Evarcha mirabilis, Wesolowska & Haddad, 2009

Wesolowska, Wanda & Haddad, Charles R., 2009, Jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) of the Ndumo Game Reserve, Maputaland, South Africa, African Invertebrates 50 (1), pp. 13-103 : 32-33

Evarcha mirabilis sp. n.

Figs 38–41

Etymology: From Latin mirabilis (admirable).

Diagnosis: The male of the species is closely related to Evarcha maculata Rollard & Wesolowska, 2002 from the Nimba Mountains, but has a distinctly wider tibial apophysis with an additional tooth (compare Fig. 40 herein with fig. 6B in Rollard & Wesolowska 2002). Female unknown.

Description.

Male.

Measurements: Carapace length 1.9, width 1.4, height 0.8. Abdomen length 1.7, width 1.1. Eye field length 0.9, anterior width 1.3, posterior width 1.4.

Carapace rather high, dark brown, with two lighter semicircular areas on thoracic region (behind last row of eyes); anterior eyes surrounded with fawn scales; long brown bristles near eyes, white scale-like hairs scattered on eye field and on thoracic plain, denser behind anterior eyes; clypeus low, dark brown. Chelicerae unidentate; labium and endites brown, sternum orange. Abdomen russet brown with yellowish pattern, only transverse band at anterior margin white ( Fig. 38); long dark setae at anterior edge of abdomen; venter dark yellow; spinnerets grey. Colouration of legs contrasted; coxae, trochanters and basal halves of femora yellow, distal parts of femora, patellae and tibiae almost black, metatarsi and tarsi yellow. Pedipalps contrasted; femur black, remaining segments yellow; tibial apophysis very broad at base, pointed at tip, with two dorsal teeth ( Figs 40, 41). Tegulum rounded, with posterior lobe, embolus short ( Fig. 39).

Holotype: ơ Main Camp, 26 ° 54.581'S: 32 ° 18.798'E, broadleaf woodland, sweeps, grass, 13.vi.2005 ( NCA 2009 /666).