Langona trifoveolata ( Lessert, 1927 )

Haddad, Charles Richard, Wiśniewski, Konrad & Wesołowska, Wanda, 2024, The jumping spiders of Mozambique (Araneae: Salticidae), Zootaxa 5560 (1), pp. 1-92 : 44

Langona trifoveolata ( Lessert, 1927)

Fig. 30C–E

Phlegra trifoveolata Lessert, 1927: 439 , fig. 21 (♀); Logunov & Azarkina 2006: 743, figs 76–78 (♀).

Langona trifoveolata (Lessert) : Hęciak & Prószyński 1983: 211, figs 15, 27, 40 (♀).

Material examined. MOZAMBIQUE: Tete: IV.1947, leg. C.F. Roewer, 1♀ ( SMF 9929 ) .

Description. The female was redescribed by Logunov & Azarkina (2006), but the male remains unknown. General appearance and epigyne as in Fig. 30C–E .

Distribution. Previously known from D.R. Congo, this is the first record from Mozambique.

Remark. This species can be distinguished from congeners by the epigyne structure, with the median hood split medially to form two pockets ( Fig. 30D, E ) as opposed to the single pocket seen in congeners, when present.

Figures

FIGURE 30. Langona tortuosa Wesołowska, 2011, male (A, B), and L. trifoveolata (Lessert, 1927), female (C–E). A. General appearance, dorsal view; B. Palpal organ, ventrolateral view; C. General appearance, lateral view; D, E. Epigyne.