Sicarius damarensis Lawrence, 1928

Lotz, L. N., 2012, Present status of Sicariidae (Arachnida: Araneae) in the Afrotropical region, Zootaxa 3522, pp. 1-41 : 4-6

Sicarius damarensis Lawrence, 1928

( Fig. 2B, 3B, 4B, 5B)

Sicarius damarensis Lawrence, 1928: 221 ; Newlands 1986: 47, f. 16–18.

Types: ♀ Holotype from Namibia: Outjo , [2007'S, 1609'E], SAM 7057 [examined].

Diagnosis: Leg femora in both sexes with long, medially widened setae dorsal, similar to the setae of S. dolichocephalus ( Fig. 2B); this widening is not as extensive as in S. testaceus , but is wider than in S. albospinosus and S. hahni ; the setae differ from those of S. spatulatus in not being scoop shaped and not being on a raised on a slight mound. Male embolus ending in a thin pointed apex ( Fig. 3B), this is similar to most of the other species except for S. spatulatus where the embolus apex is broad and blunt. Female spermathecae ( Fig. 4B) consist of three long finger-like sacs that branch of away from the copulatory tube end in a similar way to S. hahni and S. testaceus , but not like S. albospinosus , in S. dolichocephalus the copulatory tube is very short and the spermathecae is unbranched and in S. spatulatus the copulatory tube is a broad chamber to witch the spermathecae is joined with thin tubes; the copulatory tube is widened in a smooth arc over most of its length below the spermathecae, unlike any of the other species; the lateral spermathecal sac has a corrugated posteriorlateral side, unlike any of the other species.

Female: (SAM-ENW-B007057): TL = 7.3; CL = 3.3; CW = 3.5; CLL = 0.8. AME-LE 0.6; Eye diameter 0.2. Leg measurements:

Distribution: Sicarius damarensis is distributed in the northern part of Namibia ( Fig. 5B).