Festucula vermiformis Simon, 1901

Azarkina, Galina N. & Foord, Stefan H., 2014, A revision of the Afrotropical species of Festucula Simon, 1901 (Araneae: Salticidae), African Invertebrates 55 (2), pp. 351-351 : 374

Festucula vermiformis Simon, 1901

Fig. 26

Festucula vermiformis Simon, 1901 a: 155 (♀, not examined)̹

F. vermiformis: Simon 1901 b: 607 , fig̹ 718; Lessert 1933: 149, fig̹ 70; Prószyṅski 1987: 27; 2003: 64, figs 241—243; WesoΙowska 1992: 52, figs 28—31̹

See WesoΙowska (1992) for description of female̹

Distribution: North-West Africa ( Egypt, Sudan) and the Levant ( Israel) (Prószyṅski

2003) (Fig̹ 26)̹

Comments: This species was described by Simon (1901 a) together with F. lineata .

However, the diagnosis of the genus Festucula and the diagnostic figures of F.

vermiformis were provided in another one of his works, Histoire naturelle des araignées

(Simon 1901 b)̹

NOMEN DUBIUM

Festucula monticola Berland & Millot, 1941

Festucula monticola Berland & Millot, 1941: 345 , fig̹ 48 (♀, not examined)̹

F. monticola : WesoΙowska 1992: 54 (Nomen dubium)̹

Comments: We attempted to locate the type specimen described from Dalaba, Guinea. Christophe Hervé (Muséum national d̕Histoire naturelle, Paris, France) found the jar # 2345 in which the type should have been kept̹ However, the vial inside the jar contained this handwritten note: ̒specimen with epigyne removed — possibly lost (?)̹ J̹ Prószyṅski 2̹VI̹1985̹̕ It is very likely that this species name is a junior synonym of F. lineata . Yet, as we have failed to locate the type specimen, and because the original description and illustrations are inadequate to identify the species, we have considered this name nomen dubium. This unresolved problem needs further attention .

Figures

Fig. 26. Distribution records of Festucula spp. (? — exact locality unknown)̹