Ctenus velox Blackwall, 1865: 336 Phoneutria melanogastra Bösenberg & Lenz, 1895: 36 Ctenus marshalli F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898 : 26 Ctenus velox Ctenus melanogaster C. velox Ctenus melanogastra Ctenus marshalli C. melanogaster Afroneutria velox ( Blackwall, 1865 ) Afroneutria velox ( Blackwall, 1865 ) Afroneutria, a new spider genus of Afrotropical Ctenidae (Arachnida, Araneae) Polotow, Daniele Jocqué, Rudy European Journal of Taxonomy 2015 2015-04-28 121 1 27 65H3W Blackwall, 1865 Blackwall 1865 [509,942,662,689] Arachnida Ctenidae Afroneutria GBIF,CoL Animalia Araneae 4 5 Arthropoda species velox comb. nov.   Figs 1A–F, 2A–D, 3A–E, 12D, 13A–B, 16A     Ctenus velox Blackwall, 1865: 336.    Phoneutria melanogastra Bösenberg & Lenz, 1895: 36, pl. 1, fig. 14.    Ctenus marshalli F.O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1898: 26, pl. 4, figs 12–13.   Ctenus velox– F.O. Pickard-Cambridge 1898: 15, pl. 3, figs 1–2. — Benoit 1977: 700, fig. 2a–d.   Ctenus melanogaster– Strand 1907: 694. — Arts 1912: 196, pl. 1, fig. 14a–b. — Benoit 1977: 700, fig. 2a–d (synonymised with  C. velox).   Ctenus melanogastra– Hyatt 1954: 884.   Ctenus marshalli– Hyatt 1954: 884(synonymised with  C. melanogaster).    Note  Blackwall (1865)indicated one female as the typematerial used in the description of  Ctenus velox, but two adult females were found in the OUMNH collection and, according to the label, both were designated as types. Based on the original description we here designate the smaller specimen as the lectotypeand the other female as the paralectotype.    Diagnosis The males of  Afroneutria velox comb. nov.differ from males of the other species of the genus by the laminar and truncated tip and the additional subdistal projection of the embolus ( Fig. 1B) and the shape of the RTA ( Fig. 3A–C). The females can be distinguished from the remaining species of the genus by the acuminated and short lateral projections of the epigynum and rounded dorsal spermathecae in the vulva ( Fig. 3D–E).    Material examined    Typematerial   MOZAMBIQUE:  Ctenus velox, female lectotype(designated here), 1 femaleparalectotype, next to confluence of Shiré River with Zambezi River(approximate coordinates: 17°40’24.0” S, 35°17’51.2” E), OUMNH 1554.   Additional material   TANZANIA: Kipatimu, 1 ♂, 1965, T.H. Hofmancoll. ( MRAC 137443);  Kyela, 1 ♀,  9 Nov. 1991, R. Jocquécoll. ( MRAC 173465);  1 ♀,  27 Nov. 1991, R. Jocquécoll. ( MRAC 173191);  Coast Province, Utete, Kirengoma Forest Reserve( 8o20–23’ S, 38o54–58’ E), 2 ♂♂,  8 Nov.–1 Dec. 1989, J. Kingdon& Frontier Tanzaniacoll. ( ZMUC);  Coast Province, Bagamoyo, Zaraninge (Kiono) Forest Reserve,  20 kmSW of Sadaani( 6o04’ S, 38o35’ E), 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀,  Mar. 1990, Frontier Tanzaniacoll. ( ZMUC).   Fig. 2.   Afroneutria velox( Blackwall, 1865) comb. nov.Habitus. A. ♂, dorsal view. B. ♂, ventral view. C. ♀, dorsal view. D. ♀, ventral view. Scale bars = 1 mm.   Fig. 3.   Afroneutria velox( Blackwall, 1865) comb. nov.— A–C. Male palp. A. Ventral view. B. Retrolateral view. C. Retrolateral tibial apophysis, lateral view. — D–E. Female genitalia. D. Epigynum, ventral view. E. Vulva, dorsal view. Scale bars = 1 mm.   MALAWI: Chintheche, 1 ♂, 1 ♀,  1–20 Nov. 1977, R. Jocquécoll. ( MRAC 155299).   DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO: Elisabethville, Katanga, 1 ♀,  30 Jan. 1931, Bredocoll. ( MRAC 15545);  Buttgenbach, Lubumbashi, 1 ♀( MRAC 25506).    Typematerial not examined   EASTAFRICA:  Phoneutria melanogastra, 2 male syntypes, 1 female syntype, deposited in Zoologisches Museum Hamburg.   