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039087FBFF8AFFB380C8EC12FC47FB96.text	039087FBFF8AFFB380C8EC12FC47FB96.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Nemesia africana (C. L. Koch 1838)	<div><p>Nemesia africana (C.L. Koch, 1838)</p><p>(Figs 1–16)</p><p>Cteniza africana C.L. Koch, 1838: 10, fig. 344 (♀); 1841: 211; Wagner 1841: tbl. X (♀).</p><p>Mygale africana: Walckenaer 1841: 431.</p><p>Mygalodonta africana: Simon 1864: 75.</p><p>Nemesia africana: Simon 1892: 112; Strand 1907: 12 (♀); Reimoser 1919: 6; Frade &amp; Bacelar 1931 b: 237; Bacelar 1932: 21; Denis 1937: 1029 (♀); Roewer 1942: 179; Bonnet 1958: 3036.</p><p>Diagnosis: Nemesia africana somewhat resembles N. caementaria, N. algerina n. sp., and N. tanit n. sp. in its habitus and general colouration (particularly in the presence of the scalloped chevrons), but differs from them as well as from other Nemesia spp. by an unusually fine dorsal abdominal pattern (Figs 1, 11 cf. Figs 17, 26, 135). Unlike its congeners featuring the metatarsal preening combs, N. africana has these combs on both pairs of posterior metatarsi – III and IV (not exclusively on metatarsus IV). While the bilaterally toothed embolus characteristic for males of N. africana shows some similarity to the dentate emboli in males of N. meridionalis (Costa, 1835) and several undescribed Nemesia spp., it nonetheless differs in its shape from those structures (Fig. 8 cf. Decae 2012: fig. 1Bf; Isaia &amp; Decae 2012: figs 3, 4). The configuration of the spermathecae in N. africana only slightly resembles that in N. tanit n. sp. (Figs 14, 15 cf. Fig. 139) and differs to a greater extent from those in other Nemesia spp.</p><p>Redescription: Male (MNHN 12671/AR4428; Fig. 1): Body length 13.30.</p><p>Colour in alcohol: cephalothorax, palps and legs dorsally medium brownish orange, ventrally light yellowish brown, with darker reddish brown chelicerae and asterisk median figure on carapace; eye tubercle intensely dark brown; abdomen dorsally medium yellowish brown with grayish tint, ventral part of abdomen and PMS pale yellowish brown; dark brown dorsal abdominal pattern: narrow and slightly twisted median stripe fused with several paired dentate (festoon-edged) chevrons.</p><p>Cephalothorax dorsally and ventrally as in Figs 2 and 4, respectively. Carapace 5.04 long, 4.02 wide. Eye tubercle as in Fig. 3. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.16(0.22), ALE 0.24, PLE 0.20, PME 0.15, AME–AME 0.14(0.08), ALE– AME 0.12(0.09), ALE–PLE 0.08, PLE–PME 0.04, PME–PME 0.41. Chelicerae: each furrow with 6 promarginal teeth and about 15 tiny mesobasal denticles; rastellum with 3 heavy cone teeth and about 15 smaller spines in front of cheliceral fang. Labium 0.45 long, 0.93 wide. Sternum 2.69 long, 2.06 wide. Maxillae without cuspules.</p><p>Palp and leg structures. Tibia and metatarsus I as in Fig. 5. Spines (tarsi I–IV aspinose). Palp: femur d1–1–1–2, pd1; patella p1; tibia with 6–7 apical and subapical dorsal spines arranged in two rows; cymbium with ca. 15 short dorsal spines. Leg I: femur d1–1–1–1–3, pd1, rd1; patella p1; tibia p0–1–1, r0–1–1, pv0–1–M; rv1–1–1; metatarsus p0–1–1, r0–1–1, v0–1–2. Leg II: femur d1–1–1–1–2, pd1, rd1–1(0)–1; patella p1–1, tibia p1, r1–1, v2–2–3; metatarsus p1, r1–1, v2–2–3. Leg III: femur d 1–1–1–1–2(3), pd1–1–1, rd1–1–1; patella d1–1, p1–1, r1; tibia d2–1–1, p1–1–1, r1–1, v2–2–3(2); metatarsus p1–1–2–1, r1–1–1, v2–2–3. Leg IV: femur d1–1–1– 1–3(2), pd1–1–1, rd1–1–1–1; patella p1–1, r1; tibia d2–1–1–0, p1–1–2(1), r1–1, v2–2–3; metatarsus d1–1–1–1–1, p1–1–1, r1–1–1, v2–2–3. Metatarsal preening combs present on retroventral apical edge of metatarsus III (ensmalled) and IV (normally developed). Scopula entire and distal on metatarsusi I and II, entire and mixed with longer setae on tarsi I and II; elsewhere absent. Trichobothria: 2 rows of 9–10 in each row on tibiae, 8–9 on metatarsi, 10–13 on tarsi, 7–8 on cymbium. Paired claws on tarsi I–III, and IV with 9–10, and 7–9 teeth in each row, respectively. Unpaired tarsal claw sharply curved.</p><p>Leg and palp measurements:</p><p>Palp</p><p>I II III IV</p><p>Femur 2.50 4.15 3.80 3.28 4.18</p><p>Patella 1.26 2.34 2.15 1.80 2.34</p><p>Tibia 1.64 2.77 2.57 2.15 3.82</p><p>Metatarsus – 2.81 2.89 3.09 4.29</p><p>Tarsus 0.91 2.43 2.20 2.23 2.53</p><p>Total 6.31 14.50 13.61 12.55 17.16</p><p>Copulatory organs. Palpal tibia as in Figs 6, 7. Embolus moderately long, tapering, curved and bilaterally dentate, with 2–3 pro- and retrolateral micro-teeth (Figs 7, 8).</p><p>Spinnerets as in Fig. 9. PMS: length 0.27; diameter 0.10. PLS: maximum diameter 0.46; length of basal, medial and apical segments 0.88, 0.55, 0.15, respectively; total length 1.58; apical segment domed.</p><p>Female (MNHN 1176/AR4304; Fig. 10): Body length 20.90.</p><p>Colour in alcohol: in general as in male, but stellate pattern of carapace and chelicerae noticeably darker (dark reddish brown vs. medium reddish brown in male).</p><p>Cephalothorax dorsally and ventrally as in Figs 11 and 13, respectively. Carapace 6.82 long, 5.82 wide. Eye tubercle as in Fig. 12. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.19(0.27), ALE 0.37, PLE 0.27, PME 0.17, AME–AME 0.26(0.18), ALE– AME 0.18(0.14), ALE–PLE 0.13, PLE–PME 0.07, PME–PME 0.65. Chelicerae:</p><p>each furrow with 6 promarginal teeth and 4 small plus about 15 tiny mesobasal denticles; rastellum with 5–6 long heavY teeth plus 20–25 smaller subequal spines in front of cheliceral fang and on mound. Labium 0.77 long, 1.48 wide. Sternum 3.80 long, 2.99 wide. Each maxilla with 6 cuspules confined to inner maxillary heel.</p><p>Palp and leg structures. Spines: all femora with 6 (d1–1–1–1–2) very thin bristle-like spines; femora III–IV with clusters of dense and short dorsoapical setae; palpal tarsus and tarsi I–II each with 5–8 reduced ventroapical spines; palpal patella, patellae I, IV and tarsi III–IV aspinose. Palp: femur pd1; tibia v2–2–4(3); tarsus v2. Leg I: femur pd1, tibia v1–1–3(2); metatarsus v2–2–2. Leg II: femur pd1; patella p1; tibia v1–1–3(2); metatarsus v2–2–2. Leg III: femur rd1–1; patella p1–1; tibia p1–1, r1–1, v1–1–3; metatarsus p1–1–1, r1–1–1, v2–2–3. Leg IV: femur rd1(0); tibia r1–1, v2–2–3; metatarsus p1–1–1, r1–1–1, v2–2–3(2). Metatarsal preening combs as in male, present on metatarsi III and IV. Scopula entire and distal on metatarsi I and II; very narrowly divided on palpal tarsus and tarsus I; more widely divided on tarsus II; elsewhere absent. Trichobothria: 2 rows of 8–11 in each row on tibiae, 13–16 on metatarsi, 15–17 on tarsi, 13 on palpal tarsus. Palpal claw with 4 teeth on promargin. Paired claws on tarsi I and II with 2–3 teeth in inner and 3–4 teeth in outer rows, paired claws on tarsi III and IV with 0–2 and 3–4 teeth in these rows, respectively. Unpaired tarsal claw sharply curved.</p><p>Leg and palp measurements:</p><p>Palp I II III IV Femur 3.64 4.46 3.91 3.67 5.10 Patella 2.03 2.81 2.68 2.32 3.46 Tibia 2.01 2.75 2.48 2.25 4.67 Metatarsus – 2.04 2.00 2.58 4.24 Tarsus 1.99 1.45 1.44 1.71 2.17 Total 8.67 13.51 12.51 12.53 19.64</p><p>Copulatory organs. Spermathecae moderately long and club-shaped (Figs 14 and 15).</p><p>Spinnerets as in Fig. 16. PMS: length 0.21; diameter 0.10. PLS: maximum diameter 0.81; length of basal, medial and apical segments 0.94, 0.32, 0.19, respectively; total length 1.45; apical segment domed.</p><p>Variation: Carapace length in males 4.4–5.3 mm, in females 5.2–8.6 mm. Number of maxillary cuspules varies from 2 to 6. Darker dorsal pattern of the abdomen is less distinct in paler specimens.</p><p>Material examined: Algeria: Algiers Province: 1♂, vicinitY of Algiers citY, unknown date and collector (MNHN 6733/AR4458); 4♂ 1♀, same collecting data but xi–xii.1886 (MNHN 9963/AR4475); 3♀, same collecting data but 1891, E. Simon (MNHN 14967/AR4450); Blida Province: 3♂ 16♀, surroundings of Blida citY 45 km SW Algiers, unknown collector and date (MNHN 1176/AR4304); 1♂ 2♀, Chiffa, iv.1891, unknown collector (MNHN 12671/AR4428) ; Boumerdès Province: 3♂ 1♀ 1♀ subad., Qued Isser Valley 50 km E Algiers, xi–xii.1886, no other data (MNHN 9966/AR4423) ; Oran Province: 1♀, surroundings of Oran (35°42′N 0°38′W), no other data (MNHN 6163/AR4486); Constantine Province?: 1♀, Souk el Harras? (labelled as ” Souk Harras ”, maY also correspond to Souk Ahras), coll. Ler, no other data (MNHN 385/AR4477) .</p><p>Distribution: Currently, the species is known only from Algeria, where it occurs in coastal and subcoastal zones in the northern part of the country.</p><p>Notes: The second record of this species in the country provided by Lucas (1846) was found during the current study to be based on misidentification and actually related to the occurrence of N. dorthesi (for more details see the corresponding paragraph in the Discussion). Hence, this record has now been transferred to the synonym list of the latter species. The putative records of N. africana indicating its distribution outside Algeria are also considered and disputed in the discussion below.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039087FBFF8AFFB380C8EC12FC47FB96	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Zonstein, Sergei L.	Zonstein, Sergei L. (2019): New data on the spider genus Nemesia in Algeria (Araneae: Nemesiidae). Israel Journal of Entomology 49 (1): 69-130, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3592368, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3592368
