Selenops cristis, Corronca, J. A., 2002

Corronca, J. A., 2002, A taxonomic revision of the afrotropical species of Selenops Latreille, 1819 (Araneae, Selenopidae), Zootaxa 107, pp. 1-35 : 11-13

Selenops cristis sp. nov. ( Figs. 14­15 )

Type. Female holotype from SW coast Africa ( Namibia?), Acara, deposited in MCZ. The type locality could be either Acara in Namibia or it could be a misspelling of Accra, Ghana.

Etymology. The specific epithet is an arbitrary combination of letters.

Diagnosis. The females of S. cristis are distinctly different from other Selenops species by the shape of the middle field and spermathecae ( Figs. 14­15 ). However, this species is probably related to S. annulatus , S. angolaensis , S. intricatus Simon, S. saldali sp. nov., S. pygmaeus Benoit , and S. zairensis Benoit in having tufts of white hairs on the posterior portion of the opisthosoma.

Female (holotype). Total length 12.90. Prosoma length 6.14, width 7.07. Opisthosoma length 6.76, width 6.03. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.23, ALE 0.15, PME 0.26, PLE 0.34, AME­AME 0.34, AME­ALE 0.79, AME­PME 0.23, PME­PME 1.20, PME­PLE 0.75, PLE­PLE 2.93, ALE­ALE 2.40. Leg formula 2341. Leg lengths: I­ Fe 6.34, Pat+Tib 8.32, Mt 5.51, Ta 1.87, total 22.04; II­ 8.22, 9.36, 5.51, 1.87, total 24.96; III­ 8.22, 8.94, 5.51, 1.87, total 24.54; IV­ 7.70, 8.11, 5.30, 1.66, total 22.77. Leg spination: Fe. I­ pr1.1.0, d1.1.1, rt1.0.1, II­ d.1.1, rt0.1.1, III­ d1.1.1, rt0.0.1, IV­ d1.1.1; Tib. I­ II­ v2.2.2, III­ v2.2.0, IV­ v1.2.0; Mt. I­III­ v2.2, IV­ v2.1. Prosoma brownish­red. Chelicerae dark brownish­red. Legs brown with spots on the femora and a pale mark on the distal part of the tibiae. Opisthosoma yellowish­grey without markings but with tufts of white hairs; venter yellowish. Epigynum and spermathecae as in Figs. 14­15 .

Male. Unknown.

Known distribution. Known only from the type locality.

Figures

FIGURES 12 ­ 23. 12 ­ 13. Selenops brachycephalus Lawrence, female holotype, 12. Epigynum, ventral view. 13. Vulva, dorsal view. 14 ­ 15. Selenops cristis sp. nov., female holotype, 14. Epigynum, ventral view. Fig 15. Vulva, dorsal view. 16 ­ 17. Selenops camerun Corronca, female holotype, 16. Epigynum, ventral view. 17. Vulva, dorsal view. 18 ­ 20. Selenops dilamen sp. nov., female holotype, 18. Epigynum, ventral view. 19. Vulva, dorsal view. 20. Colour pattern of opisthosoma, dorsal view. 21 ­ 23. Selenops dilon sp. nov., female holotype, 21. Epigynum, ventral view. Fig 22. Vulva, dorsal view. 23. Colour pattern of opisthosoma, dorsal view. Scale: genitalia = 0.25 mm, other drawings = 1 mm.