identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
03CF064EFFD7FFA4FD034F99FBA71C38.text	03CF064EFFD7FFA4FD034F99FBA71C38.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Agyneta Hull 1911	<div><p>Agyneta Hull, 1911</p><p>Type species</p><p>Agyneta decora (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871), by original designation.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF064EFFD7FFA4FD034F99FBA71C38	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	Tanasevitch, Andrei V.	Tanasevitch, Andrei V. (2025): Survey of the Ethiopian linyphiid spider fauna. II. Subfamily Micronetinae Hull, 1920 (Arachnida: Araneae: Linyphiidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 976: 255-282, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.976.2795, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2795/12769
03CF064EFFD7FFA5FDF44E28FB1E1947.text	03CF064EFFD7FFA5FDF44E28FB1E1947.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Agyneta prosectes (Locket 1968)	<div><p>Agyneta prosectes (Locket, 1968)</p><p>Meioneta prosectes Locket, 1968: 75, fig. 5a–c (♂).</p><p>Meioneta prosectes – Bosmans, 1979: 56, fig. 1a–j (♂, ♀) — Locket &amp; Russell-Smith 1980: 79, figs 91– 96 (♂, ♀).</p><p>Material examined</p><p>ETHIOPIA • 1 ♂; Addis-Ababa, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=38.78427&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=9.0344" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 38.78427/lat 9.0344)">Russian Embassy Area</a>; 9.0344° N, 38.78427° E; 2448 m a.s.l.; 9 Nov. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.;  Acacia Mill
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 grove with sporadic  Eucalyptus L’Her., bushes, sifting litter and humus under  Acacia; [Eth024]; ZMMU  .</p><p>Distribution</p><p>This Afrotropical species is presently known to occur in St Helena Island, Nigeria, Kenya and Angola (Word Spider Catalog 2024), thus being recorded here from Ethiopia for the first time.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF064EFFD7FFA5FDF44E28FB1E1947	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	Tanasevitch, Andrei V.	Tanasevitch, Andrei V. (2025): Survey of the Ethiopian linyphiid spider fauna. II. Subfamily Micronetinae Hull, 1920 (Arachnida: Araneae: Linyphiidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 976: 255-282, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.976.2795, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2795/12769
03CF064EFFD6FFA5FDF74BB2FADB1FBE.text	03CF064EFFD6FFA5FDF74BB2FADB1FBE.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Canariphantes Wunderlich 1992	<div><p>Canariphantes Wunderlich, 1992</p><p>Type species</p><p>Canariphantes alpicola Wunderlich, 1992, by original designation.</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The Mediterranean genus  Canariphantes Wunderlich, 1992 presently contains 15 species or subspecies (Word Spider Catalog 2024), being characterized by poor leg spination, a relatively short and simple lamella characteristica, a membranous terminal apophysis of unclear structure, a narrow and weak embolus with a well developed thumb, as well as by a small and compact epigyne with a reduced median part of the scape.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Mediterranean Region: from the Azores and Canaries to Israel and Turkey (World Spider Catalog 2024).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF064EFFD6FFA5FDF74BB2FADB1FBE	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	Tanasevitch, Andrei V.	Tanasevitch, Andrei V. (2025): Survey of the Ethiopian linyphiid spider fauna. II. Subfamily Micronetinae Hull, 1920 (Arachnida: Araneae: Linyphiidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 976: 255-282, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.976.2795, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2795/12769
03CF064EFFD6FFA0FDF04DDBFB181C97.text	03CF064EFFD6FFA0FDF04DDBFB181C97.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Canariphantes trichofer Tanasevitch 2025	<div><p>Canariphantes trichofer sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 43FEAA9B-FD8C-4B66-A9A9-13A7DFE5D5E6</p><p>Figs 1–2</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>The species described below could be assigned to  Canariphantes based on the similarity with other congeners by showing poor leg spination, basically same conformation of the embolic division, a compact epigyne with a relatively short proscape and a reduced median part of the scape. The new species differs from all known congeners by the presence of a trichobothrium on metatarsi IV, a modified palpal tibia, as well as the shape of the distal part of the lamella characteristica in the male. The male seems to be especially similar to the East Mediterranean  C. nanus (Kulczyński, 1898), but differs by a simple, unmodified paracymbium; the female is distinguished by a shorter and wider proscape. The shape of the epigyne is most similar to that of  C. relictus Crespo &amp; Bosmans, 2014, from the Azores (Crespo et al. 2014), but differs by the proscape base not being narrowed, as well as by the shape of the posterior median plate which shows a small invagination anteriorly, vs divided into two lobes in  C. relictus .