Zelotibia curvifemur, Nzigidahera & Jocqué, 2009

Nzigidahera, Benoît & Jocqué, Rudy, 2009, An of Zelotibia (Araneae, Gnaphosidae), a spider genus with a species swarm in the Albertine Rift, ZooKeys 13, pp. 1-28 : 6-12

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scientific name	Zelotibia curvifemur
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Zelotibia curvifemur sp. n.

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Material examined. Type material. Holotype. Male. BURUNDI: Parc National de la Kibira, Forêt de Rwegura , 02° 55’S 029° 31’E, 28.XII.2004, 1970 m, pitfalls, Nzigidahera Benoît ( MRAC 222242 View Materials ). GoogleMaps

Paratypes. BURUNDI: Parc National de la Kibira, Forêt de Rwegura , 02° 55’S 029° 31’E, Parinari forest, pitfall, Nzigidahera Benoit GoogleMaps ; 1♀: 15.VII.2005, 2120 m ( MRAC 222241 View Materials ) ; 1♁: tea plantation, pitfall, 28.VII.2005, 1970 m.

Other material. All from BURUNDI, Parc National de la Kibira , Rwegura, Mt Musumba, 02° 52’S 029° 30’E, Nzigidahera B. site 1, mountain heather, Philippia benguelensis , 2650 m: 1♁: 25.VI.2008, site ( MRAC 226272 View Materials ) GoogleMaps ; 1♁: 10.XII.2008, ( MRAC 226278 View Materials ) ; 1♁: 10.VII.2008, site 1, mountain heather Philippia benguelensis ( MRAC 226291 View Materials ) ; 2♁, 1♀: 10.I.2009, ( MRAC 226298 View Materials ) ; 1♀: 25.X.2008, ( MRAC 226300 View Materials ) ;

Figures Į2-Į6. Zelotibia curvifemur sp. n. Į 2 Male palp, retrolateral view; Į 3 Male palp, ventral view; 13b. Male palp, expanded; Zelotibia lejeunei Į 4 Male palp, retrolateral view; Į 5 Male palp, dorsal view; Į 6 male palp, ventral view. CY: cymbium; E: embolus; MA: median apophysis; SD: sperm duct; ST: subtegulum; T: tegulum. (scale bar 0.5 mm).

1♁: 25.VIII.2008, ( MRAC 226309); site 2, forest with Hagenia abyssinica , 2548m: 1♀: 10.III.2008, ( MRAC 226274); 1♁: 25.V.2008 ( MRAC 226285); 2♁: 25.II.2008 ( MRAC 226286); 1♀: 10.X.2008 ( MRAC 226288); 1♀: 10.I.2008 ( MRAC 226292); 1♁: 10.IX.2008 ( MRAC 226303); site 3, forest with Hagenia abyssinica , 2444 m: 1♁ 1♀: 10.IX.2008; 1♁ 1 ♀ 10.IX.2008, ( INECN); site 4, forest with Macaranga neomildbraediana and Polyscias fulva , 2352m: 3♀: 10.III.2008, ( MRAC 226270); 1♁: 25.VII.2008, ( MRAC 226271); 1♀: 25.XI.2008, ( MRAC 226273); 2♁: 10.VIII.2008,

Figures Į7-26. Epigynes, ventral view Į7 Zelotibia angelica sp. n.; Į8 Z. curvifemur sp. n.; Į9 Z. fosseyae sp. n., female; 20 Z. johntony sp. n.; 2Į Z. kanama sp. n.; 22 Z. kibira sp. n. 23 Z. lejeunei sp. n. 24 Z. major ; 25 Z. paucipapillata ; 26 Z. subsessa sp. n., (scale bar 0.2 mm).

( MRAC 226277); 1♁, 1♀: 10.VI.2008, ( MRAC 226289 View Materials ) ; 1♀: 25.XII.2008, ( MRAC 226297 View Materials ) ; 1♀: 10.X.2008, ( MRAC 226302 View Materials ) ; 1 ♁: 25.VI.2008, ( MRAC 226304 View Materials ) ; 1♀: 25.V.2008, ( MRAC 226307 View Materials ) ; 4♀: 10.II.2008, ( MRAC 226308 View Materials ) ; 3♀: 25.VI.2008, ( MRAC 226311 View Materials ) ; 1♁, 1♀: 10.V.2008,( MRAC 226312 View Materials ) ; 1♁, 3♀: 25.IV.2008, ( MRAC 226313 View Materials ) ; 1♁: 25.III.2008, ( MRAC 226317 View Materials ) ; 2♀: 26.I.2008 ( MRAC 226319 View Materials ) ; 1♁: 26.I.2008, ( MRAC 226320 View Materials ) ; 1♀: 10.III.2008 MRAC 226321 View Materials ): 3♁, 1♀: 10.III.2008, ( MRAC 226323 View Materials ) ; 1♁: 26.I.2008, ( MRAC 226324 View Materials ) ; 3♁, 4♀: 25.II.2008, (IN- ECN); 3♁: 10.II.2008, ( INECN) ; site 5, forest with Carapa grandiflora and Poly-

