 ventral, 28 retrolateral). 29, 30 Euprosthenopsis armata(Strand, 1913) (South Africa, 1 ♂, 20.XII.2013, H. Davel ( FMNH129283)), male palpus (29 ventral, 30 retrolateral). ( C= conductor, DTA= distal tegular apophysis, DTP= distal tegular projection, E= embolus, MA= median apophysis, RTA= retrolateral tibial apophysis, ST= subtegulum, T= tegulum).   FIGURES31-34. Euprosthenopsis pulchella(Pocock, 1902) ( NCA2010/2037). 31- 34 malepalpus (31 ventral, 32 detail of bulbus, 33 retrolateral, 34 detail of retrolateral tibial apophysis). ( C= conductor, DTA= distal tegular apophysis, DTP= distal tegular projection, E= embolus, MA= median apophysis, RTA= retrolateral tibial apophysis, ST= subtegulum, T= tegulum).     Euprosthenopspulchellus Pocock1902: 18, plate 3, fig. 6, female holotypefrom South Africa, Eastern Cape Province, Grahamstown( BMNH 01.3.13.194) (examined); Blandin 1977: 143, figs 9, 15, 19, 20b (transferred from Euprosthenops).  Euprosthenopsis pulchella(Pocock, 1902). Platnick 2014.  Note. Males and females were found together in several lots from South Africa ( NCAcollection).  Diagnosis. The males of Euprosthenopsis pulchellaresemble those of E. armataby the short distal tegular projection ( DTP, Figs 27, 29), by the short and membranous median apophysis ( MA, Figs 27, 29), by the large and translucent conductor ( C, Figs 27, 29) and by the concave retrolateral tibial apophysis ( RTA, Figs 28, 30). Males of E. pulchellacan be distinguished by the large and wide conductor ( C, Figs 27, 31, 32), the long and thin embolus ( E, Figs 27, 32), the elongated and slender distal tegular apophysis ( DTA, Figs 27, 32) and the tooth-like projection at the base of the retrolateral tibial apophysis ( RTA, Figs 28, 33, 34).  Description. Male (South Africa, NCA2010/2037). Total length 11.67. Carapace 4.31 long, 3.65 wide, dark brown with a thin lateral white band (Figs 23, 24). Clypeus light brown, 0.50 high (Fig. 25). Anterior eye row extremely procurved, 1.60 wide (Fig. 25); posterior eye row strongly recurved, 1.38 wide (Fig. 24). Eye diameters, interdistances, and median ocular quadrangle: AME0.18, ALE 0.21, PME 0.24, PLE 0.22; AME-AME 0.16, AME-ALE 0.64, PME-PME 0.36, PME-PLE 0.44, OQA 0.56, OQP 0.74, OQH 0.64. Chelicerae dark brown, with scattered white bristles anteriorly (Fig. 25). Retromargin of left cheliceral fang furrow with three teeth, equidistant and equal in size; promargin with three teeth, median tooth largest. Sternum dark brown with a median irregular light brown band, bristly; 2.07 long, 1.91 wide (Fig. 26). Labium light brown, dark brown laterally, 0.35 long, 0.70 wide (Fig. 26). Legs dark brown, relative length: IV-II-I-III, I - femur 7.80/ tibia-patella 9.79/ metatarsus 7.80/ tarsus 3.65/ total 29.04; II - 8.13/ 9.46/ 7.96/ 3.81/ 29.36; III - 7.30/ 8.13/ 6.30/ 3.15/ 24.88; IV - 9.13/ 10.12/ 10.95/ 3.32/ 33.52. Ventral pairs of macrosetae on tibiae: I-4; II-4; III-4; IV-4. Abdomen 6.64 long, dark brown with a lateral patch of white bristles forming two paramedian white bands (Fig. 23). Venter brown with a thin light brown band. Palpus with a short and rounded distal tegular apophysis ( DTA) (Figs 27, 31, 32). Cymbium 2.34 long. Median apophysis ( MA) short, slender and membranous (Figs 27, 31, 32). Conductor large, wide and translucent (Figs 27, 31, 32). Retrolateral tibial apophysis concave, with a small tooth-like projection at the base (Figs 28, 33, 34). Female. Redescribed by Blandin, 1977: 143, f. 9, 15, 19, 20b.   