</p><p>Etymology</p><p>The specific epithet is a noun in apposition, referring to the presence of a trichobothrium on metatarsi IV, this not being typical of this genus. The name derived from both Latin ‘ trichobothrium ’ and ‘ fero ’, meaning ‘bearing’.</p><p>Type material</p><p>Holotype</p><p>ETHIOPIA • ♂; Addis-Ababa, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=38.78549&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=9.03617" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 38.78549/lat 9.03617)">Russian Embassy Area</a>; 9.03617° N, 38.78549° E; 2467 m a.s.l.; 11 Oct. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.; grove with  Juniperus L.,  Eucalyptus L’Her., palm trees, bushes, sifting litter and humus; [Eth005]; ZMMU.</p><p>Paratypes</p><p>ETHIOPIA • 9 ♀♀, together with holotype; same data as for holotype; ZMMU  • 1 ♂, 20 ♀♀; same data as for holotype; 11 Oct.–14 Nov. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.; ZMMU  • 3 ♀♀; same data as for holotype; 9.03593° N, 38.78579° E; 2478 m a.s.l.; 7 Oct. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.;  Juniperus L.,  Acacia Mill.,  Eucalyptus L’Her., bushes, sifting litter and humus; [Eth002]; ZMMU   • 5 ♀♀; same data as for holotype; 9.03638° N, 38.78541° E; 2470 m a.s.l.; 8 Oct.–3 Nov. 2022;  Eucalyptus grove with  Juniperus, bushes, sifting litter and humus; A. Tanasevitch leg.; [Eth003]; ZMMU   • 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀; same data as for holotype; 9.0350476° N, 38.7836601° E; 2467 m a.s.l.; 10 Oct. and 4 Nov. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.;  Eucalyptus grove with  Juniperus,  Acacia, bushes, sifting litter and humus; [Eth004]; ZMMU   • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; same data as for holotype; 9.03519° N, 38.78506° E; 2453 m a.s.l.; 13 Oct. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.; grove with  Acacia, palm trees,  Eucalyptus,  Juniperus, bushes, sifting litter; [Eth007]; ZMMU   • 2 ♀♀; same data as for holotype; 9.03541° N, 38.7854° E; 2457 m a.s.l.; 7 and 13 Oct. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.;  Eucalyptus grove with  Juniperus, palm trees, bushes, tall grass, sifting litter and humus; [Eth022]; ZMMU   • 5 ♀♀; Oromia Region, 67 air-km E of Addis-Ababa, 5 air-km NE of Ginchi, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=38.15804&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=9.07061" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 38.15804/lat 9.07061)">Chilimo State Forest</a>; 9.07061° N, 38.15804° E; 2584 m a.s.l.; 15 Oct. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.; spring valley near road; [Eth008]; ZMMU   • 4 ♀♀; Asela Zone, ca 7–8 air-km SE of Asela, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=39.19392&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.935124" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 39.19392/lat 7.935124)">Chilalo-Terara Volcano</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=39.19392&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.935124" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 39.19392/lat 7.935124)">Chilalo Mt</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=39.19392&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.935124" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 39.19392/lat 7.935124)">canyon</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=39.19392&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.935124" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 39.19392/lat 7.935124)">steep northern slope</a>; 3070–3075 m a.s.l.; 7.935124° N, 39.19392° E; 24 and 29 Oct. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.;  Hypericum revolutum Vahl bushes with sporadic  Schefflera abyssinica (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Harms, grass, green mosses, sifting litter and mosses;  Podocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) C.N. Page forest with  Juniperus procera Hochst ex. Endl.,  Prunus africana (Hook. F.) Kalkman,  Olea europaea L.,  Hagenia abyssinica (Bruce) J.F. Gmel.,  Apodytes dimidiata E.Mey ex. Arn.,  Ficus spp.,  Erythrina brucei Schweinf., grass, sifting litter and humus; [Eth016]; ZMMU   • 1 ♂, 5 ♀♀; Asela Zone, ca 30 air-km SE of Asela, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=39.35429&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.81944" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 39.35429/lat 7.81944)">Arsi Mountains N.P.