Micaria tersissima Simon, 1910

Marusik, Yuri M. & Omelko, Mikhail M., 2017, Redescription of Micaria beaufortia (Araneae, Gnaphosidae), with notes on Afrotropical Micaria, Zootaxa 4294 (4), pp. 462-470 : 463

Micaria tersissima Simon, 1910

Micaria tersissima Simon 1910: 203 (♂).

Comments. As in the previous species, M. tersissima is known only from the holotype and a single taxonomic entry. It was described based on the male from " Petit Namaqualand: Kamaggas " ( Fig. 30 ). Similar to M. chrysis , it is currently listed in the World Spider Catalog (2017) as being known from Namibia, although it was described from South Africa. Simon (1910) mentioned that the species certainly belongs to Micaria , and indicated the presence of a small thoracic fovea (as an exceptional character). A small fovea is present in M. beaufortia ( Fig. 6 ) and also documented in M. formicaria (Sundevall, 1831) (fig. 4a in Wunderlich 1980). It is unlikely that M. tersissima and M. beaufortia are conspecific; M. tersissima males are smaller, only 3.5 mm long vs. 4.35 long for M. beaufortia . Judging from their similar size and closely spaced type localities, these two species from the Northern Cape and known by different sexes might end up being synonyms.

Figures

FIGURE 30. Distribution records of Afrotropical Micaria: M. beaufortia (circle), M. chrysis (square) and M. tersissima (diamond).

FIGURES 1 ‒ 7. Habitus, legs and male palp of Micaria beaufortia.