Saraina rubrofasciata Wanless & Clark, 1975

Azarkina, Galina, 2009, A review of the West African genus Saraina (Araneae, Salticidae), ZooKeys 16 (16), pp. 291-300 : 297-298

Saraina rubrofasciata Wanless & Clark, 1975

Figs 19-29

S. rubrofasciata Wanless and Clark, 1975: 289 , f. 23-26 (Df).

Type material. Holotype: ♀, IVORY COAST, Bingerville , 5°21’N, 3°53’W, I.1964, J. Decelle ( MRAC 126105 ).

Other material examined. IVORY COAST: 1♂, Bingerville , 5°21’N, 3°53’W, I.1964, J. Decelle ( MRAC 126108 ) , 1♀, Appouesso, FC Bossematié , 4°16’S, 15°17’E, forest, pitfall, station 1D, 29.I.1995, R. Jocqué and Tanoh ( MRAC 203686 ) .

Diagnosis. Males can be easily separated from those of S. deltshevi by the presence of a dorsal bump on the medial tibial apophysis ( Fig. 23 , arrowed). From S. kindamba , they can be distinguished by the longer ventral and shorter medial tibial apophysis ( Fig. 19 , arrows 1 and 2), also by the shape of the retrolateral bump of the tegulum, especially on its dorsal part ( Fig. 21 , arrow). The females differ from those of S. kindamba in having shorter insemination ducts ( Fig. 26 ).

Description. Male: Measurements: Cephalothorax: length 2.40, width 1.90, height at PLE 1.45. Ocular area: length 1.30, width anteriorly 1.90, width posteriorly 1.75. Abdomen: length 2.30, width 1.45. Clypeal height: 0.15. Cheliceral length: 0.60. Diameter of AME: 0.60. Length of leg segments: I: 1.40+0.60+0.85+0.80+0.55. II: 1.50+0.70+0.90+0.90+0.55. III: 1.55+0.60+1.10+1.05+0.65. IV: 1.75+0.75+1.10+1.25+0.75. 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 & rt 1-1 ap; v 2-0-2 ap. II: Fm d 1-3-5; Pt pr & rt 1; Ti d 1-0-0, pr & rt 1-1-1, v 2-2-0-2 ap; Mt pr 1-1 ap, rt 2-1 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 & rt 1-1-2 ap, v 2-0-2 ap.

Colouration: Carapace dark brown with brownish yellow medial stripe and black patches around the eyes covered with white hairs. Sternum brownish yellow. Clypeus

and cheeks yellow, chelicerae brown. Chelicerae with 5 promarginal teeth ( Fig. 27 ). Abdomen grey-yellow. Ventral part grey-brown. Dorsum brownish yellow or yellow covered with white hairs, with medial and two lateral brown stripes. Book lungs covers grey-yellow, spinnerets brownish yellow. All legs yellow with brown bands. Palps yellow covered with white hairs. Palpal structure as in Figs 19-23 .

Female: Measurements: Cephalothorax: length 2.80, width 2.20, height at PLE 1.65. Ocular area: length 1.35, width anteriorly 2.05, width posteriorly 2.00. Abdomen: length 2.90, width 2.00. Clypeal height: 0.15. Cheliceral length: 1.15. Diameter of AME: 0.60. Length of leg segments: I: 1.50+0.95+0.95+0.90+0.55. II: 1.55+0.90+1.00+0.95+0.55. III: 1.70+0.80+1.00+1.00+0.65. IV: 1.90+0.90+1.35+ 1.50+0.75. Leg spination: I: Fm d 1-2-5; Pt pr & rt 1; Ti pr 1-2, rt 1-0-1, 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 pr & rt 1-1-1, v 2-2-0-2 ap; Mt pr 1-1 ap, rt 1-1-1 ap; v 2-0-2 ap. III: Fm d 1-3-5; Pt pr & rt 1; Ti pr & rt 1-1-1, v 1-0-2 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 pr & rt 1-1-1, v 1-0-2 ap; Mt pr & rt 1-1-2 ap, v 2-0-2 ap. Colouration: Carapace dark brown with brownish yellow medial stripe and black patches around eyes covered with white hairs. Sternum yellow or brown. Clypeus and cheeks yellow or brown. Chelicerae brown or dark brown. Chelicerae with 5 promarginal teeth ( Fig. 28 ). Abdomen yellow-grey. Ventral part grey-brown. Dorsum brown covered with dense white hairs, with three orange stripes same position with male (holotype in poor condition, without orange hairs on stripes because of this). Posterior part with five pairs of orange points located between medial and lateral stripes. Book lungs covers yellow-grey. Spinnerets brownish yellow. All legs yellow or brownish yellow with indistinct brown bands. Palps yellow or brownish yellow covered with white hairs. Structure of epigyne and spermathecae as in Figs 24-26, 29 .

Distribution. Known from Ivory Coast, Cameroon and Nigeria ( Wanless and Clark 1975; present data).

Figures

Figure 1. Palpal tibia, retrolateral view: 1 ventral apophysis, 2 medial apophysis; 3 dorsal apophysis.

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.

Figures 19-23. Saraina rubrofasciata: 19 left palpus, ventral view 20 ditto, retrolateral view 21 ditto, ventroapical view 22 palpal tibia, dorsal view 23 ditto, retrolateroapical view. Scale = 0.1 mm.

Figures 24-29. Saraina rubrofasciata: 24 epigyne, ventral view, holotype 25 epigyne, ventral view 26 spermathecae, dorsal view 27 left male chelicera 28 left female chelicera 29 scheme of insemination ducts. Scale = 0.1 mm.