</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=39.35429&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.81944" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 39.35429/lat 7.81944)">road from Digelu to Ticho</a>; 3500– 3505 m a.s.l.; 7.81944° N, 39.35429° E; 30–31 Oct. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.;  Erica arborea L. bushes, grass, green mosses, sifting mosses; [Eth018]; MNHG   • 3 ♀♀; Arsi Mountains N.P., <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=39.41713&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.82377" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 39.41713/lat 7.82377)">road from Digelu to Ticho</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=39.41713&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.82377" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 39.41713/lat 7.82377)">top of mountains</a>; 3755–3770 m a.s.l.; 7.82377° N, 39.41713° E; 21 Oct. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.;  Erica arborea L. bushes,  Alchemilla sp., green mosses mostly  Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus (Hedw.) Warnst., sifting mosses in beds of  Erica; [Eth019]; ZMMU  .</p><p>Description</p><p>Male (paratype, Eth005)</p><p>Total length 1.95, habitus as in Fig. 1A. Carapace slightly modified, with shallow depression behind ocular area, as in Fig. 1B–C, 0.83 long, 0.70 wide, darkish-brown, with dark radial stripes. Eyes not enlarged. Chelicerae 0.28 long. Legs yellow to pale brown. Leg I 3.91 long (1.03+0.25 +0.95 + 0.95 +0.73), IV 3.87 long (1.03+ 0.23 +1.03 +0.93 +0.65). Chaetotaxy. Femora unarmed, TiI–II: 2-0-1-0; TiIII-IV: 2-0-0-0, metatarsi spineless. Length of tibial spines 1.5–3 × diameter of corresponding leg segment. All metatarsi with trichobothrium. TmI 0.24, IV 0.38. Palp (Fig. 2A–I): patella with long spine dorsally. Tibia with dorsal invagination, dorsolateral side somewhat elongated and carrying long spine. Paracymbium relatively large, toothless. Distal suprategular apophysis short and wide, pit-hook stout. Lamella characteristica well sclerotized, with several small, short and sharp teeth distally, claw-shaped apically. Terminal apophysis relatively small, membranized, vague in shape. Embolus with narrow stem, thumb well developed, bent distally, embolus proper bifid. Abdomen 1.25 long, 0.90 wide, grey to dark grey or black, dorsal pattern absent (Fig. 1A).</p><p>Female (paratype, Eth005)</p><p>Total length 2.00, habitus as in Fig. 1D. Carapace 0.83 long, 0.70 wide. Chelicerae 0.25 long. Leg I 4.16 long (0.80+0.25 + 1.78 +0.73 +0.60), IV 3.28 long (0.88 +0.25 +0.85 + 0.75 +0.55). Length of tibial spines 1.5–2 × diameter of corresponding leg segment. TmI 0.28, IV 0.40. Abdomen as in Fig. 1D–G, 1.25 long, 0.90 wide. Epigyne (Figs 1E–G, 2J–M): proscape rounded to oval, its distal notch of varying in size (Figs 1E–G, 2J–K). Middle part of scape (Saaristo &amp; Tanasevitch 1996) compact, its distal part broadened, lateral lobes reduced; stretcher short, its terminal part relatively large, pit present. Posterior median plate elongated, broadening anteriad, somewhat invaginated apically. Body and leg coloration, chaetotaxy as in male.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Known from the Oromia Region, Ethiopia, altitude ranging from 2450 to 3770 m a.s.l.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF064EFFD6FFA0FDF04DDBFB181C97	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	Tanasevitch, Andrei V.	Tanasevitch, Andrei V. (2025): Survey of the Ethiopian linyphiid spider fauna. II. Subfamily Micronetinae Hull, 1920 (Arachnida: Araneae: Linyphiidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 976: 255-282, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.976.2795, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2795/12769
03CF064EFFD2FFA1FDCA4815FD0D1873.text	03CF064EFFD2FFA1FDCA4815FD0D1873.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lepthyphantes Menge 1866	<div><p>Lepthyphantes Menge, 1866</p><p>Type species</p><p>Lepthyphantes minutus (Blackwall, 1833), by subsequent designation.</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The genus  Lepthyphantes was considered the largest in the  Linyphiidae, and by 1993 included over 400 species. Saaristo and Tanasevitch (1993) started redelimiting the genus, initially identifying 31 species complexes therein. Many of them were subsequently given generic ranks. During the reorganization of the subfamily  Micronetinae (Saaristo &amp; Tanasevitch 1996), the species of the  minutus species-complex, which included the type species, were recognized as the only ones corresponding to the diagnosis of the genus  Lepthyphantes . As a result, the remaining species complexes started to be given generic ranks (e.g., Saaristo &amp; Tanasevitch 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004; Tanasevitch 2001; etc.). The minitus -complex, i.e.,  Lepthyphantes (sensu stricto), which originally included four species, has grown to only seven species in subsequent years (see Tanasevitch 2020), while the remaining species of  Lepthyphantes (sensu lato), which remained ‘orphaned’, without a specified genus, number over 160 species (Word Spider Catalog 2024).