Thiratoscirtus elgonensis Dawidowicz & Wesołowska, 2016

Fig. 85

Thiratoscirtus elgonensis Dawidowicz & Wesołowska, 2016: 456, figs 82–87, 111–114.

Material examined

UGANDA • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Mt Elgon, Sasa [river]; 2990 m a.s.l.; 1°10′ N, 34°26′ E; dry season; Sep. 1997; T. Wagner leg.; ZFMK 4897 • 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; ZFMK 4902 • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; ZFMK 4901 • 2 ♂♂; same collection data as for preceding; ZFMK 4900 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; ZFMK 4899 .

Description

Description of both sexes see Dawidowicz & Wesołowska (2016). Palpal organ as in Fig. 85A, epigyne in Fig. 85B.

Distribution

Originally described from the east slope of Mt Elgon in Kenya. Probably endemic for this mountain range. It is the first record of this species on the Ugandan side of the border.