ZIMBABWE:  Ctenus marshalli, holotype, ♂, Umfuli River, also known as Mupfure River(approximate coordinates: 17°55’13.3” S, 29°56’40.7” E), Mashonaland, BMNH.    Description  Male(MRAC 155299) Total length 12.30. Carapace 6.20 long and 4.60 wide. Eye diameter: AME 0.32, ALE 0.18, PME 0.60, PLE 0.56. Leg measurements: I: femur 8.40 / patella 3.20 / tibia 8.70 / metatarsus 8.60 / tarsus 3.30 / total 32.20; II: 8.10 / 3.30 / 7.40 / 7.60 / 2.80 / 29.20; III: 6.80 / 2.60 / 5.70 / 6.40 / 2.30 / 23.80; IV: 9.30 / 2.60 / 8.90 / 11.10 / 3.30 / 35.20. Leg formula 4123. Leg spination: tibia I and II v2-2-2-2-2, r1-1, p1-1; III and IV v2-2-2, r1-1, p1-1; metatarsus I, II and III v2-2-2, p1-1-1, r1-1-1; IV v1-1-1-1-1-2, r1-1-1, p1-1-1. Coloration: venter of abdomen black, with two white spots placed transversely behind epigastric furrow ( Fig. 2B). Palp: cymbium elongated, longer than tibia; conductor rectangular; median apophysis slightly curved ( Figs 1A–B, 3A–C, 13A–B).  Female(MRAC 173465) Total length 18.60. Carapace 8.10 long and 6.40 wide. Eye diameter: AME 0.36, ALE 0.24, PME 0.60, PLE 0.48. Leg measurements: I: femur 6.80 / patella 3.10 / tibia 6.30 / metatarsus 6.00 / tarsus 2.20 / total 24.40; II: 6.30 / 2.90 / 5.40 / 5.50 / 2.10 / 22.20; III: 5.20 / 2.30 / 4.50 / 5.10 / 2.10 / 19.20; IV: 7.50 / 2.60 / 6.60 / 8.40 / 2.30 / 27.40. Leg formula 4123. Leg spination: tibia I and II v2-2-2-2-2, r0, p0; III and IV v2-2-2, r1-1, p1-1; metatarsus I and II v2-2-2, r0, p0; III v2-2-2, r1-1-1, p-1-1-1; IV v1- 1-1-1-1-2, r1-1-1, p1-1-1. Coloration: ventral abdomen black, with two white spots placed transversely behind epigastric furrow ( Fig. 2C–D). Epigynum: triangular median field and short lateral projections of lateral fields of epigynum ( Fig. 3D). Dorsal spermathecae short and round; ventral spermathecae with rebordered lateral margins ( Figs 1C, 3E, 12D).   Variation Two ♂♂: total length 10.60–12.40, carapace length 6.00–6.30, femur I length 7.10–8.70. Three ♀♀: total length 16.40–18.70, carapace length 7.00–8.10, femur I length 6.20–6.50. At least two ♂♂present venter of abdomen black in front, red towards back, with two spots placed transversely behind epigastric furrow.    Distribution Tanzania, Malawi, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zimbabwe ( Fig. 16A). 1609370588 OUMNH Mozambique -17.673332 next to confluence of Shire River with Zambezi River 1 35.297554 4 5 OUMNH 1554 2 2 lectotype 1609370580 [189,1069,1828,1855] 1965 MRAC T. H. Hofman Tanzania Kipatimu 4 5 MRAC 137443 1 1 1609370585 1991-11-09 MRAC R. Jocque Tanzania Kyela 4 5 MRAC 173465 1 1 1609370583 [586,1202,1863,1890] 1991-11-27 MRAC R. Jocque Tanzania 4 5 MRAC 173191 1 1 1609370589 1989-11-08 1989-12-01 1989-11-08 ZMUC J. Kingdon & Frontier Tanzania Tanzania 0.139444 Utete, Kirengoma Forest Reserve 0.648889 4 5 2 2 Coast Province 1609370574 1990-03 ZMUC Frontier Tanzania Tanzania -6.0666666 Bagamoyo, Zaraninge (Kiono) Forest Reserve 1305 38.583332 4 5 3 1 2 Coast Province 1609370567 [189,1180,267,294] 1977-11-01 1977-11-20 1977-11-01 MRAC R. Jocque Malawi Chintheche 7 8 MRAC 155299 2 1 1 1609370576 1931-01-30 MRAC Bredo Democratic Republic of the Congo Elisabethville 7 8 MRAC 15545 1 1 Katanga 1609370581 [391,957,368,395] MRAC Democratic Republic of the Congo Buttgenbach 7 8 MRAC 25506 1 1 Katanga 1609370592 ZMH Democratic Republic of the Congo EASTAFRICA 7 8 3 1 2 EASTAFRICA syntype 1609370587 BMNH Zimbabwe -17.92036 Umfuli River, also known as Mupfure River 1 29.944637 7 8 1 1 Mashonaland holotype