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF064EFFD2FFA1FDCA4815FD0D1873	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	Tanasevitch, Andrei V.	Tanasevitch, Andrei V. (2025): Survey of the Ethiopian linyphiid spider fauna. II. Subfamily Micronetinae Hull, 1920 (Arachnida: Araneae: Linyphiidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 976: 255-282, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.976.2795, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2795/12769
03CF064EFFD2FFADFDA34A9FFC15195A.text	03CF064EFFD2FFADFDA34A9FFC15195A.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lepthyphantes bituberculatus Bosmans 1978	<div><p>Lepthyphantes bituberculatus Bosmans, 1978</p><p>Figs 3–4</p><p>Lepthyphantes bituberculatus Bosmans, 1978: 264, figs 30–36 (♂).</p><p>Remarks</p><p>The species was described based on the male holotype from the highlands of Simien Mountains N.P. (3300 m a.s.l.), northern Ethiopia (Bosmans 1978). Bosmans established a new species-group within  Lepthyphantes (s. lat.), the  tropicalis -group, where, in addition to  L. bituberculatus, Bosmans included four other species:  L. acuminifrons Bosmans, 1978,  L. biseriatus Simon &amp; Fage, 1922,  L. tropicalis Tullgren, 1910, and  L. tullgreni Bosmans, 1978 . This group contains many more Afrotropical species than currently known (Tanasevitch, in preparation).</p><p>The diagnosis of the  tropicalis -group was based on the characters of the male only. The discovery of the corresponding female allows us to clarify the diagnosis regarding the structure of the epigyne. This appears to be characterized by two main features:</p><p>(1) the median and distal parts of the scapus (Saaristo &amp; Tanasevitch 1996) reduced to different degrees, merged to each other and attached to the proscape;</p><p>(2) the posterior median plate large and showing well developed lateral branches which embrace the scapus and cover the entire aperture of the epigyne from the scape to lateral walls. This type of posterior median plate is far from unique, as it can be found in several taxa of micronetines, e.g.,  Mughiphantes Saaristo &amp; Tanasevitch, 1999;  Bolyphantes C.L. Koch, 1837;  Incestophantes Tanasevitch, 1992 .</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Based on the structure of the palp and epigyne,  L. bituberculatus seems to be especially similar to  L. bryocola sp. nov. (see below), another unambiguous member of the  tropicalis -group, and to  L. coomansi Bosmans, 1979, known from Mount Kenya N.P., 2659 m a.s.l. (Bosmans 1979). The female of  L. bituberculatus can easily be distinguished from  L. coomansi by the much longer scape distinctly broadened apically. The male differs by the shape of the posterodorsal cymbial outgrowth, the presence of a stout tooth on the paracymbium, as well as the shape of the lamella characteristica.</p><p>Material examined</p><p>ETHIOPIA • 7 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀; Addis-Ababa, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=38.78579&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=9.03593" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 38.78579/lat 9.03593)">Russian Embassy Area</a>; 9.03593° N, 38.78579° E; 2478 m a.s.l.; 7 Oct. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.;  Juniperus,  Acacia,  Eucalyptus, bushes, sifting litter and humus; [Eth002]; ZMMU   • 5 ♂♂, 4♀♀;same data as for preceding; 9.03638° N, 38.78541° E; 2470 m a.s.l.; 8 Oct. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.;  Eucalyptus grove with  Juniperus, bushes, sifting litter and humus; [Eth003]; ZMMU   • 21 ♂♂, 12 ♀♀; same data as for preceding; 9.0350476° N, 38.7836601° E; 2467 m a.s.l.; 10 Oct.–4. Nov. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.;  Eucalyptus grove with  Juniperus,  Acacia, bushes, sifting litter and humus; [Eth004]; ZMMU   • 42 ♂♂, 56 ♀♀; same data as for preceding; 9.03617° N, 38.78549° E; 2467 m a.s.l.; 11 Oct. –14 Nov. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.; grove with  Juniperus,  Eucalyptus, palm trees, bushes, sifting litter and humus; [Eth005]; ZMMU  • 20 ♂♂, 20 ♀♀; same data as for preceding; MHNG  • 2 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀; same data as for preceding; 9.03491° N, 38.78236° E; 2446 m a.s.l.; 12 Oct. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.; grove with  Eucalyptus,  Juniperus, bushes, tall grass, sifting litter and humus; [Eth006]; ZMMU   • 6 ♂♂, 8 ♀♀; same data as for preceding; 9.03519° N, 38.78506° E; 2453 m a.s.l.; 13 Oct. