Thyenula nelshoogte, Zhang, Jun-Xia & Maddison, Wayne P., 2012

Zhang, Jun-Xia & Maddison, Wayne P., 2012, New euophryine jumping spiders from Southeast Asia and Africa (Araneae: Salticidae: Euophryinae), Zootaxa 3581, pp. 53-80 : 75

Thyenula nelshoogte sp. nov.

Figs 92–94

Type material. Holotype: female, SOUTH AFRICA: MPUMALANGA: Nelshoogte forest, 25.803° S, 30.830° E, elev. 1435m, 12 December 2003, coll. W. Moore, WM03.055 (UBC-SEM AR00190).

Etymology. A noun in apposition taken from the type locality.

Diagnosis. Differs from other Thyenula species in the relatively small epigynal window, which is far anterior to the epigynal groove ( Fig. 93 ); and the spermathecae which are posterior to the epigynal window ( Figs 93–94 ).

Description. Female (holotype, UBC-SEM AR00190). Carapace length 2.7; abdomen length 2.9. Chelicera with two promarginal teeth and one retromarginal tooth. Epigynum ( Fig. 93 ): window relatively small with median septum wide. Vulva ( Fig. 94 ): copulatory duct narrow; spermatheca almost kidney-shaped. First leg with three pairs of ventral macrosetae on tibia and two pairs of ventral macrosetae on metatarsus. Measurements of legs: I 4.3, II 3.8, III 4.5, IV 5.1. Color in alcohol ( Fig. 92 ): carapace with eye area dark brown, posterior part yellow brown to dark yellow brown; dorsal abdomen sandy yellow, with brown spots and dark brown markings; legs light yellow to light yellow brown.

Male. Unknown.

Figures

FIGURES 92 – 94. Thyenula nelshoogte sp. nov. 92 female holotype, dorsal view; 93 epigynum, ventral view; 94 cleared epigynum, dorsal view. Scale bars: 92, 1.0 mm; 93 – 94, 0.2 mm.