Zelotibia kanama, Nzigidahera & Jocqué, 2009

Nzigidahera, Benoît & Jocqué, Rudy, 2009, An of Zelotibia (Araneae, Gnaphosidae), a spider genus with a species swarm in the Albertine Rift, ZooKeys 13 (13), pp. 1-28 : 15

Zelotibia kanama sp. n.

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Material examined Holotype. Female. RWANDA: Kanama , Gisenyi, grassy vegetation, 01° 40’S 029° 26’E, 11.XII.1985, Jocqué and Nsengimana ( MRAC 165717 ).

Diagnosis. Females of Zelotibia kanama are recognized by the epigyne with a narrow triangular central scape and elongate pear-shaped spermathecae.

Etymology. The species name kanama is a noun in apposition taken from the type locality.

Description. Female holotype ( Fig. 6 ): Total length 4.80. Carapace 1.80 long and 1.32 wide. Carapace yellowish brown with dark grey striae radiating from fovea. Eyes AME area pale. Both eye rows straight. Posterior eyes oval. AME: 0.05; ALE: 0.07; PME: 0.07; PLE: 0.08; AME-AME: 0.03; AME-ALE: 0.02; PME-PME: 0.03; PME- PLE: 0.05. Chelicerae yellowish brown; both margins with three teeth. Sternum pale yellowish brown, darkened along margin. Labium pale yellowish brown, longer than wide. Legs yellowish brown. Metatarsi III and IV with ventral preening comb at tip. Abdomen Dorsum grey, densely setose in front; venter pale yellowish grey. Spinnerets pale yellow. Epigyne ( Figs 21 , 31 ) in ventral view with acutely pointed, short, hoodlike, central scape, Entrance openings situated laterally, entrance ducts curved, short, ending in pear-shaped adjacent spermathecae.

Male unknown.

Distribution. Known only from the type locality, Gisenyi, Rwanda ( Fig. 39 ).

Figures

Figure 39. Localities of Zelotibia johntonẏ and Z. kanama D

Figures 1-11. Habitus of Zelotibia 1 Zelotibia angelica sp. n. female; 2 Z. curvifemur sp. n., female; 3 male; 4 Z. fosseyae sp. n., female; 5 Z. johntony sp. n., female; 6 Z. kanama sp. n., female; 7 Z. kibira sp. n., female; 8 Z. lejeunei sp. n., female; 9 Z. major, female; 10 Z. paucipapillata, female; 11 Z. subsessa sp. n., female.

Figures 17-26. Epigynes, ventral view 17 Zelotibia angelica sp. n.; 18 Z. curvifemur sp. n.; 19 Z. fosseyae sp. n., female; 20 Z. johntony sp. n.; 21 Z. kanama sp. n.; 22 Z. kibira sp. n. 23 Z. lejeunei sp. n. 24 Z. major; 25 Z. paucipapillata; 26 Z. subsessa sp. n., (scale bar 0.2 mm).

Figures 27-36. Epigynes, ventral view 27 Zelotibia angelica sp. n.; 28 Z. curvifemur sp. n.; 29 Z. fosseyae sp. n., female; 30 Z. johntony sp. n.; 31 Z. kanama sp. n.; 32 Z. kibira sp. n. 33 Z. lejeunei sp. n. 34 Z. major; 35 Z. paucipapillata; 36 Z. subsessa sp. n., (scale bar 0.2 mm).