Heliophanus (Helafricanus) modicus Peckham & Peckham, 1903

Heliophanus modicus Peckham & Peckham, 1903: 193, pl. 20, fig. 2; Wesołowska 1986: 25, figs 215–225; Haddad & Wesołowska 2011: 72, figs 41, 42.

Wesołowska (1986) described both sexes.

Material examined: Maseru district: 3♀ Bushman’s Pass, Near Ha Ralitseko, 29°26'S 27°52'E, 2435 m, under rocks, montane grassland, 9.iii.2003 (NCA 2013 / 3056); 2♀ Mohale Dam, Islands, 29°25'S 28°06'E, 14.xii.2003 (NCA 2013 / 3059); 1♂ Same locality, 15.xii.2003 (NCA 2013 / 3058). Qacha’s Nek district: 2♂ Qacha’s Nek, 30°07'S 28°41'E, 1800 m, sweeps, weedy vegetation, 8.xi.2003 (NCA 2013 / 3057). Quthing district: 2♂ 2♀ Ha Liphapang village, 30°27'S 28°00'E, 1660 m, sweeps near Sebapela River, 15.xi.2003 (NCA 2013 / 3055); 3♂ 2♀ Near Ha Thlaku village, 30°10'S 28°14'E, 2100 m, maize field, 14.xi.2003 (NCA 2013 / 3054). Thaba-Tseka district: 1♂ 10♀ Mohale Dam, Ha Korporale, 29°25'S 28°07'E, 2270 m, under rocks, 16.xii.2003 (NCA 2013 / 3060).

Distribution: A species previously known from South Africa and Madagascar. Widespread in central and southern Lesotho (Fig. 48).