039087FBFF80FFB68091EC7AFC9EFB50.text	039087FBFF80FFB68091EC7AFC9EFB50.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Nemesia algerina Zonstein 2019	<div><p>Nemesia algerina n. sp.</p><p>(Figs 17–31)</p><p>LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: CD0BF24E-64B5-4C70-9A94-FF8811CB2413.</p><p>Etymology: The species name is a Latinized adjective derived from Algeria / Alger / Algiers and refers to both the country of the type locality and the locality itself.</p><p>Diagnosis: In N. algerina n. sp. the dorsal abdominal pattern to some extent resembles that in N. africana (however, in the former both the chevrons and the distance between them are considerably wider; Figs 17, 26 cf. Figs 1, 11). The shape of the palpal organ (displaying a relatively short curved embolus) in N. algerina n. sp. resembles that in the South European N. angustata Simon, 1873, but differs from the latter in some details: in the new species the embolus is noticeably thicker and tapers more towards the apex and the palpal tibia is armed dorsally with two apical and two subapical spines (Figs 22–24), while in N. angustata the less tapered embolus is considerably thinner and the dorsal armament of the palpal tibia is represented by three apical and one subapical spines (Frade &amp; Bacelar 1937 b: figs 9, 10; while visiting the MNHN in 2012, I examined the holotype of the latter species, and my observations confirm these data). The shape of the short and diverging spermathecae in N. algerina n. sp. is somewhat similar to that observed in N. asterix Decae &amp; Huber, 2017, N. bristowei Decae, 2005, N. ibiza Decae, 2005, and N. randa Decae, 2005 (Fig. 30 cf. Decae 2005: figs 32, 39, 67; Decae &amp; Huber 2017: fig. 4F). However, unlike the latter group of species, representatives of N. algerina n. sp. possess medium-sized (not reduced) PMS and lack the preening combs on metatarsus IV.</p><p>Description: Male (holotype MNHN 4771/AR4453; Fig. 17): Body length 7.70.</p><p>Colour in alcohol: carapace medially and laterally medium ochre brown; clypeus, thoracic fovea, radial grooves, chelicerae and femora I–IV with slightly darker brownish tint; eye tubercle brownish black; palps and most part of legs I–IV light ochre brown; ventral side of cephalothorax, most part of abdomen and spinnerets brownish yellow; darker dorsal abdominal pattern consisting of interrupted median stripe and several paired lateral chevrons medium brown.</p><p>Cephalothorax dorsally and ventrally as in Figs 18 and 20, respectively. Carapace 3.54 long, 2.59 wide. Eye tubercle as in Fig. 19. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.12(0.16), ALE 0.18, PLE 0.14, PME 0.10, AME–AME 0.09(0.05), ALE– AME 0.07(0.05), ALE–PLE 0.05, PLE–PME 0.02, PME–PME 0.28. Chelicerae: each furrow with 5–6 promarginal teeth and with about 15 extremely small and poorly discernible mesobasal denticles; rastellum with 4–5 heavy cone teeth in front of cheliceral fang, and with ca. 12 smaller teeth in front of cone teeth row. Labium 0.26 long, 0.53 wide. Sternum 1.98 long, 1.40 wide. Each maxilla with 3 cuspules confined to inner maxillary heel.</p><p>Palp and leg structures. Tibia and metatarsus I as in Fig. 21. Spines (tarsi I–IV aspinose). Palp: femur d1–1–2, dp1; patella p1; tibia with 4 (2 apical and 2 subapical) dorsal spines; cymbium with 12(15) short dorsal spines. Leg I: femur d1–1–1–1–2, pd1–1–1, rd1–1–1; patella p1; tibia p1–1–0, pv1–1–M; rv1–1–1; metatarsus d2, p1–0–1, r0–1–1, v1–1–2. Leg II: femur d1–1–1–1–2, pd1–1–1, rd1–1–1; patella p1–1; tibia p1–1–0, v2–2–2; metatarsus d2, p1–0–1, r0–1–1, v2–1–2. Leg III: femur d 1–1–1–1–2, pd1–1–1, rd1–1–1; patella p1–1–1, r1; tibia d1–1–0, p1–1–1, r1–1–1, v2–2–2; metatarsus d1–1–0–0, pd0–1–1–1, p1–1–1, r1–1–1, v3(2)–2–3. Leg IV: femur d 1–1–1–1–2, pd1–1–0, rd1–1–1; patella r1; tibia p1–1–1, r1–1–1, v2–2–2; metatarsus pd1–1–1–1, p1–1–1, r1–1–1, v2–2–3(2). Metatarsal preening combs absent. Scopula entire and distal on metatarsi I and II; entire on tarsi I and II; very sparse and mixed with setae on tarsus III; absent on tarsus IV. Trichobothria: 2 rows of 7–8 in each row on tibiae, 10–13 on metatarsi, 10–12 on tarsi, 7–8 on cymbium. Paired claws on tarsi I–IV with 8–11 teeth in each row. Unpaired tarsal claw small and sharply curved.</p><p>Leg and palp measurements:</p><p>Palp I II III IV Femur 1.69 2.90 2.59 2.31 3.20 Patella 0.77 1.64 1.51 1.26 1.85 Tibia 1.14 2.05 1.86 1.62 3.43 Metatarsus – 1.97 1.70 2.21 3.14 Tarsus 0.64 1.45 1.28 1.44 1.67 Total 4.24 10.01 8.94 8.84 13.29</p><p>Copulatory organs. Palpal tibia moderately swollen with few dorsal spines: 2+ 2 in subapical and apical rows, respectively (Figs 22, 23). Embolus relatively short, tapered and slightly curved subapically (Figs 22, 24).</p><p>Spinnerets as in Fig. 25. PMS: length 0.20; diameter 0.14. PLS: maximum diameter 0.31; length of basal, medial and apical segments 0.48, 0.36, 0.08, respectively; total length 0.92; apical segment domed.</p><p>Female (paratype MNHN 9964/AR4472; Fig. 26): Body length 9.35.</p><p>Colour in alcohol: as in male, with darker and more contrast dorsal pattern on carapace and abdomen.</p><p>Entire female body in dorsal aspect and cephalothorax dorsally and ventrally as in Figs 26, 27 and 29. Carapace 3.82 long, 3.11 wide. Eye tubercle as in Fig. 28. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.13(0.17), ALE 0.19, PLE 0.15, PME 0.10, AME–AME 0.10(0.06), ALE–AME 0.08(0.06), ALE–PLE 0.07, PLE–PME 0.03, PME–PME 0.33. Chelicerae: each furrow with 6 promarginal teeth and 15–20 extremely small mesobasal denticles; rastellum: 4 large and about 15 smaller spines in front of cheliceral fang base. Labium 0.44 long, 0.81 wide. Sternum 2.12 long, 1.73 wide. Each maxilla with 3 or 4 cuspules confined to inner maxillary heel.</p><p>Palp and leg structures. Spines: palpal tarsus and tarsi I and II each with 7–10 short and small ventroapical spines; palpal patella, patella IV and tarsi III–IV aspinose. Palp: femur d1–1–1–2, pd1; tibia p1–1, v1–1–3; tarsus v2. Leg I: femur d1–1–1–1–2, pd1, patella p1; tibia p1, v1–1–2; metatarsus v2–1–3. Leg II: femur d1–1–1–1–2, pd1; patella p1; tibia p1, v1–1–2; metatarsus p1, v2–1–2. Leg III: femur d1–1–1–1, pd1–1–1, rd1–1–1; patella p1–1, r1; tibia p1–1, r1–1, v2–2–2; metatarsus d1(0) –1–1, p1–1–1, r1–1–1, v2–2–3. Leg IV: femur d1–1–1–1, rd1; tibia r1–1–1, v2–2–2; metatarsus p1–1, pd1–1, r1–1, v2–2–3. Metatarsal preening combs absent. Scopula entire on and distal on metatarsi I and II; narrowly divided on palpal tarsus and tarsus I; widely divided on tarsus II; elsewhere absent. Trichobothria: 2 rows of 7–8 in each row on tibiae, 9–12 on metatarsi, 10–13 on tarsi, 8 on palpal tarsus. Palpal claw with 3 teeth on promargin. Paired claws on tarsi I–II, III and IV with 4–5, 3–5, and 3–4 teeth in each row, respectively. Unpaired tarsal claw small and sharply curved.</p><p>Leg and palp measurements:</p><p>Palp I II III IV</p><p>Femur 2.05 2.71 2.37 2.23 2.96</p><p>Patella 1.18 1.67 1.31 1.23 1.76</p><p>Tibia 1.28 1.76 1.55 1.19 2.98</p><p>Metatarsus – 1.36 1.34 1.55 2.41</p><p>Tarsus 1.23 0.95 0.91 1.04 1.27</p><p>Total 5.74 8.45 7.48 7.24 11.38</p><p>Copulatory organs. Spermathecae stump-like, with short and robust stalks and weakly delimited heads, their right and left branches are slightly inclined sideways in different directions from each other (Fig. 30).</p><p>Spinnerets as in Fig. 31. PMS: length 0.25; diameter 0.17. PLS: maximum diameter 0.41; length of basal, medial and apical segments 0.52, 0.37, 0.09, respectively; total length 0.98; apical segment domed.</p><p>Variation: Carapace length in males 3.4–3.5 mm, in females 3.8–4.2 mm. Darker dorsal pattern of the abdomen is almost uniform in all specimens.</p><p>Holotype: ♂ Algeria: Algiers Province: surroundings of Algiers (36°45′N 03°33′E), no other data (MNHN 4771/AR4453).</p><p>Paratypes: Algeria: 1♂, collected together with holotYpe (MNHN 4771/AR4453); 3♀ 2♀ subad., Algiers, no other data (MNHN 6733/AR4458); 2♀, same collection data as in holotYpe but xi–xii.1886 (MNHN 9964/AR4472) .</p><p>Distribution: Known only from surroundings of Algiers.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039087FBFF80FFB68091EC7AFC9EFB50	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Zonstein, Sergei L.	Zonstein, Sergei L. (2019): New data on the spider genus Nemesia in Algeria (Araneae: Nemesiidae). Israel Journal of Entomology 49 (1): 69-130, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3592368, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3592368
