Studies in the Liocranidae (Araneae): revision of Andromma Simon, 1893 Bosselaers, Jan Jocqué, Rudy European Journal of Taxonomy 2022 2022-12-09 850 1 78 Bosselaers & Jocqué, 2022 Bosselaers & Jocqué 2022 [595,895,264,291] Arachnida Liocranidae Andromma Animalia Araneae 36 37 Arthropoda species dicranobelos sp. nov.   urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 9F72FCCB-187B-4A7E-8E10-AC0DB279D1A5  Figs 19, 40    Diagnosis The male of  Andromma dicranobelos sp. nov.is characterized by the shape of the VTA and RTA, which look like a forked spear in ventral view ( Fig. 19D–E).    Etymology The species name is a noun in apposition composed by the Greek nouns ‘δικρανον’ (meaning ‘fork’) and ‘βελος’ (meaning ‘spear’), referring to the shape of the RTA, which looks like a forked spear in ventral view ( Fig. 19D–E).    Type material   Holotype  D.R. CONGO• ♂; Bas Congo, Mayombe, Luki Forest Reserve, near guest house; 5°38′ S, 13°04´E;  4 Nov. 2006; D. De Bakkerand J.P. Michielsleg.; road verge, by hand; BE_RMCA_ARA.Ara 220165.   Paratypes  D.R.  CONGO• 1 ♂; same collection data as for holotype; pitfalls, rainforest;  13–23 Nov. 2006; De Bakkerand Michielsleg.; BE_ RMCA_ARA.Ara 222718•  1 ♂;  4 Nov. 2006; by hand, road edge near guesthouse; further collection data as for preceding; BE_ RMCA_ARA.Ara 222611.    Description  Male( holotype, Fig. 19C–D) MEASUREMENTS. Total length 4.26. Carapace length 1.99, width 1.56; height 0.57. COLOUR ( Fig. 19A–B). Carapace orange, gradually paler towards posterior margin, with dark area around AME, reddish fovea, without setae; chelicerae orange; endites yellowish orange, darker along lateral margin, paler along median margin; labium uniform orange; sternum organge with brownish precoxal triangles; legs yellowish orange; abdomen including spinnerets cream with faint darker dorsal pattern and dispersed darker setae. PROSOMA. Fovea pronounced, length 0.30, anterior end 0.80 from PME. MOQ length 0.26, anterior width 0.25, posterior width 0.25, AER straight from above, width 0.45, PER procurved from above, width 0.49. All eyes circular; AME 0.10, ALE and PLE 0.08, PME 0.06; AME–AME: 0.05, AME–ALE: 0.05, ALE–PLE: 0.02, PME–PME: 0.15. Clypeus vertical, 0.13, with six long setae. Chilum absent. Sternum length 1.07, same width. LEG SPINATION. All femora with one dorsal spine; T I v 2-1-2-1-2; Mt I v 2-2-2. LEG I MEASUREMENTS. Fe: 1.85, P: 0.78, T: 1.63, Mt: 1.49, t: 0.99; total: 6.74. LEG FORMULA. 4123. MALE PALP ( Fig. 19C–F). RTA with flat retrolateral part, its anterior margin with thin dorsally curved prong with sharp tip, posteriorly followed by a smaller leaf-shaped extension. VTA transversely heart-shaped in ventral view. Bulbus large, filling three quarters of the cymbial alveolus; embolus originating on posterior part of tegulum, curved along margin of tegulum, curved tip accompanied by small membranous conductor positioned medioretrolaterally. SD s-shaped, visible over entore length of tegulum.   Fig. 19.  Andromma dicranobelos sp. nov. A–B, E–F. ♂, paratype ((BE_RMCA_ARA.Ara 222718)). C–D. ♂, holotype (BE_RMCA_ARA.Ara 220165). A. Habitus, dorsal view. B. Same, ventral view. C. Left palp, retrolateral view. D. Same, ventral view. E. Same, expanded (bulb rotated 180°), ventral view. F. Same, retrolateral view. Scale bars: A–B =1 mm; C–F =0.2 mm.  Female Unknown.    Distribution Known only from the typelocality in southwestern D.R. Congo( Fig. 40). 3990057339 2006-11-04 BE_RMCA_ARA D. De Bakker & J. P. Michiels Republic of the Congo Bas -5.633333 Luki Forest Reserve 1305 13.066667 Mayombe 36 37 220165 1 1 Congo holotype 3990057350 2006-11-13 2006-11-23 2006-11-13 pitfalls BE_RMCA_ARA De Bakker & Michiels Republic of the Congo Bas -5.633333 CONGO 1305 13.066667 Mayombe 36 37 222718 1 1 Bas-Congo holotype 3990057353 2006-11-04 2006-11-23 2006-11-13 BE_RMCA_ARA De Bakker & Michiels Democratic Republic of the Congo Bas -5.633333 Luki Forest Reserve 1305 13.066667 Mayombe 36 37 222611 1 1 Bas-Congo paratype