Plexippus petersi (Karsch, 1878)

Figs 34–36

Euophrys petersii Karsch, 1878: 332, pl. 2, fig. 7.

Plexippus petersi Simon 1903: 728.

Marpissa calcutaensis Tikader, 1974: 210, figs 9–10.

Plexippus calcutaensis Nenilin 1984: 6. Plexippus petersi: Żabka, 1985: 433, figs 464–470.

Description.

See Żabka (1985); illustrated in this paper (figs 34–36).

Material examined.

• 1 ♀ Madagascar; Mahajanga province, Mariarano classified forest; 15.470°S, 46.742°E; 21 June 2017, 16: 20; Brogan L. Pett leg. (BINCO_MAD_17_0129_1) .

Distribution.

The species is recorded from many countries across south-eastern Asia (WSC 2024). The only published specimen records in Africa are from Mozambique (Simon 1903), with specimens putatively identified from south-western Kenya, northern Tanzania, and far eastern Madagascar (SMNS database). Thus, this is the first confirmed specimen record from Madagascar.