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 4XVH3 Huber, 2012 Huber 2012 [151,425,511,537] Arachnida Pholcidae Smeringopus Animalia Araneae 52 53 Arthropoda species badplaas sp. nov.   Figs. 260–261, 282–283, 310–316   FIGURES 310–316.  Smeringopus badplaas. 310. Left cymbium and procursus, retrolateral view. 311. Left procursus, prolateral view. 312–313. Left bulbal processes, prolateral and dorsal views. 314–315. Male chelicerae, frontal and lateral views. 316. Cleared female genitalia, dorsal view. Scale lines: 0.3 mm.  Type. Male holotypefrom South Africa, Mpumalanga, Badplaas( 25°57.0’S, 30°34.0’E),  1100 ma.s.l., at night, litter under riparian trees,  26.–29.iii.2001( D. & S. Ubick), in CAS(9027106 part). Etymology. The name is a noun in apposition, derived from the typelocality. Diagnosis. Distinguished from similar congeners (other species of the  natalensisgroup, especially  S. natalensis, S. florisbad, S. lesnei, S. blyde, S. koppies, S. harare) by shapes of bulbal processes ( Figs. 312, 313); from other close relatives by absence of process near palpal tarsal organ ( Fig. 310), relatively straight procursus (ventrally), absence of prolateral process on procursus tip, and three black lines ventrally on abdomen (versus two). Male ( holotype). Total body length 5.7, carapace width 1.8. Leg 1: 42.5 (11.2 + 0.8 + 10.8 + 18.0 + 1.7), tibia 2: 7.2, tibia 3: 5.3, tibia 4: 7.6; tibia 1 L/d: 58. Habitus similar  S. koppies(cf. Figs. 245, 246). Carapace ochreyellow with distinct dark pattern (median, lateral, and submarginal marks), clypeus with pair of dark marks widening distally, sternum brown with light marks, legs with indistinct dark rings subdistally on femora and tibiae, tips of femora and tibiae black, abdomen dorsally with distinct dark pattern, ventrally with three dark lines in median part (median line narrow but distinct). Distance PME-PME 150 µm, diameter PME 140 µm, distance PME-ALE 60 µm, distance AME-AME 35 µm, diameter AME 130 µm. Ocular area slightly elevated, secondary eyes with very indistinct ‘pseudo-lenses’; deep thoracic pit. Chelicerae as in Figs. 314 and 315; with pair of distal apophyses. Palps as in Figs. 260 and 261, coxa without retrolateral apophysis, trochanter barely modified, femur with retrolateral furrow with distinct rim proximally, cymbium without projection near tarsal organ, procursus ventrally almost straight, without prolateral process at tip ( Figs. 310, 311), bulb with three distinctively shaped processes ( Figs. 312, 313). Legs without spines, few vertical hairs, with curved hairs ventrally on tibiae and metatarsi 1 and 2, retrolateral trichobothrium on tibia 1 at 2%; prolateral trichobothrium present on tibia 1. Variation. Tibia 1 in4 other males: 11.3, 11.5, 12.0, 16.1. Female. In general similar to male; tibia 1 in 2 females: 11.1 (both). Epigynum a simple plate without pockets ( Fig. 282), not clearly distinguishable from close relatives (  S. natalensis, S. florisbad, S. lesnei, S. blyde, S. koppies, S. harare); internal genitalia as in Figs. 283and 316(also similar to close relatives). Distribution. Known from several localities in northeastern South Africa( Fig. 299).  Materialexamined.  SOUTH AFRICA:  Mpumalanga: Badplaas: 1♂ holotypeabove; same data, 1♂ 2♀4 juvs. in CAS(9027106 part).   Limpopo: Oudestad, Groblersdal[ 25°10’S, 29°24’E], “Blok VII, Katoenland”,  28.ii.1980( M. Stiller),  1♂ 1 juv.in NCP(81/419). Kruger Nat. Park, Pafuri area[ 22°26’S, 31°18’E], hollow, cracks between rocks,  14.x.1995( A. Leroy),  1♂ 1 juv.in NCP(98/403). Thabazimbi[ 24°34’S, 27°25’E], in barn in dark corner,  18.iv.1987(R. Vos),  1♂in NCP(91/218). Makalali( 24°09’S, 30°42’E),  ii.–xii.1999( C. Whitmore),  1♂in DNSM(477). 3747820481 2001-03-26 2001-03-29 2001-03-26 CAS D. & S. Ubick South Africa 1100 -25.95 Badplaas 124 30.566668 53 54 1 Mpumalanga holotype 3747820688 CAS South Africa Badplaas Material 53 54 4 2 2 Mpumalanga holotype 3747820445 1980-02-28 M. Stiller South Africa -25.166666 Groblersdal 1247 29.4 Oudestad 53 54 1 Limpopo holotype 3747820716 1995-10-14 A. Leroy South Africa -22.433332 Pafuri area 1260 31.3 Kruger Nat. Park 53 54 2 1 Limpopo holotype 3747820749 1987-04-18 R Vos South Africa -24.566668 Thabazimbi 1250 27.416666 53 54 2 1 Limpopo holotype 3747820639 [384,1272,1196,1220] 1999-02 1999-12-31 1999-02 C. Whitmore South Africa -24.15 Makalali 1252 30.7 53 54 1 1 Limpopo holotype 3747820428 DNSM South Africa 53 54 1 1 Limpopo holotype