Figures 27-36. Epigynes, ventral view 27 Zelotibia angelica sp. n.; 28 Z. curvifemur sp. n.; 29 Z. fosseyae sp. n., female; 30 Z. johntony sp. n.; 3Į Z. kanama sp. n.; 32 Z. kibira sp. n. 33 Z. lejeunei sp. n. 34 Z. major ; 35 Z. paucipapillata ; 36 Z. subsessa sp. n., (scale bar 0.2 mm).

scias fulva , 2252m: 3♁: 25.VI.2008 ( MRAC 226279); 1♁: 25.XI.2008 ( MRAC 226287); 3♁: 25.VIII.2008 ( MRAC 226293); 1♀: 10.VIII.2008 ( MRAC 226299); 2♁: 10.III.2008 ( MRAC 226301); 1♁, 1♀: 25.XI.2008 ( MRAC 226305); 1♁: 25.IV.2008 ( MRAC 226310); 4♀: 10.VI.2008 ( MRAC 226314);3♁: 10.V.2008 ( MRAC 226315); 2♀: 10.III.2008 ( MRAC 226316); 3♁, 1♀: 25.V.2008 ( MRAC 226325); 2♁, 1♀: 25.V.2008 ( MRAC 226326); 2♀: 10.XI.2008 ( MRAC 226327); 4♀: 10.IV.2008 ( MRAC 226328); 1♁: 25.III.2008 ( MRAC 226329); 1♁: 10.IV.2008 ( MRAC 226330); 1♀: 25.II.2008 ( MRAC 226331); 1♁, 1♀: 10.VII.2008 ( INECN); 2♀: 10.V.2008 ( INECN); 3♀: 25.VII.2008 ( INECN); 5♁: 10.26. I.2008 ( INECN); 5♁: 25.III.2008 ( INECN); site 6, forest with Carapa grandiflora and Polyscias fulva , 2150m: 1♁: 10.VII.2008, ( MRAC 226275); 2♀: 10.III.2008, ( MRAC 226276); 1♁, 1♀: 10.V.2008, ( MRAC 226280); 1♁: 10.XII.2008, ( MRAC 226281); 1♁, 1♀: 10.IV.2008, ( MRAC 226282); 2♁: 26.I.2008, ( MRAC 226284); 2♁: 25.VI.2008, ( MRAC 226290); 1♁: 25.XII.2008, ( MRAC 226294); 1♁: 25.X.2008, ( MRAC 226296); 1♀: 23.III.2008, ( MRAC 226318); 2♀: 25.VII.2008, ( MRAC 226322); site 7, tea plantation, 2100m: 2♁: 10.XII.2008, ( MRAC 226283); 1♁: 25.IV.2008 ( MRAC 226295); 5♁: 25.III.2008 ( INECN); 1♁: 10.III.2008 ( MRAC 226269).

Diagnosis. Males of Zelotibia curvifemur are recognized by the strongly curved femora, but mainly by the large RTA, originating from the proximal base of the tibia, and the broad embolus which is deeply incised at the tip. Females are characterized by the long, broad depression and the course of the entrance ducts.

Figure 4Į. Localities of Zelotibia paucipapillata .

Etymology. The specific name curvifemur is a noun in apposition referring to the strongly curved femora.

Description. Male holotype (Fig. 3). Total length 7.75, Carapace 2.50 long and 2.10 wide. Carapace dark brown suffused with dark grey along radiating striae. Chelicerae dark brown. Sternum and labium pale brown. Eyes, AME area dark. Both eye rows straight. Posterior eyes oval. AME: 0.07; ALE: 0.10; PME: 0.07; PLE: 0.10; AME-AME: 0.07; AME-ALE: 0.02; PME-PME: 0.05; PME-PLE: 0.02. Chelicerae: both margins with three teeth. Sternum with long, dark bristles along margin. Labium 0.9 times longer than wide. Legs pale brown. Metatarsi III and IV with ventral preening comb at tip. Tarsi cylindric. Abdomen Dorsum dark grey; with four pale points in central, longitudinal row in anterior half; venter pale grey. Spinnerets pale grey. Palp Femora strongly curved (Fig. 12); tibia with long, curved, RTA, originating at proximal base of tibia, with flat ventral side, rounded tip (Fig. 13). Retrolateral margin of cymbium with triangular extension. Embolus large, curved, deeply incised at tip; dorsal prong with hooked tip. DTA elongate, with both anterior and posterior extremities pointed.

Epigyne (figs 18, 28): central depression large, slightly longer than broad; copulatory ducts forming an M-shaped pattern in transparency; anterior part with very short, straight side ducts.

Spermathecae large, globular, adjacent.

Distribution. Known only from the type locality, Rwegura, Burundi ( Fig. 38).