Cyphonisia itombwensis Benoit, 1966

O., Hector M., Tereza, Gonzalez-Filho Maria, Arnaud, Tereza Colpani-Sartori, José, Arnaud Henrard, L., José Paulo, D., Guadanucci Antonio & Brescovit, 2024, Illustrated Catalog of African brush-footed trapdoor spiders: type specimens from the Royal Museum for Central Africa (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Barychelidae), Zoosystema 46 (26), pp. 671-695 : 673-679

Cyphonisia itombwensis Benoit, 1966

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Cyphonisia itombwensis Benoit, 1966: 226 , figs 19-22 (description ♂, juvenile). — Blandin 1978: 26, fig. 8b (♂).

TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype. DR Congo • 1 juvenile ♀; Kivu , Itombwe [03°30’S, 29°00’E]; XII.1961; R. Kissi leg.; 1200-1400 m, under stones in destroyed forest; BE_ RMCA _ARA. Ara. 120071.

Paratype. DR Congo • 1 ♂; Kivu , Uvira; [03°25’S, 29°08’E]; V.1962; R. Kissi leg.; BE_ RMCA _ARA. Ara. 129769 (designated originally as allotype) .

DISTRIBUTION. — Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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REMARK

Benoit (1966) considered the holotype of C. itombwensis to be an adult female. However, after examination of the specimen and dissection of the genital area, we found that no spermatheca were developed ( Fig. 3E ), demonstrating that this specimen was actually not an adult.

Cyphonisia kissi ( Benoit, 1966)

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Pisenor kissi Benoit, 1966: 234 , figs 30-33 (description ♂).

Cyphonisia kissi – Raven 1985: 112 (♂, transfer from Pisenor ).

TYPE MATERIAL. — Holotype. DR Congo • 1 ♂; Katanga, Albertville; [05°57’S, 29°12’E]; 1936; Hössli leg.; BE_ RMCA _ARA. Ara. 27054 . Paratype. DR Congo • 1 ♀; Kivu, Kilibula; [03°25’S, 29°08’E]; 6.XII.1961; R. Kissi leg.; BE_ RMCA _ARA. Ara. 120754 (designated originally as allotype) .

DISTRIBUTION. — Democratic Republic of the Congo.

REMARK

In the original publication, Benoit (1966) did not explicitly designate this female as a paratype (BE_RMCA_ARA.

Ara.120754). However, in the original label he distinctly wrote “ paratype ”.

Figures

FIG. 3. — Cyphonisia itombwensis Benoit, 1966: A-F, holotype, ♀ juvenile (BE_RMCA_ARA.Ara.120071): A, habitus dorsal; B, idem, ventral; C, labium and maxillae, ventral view; D, eye tubercle, dorsal view; E, spermatheca, dorsal view; F, spinnerets, ventral view. Scale bars: A, B, 2 mm; C, D, 1 mm; E, F, 0.5 mm.

FIG. 4. — Cyphonisia itombwensis Benoit, 1966:A-J, paratype, ♂ (BE_RMCA_ARA.Ara.129769): A, habitus dorsal;B, idem, ventral; C-E, male palp,ventral view; D, idem, prolateral view; E, idem, retrolateral view; F, right tibia I, prolateral view; G, male palpal bulb, dorsal view; H, idem, ventral view; I, idem, prolateral view; J, idem, retrolateral view. Scale bars: A, B, 2 mm; C-E, 0.5 mm; F, 1 mm; G-J, 0.5 mm.

FIG. 5. — Cyphonisia kissi (Benoit, 1966): A-J, holotype, ♂ (BE_RMCA_ARA. Ara.27054): A, habitus dorsal; B, idem, ventral; C, male palp, ventral view; D, idem, prolateral view; E, idem, retrolateral view; F, right tibia I, prolateral view; G, male palp bulb, dorsal view; H, idem, ventral view; I, idem, prolateral view; J, idem, retrolateral view. Scale bars: A, B, 2 mm; C-E, 0.5 mm; F, 1 mm; G-J, 0.5 mm.

FIG. 6. — Cyphonisia kissi (Benoit,1966):A-F, paratype, ♀ (BE_RMCA_ARA.Ara.120754): A, habitus dorsal; B, idem,ventral; C, labium and maxillae, ventral view; D, eye tubercle, dorsal view; E, abdomen, ventral view; F, labium, ventral view. Scale bars: A, B, 2 mm; C, D, 1 mm; E, F, 0.5 mm.