Zelotibia johntony, Nzigidahera & Jocqué, 2009

Nzigidahera, Benoît & Jocqué, Rudy, 2009, An of Zelotibia (Araneae, Gnaphosidae), a spider genus with a species swarm in the Albertine Rift, ZooKeys 13 (13), pp. 1-28 : 14

Zelotibia johntony sp. n.

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Material examined. Holotype. Female. Congo DR, Bikara , 18 km South of Lubero- Goma, XII.1976, 2100 m, Lejeune, M. ( MRAC 159813 ).

Paratypes: CONGO DR: 1 ♀: Kivu, Mont Lubwe, South-East of Butembo , 13.IV.1971, 2400 m, Lejeune, M. ( MRAC 138902 ) ; 1 ♀: Musyenene area, Kyondo , 6.IV.1976, 2200 m, Lejeune, M. ( MRAC 160091 ) .

Diagnosis. Females of Zelotibia johntony are recognized by the epigyne with short, triangular pointed scape. It closely resembles that of Zelotibia paucipapillata but the openings leading to the copulatory ducts are much wider and the spermathecae much shorter in the former.

Etymology. The specific name “ johntony ” is a combination of the first names of John Murphy and Tony Russell-Smith who described the genus.

Description. Female holotype ( Fig. 5 ): Total length 4.40, Carapace 2.00 long, 1.52 wide. Carapace yellow, with yellow striae radiating from fovea. Fovea short red line. Eyes AME area dark; anterior row straight, posterior row recurved. AME: 0.07; ALE: 0.08; PME: 0.08; PLE: 0.1; AME-AME: 0.02; AME-ALE: 0.02; PME-PME: 0.07; PME-PLE: 0.03. Chelicerae yellow; both margins with three teeth. Sternum yellow, darker along margin; with brown hairs. Labium yellow; longer than broad. Legs yellow. Metatarsi III and IV with ventral preening comb at tip. Abdomen Dorsum pale grey, with long bristles at anterior end; venter pale yellow. Spinnerets pale. Epigyne ‘ Figs 20 , 30 ) with short, pointed, triangular scape ( Fig. 4 ) at base with wide atria lodging copulatory openings, situated far to the side. Copulatory ducts short, broad. Spermathecae short, oval, adjacent over ¾ of their length.

Male unknown.

Distribution. Known from Kivu in Congo DR ( Fig. 39 ).

Figures

Figure 39. Localities of Zelotibia johntonẏ and Z. kanama D

Figures 1-11. Habitus of Zelotibia 1 Zelotibia angelica sp. n. female; 2 Z. curvifemur sp. n., female; 3 male; 4 Z. fosseyae sp. n., female; 5 Z. johntony sp. n., female; 6 Z. kanama sp. n., female; 7 Z. kibira sp. n., female; 8 Z. lejeunei sp. n., female; 9 Z. major, female; 10 Z. paucipapillata, female; 11 Z. subsessa sp. n., female.

Figures 17-26. Epigynes, ventral view 17 Zelotibia angelica sp. n.; 18 Z. curvifemur sp. n.; 19 Z. fosseyae sp. n., female; 20 Z. johntony sp. n.; 21 Z. kanama sp. n.; 22 Z. kibira sp. n. 23 Z. lejeunei sp. n. 24 Z. major; 25 Z. paucipapillata; 26 Z. subsessa sp. n., (scale bar 0.2 mm).

Figures 27-36. Epigynes, ventral view 27 Zelotibia angelica sp. n.; 28 Z. curvifemur sp. n.; 29 Z. fosseyae sp. n., female; 30 Z. johntony sp. n.; 31 Z. kanama sp. n.; 32 Z. kibira sp. n. 33 Z. lejeunei sp. n. 34 Z. major; 35 Z. paucipapillata; 36 Z. subsessa sp. n., (scale bar 0.2 mm).