Rogmocrypta elegans (Simon, 1885)

Patoleta, Barbara M., Gardzinska, Joanna & Żabka, Marek, 2017, New species of Rogmocrypta Simon, 1900 from New Caledonia, with remarks on relationships and distribution (Araneae, Salticidae), ZooKeys 697, pp. 73-86 : 73

Rogmocrypta elegans (Simon, 1885) Figures 1-9, 44

Chalcoscirtus elegans Simon, 1885: 90.

Rogmocrypta elegans : Simon 1901: 445-446, figs 506 D–E; Prószyński 1984: 123-124.

Material.

1♂ holotype, 1♀ paratype, New Caledonia: Nouméa, MNHN Paris, nr 7527.

Diagnosis.

Males abdomen with two whitish stripes (Figs 1-2), embolus curved, arising from antero-prolateral part of tegulum (Fig. 5), retrolateral tibial apophysis short and conical (Fig. 6). Epigyne copulatory openings oriented towards each other, more separated than in R. koniambo sp. n.

Distribution.

Known only from the type locality (Fig. 44).

Remark.

This is the only known and illustrated species of Rogmocrypta ( Prószyński 1984), and it is used here for comparative purposes.