Euophryine jumping spiders of the Afrotropical Region-new taxa and a checklist (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryinae)
Wesołowska, Wanda
Azarkina, Galina N.
Russell-Smith, Anthony
Zootaxa
2014
2014-04-15
3789
1
1
72
56PNT
Wesołowska & Azarkina & Russell-Smith, 2014
Wesołowska & Azarkina & Russell-Smith
2014
[151,383,1535,1561]
Arachnida
Salticidae
Thyenula
Animalia
Araneae
61
62
Arthropoda
species
virgulata
sp. nov.
Figs 229–232
Holotype:male, SOUTH AFRICA, KwaZulu-Natal Province, Ophate Game Reserve, 28°25'S: 31°24'E, montane grassland, 900 ma.s.l., pitfall trap, 30 September—4 October 2008, leg. C. Haddad, S. Olivier & C. Hanekom( NCA 2008/3935). Paratype: SOUTH AFRICA, KwaZulu-Natal Province, Ithala Game Reserve, Mhulumbela Lookout Point, 27°31'S: 31°18'E, montane grassland, 1 male, 2 July 2010, leg. C. Haddad( NCA).
Diagnosis.A distinctive species, the male is easily distinguished from other species (except T. montana)by the striped body. The embolic spiral is placed slightly retrolaterally (centrally in congeners). It differs from T. montanain having a clearly longer embolus, forming more than one loop and by the lack of a cymbial tutaculum.
Etymology.The specific name is Latin for striped, referring to pattern of coloration.
Description.Measurements. Cephalothorax: length 2.0, width 1.3, height 0.8. Abdomen: length 1.9, width 1.1. Eye field: length 0.8, anterior and posterior width 1.2. FIGURES 225–228. Thyenula tenebrica sp. nov.225 female holotype, dorsal view; 226 female holotype, lateral view; 227 epigyne; 228 internal structure of epigyne. Male. General appearance as in Fig. 229. Carapace oval, moderately high. Eye field dark brown, brown bristles on its anterior half, white hairs forming four bands starting from eyes and extending to middle of eye field, median bands fused posteriorly. Thoracic part of carapace and abdomen brown with three longitudinal light streaks ( Fig. 229). Abdomen brown with three light streaks, clothed in hairs corresponding to background colour, with longer bristles at anterior edge. Venter of abdomen light, with three dark stripes. Spinnerets light. Mouth parts light brown, sternum orange with large dark patch in centre. Legs yellow, lateral surfaces of first femora almost black, patellae of first legs with small black patch on prolateral side. Leg hairs and spines brown. Pedipalps clothed in dense long white hairs, only femora brownish. Embolic spiral placed slightly retrolaterally. Embolus coiled, only its end protruding slightly above tip of loop ( Figs 230, 231 ). Female unknown.
Distribution.Known only from northern KwaZulu-Natalin South Africa.
3319295422
2008-09-30
2008-10-04
2008-09-30
NCA
South Africa
900
-28.416666
Ophate Game Reserve
1232
31.4
61
62
NCA 2008
1
KwaZulu-Natal
holotype
3319295456
2010-07-02
NCA
C. Haddad
South Africa
-27.516666
Mhulumbela Lookout Point
1236
31.3
Ithala Game Reserve
61
62
1
1
KwaZulu-Natal
paratype