Selenops krugeri Lawrence, 1940

Corronca, J. A., 2002, A taxonomic revision of the afrotropical species of Selenops Latreille, 1819 (Araneae, Selenopidae), Zootaxa 107, pp. 1-35 : 18

Selenops krugeri Lawrence, 1940 ( Figs. 40­42 )

Selenops radiatus krugeri Lawrence, 1940 . Ann. S. Afr. Mus. 32(6):558, fig. 3. Female syntype from South Africa, Transvaal: Sabie Reserve, in SAM B5736 (here designated as lectotype; male syntype with same data as female syntype here designated as paralectotype, see S. radiatus ).

S. krugeri .­ Benoit, 1968. Rev. Zool. Bot. Afr. 77(1­2):115.

Diagnosis. S. krugeri closely resembles S. ovambicus Lawrence and S. radiatus Latreille , by the general shape of the epigynum, but the females of S. krugeri can be distinguished by the shape of the epigynal pockets and the shape of the spermathecae ( Figs. 40­41 ). S. krugeri is easily separated from S. radiatus by the colour pattern of opisthosoma ( Fig. 42 ).

Female. The female was described by Lawrence (1940). Epigynum and spermathecae as in Figs. 40­41 .

Male. Unknown.

New records. NIGERIA: Ondo Province, Akure, 1 female, 30/I/49 (at night), B. Malkin Col., CAS. ZIMBABWE: Bulawayo (20°07´S, 28°35´E), 2 females, November 1990, V. D. Roth & B. Roth Col., CAS; Kariba, 1 female, 16/X/90, V. D. Roth & B. Roth Col., CAS; Chisuma Store (18°02´S 25°57´E), 2 females, 26/X/90, V. D. Roth Col., CAS; 14miles W of Fort Victoria (1050m), 1 subadult male, 1 immature, 21/III/58, E. Ross & R. Leech Col., CAS; Harare, 1 female, 14/X/90, V. D. Roth & B. Roth Col., CAS; Victoria Falls (17°56´S 25°50´E), 1 female, 3 immatures, 29/XI/96, W. Pulawski & V. Ahrens Col., CAS. ZAMBIA: Kalomo (17°02´S, 26°29´E), 1 female, 8­9/III/95, W. J. Pulawski Col., CAS. NAMIBIA: Karibib District: Karibib, 1 female, 20/II/90, W. Pulawski Col., CAS. BOTSWANA: Ngamiland, Gewihaba Cave (20°01´S 21°21´E), 1 female, 12/VII/1993, J. Irish Col., in dark zone, NMBA 7721; Ngamiland, Gewihaba Cave (20°01´S 21°21´E), 1 female, 11­14/VII/1993, J. Irish Col., in dark zone, NMBA 7720. SOUTH AFRICA: Gauteng, Pretoria, 25°36´S 28°12´E, 1 female, 25/VII/86, S. Neser Col., NCA 88/758; Mpumalanga, Lydenburg (on wall of house), 25°0´S 30°27´E, 1 female, IX/88, R. Filmer Col., NCA 89/240.

Distribution. Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe ( Corronca 2000) and Zambia.

Figures

FIGURES 35 ­ 42. 35 ­ 39. Selenops lesnei Lessert, 35. Colour pattern of opisthosoma, dorsal view. Fig 36. Male palp, ventral view. 37. Male palp, lateral view. 38. Epigynum, ventral view. 39. Vulva, dorsal view. 40 ­ 42. Selenops krugeri Lawrence, female lectotype, 40. Epigynum, ventral view. 41. Vulva, dorsal view. 42. Colour pattern of opisthosoma, dorsal view. Scale: genitalia = 0.25 mm, other drawings = 1 mm.