Selenops brachycephalus Lawrence, 1940 (Figs. 12­13)

Selenops brachycephalus Lawrence, 1940 . Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 32(6):561, fig. 5. Female holotype from Zimbabwe, Salisbury, in SAM B3291 (SAM/ARN 2397), examined.

Diagnosis. The females of S. brachycephalus are easily confused with S. tenebrosus Lawrence (Figs. 69­71). However, the epigynum differs in S. brachycephalus having the lateral lobes of the epigynum fused medially and the central depression of the epigynum being small and subquadrangular (Fig. 12). The form of the spermathecae (Fig. 13) also differs between the two species.

Female. The female was described by Lawrence (1940), epigynum and spermathecae as in Figs. 12­13.

Male. Unknown.

New Records. ZIMBABWE: Umtali Heights (1420m), 1 female, 3/III/58, E. Ross & R. Leech Col., CAS; 3km S. of Hot Springs (609m), 1 female, 2/VII/72, E. Ross Col., CAS. SOUTH AFRICA: Soutpansberg, Lajuma Farm (rocky area), 1 female, 10/VIII/97, R. Jocqué Col., MRAC 206.527.

Known distribution. Zimbabwe and South Africa (Corronca 2000).