Langelurillus krugeri, Wesołowska & Haddad, 2013

Wesołowska, Wanda & Haddad, Charles R., 2013, New data on the jumping spiders of South Africa (Araneae: Salticidae), African Invertebrates 54 (1), pp. 177-177 : 207-208

Langelurillus krugeri sp. n.

Figs 87, 88

Etymology: The species name is a patronym for Paul Kruger, former president of the South African Republic, after whom the type locality is named.

Diagnosis: The species may be distinguished by the very wide and low epigyne. The internal structure is slightly similar to that in Langelurillus primus Próchniewicz, 1994 from Kenya, but differs having shorter seminal ducts and the spermathecae placed perpendicularly to the epigastric furrow (parallel in L. primus ). Male unknown.

Description:

Female.

Measurements. Cephalothorax: length 1.9, width 1.6, height 0.9. Abdomen: length 2.9, width 2.6. Eye field: length 0.7, anterior width 1.1, posterior width 1.2.

Carapace high, with very steep posterior thoracic slope, pear-shaped, widest at coxae III. Colouration of carapace blackish, dorsum covered with diminutive hairs adpressed to surface, with numerous long brown bristles on anterior part of eye field. Clypeus moderately high, dark, with long dark bristles. Chelicerae toothless. Mouthparts and sternum dark. Abdomen large, rounded, slightly swollen, brownish grey with ill-defined lighter patches; clothed in brown hairs, with scattered long brown bristles, denser anteriorly. Venter dark. Spinnerets yellowish grey. Legs yellowish, bases and tips of segments darker, all femora dark. Leg III longest, especially femora, but leg segments generally rather short. Leg hairs brown. Spines numerous, brown. Epigyne low and wide, with two rounded depressions laterally ( Fig. 87). Seminal ducts short; spermathecae strongly sclerotized, multi-chambered; accessory glands long ( Fig. 88).

Holotype: ♀ SOUTH AFRICA: Limpopo: Kruger National Park , Mopani, Tsendze, 23°41.460'S 31°31.080'E, active searching, i.2009, B. Reynolds (NCA, 2010/2736).

Distribution: Known only from the type locality ( Fig. 86).

Habitat and biology: A ground-dwelling spider from savanna woodland.