Hexophthalma binfordae, Lotz, 2018

Lotz, Leon N., 2018, An update on the spider genus Hexophthalma (Araneae: Sicariidae) in the Afrotropical region, with descriptions of new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 424, pp. 1-18 : 4

Hexophthalma binfordae sp. nov.

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Diagnosis

Female inner spermathecae consist of one lateral extending sac and a divided round sac medially, on each side, with a small sclerotized reduced outer spermatheca ( Fig. 1 ) which is unlike that of any of the other species. Male unknown.

Etymology

The species name is a matronym for Greta Binford, collector of the type specimen.

Material examined

Holotype

NAMIBIA: ♀, Khorxas , Twyfelfontein, 18°30′53.64″ S, 14°22′21.84″ E, 19 Aug. 2005, G. Binford leg. ( NMNW 45842 ).

Description

Female (n =1)

TL= 11.9; CL=5.5; CW=5.5; CLL=0.7. AME-LE =0.6; eye diameter 0.2. Carapace reddish-brown, cephalic area slightly darker; abdomen and legs yellow-brown. Body and legs with lancet-like curved macrosetae, more strongly curved on body than on legs. Spermathecae consist of one lateral extending sac and a divided round sac medially, on each side, with a small sclerotized reduced outer spermatheca basally ( Fig. 1 ).

Leg measurements:

Natural history

Hexophthalma binfordae sp. nov. was collected from a savanna area.

Distribution

Hexophthalma binfordae sp. nov. is only known from the type locality in Namibia ( Fig. 24 ).

Figures

Figs 1–8. Female internal genitalia. 1. Hexophthalma binfordae sp. nov. 2–4. H. goanikontesensis sp. nov. 5. H. leroyi sp. nov. 6–8. H. albospinosa (Purcell, 1908). Scale bar =1 mm.

Figs 24–25. Distribution maps for species of Hexophthalma Karsch, 1879. 24. H. goanikontesensis sp. nov., H. binfordae sp. nov. and H. leroyi sp. nov. 25. H. albospinosa (Purcell, 1908, H. damarensis (Lawrence, 1928), H. dolichocephala (Lawrence, 1928) and H. spatulata (Pocock, 1900).