Smeringopus lineiventris Simon 1890: 95 Smeringopus lineiventris Sm. lineiventris ES Revision and cladistic analysis of the Afrotropical endemic genus Smeringopus Simon, 1890 (Araneae: Pholcidae) HUBER, BERNHARD A. Zootaxa 2012 2012-09-07 3461 1 1 138 4XVHV Simon, 1890 Simon 1890 [151,613,490,516] Arachnida Pholcidae Smeringopus Animalia Araneae 42 43 Arthropoda species lineiventris   Figs. 177–178, 183, 192–193, 202–203, 238–242      Smeringopus lineiventris Simon 1890: 95.   FIGURES 238–242.  Smeringopus lineiventris. 238. Left cymbium and procursus, retrolateral view. 239. Left procursus, dorsal view. 240–241. Left bulbal processes, dorsal and prolateral views. 242. Cleared female genitalia, dorsal view. Scale lines: 0.2 mm (240–241), 0.3 mm (238–239, 242). Types.  4♂ 4♀ syntypesfrom Yemen, Aden[ 12°48’N, 45°00’E], date unknown (1889–1890), leg. E. Simon, in MNHN (10488), with Simon’shandwritten label “10746  Sm. lineiventrisES Aden!”, examined.  Diagnosis. Distinguished from similar congeners (other species of the  arambourgispecies group and  S. pallidus) by tip of procursus ( Figs. 238, 239), shapes of bulbal processes ( Figs. 240, 241), and epigynum shape (simple plate with pair of round internal structures visible through cuticle; Fig. 202; similar  S. pallidus); apparently also by reduced color pattern on carapace, clypeus, sternum, and legs (mostly monochromous). Male ( syntype). Total body length 6.4, carapace width 2.1. Leg 1: 65.6 (17.1 + 0.9 + 16.4 + 28.8 + 2.4), tibia 2: 11.9, tibia 3: 8.8, tibia 4: 11.7; tibia 1 L/d: 77. Habitus as in Fig. 177. Colors possibly slightly bleached but dorsal abdominal pattern still very distinct; carapace only posteriorly slightly darker, clypeus, sternum, and legs monochromous ochre-yellow, abdomen ochre-gray with distinct dorsal pattern, ventrally only with two pairs of dark lines (beside book lungs and posteriorly). Distance PME-PME 160 µm, diameter PME 150 µm, distance PME-ALE 80 µm, distance AME-AME 25 µm, diameter AME 140 µm. Ocular area slightly elevated, secondary eyes with barely visible ‘pseudo-lenses’; deep thoracic pit. Chelicerae very similar  S. saruanle(cf. Fig. 236), with small distal apophyses. Palps as in Figs. 192 and 193, coxa without retrolateral apophysis, trochanter barely modified, femur with retrolateral furrow, proximal rim slightly more distinct, cymbium with very small projection near tarsal organ, procursus with distinctive distal processes ( Figs. 238, 239), bulb with sclerotized embolus and distinctive dorsal process ( Figs. 240, 241). Legs without spines, few vertical hairs, with curved hairs on legs 1–2 (most hairs missing), retrolateral trichobothrium on tibia 1 at 2.5%; prolateral trichobothrium present on tibia 1. Variation. Tibia 1 in6 other males: 9.3-15.7 (mean 13.2). Female. In general similar to male; tibia 1 in 8 females: 10.4–15.2 (mean 12.4). Epigynum a simple plate without pockets, with internal round structures visible through cuticle ( Fig. 202); internal genitalia as in Figs. 203and 242. Natural history. According to Simon (1890), this species was once “commun dans les maisons” at the typelocality in Aden. This seems no longer to be the case, as the species is apparently missing in the new collections from Yemenmade by A. van Hartenand deposited at the RMNH. Distribution. Only known from typelocality in Yemenand “Massoua” (see below) ( Fig. 204).  Materialexamined.  YEMEN: Aden: 4♂ 4♀ syntypesabove; same locality, “E a. Emerton” no further data, 1♂in MCZ(34047). Dubious locality: “Massoua” (= Er Rih Island?, 18°10’N, 38°26’E; or Massawa?, 15°36’N, 39°27’E), E. Simon collection 10250, 4♂ 5♀6 juvs. in MNHN( AR 10475). 3747820632 12.8 45.0 42 43 syntype 3747820485 MCZ Yemen Material 43 44 9 4 5 'Adan syntype 3747820884 43 44