Sicarius dolichocephalus Lawrence, 1928

Lotz, L. N., 2012, Present status of Sicariidae (Arachnida: Araneae) in the Afrotropical region, Zootaxa 3522, pp. 1-41 : 8

Sicarius dolichocephalus Lawrence, 1928

( Figs. 2B, 4C, 6A)

Sicarius dolichocephalus Lawrence, 1928: 222 ; Newlands 1986: 49, f. 19–20.

Types: 1♀ from Namibia: Kaoko Otavi , [1818'S, 1340'E], January 1926 and 5♀ from Namibia: Kaoko Otavi , [1818'S, 1340'E], April 1926, SAM 6943 , 6937 [examined] .

Note: The vial SAM 6943 that should, from the type description, only contain a female, only contains 3juv. specimens. There seem to have been some mix-up in the past, with three specimens added to the vial and the female removed. Vial SAM 6937 contains a female and 4 juvenile specimens. These specimens are here designated as female lectotype and juv. paralectotypes, as the female corresponds to the original description .

Diagnosis: Leg Leg femora with long, medially widened setae dorsal, similar to the setae of S. damarensis ( Fig. 2B); this widening is not as extensive as in S. testaceus , but is wider than in S. albospinosus and S. hahni ; the setae differ from those of S. spatulatus in not being scoop shaped and not being on a raised on a slight mound. Male unknown. Female spermathecae consist of one long finger-like sac on each side with a very short copulatory tube ( Fig. 4C), differing from all the other species that have branched spermathecal sacs.

Female: (SAM-ENW-B006937): TL = 11.3; CL = 5.5; CW = 5.6; CLL = 0.6. AME-LE 0.6; Eye diameter 0.2.

Leg measurements:

I II III IV Palp Femur 6.1 6.6 6.1 6.1 1.5 Patella 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.1 1.0 Tibia 6.1 6.2 5.4 5.2 1.1 Metatarsus 4.6 4.8 3.8 4.2 – Tarsus 2.8 2.7 2.1 2.6 2.0 Total 21.9 22.6 19.6 20.2 5.6

Male: unknown.

Distribution: Sicarius dolichocephalus is distributed in the northwestern corner of Namibia ( Fig. 6A).