Saraina deltshevi, Azarkina, 2009

Azarkina, Galina, 2009, A review of the West African genus Saraina (Araneae, Salticidae), ZooKeys 16 (16), pp. 291-300 : 293-295

Saraina deltshevi sp. n.

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S. rubrofasciata: Szűts and Scharff 2005 [pro parte]: p. 368 (D♂; misidentified).

Type material. Holotype ♂, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO, Luki Biosphere Reserve , primary forest, end of dry season, fogging (fog 18), 5°37’S, 13°05’E, 1.X.2007, D. De Bakker and J.-P. Michiels ( MRAC 227854 ) . Paratypes: 1♂, REPUBLIC OF CONGO, Kindamba, Méya , Loulo river, 3°53’S, 14°31’E, HSZE Nr. 160, netted and singled material from low vegetation, 11.XI.1963, J. Balogh and A. Zicsi ( HNHM Araneae-685 ).

Diagnosis. Males can be easily separated from S. rubrofasciata and S. kindamba by the stronger dorsal tibial apophiysis bending dorsad ( Fig. 8 , arrow) and by the medial tibial apophysis without a dorsal bump ( Fig. 7 , arrow).

Etymology. The species is named after Prof. Christo Deltshev, the well-known Bulgarian arachnologist, on the occasion of his 70th anniversary.

Description. Male: Measurements: Cephalothorax: length 2.60, width 2.00, height at PLE1.40.Ocular area:length1.40,width anteriorly1.90, width posteriorly1.80.Abdomen: length 2.40, width 1.55. Clypeal height: 0.15. Cheliceral length: 0.80. Diameter of AME: 0.55. Length of leg segments: I: 1.40+0.70+1.00+1.05+0.55. II: 1.60+0.70+1.05+1.05+ 0.65. III: 1.75+0.70+1.20+1.50+0.60. IV: 1.90+0.80+1.40+1.50+0.70. Leg spination: I: Fm d 1-2-5; Pt pr & rt 1; Ti pr & rt 1-1-1, v 2-2-0-2 ap; Mt pr 1-1, rt 2-1 ap; v 2-0-2 ap. II: Fm d 1-2-5; Pt pr & rt 1; Ti d 1-0-0, pr & rt 1-1-1, v 2-2-0-2 ap; Mt pr 1-1-1, rt 1-1 ap; v 2-0-2 ap. III: Fm d 1-3-5; Pt pr & rt 1; Ti d 1-0-0, pr & rt 1-1-1, v 2-0-2 ap; Mt pr 1-0-2 ap, rt 1-1-2 ap; v 2-0-2 ap. IV: Fm d 1-2-5; Pt pr & rt 1; Ti d 1-0-0, pr & rt 1-1-1, v 2-0-2 ap; Mt pr 1-0-2 ap, rt 1-1-2 ap or pr& rt 1-1-2 ap, v 1-1-2 ap. Colouration: Similar

to that of Saraina rubrofasciata but body is darker. Chelicerae with 5 (holotype Fig. 5 ) or 4 (paratype Fig. 6 ) promarginal teeth. Palpal structure as in Figs 2-4, 7-8 .

Distribution. Known from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Republic of Congo.

Figures

Figures 2-8. Saraina deltshevi, sp. n.: 2 right palp, ventral view 3 ditto, retrolateral view 4 ditto, ventroapical view 5 left chelicera, holotype 6 left chelicera, paratype 7 palpal tibia, retrolateroapical view 8 ditto, dorsal view. Scale = 0.1 mm.