039087FBFF85FFA8808BED38FCBFFBE3.text	039087FBFF85FFA8808BED38FCBFFBE3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Nemesia almoravida Zonstein 2019	<div><p>Nemesia almoravida n. sp.</p><p>(Figs 32–48)</p><p>LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: A0971620-09D2-408B-AEB7-175CD24671AB.</p><p>Etymology: The species name is a Latinized adjective referring to the period of the medieval Maghreb (a part of North Africa, including Algeria) under the authority of the Almoravid dYnastY (XII–XIII centuries CE).</p><p>Diagnosis: Due to the presence of the retroventral preening combs on metatarsi IV, the new species appears to be similar to N. dido n. sp., N. tanit n. sp. and to several South European species related to N. bristowei (see the diagnosis of the previously listed species). However, representatives of N. almoravida n. sp. differ from all these species in possessing normally developed (i.e., not reduced) PMS. A peculiar shape of the bent and curved embolus distinguishes N. almoravida n. sp. from the congeners that possess comparable long emboli: N. decaei n. sp. and two undescribed Tunisian species (Figs 37–39 cf. Figs 72, 73, 148–150). In addition, the only known male of N. almoravida n. sp. has only one dorsodistal spine on the palpal tibia (Fig. 40), while males of other Nemesia species usually possess 3–4 or even more similarly located spines. Females of N. almoravida n. sp. resemble those of N. didieri in possessing the similarly shaped/arranged eye group, spinnerets and spermathecae. They differ, however, in details of ornamentation on the dorsal abdomen (Figs 42 and 90), proportions of the sternum (wider in N. didieri; Fig. 45 cf. Fig. 94) and in the structure of the spermathecae (with shorter stalks in N. almoravida n. sp. vs. longer ones in N. didieri; Fig. 46, 47 cf. Fig. 94).</p><p>Description: Male (holotype MNHN 6896; Fig. 32): Body length 10.55.</p><p>Colour in alcohol: carapace dull brownish orange (darker stellate pattern of carapace almost faded); chelicerae light brownish red; eye tubercle brownish black; palpal and leg segments medium to pale yellowish orange; sternum, labium, maxillae, and leg coxae light brownish yellow; ventral surface of abdomen and spinnerets very pale brownish yellow; dorsal abdomen with faded brown pattern consisting of large vague spot in anterior part and several pairs of weak and diffuse chevrons posteriorly.</p><p>Cephalothorax dorsally and ventrally as in Figs 33 and 35, respectively. Carapace 4.43 long, 3.62 wide. Eye tubercle as in Fig. 34. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.14(0.21), ALE 0.22, PLE 0.19, PME 0.12, AME–AME 0.13(0.06), ALE– AME 0.10(0.06), ALE–PLE 0.06, PLE–PME 0.04, PME–PME 0.35. Chelicerae: each furrow with 6 promarginal teeth and about 15 mesobasal denticles; rastellum with 6 heavy and about 10 smaller cone teeth in front of cheliceral fang. Labium 0.41 long, 0.92 wide. Sternum 2.23 long, 1.92 wide. Each maxilla with 2–3 thin rod-like cuspules confined to inner maxillary heel.</p><p>Palp and leg structures. Tibia and metatarsus I as in Fig. 36. Spines (tarsi I–IV aspinose). Palp: femur d1–1–2; patella p1; tibia with only one short dorsoapical spine; cymbium with about 12 short dorsal spines. Leg I: femur d1–1–1–1–2, pd1–1–1, rd1–1–1; patella p1–1; tibia p1–1, r1–1, pv1–1–M; rv1–1–1; metatarsus p1–1–1, r1–1–1, v1–1–2. Leg II: femur d1–1–1–1–2, pd1–1–1, rd1–1–1; patella p1–1, r1; tibia p1–1, r0–1, v2–2–3; metatarsus d1–1, p1–1–1, r1–1–1, v2–2(1)– 1(0)–3. Leg III: femur d 1–1–1–1–2, pd1–1–1, rd1–1–1; patella p1(0)–1–1, r1(0); tibia d2–1–0, p1–1, r1–1, v2–2–3; metatarsus d1–1, p1–1–1, r1–1–1, v2–2–3; Leg IV: femur d 1–1–1–1–2, pd1–1–1, rd1–1–1; patella r1; tibia p1–1–1, r2–1–1, v3(2)–2–3; metatarsus d1–1, p1–1–1, r1–1–1, v2–2–3. Metatarsal preening comb present on apical retroventral edge of metatarsus IV. Scopula entire and distal on metatarsi I and II, entire on tarsus I, narrowly divided on tarsus II, elsewhere absent. Trichobothria: 2 rows of 9–10 in each row on tibiae, 10–11 on metatarsi, 10–14 on tarsi, 9 on cymbium. Paired claws on tarsi I–IV with 8–9 teeth on each margin.</p><p>Leg and palp measurements:</p><p>Palp I II III IV Femur 2.44 3.61 3.39 3.08 3.83 Patella 1.12 1.98 1.60 1.57 1.98 Tibia 1.68 2.23 2.12 2.04 3.99 Metatarsus – 2.49 2.45 2.83 3.95 Tarsus 0.85 1.84 1.49 1.76 2.01 Total 6.09 12.15 11.05 11.28 15.76</p><p>Copulatory organs. Palpal tibia moderately short, with single dorsoapical spine (Figs 37, 40). Palpal organ with thin, curved and gradually tapering embolus (Figs 38, 39).</p><p>Spinnerets as in Fig. 41. PMS: length 0.35; diameter 0.19. PLS: maximum diameter 0.47; length of basal, medial and apical segments 0.79, 0.22, 0.11, respectively; total length 1.12; apical segment domed.</p><p>Female (paratype MNHN 12671/AR4428; Fig. 42): Body length 16.10.</p><p>Colour in alcohol: carapace, chelicerae, palps and legs medium brownish orange, with darker brown clypeus, H-shaped area on carapace and all femora; eye tubercle brownish black; sternum brownish yellow; labium, maxillae, leg coxae and PLS light brownish orange; most part of abdomen and PMS light brownish grey; darker dorsal abdominal pattern consisting of narrow median stripe fused with several paired lateral chevrons medium brown.</p><p>Cephalothorax dorsally and ventrally as in Figs 43 and 45, respectively. Carapace 6.24 long, 4.79 wide. Eye tubercle as in Fig. 44. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.15(0.27), ALE 0.28, PLE 0.22, PME 0.14, AME–AME 0.22(0.10), ALE– AME 0.16(0.10), ALE–PLE 0.07, PLE–PME 0.03, PME–PME 0.52. Chelicerae: each furrow with 6 promarginal teeth and ca. 20 mesobasal denticles; rastellum: 4 large and about 15 smaller spines in front of cheliceral fang base. Labium 0.66 long, 1.14 wide. Sternum 3.43 long, 2.43 wide. Each maxilla with 2 or 3 cuspules confined to inner maxillary heel.</p><p>Palp and leg structures. Spines: femora I–IV dorsally with 6–7 very thin bristle-like spines; palpal tarsus and tarsi I and II each with 15–20 short and small ventroapical spines; patella IV and tarsi III–IV aspinose. Palp: femur d1–1–2, pd1; patella p1; tibia v2(1)–2–4; tarsus v2. Leg I: femur pd1, patella p2(0); tibia v1–1–1–2; metatarsus v2–1–3. Leg II: femur pd1; patella p1–1; tibia v1–1–3(2); metatarsus v2–1–3. Leg III: femur pd1–1–1, rd1–1–1; patella p1–1–1, r1; tibia p1–1, r1–1, v2–2–2; metatarsus d1, p1–1–1–1, r1–1–1, v2–2–3. Leg IV: femur rd1; tibia r1–1, v2–2(1)–2; metatarsus p1–1, v2–2–3. Metatarsal preening combs present on metatarsus IV (absent in some paratype females). Scopula entire on and distal on metatarsi I and II; narrowly divided on palpal tarsus and tarsus I; widely divided on tarsus II; elsewhere absent. Trichobothria: 2 rows of 10–11 in each row on tibiae, 14–15 on metatarsi, 13–16 on tarsi, 11 on palpal tarsus. Paired claws on tarsi I and II with 3–4/7–8 teeth in inner/outer rows, paired claws on tarsi III and IV with 3–4/6 and 2/4 teeth in these rows, respectively. Palpal claw with 3 teeth on promargin.</p><p>Leg and palp measurements:</p><p>Palp I II III IV Femur 2.91 4.04 3.75 3.18 4.26 Patella 1.62 2.52 2.37 1.87 3.19 Tibia 1.79 2.48 2.21 1.91 4.46 Metatarsus – 2.20 2.13 2.59 3.70 Tarsus 1.95 1.59 1.51 1.34 1.67 Total 8.27 12.83 11.97 10.89 17.28</p><p>Copulatory organs. Spermathecae relatively long, gently twisted and tapered, with only slightly dilated heads (Figs 46, 47).</p><p>Spinnerets as in Fig. 48. PMS: length 0.56; diameter 0.35. PLS: maximum diameter 0.75; length of basal, medial and apical segments 0.96, 0.34, 0.17, respectively; total length 1.47; apical segment domed.</p><p>Variation: Carapace length in females varies from 5.8 to 6.2 mm.</p><p>Holotype: ♂ Algeria: Algiers Province: surroundings of Algiers (36°45′N 03°33′E), no other data (MNHN 6896).</p><p>Paratypes: Algeria: Blida Province: 1♀, Chiffa (labelled as ” <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=2.75&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=36.466667" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 2.75/lat 36.466667)">La Choffa</a> ”; 36°28′N 2°45′E), iv.1882, E. Simon (MNHN 2190/AR4446) ; 3♀, same localitY (labelled as ”La Chiffa”), iv.1882, E. Simon (MNHN 12671/AR4428).</p><p>Distribution: Known only from the surrounding of Algiers.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039087FBFF85FFA8808BED38FCBFFBE3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Zonstein, Sergei L.	Zonstein, Sergei L. (2019): New data on the spider genus Nemesia in Algeria (Araneae: Nemesiidae). Israel Journal of Entomology 49 (1): 69-130, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3592368, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3592368
