Cheiramiona tembensis, Lotz, L. N., 2015

Lotz, L. N., 2015, New species of the Afrotropical spider genus Cheiramiona Lotz & Dippenaar- Schoeman (Araneae: Eutichuridae), Zootaxa 3981 (1), pp. 71-94 : 92-93

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3981.1.3
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:EFC505A4-8DB1-4120-8FD0-E16AC3C0C5EB
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6116360
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A20587CD-FFAA-FFBC-91E2-F9052A75D725
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Cheiramiona tembensis
status	sp. nov.

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Cheiramiona tembensis sp. nov.

Figs 91–93 View FIGURES 85 – 96. 85 – 90 , 102 View FIGURES 101 – 102

Type material. Holotype ♂, SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu-Natal, Ingwavuma, Tembe Elephant Park, near viewing tower, 27º02’S, 32º25’E, 8.I.2002, C. Haddad leg. ( NMBA 12119).

Etymology. The specific name is an adjective taken from the type locality.

Diagnosis. Males of Cheiramiona tembensis sp. nov. can be differentiated by the palpal cymbium being slightly longer than the tibia, and by the simple oval shape of the RTA ( Figs 92–93 View FIGURES 85 – 96. 85 – 90 ).

Description. Male (n = 1): 4.9; CL = 2.2; CW = 1.6; OAL = 0.35; OAW = 1.1; CLL = 0.05. Chelicerae: robust with long fangs; PMT:RMT = 3:4 ( Fig. 91 View FIGURES 85 – 96. 85 – 90 ). Measurements: AME–AME 0.10; AME–ALE 0.20; AME diameter 0.15; PME–PME 0.15; PME–PLE 0.25; PME diameter 0.15; MOQAW 0.40; MOQPW 0.45; CI (CL/CW) 1.38; LL:CL 6.05; STL 1.1; STW 1.0. Leg measurements: I—3.3+1.0+3.5+4.0+1.5 = 13.3; II—1.9+0.8+1.6+1.7+0.6 = 6.6; III—1.3+0.6+1.0+1.1+0.4 = 4.4; IV—2.0+0.8+1.8+2.0+0.6 = 7.2; Palp—1.0+0.4+0.5+0.7 = 2.6. Leg spines: I—0, 0, 1v- 0- 1 v; II—0, 0, 1v- 0- 1 v; III—0, 0, 2v-1 v1 p1r-3 v1 p1r; IV—0, 0-0-1r, 2v-1 v1 p1r -3 v1 p1r. Abdomen: creamy-yellow with dark heart mark and two dark longitudinal lines posterior of heart mark, converging above spinnerets. Palp ( Figs 92–93 View FIGURES 85 – 96. 85 – 90 ): cymbium elongate, slightly longer than tibia length; tibia with broad, oval, spoonshaped RTA with rounded apex; TA slightly sclerotized, with hooked apex; EM short, thick, with narrowed, sharp, apex; CON finger-like, distinct but not sclerotized. Female: unknown.

Distribution. Only known from the type locality ( Fig. 102 View FIGURES 101 – 102 ).

Habitat. Collected by beating short shrubs in sand forest.