Opisthacanthus transvaalicus ochripes Fig. 39

Opisthacanthus transvaalicus ochripes Kraepelin, 1911: 82

Current senior synonym.

Opisthacanthus (Nepabellus) validus Thorell, 1876 [synonymized by Lourenço 1987: 905]

Lectotype.

(Fig. 39 A–C) ♂ (ZMH-A0001097), [South Africa], Transvaal, 04.04.1909, Museum Amsterdam.

Paralectotypes.

1 ♀ (Fig. 39 D–E, ZMH-A0001096), 1 ♂, 2 subadult ♀, 1 juvenile, same data as lectotype.

Remarks.

A male from the syntype series is designated here as lectotype and the remaining specimens as paralectotypes. Opisthacanthus transvaalicus ochripes and O. transvaalicus Kraepelin, 1911 (see below) are currently considered junior synonyms of O. validus . However, the morphology of chelal fingers in males (the length of fingers compare to the manus and the lobe and notch of the cutting edges) are markedly different in these two taxa (see Fig. 39C and 41C), indicating that they should be considered as distinct species. Therefore at least one of these taxa should be separated from O. validus, and possibly both. However, examination of the type specimens of O. validus is necessary to unambiguously clarify the taxonomic status of O. transvaalicus and O. transvaalicus ochripes . For the time being, both taxa are left in the synonymy of O. validus .