039087FBFF9BFFA2809DEC62FD43FE4B.text	039087FBFF9BFFA2809DEC62FD43FE4B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Nemesia annaba Zonstein 2019	<div><p>Nemesia annaba n. sp.</p><p>(Figs 49–65)</p><p>LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 7B93ED24-8C26-4226-AA10-CD7F73FE357B.</p><p>Etymology: The species name is refers to the type locality, Annaba, and is a noun in apposition.</p><p>Diagnosis: In having a similar type of dorsal abdominal pattern, N. annaba n. sp. resembles two South European species, N. congener O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874 and N. dubia O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1874 . The shape of the palpal organ (provided with a moderately long, tapering and gradually curved embolus) in N. annaba n. sp. also resembles the corresponding structures in the two latter species, but differs from them in details: in the new species the embolus is noticeably thicker and tapers more towards the apex than in N. congener, and the narrow distal part of the embolus in N. annaba n. sp. appears to be considerably longer than in N. dubia (Figs 54, 56, 57 cf. Simon 1914: fig. 32; Blasco Feliu 1986 b: fig. 2b). The shape of the spermathecae in N. annaba n. sp. is similar to that in N. tanit n. sp. (Figs 63, 64, 139). However, representatives of N. annaba n. sp. have normally developed PMS with numerous spigots, while in N. tanit n. sp. PMS are noticeably reduced (Fig. 65 cf. Fig. 140).</p><p>Description: Male (holotype MNHN 292/AR4485; Fig. 49): Body length 13.40.</p><p>Colour in alcohol: carapace, chelicerae, palps and legs medium ochre brown, with darker brown clypeus, H-shaped area on carapace and all femora; eye tubercle brownish black; sternum, labium, maxillae, and leg coxae intensely brownish yellow; ventral surface of abdomen and PLS light brownish yellow; dorsal abdomen light ochre brown with medium brown pattern consisting of extensive dimming anteriorly, interrupted and diffuse axial band medially and several pairs of widely spaced lateral chevrons posteriorly.</p><p>Cephalothorax dorsally and ventrally as in Figs 50 and 52, respectively. Carapace 4.76 long, 3.79 wide. Eye tubercle as in Fig. 51. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.14(0.20), ALE 0.22, PLE 0.21, PME 0.11, AME–AME 0.15(0.09), ALE– AME 0.10(0.07), ALE–PLE 0.07, PLE–PME 0.03, PME–PME 0.35. Chelicerae: each furrow with 7 promarginal teeth and about 15 very small mesobasal denticles; rastellum with 6 heavy and a few smaller cone teeth in front of cheliceral fang. Labium 0.40 long, 0.91 wide. Sternum 2.57 long, 1.96 wide. Each maxilla with 3 long thin cuspules confined to inner maxillary heel.</p><p>Palp and leg structures. Tibia and metatarsus I as in Fig. 53. Spines (palpal patella and tarsi I–IV aspinose). Palp: femur d1–1–2; tibia dorsally with 3 apical and one subapical spines; cymbium with about 15 short dorsal spines. Leg I: femur d1–1–1–1–2, pd0–1–1, rd1–1–1; patella p1–1; tibia p1–1, pv1–1–M; rv1–1–1; metatarsus p1–1, r1, v1–1–2. Leg II: femur d1–1–1–1–2, pd0–1–1, rd1–1–1; patella p1–1; tibia p1–1–1, v2–2–3(2); metatarsus p1–1, r1, v2–1–2. Leg III: femur d 1–1– 1–1–2, pd1–1–1, rd1–1–1; patella p1–1, r1; tibia d2(1)–1, p1(0)–1–1, r1(0)–1–1, v2–2–2; metatarsus d5(7), p1–1–1, r1–1, v2–2–3; Leg IV: femur d 1–1–1–1–2, pd1–1, rd1(0)–1–1; patella r1; tibia d1, p1, r1–1–1, v2–2–2; metatarsus d10(15), p1–1–1, v3–2–3. Metatarsal preening combs absent. Scopula entire on tarsi I and II; entire and distal on metatarsi I and II; divided and mixed with setae on tarsus III, absent on tarsus IV. Trichobothria: 2 rows of 9–10 in each row on tibiae, 13–15 on metatarsi, 12–14 on tarsi, 11–12 on cymbium. Paired claws of tarsi I–IV with 8–10 teeth in each row.</p><p>Leg and palp measurements:</p><p>Palp I II III IV Femur 2.56 3.99 3.47 3.22 4.34 Patella 1.24 2.46 1.92 1.47 2.31 Tibia 1.66 2.69 2.39 2.27 4.72 Metatarsus – 2.67 2.46 2.84 4.08 Tarsus 0.82 2.05 1.98 1.84 2.23 Total 6.28 13.86 12.22 11.64 17.68</p><p>Copulatory organs. Palpal tibia moderately short, dorsally with few apical and subapical spines (Figs 54, 55). Palpal organ with moderately long, slightly curved and gradually tapering embolus (Figs 54, 56, 57).</p><p>Spinnerets as in Fig. 58. PMS: length 0.38; diameter 0.23. PLS: maximum diameter 0.49; length of basal, medial and apical segments 0.73, 0.39, 0.19, respectively; total length 1.31; apical segment domed.</p><p>Female (paratype MNHN 292/AR4485; Fig. 59): Body length 23.90.</p><p>Colour in alcohol: as in male, but clypeus and margins of carapace paler, whereas chelicerae and dorsal pattern on carapace darker and more contrast than in male.</p><p>Cephalothorax dorsally and ventrally as in Figs 60 and 62, respectively. Carapace 7.96 long, 5.67 wide. Eye tubercle as in Fig. 61. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.20(0.28), ALE 0.38, PLE 0.36, PME 0.20, AME–AME 0.20(0.12), ALE– AME 0.20(0.16), ALE–PLE 0.10, PLE–PME 0.04, PME–PME 0.56. Chelicerae: each furrow with 6 promarginal teeth and 19–20 mesobasal denticles; rastellum with 5–6 heavy and about 25 smaller cone teeth in front of cheliceral fang. Labium 0.77 long, 1.32 wide. Sternum 3.86 long, 2.91 wide. Each maxilla with 2–3 cuspules confined to inner maxillary heel.</p><p>Palp and leg structures. Spines (palpal tarsus and tarsi I–II with 10–12 small ventroapical spines; patella IV and tarsi III–IV aspinose). Palp: femur d1–1–1–2, pd1; patella p1–1; tibia p1–1, v2–2–3; tarsus v2. Leg I: femur d1–1–1–1–1–2, pd1; patella p1–1; tibia p1–1, v1–1–3(2); metatarsus v2–1(0)–3(2). Leg II: femur d1–1–1–1–2, pd1; patella 1–1; tibia p1–1, v1–1–3; metatarsus p1, v2–1–3. Leg III: femur d1–1–1–1–2, pd1–1, rd1–1; patella p1–1–1; tibia p1–1, r1–1, v2(1)–2–3; metatarsus d1, p1–1–1–1, r1–1–1, v2–2–3. Leg IV: femur d 1–1–1–1+few bristles, pd1; tibia r1–1–1, v2–2–3; metatarsus p1, rd1–1, v2–2–3. Metatarsal preening combs absent. Scopula entire and distal on metatarsi I and II; narrowly divided on palpal tarsus and tarsus I, widely divided on tarsus II; elsewhere absent. Trichobothria: 2 rows of 10–11 in each row on tibiae, 14–16 on metatarsi, 13–15 on tarsi, 11 on palpal tarsus. Palpal claw with 4 promarginal teeth. Inner/outer margins of PTC I–II and PTC III–IV with 4/5 and 4/4 teeth, respectively.</p><p>Leg and palp measurements:</p><p>Palp I II III IV Femur 3.52 4.83 4.52 3.75 5.31 Patella 2.15 3.21 2.82 2.36 3.52 Tibia 2.06 2.95 2.45 2.08 5.45 Metatarsus – 2.61 2.46 2.85 4.30 Tarsus 2.26 1.66 1.68 1.82 2.11 Total 9.99 15.26 13.93 12.86 20.69</p><p>Copulatory organs. Spermathecae bowl-shaped with slightly curved stumpy stalks ending with dilated heads (see Figs 63, 64).</p><p>Spinnerets as in Fig. 65. PMS relatively large and thick: length 0.61; diameter 0.39. PLS: maximum diameter 0.78; length of basal, medial and apical segments 1.14, 0.52, 0.15, respectively; total length 1.81; apical segment domed.</p><p>Variation: Carapace length in females varies from 6.3–8.5 mm. Number of maxillary cuspules in females varies from 1 to 6. Darker dorsal pattern of the abdomen in some females appears poorly discernible.</p><p>Holotype: ♂ Algeria: Annaba Province: surroundings of Annaba (labelled as “Bône»; 36°54′N 7°46′E), no other data, probably 1882–1885, E. Simon (MNHN 292/AR4485).</p><p>Paratypes: Algeria: Annaba Province: 5♀, same collection data as holotYpe (MNHN 292/AR4485); 8♀ , Annaba (labelled as “Bône»), no other data (MNHN 12017/AR4430).</p><p>Distribution: Known only from the type locality.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039087FBFF9BFFA2809DEC62FD43FE4B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Zonstein, Sergei L.	Zonstein, Sergei L. (2019): New data on the spider genus Nemesia in Algeria (Araneae: Nemesiidae). Israel Journal of Entomology 49 (1): 69-130, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3592368, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3592368
039087FBFF91FFA580A6EA09FD3BF9A3.text	039087FBFF91FFA580A6EA09FD3BF9A3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Nemesia decaei Zonstein 2019	<div><p>Nemesia decaei n. sp.</p><p>(Figs 66–81)</p><p>LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 90664DCF-74B3-4C24-89D3-D79B6EF7367F.</p><p>Etymology: The species is named in honour of the prominent Dutch arachnologist Arthur Decae, who published a number of studies devoted to the taxonomy and ecology of Nemesia and described several new species in this genus.</p><p>Diagnosis: Male of this new species differs from most male congeners in having a very long and hardly curved embolus (more than 3 times as long as the tegulum). Only the males of two so far undescribed Tunisian Nemesia spp. and N. almoravida n. sp. possess comparably long and similarly extended and tapered emboli; however, unlike N. decaei n. sp., these emboli are either noticeably shorter, or more strongly curved and bent or narrower at their base (Figs 72, 73 cf. Figs 37–39, 148–150). Females of N. decaei n. sp., with their long and multiple twisted stalks of the spermathecae, can be easily distinguished from females of most other species of Nemesia . Similarly shaped spermathecae are found in several undescribed Nemesia species from Tunis; however, even in this case they clearly differ in shape from the structure characteristic for N. decaei n. sp. (Figs 79, 80 cf. Figs 154, 155, 157).</p><p>Description: Male (holotype MNHN 6163/AR4486; Fig. 66): Body length 13.40.