Other material examined. SOUTH AFRICA, Western Cape, Bontebok National Park[ 34°04'S, 20°27'E], 1 ♂,  23.XI.2009, E. le Roux( NCA 2010/2037),  Gondwana Game Reserve, SE Herbertsdale[ 34°04'S, 21°53'E], 1 ♂,  03.I.2006, M. Burger( NCA 2010/2482),  1 ♂,  03.I.2006, M. Burger( NCA 2010/2481);  Oudtshoorn[ 33°35'S, 22°12'E], 2 ♂, 3 ♀,  15.XI.2008, Z. van der Walt( NCA 2009/5893),  Anysberg Nature Reserve[ 33°31'S, 20°45'E], 2 ♂,  23.IX.2005, C. Haddad& R. Lyle( NCA 2007/3957);  Eastern Cape, Mkhambathi Nature Reserve[ 31°32'S, 29°58'E], 1 ♂,  29.I.2008, M. Hamer( NCA 2009/5760);  Kimberley[ 28°41'S, 24°44'E], 1 ♀, no date, collector unknown ( MRAC 147.833);  KwaZulu-Natal[ 28°29'S, 30°52'E], 2 ♀, 1980, unknown collector ( FMNH 103053, 103054);  Port Alfred[ 33°35'S, 26°53'E], 1 ♂, unknown collector ( FMNH 103055);  Hartbeespoort, Grootplaas De Rust[ 25°46'S, 27°50'E], 1 ♀,  20.XII.2013, H. Davel( FMNH 129282).  LESOTHO, Ha Liphapang village[ 30°33'S, 28°05'E], 1 ♂,  15.XI.2003, C. Haddad( NCA 2009/1011).  SWAZILAND, Malolotja Nature Reserve[ 25°58'S, 31°07'E], 1 ♂,  20.I.1989, R. Harris( NCA 90/473).  Distribution. South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland (Fig. 35). 1224542551 BMNH South Africa Grahamstown Grahamstown 01.3.13.194 1 1 Eastern Cape Province holotype 1224542541 2009-11-23 NCA E. le Roux South Africa -34.066666 Bontebok National Park 1 20.45 2010 / 2037 1 1 Western Cape Other material 1224542546 2006-01-03 NCA M. Burger South Africa -34.066666 Gondwana Game Reserve, SE Herbertsdale 1 21.883333 2010 / 2482 1 1 Western Cape Other material 1224542552 2006-01-03 NCA M. Burger South Africa -34.066666 Gondwana Game Reserve, SE Herbertsdale 21.883333 2010 / 2481 1 1 Western Cape Other material 1224542556 2008-11-15 NCA Z. van der Walt South Africa -33.583332 Oudtshoorn 1 22.2 2009 / 5893 5 3 2 Western Cape Other material 1224542555 2005-09-23 NCA C. Haddad, R. Lyle South Africa -33.516666 Anysberg Nature Reserve 1 20.75 2007 / 3957 2 2 Western Cape Other material 1224542560 2008-01-29 NCA M. Hamer South Africa -31.533333 Mkhambathi Nature Reserve 1 29.966667 2009 / 5760 1 1 Eastern Cape Other material 1224542553 MRAC South Africa -28.683332 Kimberley 1 24.733334 147.833 1 1 Eastern Cape Other material 1224542540 1980 FMNH South Africa -28.483334 KwaZulu-Natal 1 30.866667 103053, 103054 2 2 KwaZulu-Natal Other material 1224542542 FMNH South Africa -33.583332 Port Alfred 1 26.883333 103055 1 1 KwaZulu-Natal Other material 1224542547 2013-12-20 FMNH H. Davel South Africa -25.766666 Hartbeespoort, Grootplaas De Rust 1 27.833334 129282 1 1 Hartbeespoort Other material 1224542549 2003-11-15 NCA C. Haddad Lesotho -30.55 Ha Liphapang village 1 28.083334 2009 / 1011 1 1 Other material 1224542554 1989-01-20 NCA R. Harris Swaziland -25.966667 Malolotja Nature Reserve 1 31.116667 90 / 473 1 1 Other material