Selenops dilamen, Corronca, J. A., 2002

Corronca, J. A., 2002, A taxonomic revision of the afrotropical species of Selenops Latreille, 1819 (Araneae, Selenopidae), Zootaxa 107, pp. 1-35 : 13

Selenops dilamen sp. nov. ( Figs. 18­20 )

Type. Female holotype from Zaïre, Tabora (2°15´S 25°47´E), L. F. Wintgerm Col., deposited in ZMB.

Etymology. The specific epithet is an arbitrary combination of letters.

Diagnosis. The females of S. dilamen sp. nov. resemble S. radiatus Latreille, S. krugeri Lawrence and S. ovambicus Lawrence , in having the lateral lobes of the epigynum close to the median line. The general shape of the epigynum resembles S. lucibel sp. nov. ( Figs. 46, 48 ), but the shape of the epigynal pockets, as well as the lateral lobes and spermathecae ( Figs. 18­19 ) are unique.

Female (holotype). Total length 9.20. Prosoma length 3.85, width 4.58. Opisthosoma length 5.30, width 4.47. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.16, ALE 0.12, PME 0.19, PLE 0.23, AME­AME 0.26, AME­ALE 0.49, AME­PME 0.12, PME­PME 0.77, PME­PLE 0.51, PLE­PLE 1.93, ALE­ALE 1.58. Leg formula 2341. Leg measurements: I­ Fe 3.83, Pat+Tib 4.58, Mt 2.55, Ta 1.14, total 12.10; II­ 4.88, 5.55, 3.30, 1.13, total 14.86; III­ 4.73, 5.33, 3.15, 1.13, total 14.34; IV­ 4.43, 5.18, 3.30, 1.13, total 14.04. Leg spination: Fe. I­ pr1.0.1, d1.1.1, rt1.0.0, II­ pr1.0.0, d1.1.1, rt1.0.0, III­IV­ pr1.0.0, d1.1.1, rt0.0.1; Tib. I­II­ v2.2.2, III­IV­ v2.2.0; Mt. I­III­ v2.2, IV­ v2.1. Prosoma pale brownishred. Chelicerae reddish­brown. Legs yellowish with metatarsi and tarsi pale orange. Opisthosoma pale brown­yellow, pattern as in Fig. 20 , venter yellowish. Epigynum and spermathecae as in Figs. 18­19 .

Male. Unknown.

Known distribution. Known only from the type locality.

Figures

FIGURES 12 ­ 23. 12 ­ 13. Selenops brachycephalus Lawrence, female holotype, 12. Epigynum, ventral view. 13. Vulva, dorsal view. 14 ­ 15. Selenops cristis sp. nov., female holotype, 14. Epigynum, ventral view. Fig 15. Vulva, dorsal view. 16 ­ 17. Selenops camerun Corronca, female holotype, 16. Epigynum, ventral view. 17. Vulva, dorsal view. 18 ­ 20. Selenops dilamen sp. nov., female holotype, 18. Epigynum, ventral view. 19. Vulva, dorsal view. 20. Colour pattern of opisthosoma, dorsal view. 21 ­ 23. Selenops dilon sp. nov., female holotype, 21. Epigynum, ventral view. Fig 22. Vulva, dorsal view. 23. Colour pattern of opisthosoma, dorsal view. Scale: genitalia = 0.25 mm, other drawings = 1 mm.

FIGURES 43 ­ 50. 43 ­ 45. Selenops littoricola (Strand), female holotype, 43. Epigynum, ventral view. 44. Vulva, dorsal view. 45. Male palp, ventral view. 46 ­ 48. Selenops lucibel sp. nov., female holotype, 46. Colour pattern of opisthosoma, dorsal view. 47. Epigynum, ventral view. 48. Vulva, dorsal view. 49 ­ 50. Selenops lobatse Corronca, female holotype, 49. Epigynum, ventral view. 50. Vulva, dorsal view. 51 ­ 52. Selenops lumbo Corronca, female, 51. Epigynum, ventral view. 52. Vulva, dorsal view. Scale: genitalia = 0.25 mm, other drawings = 1 mm.