</p><p>Colour in alcohol: carapace (with slightly darker stellate pattern), leg and palp segments medium to dark ochre brown; stellate pattern of carapace and chelicerae slightly darker reddish brown; clypeus paler, brownish yellow; eye tubercle brownish black; sternum, labium, maxillae, and leg coxae ventrally light yellowish orange; ventral surface of abdomen and spinnerets light yellowish brown; abdomen dorsally light ochre brown with darker brown pattern consisting of diffuse interrupted median strip and several pairs of narrow lateral chevrons.</p><p>Cephalothorax dorsally and ventrally as in Figs 67 and 69. Carapace 5.58 long, 4.28 wide. Eye tubercle as in Fig. 68. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.17(0.23), ALE 0.24, PLE 0.18, PME 0.12, AME–AME 0.16(0.10), ALE–AME 0.10(0.07), ALE–PLE 0.12, PLE–PME 0.04, PME–PME 0.44. Chelicerae: each furrow with 6 promarginal teeth and ca. 15 mesobasal denticles; rastellum with 4–5 large spines in front of cheliceral fang. Labium 0.52 long, 0.99 wide. Sternum 2.81 long, 2.32 wide. Each maxilla with 3 small cuspules confined to inner maxillary heel.</p><p>Palp and leg structures. Tibia and metatarsus I as in Fig. 70. Spines (tarsi I–IV aspinose). Palp: femur d1–1–2, dp1; patella p1; tibia with 4 heavy curved dorsoapical spines; cymbium with about 15 short dorsal spines. Leg I: femur d1–1–1–1–2, pd1– 0–1–1, rd1–1–1–1; patella p1–1; tibia p1–1, r1–1, pv0–1–M; rv1–1–1; metatarsus p1–1, r1–1–1, v1–1–2. Leg II: femur d1–1–1–1–2, pd1–0–1–1, rd1–1–1–1; patella p1–1; tibia p1–1, r1–1, v1–2–2; metatarsus p1–1, r1–1–1, v1–1–2. Leg III: femur d 1–1–1–1–2, pd1–1–1, rd1–1–1; patella p1–1, r1; tibia d1–1–1, p1–1–1, r1–1, v2–2–3; metatarsus d1–1–1–1, p1–1–1, r1–1–1–1, v2–2–3; Leg IV: femur d 1–1–1–1–2, pd1–1–1–1, rd1–1–1–1; patella p1, r1; tibia p1–1–1, r2–1–1, v3–2–3; metatarsus d1–1–1, p1–1–1, r1–1–1, v2–2–3. Metatarsal preening combs absent. Scopula entire on metatarsus I, and tarsi I and II; entire and distal on metatarsus II; divided with setae on tarsus III, absent on tarsus IV. Trichobothria: 2 rows of 9–10 in each row on tibiae, 13–15 on metatarsi, 14–15 on tarsi, 10–11 on cymbium. Paired claws of tarsi I–IV with 8–10 teeth in each row.</p><p>Leg and palp measurements:</p><p>Palp</p><p>I II III IV</p><p>Femur 2.48 4.19 4.04 3.84 5.08</p><p>Patella 1.26 2.61 2.23 2.13 2.65</p><p>Tibia 1.68 2.72 2.61 2.61 4.97</p><p>Metatarsus – 2.90 2.95 3.35 4.52</p><p>Tarsus 0.95 1.98 1.91 2.08 2.51</p><p>Total 6.37 14.40 13.74 14.01 19.73</p><p>Copulatory organs. Palpal tibia moderately short, with few heavy dorsoapical spines (Figs 71, 72). Palpal organ with long, slightly curved and gradually tapering embolus (Figs 72, 73).</p><p>Spinnerets as in Fig. 74. PMS: length 0.36; diameter 0.20. PLS: maximum diameter 0.54; length of basal, medial and apical segments 0.71, 0.26, 0.14, respectively; total length 1.11; apical segment domed.</p><p>Female (paratype MNHN 6163/AR4486; Fig. 75): Body length 19.30.</p><p>Colour in alcohol: as in male, but clypeus and margins of carapace paler, while chelicerae and dorsal pattern on carapace and on abdomen darker and more contrast than in male.</p><p>Cephalothorax dorsally and ventrally as in Figs 76 and 78, respectively. Carapace 7.32 long, 5.66 wide. Eye tubercle as in Fig. 77. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.19(0.27), ALE 0.39, PLE 0.34, PME 0.19, AME–AME 0.26(0.20), ALE– AME 0.16(0.13), ALE–PLE 0.13, PLE–PME 0.04, PME–PME 0.61. Chelicerae: each furrow with 6 promarginal teeth and 15–16 mesobasal denticles; rastellum with 6 heavy and 12–15 smaller cone teeth in front of cheliceral fang and on mound. Labium 0.72 long, 1.35 wide. Sternum 4.06 long, 2.94 wide. Each maxilla with 5 cuspules confined to inner maxillary heel.</p><p>Palp and leg structures. Spines (palpal tarsus and tarsi I–II with 6–11 small ventroapical spines; patellae I–II and IV, and tarsi III–IV aspinose). Palp: femur d1–1–1–2; patella p1; tibia v2–2–3. Leg I: femur d1–1–1–1; tibia v1–1–2; metatarsus v2–1(0)–3. Leg II: femur d1–1–1–2; tibia v2–2–3; metatarsus v3–2–3(4). Leg III: femur d1–1–1–2, pd1–1–1, rd1–1–1; patella p1–1; tibia p1–1, r1–1, v2–2–2; metatarsus p1–1–1, pd1–1, r1–1–1, v2–2–3. Leg IV: femur d 1–1–1–1–2, pd1–1; patella p1–1; tibia r1–1, v2–2–2; metatarsus p1(0)–1–1, r1–1–1, v2(1)–2–3. Metatarsal preening combs absent. Scopula entire, ventral and prolateral on metatarsi I and II; ventral, prolateral and widely divided on palpal tarsus and tarsi I and II; elsewhere absent. Trichobothria: 2 rows of 8–9 in each row on tibiae, 10–11 on metatarsi, 11–12 on tarsi, 9 on palpal tarsus. Palpal claw with 3 teeth on promargin. Inner/outer margins of PTC I–II and PTC III–IV with 5–7/5–7 and 1–3/5–6 teeth, respectively.</p><p>Leg and palp measurements:</p><p>Palp</p><p>I II III IV</p><p>Femur 3.31 4.66 4.19 3.98 5.35 Patella 1.82 2.93 2.56 2.23 3.39 Tibia 1.99 3.00 2.63 2.25 5.17 Metatarsus – 2.56 2.43 2.84 4.47</p><p>Tarsus 2.42 1.67 1.67 1.83 1.91</p><p>Total 9.54 14.82 13.48 13.13 20.29</p><p>Copulatory organs. Spermathecae long, with slightly tapered bases, spiraled stalks</p><p>(twisted twice) and slightly dilated heads (Figs 79, 80).</p><p>Spinnerets as in Fig. 81. PMS: length 0.56; diameter 0.33. PLS: maximum diameter 0.75; length of basal, medial and apical segments 1.29, 0.47, 0.19, respectively; total length 1.95; apical segment domed.</p><p>Variation: Carapace length in females varies from 6.7 to 8.2 mm. Darker dorsal pattern of the abdomen is almost uniform in all specimens.</p><p>Holotype: ♂ Algeria: Oran Province: surroundings of Oran (35°42′N 0°38′W), no other data (MNHN 6163/AR4486).</p><p>Paratypes: Algeria: Oran Province: 6♀, collected together with holotYpe (MNHN 6163/AR4486) .</p><p>Distribution: Known only from the type locality.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039087FBFF91FFA580A6EA09FD3BF9A3	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Zonstein, Sergei L.	Zonstein, Sergei L. (2019): New data on the spider genus Nemesia in Algeria (Araneae: Nemesiidae). Israel Journal of Entomology 49 (1): 69-130, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3592368, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3592368
039087FBFF97FF9F80FFE8F6FD3BFDC6.text	039087FBFF97FF9F80FFE8F6FD3BFDC6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Nemesia didieri Simon 1892	<div><p>Nemesia didieri Simon, 1892</p><p>(Figs 82–95)</p><p>Nemesia didieri Simon, 1892: 114 (♀); Reimoser 1919: 7; Roewer 1942: 181; Bonnet 1955: 1040.</p><p>Diagnosis: Females of N. didieri resemble those of N. almoravida n. sp. in possessing the similarly shaped/arranged eye group, spinnerets and spermathecae. However, they differ in details of ornamentation on the dorsal abdomen (Figs 59 and 90), proportions of the sternum (wider in N. didieri; Fig. 62 cf. Fig. 93) and in the structure of the spermathecae (shorter stalks in N. almoravida n. sp. vs. longer ones in N. didieri; Figs 63, 64 cf. Fig. 94). The only known conspecific male differs from males of other Nemesia species by the structure of the palpal organ which displays a moderately long funnel-shaped embolus curved sideways (Figs 87–89).</p><p>Redescription: Male (MNHN 797/AR4474; Fig. 82): Body length 9.10.</p><p>Colour in alcohol: carapace, femora and patellae I–IV dull yellowish orange; entire palp and other leg segments brownish yellow; clypeus medium brown; eye tubercle brownish black; chelicerae and palpal organs medium brownish orange; sternum, labium, maxillae, most part of abdomen and PLS light brownish yellow. Abdomen with brown dorsal pattern consisting of fairly discernible narrow median strip and several paired lateral chevrons located posteriorly.</p><p>Cephalothorax dorsally and ventrally as in Figs 83 and 85, respectively. Carapace 3.69 long, 2.88 wide. Eye tubercle as in Fig. 84. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.13(0.18), ALE 0.28, PLE 0.16, PME 0.14, AME–AME 0.16(0.11), ALE– AME 0.08(0.06), ALE–PLE 0.03, PLE–PME 0.04, PME–PME 0.33. Chelicerae: each furrow with 6 promarginal teeth and about 15 mesobasal denticles; rastellum with 3 to 4 heavy cone teeth in front of cheliceral fang, and with a few smaller teeth in front of cone teeth row. Labium 0.38 long, 0.74 wide. Sternum 2.23 long, 1.67 wide. Maxillae without cuspules.</p><p>Palp and leg structures. Tibia and metatarsus I as in Fig. 86. Spines (palpal patella and tarsi I–IV aspinose). Palp: femur d1–1–2; tibia with 5 (4 apical and 1 subapical) dorsal spines; cymbium with 12(11) short dorsal spines. Leg I: femur d1–1–1–2, pd1; patella p1; tibia p1(0)–1, pv0–0–M; rv1–1–1; metatarsus pd1–1–1–2, pv1, r1–1, rv1–1–1–1. Leg II: femur d1–1–1–1–2, pd1–1–1, rd1–1–1; patella p1(0)–1; tibia p1–1, r1–1, v1–2–2; metatarsus pd1–1–1(2)–2, r1–1, v2–1–2. Leg III: femur d 1–1–1–1–2, pd1–1–1, rd1–1–1; patella p1–1, r1; tibia p1–1, r1–1, v2–1–3(2); metatarsus d1–1, p1–1–1–1, r1–1–1, v2(1)–2(1)–2. Leg IV: femur d 1–1–1–1–2, pd1–1–0, rd1–1–1–1; patella r1; tibia p1–1, r1–1, v2–1–3(2); metatarsus d1, pd1– 1–1, rd1–1–1, v2(0)–2(1)–3(2). Metatarsal preening combs absent. Scopula entire and distal on metatarsi I and II; entire on tarsi I and II; very sparse and mixed with setae on tarsi III and IV. Trichobothria: 2 rows of 8–9 in each row on tibiae, 12–14 on metatarsi, 13–15 on tarsi, 8–9 on cymbium. Paired claws on tarsi I–IV with 7–9 teeth in each row. Unpaired tarsal claw small and sharply curved.