Thyenula natalica (Simon, 1902) Simon, 1902

Azarkina, Galina N. & Foord, Stefan H., 2013, Redescriptions of poorly known species of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from South Africa and Namibia, Zootaxa 3686 (2), pp. 165-182 : 179-181

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3686.2.3

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6149305

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6958143B-FFBF-A522-90E0-F8BBDDF3FEBF

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scientific name

Thyenula natalica (Simon, 1902)
status

comb. nov.

Thyenula natalica (Simon, 1902) View in CoL comb. n.

Figs 36 View FIGURE 36 , 63–68 View FIGURES 63 – 64 View FIGURES 65 – 68

Evarcha natalica Simon 1902: 398 (3, examined).

Evarcha natalica: Simon 1903: 697 ; Lessert 1925: 354.

Type material: Holotype 3 ( MNHN, #20381) Natal / C.M. [= Republic of South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, exact locality and date unknown (C. Martin)].

Other material: RSA: 13 (NCA 87/133) Gauteng, Pretoria/Tswane, Roodeplaatdam Nature Reserve, 26°21'S, 28°21'E, sweepnetting, 9.03.1982 (I. van Rooyen, T. Marren); 13 (NCA 84/862) Mpumalanga, Bergvliet Staatsbos, Sabie, ca. 25°07'S, 30°53'E, sweepnetting, grass and ferns next to Sabie river, 19.09.1984 (A.S. Dippenaar); 13 (NCA 86/577) KwaZulu-Natal, Vernon Crookes Nature Reserve, near Park Rynie, ca. 30°18'S, 30°38'E, 25.03.1985 (R.Maartens).

Diagnosis. This species closely resemble Thyenula magna Wesołowska & Haddad 2009 , but differs in the shape of the bulbus (broad in T. natalica and narrow in T. magna ) and length of palpal tibia: long in T. magna (see Wesołowska & Haddad 2009, Figs 201–202) and short in T. natalica ( Figs 61–62 View FIGURES 57 – 62 ). It differs from other Thyenula in the shape of embolus that has a thin membrane ( Figs 63–64 View FIGURES 63 – 64 ).

Description. Male (Holotype of Evarcha natalica , MNHN, #20381). Carapace: length 2.85, width 2.30, height 1.70. Abdomen: length 2.45, width 1.90. Eye field: length 1.20, anterior width 1.95, posterior width 1.80. Cheliceral length 0.90. Clypeal height 0.15. Diameter of AME 0.70. Length of leg segments: I 1.80+1.20+1.50+1.10+0.70; II 1.60+0.90+1.00+0.80+0.60; III 1.65+0.85+1.00+1.25+0.60; IV 1.50+0.70+1.00+1.25+0.70. Leg spination: I: Fm d 1-1-; Pt pr and rt 1, Tb pr 1-1-1, rt 0-1, v 2-2 -2ap; Mt pr 1-1, v 2-2 ap. II: Fm d 1-1-5; Pt pr and rt 1, Tb pr 1-1-1, rt 1-1, v 2-2 -2ap; Mt pr 1-1, v 2-2 ap. III: Fm d 1-1-5; Pt pr and rt 1; Tb d 1-0-0, pr and rt 1-1-1, v 1 -0-2ap; Mt pr and rt 1-0-2ap, v 2 -0-2ap. IV: Fm d 1-1-3; Pt pr and rt 1; Tb d 1-0- 0, pr and rt 1-1-1, v 1 -0-2ap; Mt pr and rt 1-1-2ap; v 1 -0-2ap. Carapace brown, with black rings around eyes ( Fig. 66 View FIGURES 65 – 68 ). Clypeus brown, chelicerae dark brown ( Fig. 67 View FIGURES 65 – 68 ). Sternum yellow, laterally brown. Abdomen greyish-yellow, ventrally with two narrow grey stripes. Dorsum brown, medially with yellow stripe. Book-lungs brownish-yellow. Spinnerets yellow. First pair of legs big and robust, all segments brown. Femora of II–IV pairs of legs brown, patellae, tibiae and metatarsi II–IV pairs ventrally brown, dorsally yellow. Tarsi II–IV pairs yellow. Palps brownish-yellow. Palpal structure as in Figs 63–64 View FIGURES 63 – 64 .

Female unknown.

Distribution. Republic of South Africa.

Comments. This species shares the synapomorphy of all Thyenula , viz. an embolus that forms a distal coil separated from the tegulum by the distal heamatodocha. We therefore transfer this species to the genus Thyenula (subfamily Euophryinae ).

MNHN

Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Salticidae

Genus

Thyenula

Loc

Thyenula natalica (Simon, 1902)

Azarkina, Galina N. & Foord, Stefan H. 2013
2013
Loc

Evarcha natalica:

Lessert 1925: 354
Simon 1903: 697
1903
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