Neaetha oculata (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876)

Logunov, Dmitri, 2009, Further notes on the Harmochireae of Africa (Araneae, Salticidae, Pelleninae), ZooKeys 16 (16), pp. 265-290 : 282

Neaetha oculata (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876)

Identification. Logunov (1996: figs 18-23).

Material examined. BOTSWANA: 14♁ 5♀ ( BMNH), Okavango, Shorobe lagoon, grassland (pitfall traps), 24.06.1975, ARS.

Comments. This is the first record of N. oculata from southern Africa. To date the species was known from the Eastern Mediterranean, Egypt and the Arabian Peninsula ( Wesołowska and van Harten 1994; Logunov 1996). The species N. irreperta Wesołowska et Russell-Smith, 2000 , described recently from Tanzania, displays a strong similarity to N. oculata . On the basis of published accounts of both species, it is impossible to decide whether they are conspecific or not. The matter requires further attention in the future.