</p><p>Leg and palp measurements:</p><p>Palp</p><p>I II III IV</p><p>Femur 1.89 3.23 3.07 2.81 3.55</p><p>Patella 0.89 1.71 1.65 1.43 1.86</p><p>Tibia 1.50 2.18 2.12 1.94 3.50</p><p>Metatarsus – 2.37 2.31 2.60 3.31</p><p>Tarsus 0.78 1.77 1.63 1.62 1.55</p><p>Total 5.06 11.26 10.78 10.40 13.77</p><p>Copulatory organs. Palpal tibia moderately swollen with few dorsal spines (Figs 87, 88). Embolus relatively short, tapering and slightly curved subapically (Figs 87, 89).</p><p>Spinnerets. PMS: length 0.23; diameter 0.11. PLS: maximum diameter 0.34; length of basal, medial and apical segments 0.65, 0.22, 0.09, respectively; total length 0.96; apical segment domed.</p><p>Female (MNHN 797/AR4474; Fig. 90): Body length 13.05.</p><p>Colour in alcohol: as in male, with slightly darker and more contrast dorsal pattern on carapace and abdomen (clypeus otherwise somewhat lighter than in male).</p><p>Cephalothorax dorsally and ventrally as in Figs 91 and 93, respectively. Carapace 4.88 long, 3.59 wide. Eye tubercle as in Fig. 92. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.15(0.21), ALE 0.23, PLE 0.18, PME 0.13, AME–AME 0.18(0.12), ALE– AME 0.12(0.09), ALE–PLE 0.07, PLE–PME 0.02, PME–PME 0.44. Chelicerae: each furrow with 6 promarginal teeth and about 20 mesobasal denticles. Rastellum: 4–5 strong and about 15 smaller spines in front of cheliceral fang base. Labium 0.45 long, 0.92 wide. Sternum 2.68 long, 1.94 wide. Each maxilla with 4 stout cuspules confined to inner maxillary heel.</p><p>Palp and leg structures. Spines: palpal patella, patella IV and tarsi III–IV aspinose. Palp: femur d1–1–2, pd1; tibia p1, v2–2–5; tarsus v1–1–2–2–2. Leg I: femur d1–1– 1–1–2, pd1, patella p1; tibia p1–1, v1–1–2; metatarsus v1–1–3; tarsus 1–1–2–2. Leg II: femur d1–1–1–1–2, pd1; patella p1; tibia p1–1, v1–1–2; metatarsus v1–1–3(4); tarsus: ca. v10 small in one row. Leg III: femur d1–1–1–1–2, pd1–1–1, rd1(0)–1–0; patella p1–1, r1–1; tibia p1–1, r1–1, v2–2–3; metatarsus p1–1–1, pd1–1–1, r1–1–1, v2–2(1)–3. Leg IV: femur d1–1–1–1–2, rd1(0)–1(0); tibia r1–1, v2–2–3; metatarsus p1–1–1, pd1–1, rd1–1–1–1, v2–2–1–3. Metatarsal preening combs absent. Scopula entire on and distal on metatarsi I and II; widely divided on palpal tarsus and tarsi I–II; elsewhere absent. Trichobothria: 2 rows of 9–11 in each row on tibiae, 11–14 on metatarsi, 12–14 on tarsi, 11 on palpal tarsus. Paired claws on tarsi I–III with 5–6 teeth in each row, on tarsus IV – with 2–3 teeth only in outer row (inner row absent). Palpal tarsal claw with 6 teeth on promargin.</p><p>Leg and palp measurements:</p><p>Palp I II III IV Femur 2.15 3.48 3.03 2.75 3.74 Patella 1.11 2.09 1.77 1.67 2.49 Tibia 1.48 2.21 1.78 1.57 3.94 Metatarsus – 1.85 1.80 2.07 3.45 Tarsus 1.69 1.18 1.15 1.33 1.58 Total 6.43 10.81 9.53 9.39 15.20</p><p>Copulatory organs. Spermathecae relatively long, gently twisted and tapered, with only slightly dilated heads (Fig. 94).</p><p>Spinnerets as in Fig. 95. PMS: length 0.39; diameter 0.16. PLS: maximum diameter 0.49; length of basal, medial and apical segments 0.61, 0.22, 0.10, respectively; total length 0.93; apical segment domed.</p><p>Variation: Carapace length in females varies from 4.1–5.4 mm. Darker dorsal pattern of the abdomen in some paralectotypes appears to be bleached during storage.</p><p>Lectotype: ♀ (designated here) Algeria: M’Sila Province: Bou Saâda (« B. Sauda », as labelled; 35°13′N 4°10′E) and surroundings, no other data (MNHN 9954/AR4439).</p><p>Paralectotypes: Algeria: 2♀ (designated here), same collecting data and depositorY number as in holotYpe; 4♀, same collecting data (MNHN 9954/AR4431).</p><p>Other material examined: Algeria: M’Sila Province: 1♂ 1♀ 2 juv., Bou Saâda 245 km S Algiers (« B. Saada », as labelled), no other data (MNHN 797/AR4474) .</p><p>Distribution: Known only from the type locality.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039087FBFF97FF9F80FFE8F6FD3BFDC6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Zonstein, Sergei L.	Zonstein, Sergei L. (2019): New data on the spider genus Nemesia in Algeria (Araneae: Nemesiidae). Israel Journal of Entomology 49 (1): 69-130, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3592368, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3592368
039087FBFFACFF9C80AAEA8AFD43FDE1.text	039087FBFFACFF9C80AAEA8AFD43FDE1.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Nemesia dido Zonstein 2019	<div><p>Nemesia dido n. sp.</p><p>(Figs 96–103)</p><p>LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 9DA494B1-26D0-4007-89B3-7A4F9F4A84F7.</p><p>Etymology: The species is named after the Phoenician Princess Dido (also known as Didona; 839–785 BCE), who is believed to be a legendary founder and the first queen of the ancient state Carthage; the species name is a noun in apposition.</p><p>Diagnosis: In possessing the metatarsal preening combs on metatarsi IV, in combination with a specific (dumbbell- or hourglass-shaped) form of the spermathecae and very small PMS, females of N. dido n. sp. resemble those of three Balearic species, N. bristowei Decae, 2005, N. ibiza Decae, 2005 and N. randa Decae, 2005 . N. dido n. sp. differs from these congeners in having a short but wide eye group, broader sternum and bases of the spermathecae and even smaller PMS lacking spigots (Figs 97–103 cf. Decae 2005: figs 29, 31, 32, 36, 38, 39, 64, 66, 67).</p><p>Description: Female (holotype MNHN 1689/AR4468; Fig. 96): Body length 14.40.</p><p>Colour in alcohol: carapace light brownish orange, with slightly darker brownish clypeus and radial grooves; eye tubercle brown with wide blackish brown rings around eyes; chelicerae medium yellowish red; labium, maxillae, palps and legs light to medium brownish yellow; sternum (with more intensely yellow sigilla) and spinnerets pale yellow; abdomen mostly light greyish brown, with reticulate dorsal pattern of small and partially fused darker and paler brown chevrons and spots.</p><p>Cephalothorax dorsally and ventrally as in Figs 97 and 99, respectively. Carapace 5.93 long, 4.89 wide. Eye tubercle as in Fig. 98. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.15(0.22), ALE 0.33, PLE 0.24, PME 0.17, AME–AME 0.16(0.09), ALE– AME 0.15(0.11), ALE–PLE 0.05, PLE–PME 0.05, PME–PME 0.49. Chelicerae: each furrow with 5–6 promarginal teeth and 18–20 small mesobasal denticles; rastellum includes 3–4 very heavy cone teeth and 12–15 smaller spines in front of cheliceral fang. Labium 0.61 long, 1.29 wide. Sternum 3.39 long, 2.69 wide. Each maxilla with 2 cuspules confined to inner maxillary heel.</p><p>Palp and leg structures. Spines: femora III–IV with clusters of dense and short dorsoapical setae; tarsi I and II with 5–9 small ventroapical spines; patellae I, IV and tarsi III–IV aspinose. Palp: femur d1–1–1–2, pd1; tibia v2–2–2; tarsus ventrally with 2 proximal and 7(8) small subapical spines. Leg I: femur d1–1–1–1–2, pd1, tibia rv1–1–1; metatarsus v2–1–2. Leg II: femur d1–1–1–1–2, pd1; patella p1; tibia rv1–1–1; metatarsus v3–1–2. Leg III: femur d1–1–1–1, pd1–1–1, rd1–1–1; patella p1; tibia r1, v2–2–2; metatarsus pd1–1, p1, r1–1, v0–1–3. Leg IV: femur d1–1–1–1; tibia v2–1–2–1–2; metatarsus pd1, v1–1–3. Metatarsal preening combs present on metatarsus IV (Figs 100, 101). Scopula entire on and distal on metatarsui I and II; narrowly divided on palpal tarsus and tarsus I; widely divided on tarsus II; elsewhere absent. Trichobothria: 2 rows of 9–10 in each row on tibiae, 14–15 on metatarsi, 14–17 on tarsi, 12 on palpal tarsus. Palpal tarsal claw with 2–3 teeth on promargin. Paired claws on tarsi I–III with 2–3 teeth in inner and 3–4 teeth in outer rows, paired claws on tarsus IV with 0–1 and 3–4 teeth in these rows, respectively. Unpaired tarsal claw sharply curved.</p><p>Leg and palp measurements:</p><p>Palp</p><p>I II III IV</p><p>Femur 3.12 3.82 3.41 3.17 4.11</p><p>Patella 1.76 2.31 2.14 2.13 2.76</p><p>Tibia 2.05 2.55 2.17 2.16 4.28</p><p>Metatarsus – 2.22 2.03 2.51 3.73</p><p>Tarsus 2.09 1.49 1.49 1.60 1.72</p><p>Total 9.02 12.39 11.24 11.57 16.60</p><p>Copulatory organs. Spermathecae dumbbell-shaped with very broad bases and relatively small heads (Fig. 102).</p><p>Spinnerets as in Fig. 103. PMS: length 0.27; diameter 0.16. PLS: maximum diameter 0.79; length of basal, medial and apical segments 0.89, 0.36, 0.13, respectively; total length 1.38; apical segment domed.</p><p>Male: Unknown.</p><p>Variation: Carapace length in females varies from 5.6 to 5.9 mm.</p><p>Holotype: ♀ Algeria: Chlef Province: surroundings of Chlef (“OrlÉansville”, as labelled; 36°13′N 1°20′E), no other data (MNHN 1689/AR4468).</p><p>Paratype: Algeria: 1♀, same data as in holotYpe .</p><p>Distribution: Known only from the type locality.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039087FBFFACFF9C80AAEA8AFD43FDE1	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Zonstein, Sergei L.	Zonstein, Sergei L. (2019): New data on the spider genus Nemesia in Algeria (Araneae: Nemesiidae). Israel Journal of Entomology 49 (1): 69-130, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3592368, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3592368
