Festucula Simon, 1901

Azarkina, Galina N. & Foord, Stefan H., 2014, A revision of the Afrotropical species of Festucula Simon, 1901 (Araneae: Salticidae), African Invertebrates 55 (2), pp. 351-351 : 354-355

Key to species of Festucula Simon, 1901

1 Males .......................................................................................................................2

– Females...................................................................................................................8

2 Abdomen with broad brown band dorsally, covered in the middle with whitish short scales .......................................................................................................................3

– Abdomen with two longitudinal brown and yellow median stripes dorsally..........4

3 VTA narrow, thin, slightly curved ( Figs 8—9 , arrowed)...................... leroyae sp. n.

— VTA broad, robust, bent in the middle ( Figs 10—11 , arrowed) ........ robustus sp. n.

4 Tibial apophysis with three well-marked teeth between VTA and LTA ( Fig. 12 , arrowed)..................................................................................................................5

– Tibial apophysis with teeth between VTA and LTA weakly developed..................6

5 VTA deeply bifurcated distally (Fig̹ 13, arrowed) .................. lineata Simon, 1901

— VTA not bifurcated distally, with lobe on internal surface (Fig̹ 14, arrowed) ......... ......................................................................................... australis Lawrence, 1927

6 VTA thin, slightly curved, LTA relatively narrow (Fig̹ 15)........ lawrencei Lessert ,...........................................................................................................................1933

– VTA broad...............................................................................................................7

7 Angle between embolus and apical end of tegulum more than 45º ( Fig. 16 , arrowed ............................................................................. festuculaeformis (Lessert, 1925)

— Angle between embolus and apical end of tegulum less than 45º (Fig̹ 17, arrowed) ........................................................................................................... haddadi sp. n.

8 Dorsum with longitudinal broad brown band.........................................................9

– Dorsum with two longitudinal brown stripes........................................................10

9 Middle part of insemination ducts tube-like (Fig̹ 18, arrowed) ...... robustus sp. n.

— Middle part of insemination ducts bean-like (Fig̹ 19, arrowed), compact .. leroyae .......................................................................................................................... sp. n.

10 Copulatory pores situated near epigastric fold (Fig̹ 20, arrowed)........................11

— Copulatory pores situated in the middle part of epigyne (Fig̹ 21, arrowed)........12

11 Middle part of insemination ducts long (Fig̹ 22, arrowed) ...................................... ......................................................................................... australis Lawrence, 1927

— Middle part of insemination ducts short (Fig̹ 23, arrowed)...................................... ........................................................................................ vermiformis Simon, 1901

12 Spermathecae relatively short and broad (Fig̹ 24, arrowed) ............ haddadi sp. n.

— Spermathecae relatively long and narrow (Fig̹ 25, arrowed)................................... ............................................................................. festuculaeformis (Lessert, 1925)

Figures

Figs 8–25. Festucula spp̹: (8) palpal tibia of F. leroyae sp. n., ventral view; (9) ditto, retrolateral view; (10) palpal tibia of F. robustus sp̹ n̹, ventral view; (11) ditto, retrolateral view; (12) palpal tibia of F. australis Lawrence, 1927, retrolateral view; (13) palpal tibia of F. lineata Simon, 1901, basalretrolateral view; (14) ditto, F. australis Lawrence, 1927; (15) ditto, F. lawrencei Lessert, 1933; retrolateral view;(16) palp of F.festuculaeformis (Lessert, 1925),ventral view; (17) ditto, F.haddadi sp̹ n̹; (18) epigyne of F. robustus sp̹ n̹, dorsal view view; (19) ditto, F. leroyae sp̹ n̹; (20) ditto, F. australis Lawrence,1927, ventralview; (21) ditto, F. haddadi sp̹n̹; (22) spermathecaeof F. australis Lawrence, 1927, dorsal view; (23) ditto, F. vermiformis Simon, 1901 (from Prószyṅski, 1987; with modification); (24) ditto, F. haddadi sp̹ n̹; (25) ditto, F. festuculaeformis (Lessert, 1925)̹