Drymusa valida ( Lawrence, 1964 ) Lotz, 2012

Lotz, L. N., 2012, Present status of Sicariidae (Arachnida: Araneae) in the Afrotropical region, Zootaxa 3522, pp. 1-41 : 37-38

Drymusa valida ( Lawrence, 1964) , comb. nov.

( Fig. 18A–C)

Loxosceles valida Lawrence, 1964: 61 , f. 3–4; Brignoli, 1976: 147; Newlands, 1975: 146, f. 7; 1986: 80, f. 55–57.

Types: ♂ Holotype from South Africa: Cape Town, Table Mountain, Echo Halt Cave , [3407'S, 1826'E], J. R. Grindley , April 1954 [examined].

Note: Only the Holotype (SAM-ENW-B010012) was designated as a type by Lawrence (1964). The other material were referred to as ‘further material’ and are all from South Africa: Cape Town, Table Mountain— 1♀ (SAM B10018) Powder Room Cave, South African Spelaeological Assosiation, March 1956; 1♀ (SAM B10016) Wynberg Caves, South African Spelaeological Assosiation, February 1956; 1♀ (SAM B10015) Devil’s Pit, Kalk Bay, J.R. Grindley, June 1954; 1juv. (SAM B10013), Tartarus Cave, Kalk Bay, J.R. Grindley, July 1961; 1juv. (SAM B10017), Giants Workshop, Table Mountain Cave, J.R. Grindley, July 1956; 1juv. (SAM B7892), Wynberg Cave, R.F. Lawrence, March 1931; and 1♀ (SAM B10014), Bats Cave, J.R. Grindley, September 1960. As suggested by Brignoli (1976) this species is here transferred to the genus Drymusa in the Drymusidae on the grounds of the presence of a long and clear onicium and the presence of three tarsal claws on all legs. These are both characters found in Drymusidae , but not in Sicariidae .

Diagnosis: Male palp long; cymbium short, thickset; palp bulb basally wider than cymbium length ( Fig. 18A). Female spermathecae consist of two large round sacs on short copulatory tubes, joined at an enlarged area at the copulatory opening ( Fig. 18B).

Female: (SAM-ENW-C1748): TL = 15.0; CL = 6.0; CW = 4.5; CLL = 0.6. AME-LE 0.7; Eye diameter 0.3.

Leg measurements:

I II III IV Palp Femur 16.2 14.5 11.7 14.5 2.0 Patella 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 0.7 Tibia 15.8 13.3 10.0 13.1 1.3 Metatarsus 15.9 14.0 10.6 13.9 – Tarsus 2.0 2.0 2.1 3.0 2.0 Total 51.7 45.6 36.1 46.3 6.0

Male: (SAM-ENW-B010012): TL = 12.4; CL = 5.8; CW = 4.5; CLL = 0.5. AME-LE 0.5; Eye diameter 0.25. Leg measurements:

I II III IV Palp Femur 20.4 18.5 14.5 17.0 1.9 Patella 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.8 Tibia 20.2 17.4 12.6 15.4 1.5 Metatarsus 21.9 19.0 14.8 17.8 – Tarsus 2.5 2.5 2.5 3.7 0.6 Total 67.0 59.4 46.4 55.9 4.8

Distribution: Drymusa valida is distributed on the Cape peninsula, South Africa ( Fig. 18C).