Crossopriza lyoni (Blackwall, 1867)

Huber, Bernhard A. & Kwapong, Peter, 2013, West African pholcid spiders: an overview, with descriptions of five new species (Araneae, Pholcidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 59, pp. 1-44 : 7-8

6. Crossopriza lyoni (Blackwall, 1867) . Mali, Nigeria ( Huber et al. 1999); newly recorded for Senegal, The Gambia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Burkina Faso, Benin, and Niger.

New records

SENEGAL: Kaolack Prov.: 1 ♀ 1 juv. in ZFMK ( Ar 5207 ), Sonkoron, Kaymor Region [~ 13°47’N, 15°33’W], Jul. 1993 (M. Sarr.) .

THE GAMBIA: 3 ♀♀ in ZFMK ( Ar 5404 ), Banjul (13°27.6’N, 16°34.7’W), on wall, 20 Oct. 2008 ( Yu.M. Marusik ) ; 1 ♂ 2 ♀♀ in MRAC ( 205485 ), Serekunda [13°26’N, 16°41’W], in grass, 20 Aug. 1996 (G. Beyens) .

GUINEA: 1 ♂ 2 ♀♀ in pure ethanol in ZFMK ( Gui 103 ), Conakry , in building (9°34.1’N, 13°39.7’W), 40 m a.s.l., 18 Nov. 2008 (B.A. Huber) . Guinée Forestière: 1 ♂ in ZFMK ( Ar 10454 ), Nzérékoré (~ 7°45.3’N, 8°49.2’W), 480 m a.s.l., in building, 28 Nov. 2008 (B.A. Huber) ; 3 ♂♂ 4 ♀♀ in ZFMK ( Ar 10455 ), Kissidougou , in building (9°11.2’N, 10°05.6’W), 540 m a.s.l., 26 Nov. 2008 (B.A. Huber) ; 2 ♀♀ 3 juvs in pure ethanol, in ZFMK ( Gui 90 ), same data . Basse-Guinée: 1 ♂ 1 ♀ in ZFMK ( Ar 10456 ), Kindia , in building (10°03’N, 12°51’W), 400 m a.s.l., 20 Nov. 2008 (B.A. Huber) . SIERRA LEONE: 1 ♀ in MRAC ( 174657 ), Makeni [8°53’N, 12°03’W], “maison ”, 19 Jan. 1993 (F. Rensonnet) .

IVORY COAST: 2 ♀♀ 1 juv. in CAS, Bouaké [7°42’N, 5°02’W], 10 Jan. 1991 (W.J. Pulawski) ; 1 ♀ in SMF, Comoé National Park, Research Station Univ. of Würzburg [~ 9.1°N, 3.7°W], 23 Sep. 2002 (S. Otto) ; 5 ♂♂ 11 ♀♀ 9 juvs in CAS, Korhogo [9°28’N, 5°38’W], 12 Jan. 1991 (W.J. Pulawski) . MALI: 1 ♂ in CAS, 10 km E Sévaré (14°30’N, 4°00’W), 15 Jul.-1 Sep. 1977 (W.H. Settle) ; 1 ♀ in MRAC ( 136760 ), Kogoni, 60 km N Niono [~ 14°50’N, 6°00’W], Dec. 1969 (G. Pierrard) ; 2 ♂♂ 8 ♀♀ in MRAC ( 136761, 138808 ), M’Pesoba [ Mpessoba , 12°40’N, 5°43’W], Sep.-Oct. 1969 and Sep. 1970 (G. Pierrard) .

GHANA: Northern Region: 1 ♀ in ZFMK ( Ar 10457 ), Bunkpurugu (10°31.1’N, 0°05.5’E), 230 m a.s.l., in buildings, 7 Mar. 2013 (B.A. Huber) ; 1 ♂ 1 ♀ in pure ethanol, in ZFMK ( Gha 127 ), same data ; 5 ♀♀ in ZFMK ( Ar 10458 ), Bunkpurugu (10°31.3’N, 0°05.8’E), 250 m a.s.l., in building, 6 Mar. 2013 (B.A. Huber) ; 2 ♂♂ 2 ♀♀ in ZFMK ( Ar 10459 ), near Bunkpurugu (10°32.0’N, 0°02.2’E), 210 m a.s.l., under concrete bridge, 8 Mar. 2013 (B.A. Huber) ; 1 ♀ 1 juv. in pure ethanol, in ZFMK ( Gha 142 ), same data ; 1 ♂ 3 ♀♀ in ZFMK ( Ar 10460 ), near Bimbaga (10°34.5’N, 0°03.8’W), 330 m a.s.l., under concrete bridge, 8 Mar. 2013 (B.A. Huber) ; 1 ♀ 2 juvs in ZFMK ( Ar 10461 ), near Gambaga (10°31.9’N, 0°25.3’W), 350 m a.s.l., under concrete bridge, 8 Mar. 2013 (B.A. Huber) ; 1 ♂ in ZFMK ( Ar 10462 ), near Gambaga (10°29.3’N, 0°28.9’W), 300 m a.s.l., under concrete bridge, 8 Mar. 2013 (B.A. Huber) ; 1 ♀ in ZFMK ( Ar 10463 ), Tamale (9°24.4’N, 0°50.4’W), 195 m a.s.l., in building, 5 Mar. 2013 (B.A. Huber) . Greater Accra Region: 1 ♀ in ZFMK ( Ar 10464 ), Accra (5°34.4’N, 0°13.1’W), 15 m a.s.l., in building, 1 Mar. 2013 (B.A. Huber) . Ashanti Region: 1 ♂ 1 ♀ in ZFMK ( Ar 10465 ), Kumasi (6°43.4’N, 1°38.1’W), 310 m a.s.l., in building, 4 Mar. 2013 (B.A. Huber) . Brong-Ahafo Region: 1 ♀ in ZFMK ( Ar 10466 ), Techiman (7°34.5’N, 1°57.5’W), 420 m a.s.l., in building, 4 Mar. 2013 (B.A. Huber) . Eastern Region: 2 ♀♀ in ZFMK ( Ar 10467 ), Suhum (6°02.4’N, 0°27.1’W), 215 m a.s.l., in building, 10 Mar. 2013 (B.A. Huber) .

BURKINA FASO: ~ 11 ♂♂ 18 ♀♀ (3 vials) in MRAC ( 128066, 068-069 ), Ouagadougou [12°22’N, 1°31’W], Apr.-May 1965 (B. Roman) ; 1 ♂ in MCZ ( 34049 ), same locality, “bathroom wall”, 16 Jul. 1977 (Brinckerhoff) .

BENIN: 4 ♂♂ 7 ♀♀ in MRAC ( 215041 part), Nikki [9°56’N, 13°12’E], Jul. 2003 (Djaouga) ; 1 ♂ 5 ♀♀ in MRAC ( 212766 part), Adjohoun [6°42’N, 2°30’E], in house, 23 Dec. 2002 (S. Tchibozo) . NIGER: 4 ♂♂ 6 ♀♀ (2 vials) in MCZ ( 34036-37 ), “Aoulajouara”, 20 km S Niamey [~ 13°21’N, 2°08’E], on wall of cement house, 17-23 Jul. 1971 (R. Dube) ; ~ 3 ♂♂ 15 ♀♀ (3 vials) in MRAC ( 137727, 733, 734 ), Niamey [13°30’N, 2°07’E], Sep.-Oct. 1970 (E. van Impe) .

NIGERIA: Osun: 1 ♀ in MRAC ( 174602 part), Ile-Ife, Obafemi Awolowo Univ. campus [7°28’N, 4°34’E], 1991 (H. Segers) .