Baryphas jullieni Simon, 1902

Figs 9–10

Baryphas jullieni Simon, 1902a: 43 .

Polemus chrysochirus Simon, 1902a: 43 . Syn. nov.

Baryphas micheli Berland & Millot, 1941: 315, fig. 17.

Baryphas albicinctus – Berland & Millot 1941: 313, figs 15–16. — Wesołowska & Russell-Smith 2011: 561, figs 30–32.

Polemus chrysochirus – Szűts 2007: 90, figs 22–25.

Baryphas jullieni – Wesołowska & Edwards 2012: 737, figs 12–16, 114.

Material examined

IVORY COAST • 1 ♂ 1 ♀; Lamto; 18 Sep. 1975; “savane, hautes des herbes”; MNHN • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 6 Sep. 1975; MNHN • 2 ♂♂; same collection data as for preceding; 2 Sep. 1975; MNHN • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 3 Sep. 1975; MNHN • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 13 Oct. 1975; MNHN • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 26 Sep. 1975; “savane non-brulée, hautes des herbes”; MNHN • 1 ♀, 2 imm.; same collection data as for preceding; 25 Aug. 1975; “marigot salé, branches en sous-bois”; MNHN • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 13 Oct. 1975; “savane, sur branches”; MNHN • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 26 Aug. 1974; “savane inclus dans forêt du plateau, herbes”; MNHN • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 12 Aug. 1975; “savane gruyère, hautes des herbes”; MNHN • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding, savanna to Zougoussi; 23–24 Dec. 1975; “tête de roniers”; MNHN • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 7 Oct. 1975; “petite savane incluse dans le forêt Bandama”; MNHN • 1 ♂; Kotiessou; 6°11′ N, 5°04′ W; 3 Nov. 1975; “terrain vague en face des rizières”; MNHN .

Description

See Wesołowska & Edwards (2012). General appearance of male as in Fig. 9A–B. Epigyne with large depression in center and a pair of strongly sclerotized pockets. Distance between pockets variable (Figs 9C– D, 10A–B), most often such as in Fig. 9C. Internal structure of epigyne in Fig. 10C–D. Copulatory openings located in the center, at the edge of the depression, short straight seminal ducts running backwards, highly sclerotized multi-chambered spermathecae. See also Wesołowska & Edwards (2012: fig. 16).

Synonymization

Illustrations of the syntype of P. chrysochirus provided by Szűts (2007) and in Metzner (2021) show that the name is to be synonymized with B. jullieni .

Remarks

Because P. chrysochirus was the type species of the genus, the generic name Polemus Simon, 1902 is a junior synonym of Baryphas Simon, 1902 . The taxonomic status of Polemus galeatus Simon, 1902, the second species included to the genus Polemus is unclear. The original description is insufficient to identify this species. Simon described a female, but probably in reality this specimen was male (see Szűts 2007). We propose the species name Baryphas galeatus (Simon, 1902) comb. nov.

Distribution

Previously known from Liberia, Ivory Coast and Nigeria.