Pseudicius seychellensis Wanless, 1984

Saaristo, Michael I., 2002, New species and interesting new records of spiders from Seychelles (Arachnida, Araneaea), Phelsuma 10, pp. 1-32 : 26-27

Pseudicius seychellensis Wanless, 1984 ( Figs. 76-78 )

Pseudicius seychellensis Wanless, 1984

Material examined: Aride, litter sampling, 1m, July-November 2000, John Bowler leg. ( MZT AA 2.135 )

Diagnosis: P. seychellensis is readily distinguished from all other known salticids in Seychelles by the row of trichobothria below the posterior lateral eyes.

Description: Male (female well described by Wanless 1984) in general appearance much like female but legs I still heavier built, black. Male palp with spine-like tibial apophysis. Bulbus flattened, disk-like; long, whip-like embolus starting from its apicomesal part, running around it, ending close to tip of cymbium.

Distribution: This is an endemic species of which for the present, only two specimens have been collected: Mahé ( Wanless 1984) and Aride (*).

Figures

Figs. 76 - 78. Pseudicius seychellemis Wanless, 1984. - 76: Male dorsally. - 77: Carapace sinistrolaterally. - 78: Right male palp ventrally. - Scale bars: 76, 77 = 1.0, 78 = 0.2 mm. Orig.