Amblyothele, Simon, 1910

Russell-Smith, Tony, Jocqué, Rudy & Alderweireldt, Mark, 2009, A revision of the African wolf spider genus Amblyothele Simon, ZooKeys 16 (16), pp. 149-180 : 155-158

Key to the species of Amblyothele

1 Males .......................................................................................................... 2

– Females....................................................................................................... 7

2 Palpal tibia with dense ventral cluster of short setae in basal half (2a, b)...... 3

– Palpal tibia without dense cluster of short setae (2c) ................................... 4

3 Distal prong of MA long and slender, protruding beyond cymbium in ventral view; indentation between distal and proximal prong narrow, rectangular (3a).......................................................................................... A. albocincta

– Distal prong of MA fairly broad and curved, not protruding beyond cymbium in ventral view; indentation between distal and proximal prong round- ed (3b)................................................................................. A. latedissipata

4 MA with one prong only; TA with back pointing tooth (4a)..... A. hamatula

– MA with two prongs; TA simple (4b) ......................................................... 5

5 Palpal tibia long (L/W> 3)(5a); distal prong of MA strongly tapered and pointed (5b)................................................................................. A. longipes

– Palpal tibia short (L/W <2.5) (5c); distal prong of MA rounded (5d)......... 6

6 Distal prong of MA short, hardly longer than proximal one, straight (6a); TA fairly long and spiniform (6b).................................................... A. kivumba

– Distal prong of MA longer than proximal one, curved (6c); TA fairly broad (6d) ............................................................................................... A. togona

7 Posterior margin of epigyne convex and provided with central band covered with short setae up to anterior margin (7a, 7b) ........................................... 8

– Posterior margin of epigyne indented and without central haired band (7c)... 9

8 Posterior lip of semicircular, setae on central band dense (7a) .... A. atlantica

– Posterior less strongly curved, setae on central band sparse (7b).... A. ecologica

9 Lateral parts of posterior margin rounded (9a); copulatory ducts long and s-shaped (9b) ....................................................................... A. latedissipata

– Lateral parts of posterior margin more or less strongly pointed (9c); ducts shorter (9c) ............................................................................................... 10

10 Copulatory ducts straight, shorter than diameter of spermathecae (9d) ........ ...................................................................................................... A. togona

– Copulatory ducts curved or s-shaped, longer than diameter of spermathecae (10a)......................................................................................................... 11

11 Posterior margin of epigyne deeply notched (9a); copulatory ducts s-shaped (10a)........................................................................................ A. albocincta

– Posterior margin of epigyne shallowly notched (11a); copulatory ducts curved (11b) ........................................................................................... A. longipes

Figures

2 Palpal tibia with dense ventral cluster of short setae in basal half (2a, b)...... 3

– Palpal tibia without dense cluster of short setae (2c) ................................... 4

3 Distal prong of MA long and slender, protruding beyond cymbium in ventral view; indentation between distal and proximal prong narrow, rectangular (3a).......................................................................................... A. albocincta

– Distal prong of MA fairly broad and curved, not protruding beyond cymbium in ventral view; indentation between distal and proximal prong round- ed (3b)................................................................................. A. latedissipata

4 MA with one prong only; TA with back pointing tooth (4a)..... A. hamatula

– MA with two prongs; TA simple (4b) ......................................................... 5

5 Palpal tibia long (L/W> 3)(5a); distal prong of MA strongly tapered and pointed (5b)................................................................................. A. longipes

– Palpal tibia short (L/W <2.5) (5c); distal prong of MA rounded (5d)......... 6

6 Distal prong of MA short, hardly longer than proximal one, straight (6a); TA fairly long and spiniform (6b).................................................... A. kivumba

– Distal prong of MA longer than proximal one, curved (6c); TA fairly broad (6d) ............................................................................................... A. togona

7 Posterior margin of epigyne convex and provided with central band covered with short setae up to anterior margin (7a, 7b) ........................................... 8

– Posterior margin of epigyne indented and without central haired band (7c)... 9

– Posterior less strongly curved, setae on central band sparse (7b).... A. ecologica

9 Lateral parts of posterior margin rounded (9a); copulatory ducts long and s-shaped (9b) ....................................................................... A. latedissipata

– Lateral parts of posterior margin more or less strongly pointed (9c); ducts shorter (9c) ............................................................................................... 10

10 Copulatory ducts straight, shorter than diameter of spermathecae (9d) ........ ...................................................................................................... A. togona

– Copulatory ducts curved or s-shaped, longer than diameter of spermathecae (10a)......................................................................................................... 11

– Posterior margin of epigyne shallowly notched (11a); copulatory ducts curved (11b) ........................................................................................... A. longipes