039087FBFFAFFF9780ECEA61FCEEF990.text	039087FBFFAFFF9780ECEA61FCEEF990.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Nemesia dorthesi Thorell 1875	<div><p>Nemesia dorthesi Thorell, 1875</p><p>(Figs 104–120, 151–153)</p><p>Mygale africana: Lucas 1846: 92. Based on the misidentification.</p><p>Nemesia dorthesii Thorell, 1875 a: 102 (♂).</p><p>Nemesia dorthesi: Thorell 1875 b: 122; Reimoser 1919: 7; Frade &amp; Bacelar 1931 b: 237; Denis 1960: 186, 1961: 145; Roewer 1942: 181; Bonnet 1958: 3041; Platnick 1993: 94; Le Peru 2011: 94, fig. 67 (♂).</p><p>Nemesia ariasi Simon, 1914: 13 (♂); Reimoser 1919: 6; Frade &amp; Bacelar 1931 a: 129, figs 7–11 (♂); Roewer 1942:179; Blasco Feliu 1986 a: 347, fig. 2F (♀); Platnick 1989: 88. First sYnonYmized with N. dorthesi by Denis 1960: 186.</p><p>The male lectotype and one male paralectotype of Nemesia ariasi (both are stored in the MNHN in the same vial AR4419) are designated here. Since N. dorthesi cannot be considered as adequatelY described (especiallY the female characters), the species is rediagnosed; its redescription, based on the corresponding MNHN material from Algeria, follows below.</p><p>Diagnosis: In possessing a combination of the broadly tipped embolus with the sack-shaped spermathecae, Nemesia dorthesi appears to be similar to the South European N. santeugenia Decae, 2005, N. santeulalia Decae, 2005, N. uncinata Bacelar, 1933 and N. valenciae Kraus, 1955 . However, males of N. dorthesi differ from those of the other species belonging to this group, in having gently dentate embolic keels vs. toothed keels in N. uncinata or edentate keels in N. santeulalia and N. valenciae (Figs 111–113 cf. Decae 2012: fig. 1Ba–b, d–e; Zonstein 2017: figs 21, 22, 37, 38, 40, 41). The structure of spermathecae in N. dorthesi also noticeably differs from that in the other species of the same group (Fig. 119 cf. Decae 2005: figs 46, 60, 2012: fig. 2Ea–d; Decae et al. 2007: fig.43; Zonstein 2017: fig. 14).</p><p>Redescription: Male (MNHN 6163/AR4486; Fig. 104): Body length 13.55.</p><p>Colour in alcohol: most part of carapace, entire chelicerae, leg and palp femora dark reddish brown (medial area and margins of carapace paler); other palpal and leg segments medium brownish orange; eye tubercle brownish black; sternum brownish yellow; labium, maxillae, and leg coxae light brownish orange; ventral surface of abdomen and spinnerets light yellowish brown; darker brown dorsal abdominal pattern consisting of diffuse median strip and several pairs of poorly discernible lateral chevrons.</p><p>Cephalothorax dorsally and ventrally as in Figs 105 and 107, respectively. Carapace 5.51 long, 4.28 wide. Eye tubercle as in Fig. 106. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.18(0.24), ALE 0.22, PLE 0.18, PME 0.11, AME–AME 0.16(0.10), ALE– AME 0.13(0.10), ALE–PLE 0.12, PLE–PME 0.06, PME–PME 0.47. Chelicerae: each furrow with 6 promarginal teeth and about 15 mesobasal denticles; rastellum with 5 heavy and about 10 smaller cone teeth in front of cheliceral fang. Labium 0.46 long, 0.83 wide. Sternum 2.73 long, 2.12 wide. Each maxilla with 5–6 thick bristles (instead of true cuspules), confined to inner maxillary heel.</p><p>Palp and leg structures. Tibia and metatarsus I as in Fig. 108. Spines (tarsi I–IV aspinose). Palp: femur d1–1–2, dp1; patella p1; tibia with ca. 20 apical and subapical dorsal spines; cymbium with about 20 short dorsal spines. Leg I: femur d1–1–1–1–2, pd1–1–1, rd1–1–1; patella p1–1; tibia d0–1–1–0, p1–1–1, r1–1–1, pv1–1–M; rv1–1–1; metatarsus d1–1–1, p0–1–1, r1–1–1, v1–1–2. Leg II: femur d1–1–1–1–2, pd1–1–1, rd1–1–1; patella p1–1, r1; tibia d1–1–1, p1–1–1, r1–1–1,</p><p>v2–2–2; metatarsus d1–1–1, p1–1–1, r1–1–1, v2–1–2. Leg III: femur d 1–1–1–1–2, pd1–1–1, rd1–1–1; patella p1–1–1(0), r1; tibia d1–1–1–1(0), p1–1–1–1, r1–1–1, v2–2–3; metatarsus d1–1–1–1, p1–1–1, r1–1–1, v2–2–3; Leg IV: femur d 1–1–1– 1–2, pd1–1–1, rd1–1–1; patella p1–1, r1; tibia d1–1–1–1, pd1–1–1, p1–1–1, r1–1–1, v2–2–3; metatarsus d1–1–1–1–1, p1–1–1, r1–1–1, v2–2–3. Metatarsal preening combs absent. Scopula entire on metatarsus I, and tarsi I and II; entire and distal on metatarsus II; present but mixed with setae on tarsus III, reduced to unnumerous sparse hairs on tarsus IV. Trichobothria: 2 rows of 8–9 in each row on tibiae, 10–12 on metatarsi, 12–15 on tarsi, 8–9 on cymbium. Inner/outer margins of PTC I–II and PTC III–IV with 8–9/8–11 and 9–11/11–13 teeth, respectively.</p><p>Leg and palp measurements:</p><p>Palp I II III IV</p><p>Femur 2.84 4.82 4.43 3.95 5.48</p><p>Patella 1.42 2.51 2.34 1.73 2.53</p><p>Tibia 2.10 3.30 3.21 2.96 5.30</p><p>Metatarsus – 3.36 3.47 4.06 5.43</p><p>Tarsus 0.97 2.14 2.02 2.30 2.75</p><p>Total 7.33 16.13 15.47 15.00 21.49</p><p>Copulatory organs. Palpal tibia moderately short, with numerous dorsoapical spines (Figs 109, 110). Palpal organ with broadly tipped embolus (Figs 111–113). Spinnerets. PMS: length 0.14; diameter 0.10. PLS: maximum diameter 0.56; length of basal, medial and apical segments 0.83, 0.28, 0.13, respectively; total length 1.24; apical segment domed.</p><p>Female (MNHN 6547/AR4470; Fig. 114); Body length 15.30.</p><p>Colour in alcohol: as in male.</p><p>Cephalothorax dorsally and ventrally as in Figs 115 and 117, respectively. Carapace 5.66 long, 4.38 wide. Eye tubercle as in Fig. 116. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.17(0.24), ALE 0.25, PLE 0.24, PME 0.12, AME–AME 0.17(0.10), ALE–AME 0.17(0.13), ALE–PLE 0.11, PLE–PME 0.05, PME–PME 0.51. Chelicerae: each furrow with 6 promarginal teeth and 15–16 mesobasal denticles; rastellum with 6 heavy and 10–12 smaller cone teeth in front of cheliceral fang. Labium 0.69 long, 1.23 wide. Sternum 3.10 long, 2.37 wide. Each maxilla with 8 cuspules confined to inner maxillary heel.</p><p>Palp and leg structures. Spines (retrolateral spines on tibia III enlarged and flattened as on Fig. 118; tarsi I–II with row of 8–10 small ventroapical spines, tarsi III–IV aspinose). Palp: femur d1–1–1–1–2, pd1; patella p1–1; tibia p1–1, v2–2–3; tarsus v2. Leg I: femur d1(0)–1–1–1–1–1–2, pd0–0–1; patella p1–1; tibia p1–1–1, v1–1–3(2); metatarsus v2–0–3. Leg II: femur d1–1–1–1–2, pd0–0–1; patella p1; tibia p1–1–1, v1–1–3(2); metatarsus pd0–1–0, v2–1–3(2). Leg III: femur d1–1–1–1–2(3), rd1–1–1; patella p1–1; tibia p1–1, rM–M, v2–2–3; metatarsus p1–1–1–1, r1–1–1, v2–1–3. Leg IV: femur d 1–1–1–1–1(0), rd0–0–1; patella d2; tibia r1–1–1–0, v2–2–3; metatarsus pd2–1–1, p0–1–1, r0–1–1, v2–2–3. Metatarsal preening combs absent. Scopula entire and distal on metatarsi I and II; narrowly divided on palpal tarsus and tarsi I–II; elsewhere absent. Trichobothria: 2 rows of 11–13 in each row on tibiae, 15–17 on metatarsi, 15–16 on tarsi, 11 on palpal tarsus. Palpal claw with 3–4 teeth on promargin. Inner/outer margins of PTC I–II and PTC III–IV with 5–7/5–7 and 1–3/5–6 teeth, respectively.</p><p>Leg and palp measurements:</p><p>Palp I II III IV Femur 3.14 4.33 3.69 3.15 4.43 Patella 1.74 2.59 2.30 1.82 2.67 Tibia 1.94 2.86 2.54 1.93 5.48 Metatarsus – 2.49 2.28 2.74 3.99 Tarsus 2.05 1.69 1.68 1.99 1.93 Total 8.87 13.96 12.49 11.63 18.50</p><p>Copulatory organs. Spermathecae sack-shaped (Fig. 119).</p><p>Spinnerets as in Fig. 120. PMS: length 0.16; diameter 0.12. PLS: maximum diameter 0.63; length of basal, medial and apical segments 0.77, 0.22, 0.13, respectively; total length 1.12; apical segment domed.</p><p>Material examined: Algeria: 1♀, ” Algerie ”: no date, H. Lucas (MNHN AR4302; labelled as “ Mygale africana ”); Oran Province : 5♂, vicinitY of Oran (35°42′N 0°38′W), no other data (MNHN 6163/ AR4486); Mascara Province: 2♀, surroundings of Mohammadia <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-0.06666667&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.583332" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -0.06666667/lat 35.583332)">65 km WSW Oran</a> (labelled as “ Perregaun ”; 35°35′N 0°04′W), no other data (MNHN 6547/AR4470) .</p><p>Lectotype of Nemesia ariasi Simon, 1914 (designated here): ♂, ” Melilla (<a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-2.95&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=35.283333" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -2.95/lat 35.283333)">Arias</a>)” (35°17′N 2°57′W), no other data (MNHN AR4419).</p><p>Paralectotype: 1♂, with same collection data and number as lectotYpe .</p><p>Distribution: Spain, Morocco (WSC 2019) and western Algeria.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039087FBFFAFFF9780ECEA61FCEEF990	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Zonstein, Sergei L.	Zonstein, Sergei L. (2019): New data on the spider genus Nemesia in Algeria (Araneae: Nemesiidae). Israel Journal of Entomology 49 (1): 69-130, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3592368, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3592368
