Thyene australis Peckham & Peckham, 1903

Figs 90–91

Thyene australis Peckham & Peckham, 1903: 230, pl. 25 fig. 6.

Thyene magdalenae Lessert, 1927: 444, fig. 25.

Thyene australis – Wesołowska & Cumming 2008: 214, figs 164–170.

Material examined

UGANDA • 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀; Rubaga; 0°18′ N, 32°33′ E; compound walls; Jun.–Jul. 1994; D. Penney leg.; NHM • 4 ♀♀; same locality as for preceding; herb layer, sweep; Jun.–Aug. 1994; NHM • 1 ♀; Masaka distr., Lake Nabugabo; 0°22′ S, 31°54′ E; 11 Apr. 1995; NHM .

Description

For description of both sexes see Wesołowska & Cumming (2008). General appearance of male as in Fig. 90A, palpal organ as in Fig. 90B. General appearance of female as in Fig. 90C, epigyne as in Figs 90D, 91A, its internal structure in Fig. 91B.

Distribution

Species known from South Africa, Zimbabwe and Congo, the species is newly recorded in the fauna of Uganda.