Nesticella sechellana ( Simon, 1897 )

Saaristo, Michael I., 2002, New species and interesting new records of spiders from Seychelles (Arachnida, Araneaea), Phelsuma 10, pp. 1-32 : 18

Nesticella sechellana ( Simon, 1897) ( Figs. 47-49 )

Nesticus sechellana Simon, 1897:378 (Df) ,

-"-, Hubert 1970: 81, f. 9-10 (f).

Nesticella sechellana, Lehtinen & Saaristo 1980: 56 (f).

Material examined: Mahé holotype f ( ZMH) and Silhouette, forest litter, 590m, 1f, 1994 USSR. Zool . Exped. ( ZMMU) .

Diagnosis: This small (TL = 2.7), unicolorous grey species can be distinguished from all other long legged Seychellian spiders by having eight eyes and tarsi IV with ventral row of serrated bristles.

Description: Female (male unknown) well described by Hubert (1970).

Distribution: Mahé ( Simon 1897, Hubert 1970) and Silhouette (*).

Figures

Figs. 47 - 49. Nesticella sechellana (Simon, 1873). - 47: Female sinistrolaterally. - 48: Carapace and abdomen dorsally. - 49: Epigyne ventrally. - Scale bars: 47, 46 = 1.0, 48 = 0.2 mm. Orig.