Anyphops ngome, Corronca, 2005

Corronca, J. A., 2005, Re-description of the lycosiformis species group of Anyphops Benoit and description of two new species (Araneae, Selenopidae), Journal of Natural History 39 (17), pp. 1381-1393 : 1389-1391

Anyphops ngome n. sp.

( Figure 3a–e ; Map 1 )

Type. Female holotype and two male paratypes from South Africa, Ngome State forest (27 ° 499S, 31 ° 269E), open forest, 8–19 September 1992, coll. M. van den Merwe, NCA 93/43 .

Diagnosis. The colour pattern of the body ( Figure 3a ) is typical for this species and it is similar, in part, to that of A. lycosiformis . The shape of the median apophysis ( Figure 3e ), and the narrow and short vRTA of the palp of the male ( Figure 3d ), are characteristic of this species. The shape of the epigynum with a sub-triangular and small middle field ( Figure 3b ), and the heavy copulatory ducts and spermathecae ( Figure 3c ) distinguish A. ngome from other species of Anyphops .

Etymology. The specific name is a noun in apposition referring to the type locality.

Female holotype. Total body length 5.56. Prosoma 2.33 length, 2.40 width. Eye sizes: AME 0.12, ALE 0.09, PME 0.16, PLE 0.21. Opisthosoma 3.13 length, 2.33 width. Leg formula 4321. Leg spination: Fe I p1.1.1, d1.1.1, r1.0.1, II– III p1.0.1, d1.1.1, r1.0.1, IV p1.0.1, d1.1.1, r0.0.1; Tib I –II v2.2.2.2, III p1.0.1, v2.2.0, r1.0.1, IV p0.0.1, d1.1.0, v1.2.0, r1.0.1; Mt I –II v2.2.2, III p0.1.1, v2.2.0, r0.1.0, IV p0.1.1, v2.2.0, r0.1.1. Prosoma light orange-brown with lateral dark grey markings, reaching lateral edges, as in Figure 3a . Chelicerae orange-brown with a slight light grey marking. Legs orange-brown without markings. Dorsum of opisthosoma with a whitish, large, sub-rectangular marking on anterior and middle portion of the opisthosoma, as in Figure 3a ; laterals dark brown with yellowish spots. Venter light yellow-grey. Epigynum and internal structures as in Figure 3b, c . Male paratype. Total body length 4.24. Prosoma 1.93 length, 1.98 width. Eye sizes: AME 0.09, ALE 0.07, PME 0.14, PLE 0.16. Opisthosoma 2.17 length, 1.50 width. Leg formula 4321. Leg spination: similar to the female with the exception of: Fe I –IV p1.0.1, II–IV r1.1.1; Pat I –IV d0.1; Tib I –II d1.0.0, r1.0.1, III p0.0.1, d1.0.0, r0.1.1, IV p1.0.1, d0.0.1, r1.1.1; Mt III p0.0.1, v2.2.2, r1.1.1, IV p0.1.0, v2.2.2, r1.1.1. Colour of the body, legs and chelicerae as the female. Palp as in Figure 3d, e .

Variation. Total body length: males 4.54¡0.33 (n 510), females 5.33¡0.27 (n 512).

Additional material. South Africa, Ngome State forest (27 ° 499S, 31 ° 269E), dense forest , 17–18 February 1992, one female, NCA 93/54, one female, NCA 93/69, one male, NCA 93/51; 17–18 March 1992, one female, NCA 93/65; 17–18 April 1992, one female, NCA 93/56; open forest, 17–18 February 1992, one female, NCA 93/70; 17–18 May 1992, one female, NCA 93/52, two females, one male, NCA 93/53; 17–18 June 1992, three males, NCA 93/66; 17–19 September 1992, one female, NCA 93/47, one male, NCA 93/45, one female, NCA 93/61; 17–18 November 1992, one female, NCA 93/59, one female, NCA 93/68, one female, NCA 93/55; 17–18 January 1993, one male, NCA 93/41. All the material collected by M. van den Merwe.

Distribution. South Africa: Ngome State Forest.

Figures

Map 1. Distribution of Anyphops species in South Africa.

Figure 3. (a–e) Anyphops ngome n. sp. (a–c) Female holotype: (a) dorsal opisthosoma colour pattern, (b) epigynum, ventral view, (c) epigynum, dorsal view; (d, e) male paratype: (d) male palp, lateral view, (e) male palp, ventral view. (f–h) Anyphops parvulus (Pocock), female. (f) Dorsal opisthosoma colour pattern, (g) epigynum, ventral view, (h) epigynum, dorsal view. ep, secondary epigynal pocket. Scale bars: genitalia50.25 mm; other drawings51 mm.