039087FBFFA5FF95803CE8F6FD19FAAD.text	039087FBFFA5FF95803CE8F6FD19FAAD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Nemesia macrocephala Ausserer 1871	<div><p>Nemesia? macrocephala Ausserer, 1871</p><p>(Figs 121–127)</p><p>Nemesia macrocephala Ausserer, 1871: 170 (♀); Reimoser 1919: 7; Fage 1917: 484; Roewer 1942: 182; Bonnet 1958: 3042; Baldacchino et al. 1993: 40, fig. 1a (♂); Le Peru 2011: 97, fig. 77 (♂ ♀); Decae 2012: 25, figs 2Fc, 5 (♂ ♀).</p><p>Description: Female (Fig. 121): CL 6.0– 8.5 mm. Cephalothorax dorsally and ventrally as in Figs 122 and 124, respectively. Eye tubercle as in Fig. 123. Spermathecae skittle-shaped with swollen stalks and slightly oblate heads, their general shape rather variable (Figs 125, 126). Spinnerets as in Fig. 127.</p><p>Male: Absent in the MNHN material from Algeria.</p><p>Material examined: Algeria: Bordj Bou Arréridj Province: 2♀, surroundings of Bordj Bou ArrÉridj (“ Bordj Bouazzerij ”, as labelled; 36°04′N 4°46′E), no date, collector’s name uncertain, possiblY Laporte (noted as “ Laparte ”; MNHN 4853/AR4432); Blida Province: 2♀, Chiffa (labelled as ” La Chiffa ”; 36°28′N 2°45′E), iv.1882, E. Simon (MNHN 12671/AR4428); Constantine Province: 1♀, surroundings of Constantine (36°21′N 6°36′E), no other data (MNHN 11872/AR4480) .</p><p>Distribution: Nemesia macrocephala has been recorded for Malta and Sicily, Italy (WSC 2019); the possible current record for Algeria should be considered as highly questionable.</p><p>Notes: The characters of the considered females and their relevance to those of N. macrocephala are dealt with in the Discussion.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039087FBFFA5FF95803CE8F6FD19FAAD	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Zonstein, Sergei L.	Zonstein, Sergei L. (2019): New data on the spider genus Nemesia in Algeria (Araneae: Nemesiidae). Israel Journal of Entomology 49 (1): 69-130, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3592368, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3592368
039087FBFFA6FF8B80CAED2DFD11FB18.text	039087FBFFA6FF8B80CAED2DFD11FB18.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Nemesia meridionalis (Costa 1835)	<div><p>Nemesia? meridionalis (Costa, 1835)</p><p>(Figs 128–134)</p><p>Mygale meridionalis Costa, 1835: 122 (♀).</p><p>Nemesia badia Ausserer, 1871: 169 (♀); Reimoser 1919: 6; Roewer 1942: 179; Bonnet 1958: 3036; Decae 2012: 25, fig. 1Ce (♂). First sYnonYmized with N. meridionalis by Pérez de San RomÁn Y Ruiz de ZÁrate 1947: 419.</p><p>Nemesia meridionalis: Simon 1873: 21; Reimoser 1919: 7; Frade &amp; Bacelar 1931 b: 228; Roewer 1942: 182; PÉrez de San RomÁn Y Ruiz de ZÁrate 1947: 419; Bonnet 1958: 3042; Le Peru 2011: 98, fig. 80 (♀); Isaia &amp; Decae 2012: 281, figs 1–10 (♂ ♀); Decae 2012: 25, figs 2Db, 5 (♂ ♀).</p><p>Leptopelma meridionalis: Ausserer 1875: 168.</p><p>Description: Female (Fig. 128): CL 5.5–8.0 mm. Cephalothorax dorsally and ventrally as in Figs 129 and 131, respectively. Eye tubercle as in Fig. 130. Spermathecae tapered, with basally straight, medially bent, and subapically twisted stalks, and noticeably dilated heads (Figs 132, 133). Spinnerets as in Fig. 134.</p><p>Male: Absent in the MNHN material from Algeria.</p><p>Material examined: Algeria: Blida Province: 3♀, Chiffa (labelled as ” La Chiffa ”; 36°28′N 2°45′E), iv.1882, E. Simon (MNHN 12671/AR4428); Constantine Province: 8♀, surroundings of Constantine (36°21′N 6°36′E), no other data (MNHN 2168/AR4442); 3♀, same localitY, no other data (MNHN 11872/AR4480); 2♀, same localitY, no other data (MNHN 9965/AR4437); 5♀, same province (?), Souk el Harras? (labelled as ” Souk Harras ”, may also correspond to the neighbouring Souk Ahras), coll. Ler, no other data (MNHN 385/AR4477) .</p><p>Distribution: Nemesia meridionalis has been recorded for Spain, France and Italy (WSC 2019); the possible current record for Algeria should be considered as highly questionable.</p><p>Note: The characters of the considered females and their relevance to those of N. meridionalis are covered in the Discussion.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039087FBFFA6FF8B80CAED2DFD11FB18	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Zonstein, Sergei L.	Zonstein, Sergei L. (2019): New data on the spider genus Nemesia in Algeria (Araneae: Nemesiidae). Israel Journal of Entomology 49 (1): 69-130, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3592368, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3592368
039087FBFFB8FF8880ABECFFFD43FCBA.text	039087FBFFB8FF8880ABECFFFD43FCBA.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Nemesia tanit Zonstein 2019	<div><p>Nemesia tanit n. sp.</p><p>(Figs 135–140)</p><p>LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 9A20DB8A-CD36-44A7-8AD6-9116AEE72A88.</p><p>Etymology: The lion-headed Punic goddess Tanit was considered patroness of the ancient state Carthage; the species name is a noun in apposition.</p><p>Diagnosis: The new species shares the combined presence of the retroventral preening comb on metatarsus IV and the minute-sized PMS with several South European species related to N. bristowei (see Diagnosis of N. algerina n. sp.), as well as with an undescribed Nemesia species from Tunisia. However, N. tanit n. sp. differs from all the above-noted species in the structure of the female copulatory organs. In N. tanit n. sp., the spermathecae appear to converge and slightly incline inwards, while in all the other noted species the left and right branches of the spermathecae are diverge and inclined outwards (Fig. 139 cf. Fig. 156; Decae 2005: figs 32, 39, 67; Decae &amp; Huber 2017: fig. 4F).</p><p>Description: Female (holotype MNHN 9964/AR4472; Fig. 135): Body length 11.15.</p><p>Colour in alcohol: carapace medium yellowish brown, with lighter yellowish medial stripe and narrow bands alongside lateral margins, eye tubercle brownish black; chelicerae medium reddish brown; sternum, labium, maxillae, pedipalps and legs light yellowish brown; sternum brownish yellow; most part of abdomen and PMS light brownish grey; darker dorsal abdominal pattern consisting of narrow median stripe crossed with several transverse chevrons medium brown.</p><p>Cephalothorax dorsally and ventrally as in Figs 136 and 138. Carapace 4.20 long, 3.29 wide. Eye tubercle as in Fig. 137. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.14(0.18), ALE 0.21, PLE 0.16, PME 0.13, AME–AME 0.14(0.10), ALE–AME 0.10(0.08), ALE–PLE 0.07, PLE–PME 0.03, PME–PME 0.37. Chelicerae: each furrow with 6 promarginal teeth and 20–25 small mesobasal denticles; rastellum with 5 heavy cone teeth and several smaller spikes in front of cheliceral fang. Labium 0.45 long, 0.86 wide. Sternum 2.34 long, 1.82 wide. Each maxilla with 4 cuspules confined to inner maxillary heel.</p><p>Palp and leg structures. Spines (femora III–IV with dorsoapical transverse row of 5–7 spines; patellae III–IV dorsally with numerous small spines; palpal tarsus and tarsi I–II each with 7–10 small ventral spines arranged in medial row; patellae I–II and tarsi III–IV aspinose). Palp: femur d1–1–2, dp1; tibia p1, v2–2–3; tarsus v2. Leg I: femur d1–1–1–1–2, pd1; tibia v1–1–2; metatarsus v2–1–3. Leg II: femur d1–1–1–1–2, pd1; tibia v1–1–2; metatarsus v2–1–3. Leg III: femur d 1–1–1–1; tibia p1–1, r1–1, v1–2–2; metatarsus p1–1–1, r1–1, v2–2–3. Leg IV: femur d 1–1–1–1; tibia r1–1, v2–2–2; metatarsus p1–1, r1–1–1, v2–2–3. Metatarsal preening comb present on metatarsus IV. Scopula entire and distal on metatarsus I, narrowly divided on palpal tarsus and tarsus I; widely divided on tarsus II; elsewhere absent. Trichobothria: 2 rows of 7–8 in each row on tibiae, 10–12 on metatarsi, 10–13 on tarsi, 8 on palpal tarsus. Palpal claw with 3 teeth on promargin. Paired claws on tarsi I–II, III, and IV with 3–4, 2–4, and 0–4 teeth in each row, respectively. Unpaired tarsal claw small and sharply curved.</p><p>Leg and palp measurements:</p><p>Palp I II III IV</p><p>Femur 2.11 2.95 2.44 2.23 3.07</p><p>Patella 1.23 1.72 1.51 1.33 2.06</p><p>Tibia 1.38 1.87 1.61 1.30 3.17</p><p>Metatarsus – 1.86 1.48 1.71 2.62</p><p>Tarsus 1.41 1.09 1.06 1.15 1.36</p><p>Total 6.13 9.49 8.10 7.72 12.28</p><p>Copulatory organs. Spermathecae robust and club-like, with slightly dilated heads, as in Fig. 139.</p><p>Spinnerets as in Fig. 140. PMS: length 0.26; diameter 0.12. PLS: maximum diameter 0.47; length of basal, medial and apical segments 0.54, 0.13, 0.08, respectively; total length 0.75; apical segment domed.</p><p>Male: Unknown.</p><p>Holotype: ♀ Algeria: Algiers Province: surroundings of Algiers (36°45′N 03°33′E), xi–xii.1886, other data are unknown (MNHN 9964/AR4472).</p><p>Paratype: Algeria: 1♀, collected together with the holotYpe .</p><p>Distribution: Known only from the type locality.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039087FBFFB8FF8880ABECFFFD43FCBA	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		Plazi	Zonstein, Sergei L.	Zonstein, Sergei L. (2019): New data on the spider genus Nemesia in Algeria (Araneae: Nemesiidae). Israel Journal of Entomology 49 (1): 69-130, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3592368, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3592368