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.; grove with  Acacia, palm trees,  Eucalyptus,  Juniperus, bushes, sifting litter; [Eth007]; ZMMU   • 16 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀; same data as for preceding; 9.03568° N, 38.78553° E; 2465 m a.s.l.; 4 Nov. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.;  Eucalyptus grove with  Juniperus, palm trees, bushes, tall grass, sifting litter and humus; [Eth021]; ZMMU   •&gt; 36 ♂♂, 67 ♀♀; same data as for preceding; 9.03541° N, 38.7854° E; 2457 m a.s.l.; 7 Oct.–14 Nov. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.;  Eucalyptus grove with  Juniperus, palm trees, bushes, tall grass, sifting litter and humus; [Eth022]; ZMMU   • 2 ♂♂, 7 ♀♀; same data as for preceding; 9.03468° N, 38.78379° E; 2454 m a.s.l.; 9 Nov. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.;  Eucalyptus grove with sporadic  Juniperus,  Acacia, bushes, sifting litter and humus; [Eth023]; ZMMU   • 1 ♂, 4 ♀♀; same data as for preceding; 9.0344° N, 38.78427° E; 2448 m a.s.l.; 9 Nov. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.;  Acacia grove with sporadic  Eucalyptus, bushes, sifting litter and humus under  Acacia; [Eth024]; ZMMU   • 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀; ca 7–8 air-km SE of Asela, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=39.19368&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.93524" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 39.19368/lat 7.93524)">Chilalo-Terara Volcano</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=39.19368&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.93524" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 39.19368/lat 7.93524)">Chilalo Mt</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=39.19368&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.93524" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 39.19368/lat 7.93524)">canyon</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=39.19368&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.93524" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 39.19368/lat 7.93524)">steep northern slope</a>; 7.93524° N, 39.19368° E; 3080 m a.s.l.; 24 Oct. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.;  Hypericum revolutum bushes with sporadic  Schefflera abyssinica, grass, green mosses, sifting litter and mosses; [Eth016]; ZMMU   • 1 ♂; Oromia Region, Asela Zone, ca 30 air-km SE of Asela, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=39.35429&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.81944" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 39.35429/lat 7.81944)">Arsi Mountains N.P.</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=39.35429&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.81944" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 39.35429/lat 7.81944)">road from Digelu to Ticho</a>; 7.81944° N, 39.35429° E; 3500–3505 m a.s.l.; 30 Oct.2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.;  Erica arborea bushes, grass, green mosses, sifting mosses; [Eth018]; ZMMU.</p><p>Redescription</p><p>Male (Eth005, ZMMU)</p><p>Total length 2.20, habitus as in Fig. 3A. Carapace unmodified, 1.03 long, 0.80 wide, yellow to pale brown, with darken margins. Eyes not enlarged. Chelicerae 0.38 long. Stridulatory ridges well developed, as in Fig. 3B–C. Legs pale yellow to pale brown. Leg I 5.44 long (1.40 +0.33 + 1.33 +1.48 +0.90), IV 5.01 long (1.30+0.30 +1.23 + 1.38 +0.80). Chaetotaxy. FeI: 0-1-0-0, FeII–IV: 0-0-0-0; TiI: 2-1-1-0; TiII–III: 2-0-1-0, IV: 2-1-1-0, MeI–IV: 1-0-0-0. Length of tibial spines 1.5–3 × diameter of corresponding leg segment. Metatarsi I–III each with a trichobothrium. TmI 0.19. Palp (Figs 3C, 4A–G): patella with long spine dorsally. Tibia unmodified. Cymbium with posterodorsal outgrowth of two lobes. Paracymbium relatively large, its proximal pocket (Saaristo &amp; Tanasevitch 1996) transformed into large and stout tooth; other pockets reduced. Distal suprategular apophysis short, its ventral hook well developed. Pit-hook small claw. Lamella characteristica large, with two main branches, and few short and pointed twigs. Terminal apophysis membranous, vague in shape. Embolus small, with narrow stem; thumb well developed; embolus proper bifid. Fickert’s gland very small. Abdomen 1.28 long, 0.80 wide, dorsal pattern as in Fig. 3D.</p><p>Female (Eth005, ZMMU)</p><p>Total length 2.53. Carapace unmodified, 1.13 long, 0.95 wide, coloration as in male. Chelicerae 0.50 long. Leg coloration as in male, leg I 5.36 long (1.38+0.35 +1.35 +1.40 + 0.88), IV 5.09 long (1.38 +0.30 +1.28 +1.33 + 0.80). Chaetotaxy. FeI: 0-1-0-0, FeII–IV: 0-0-0-0. Tibial spination different from male: TiI: 2-1-1-2; TiII: 2-1-1-2(1), TiIII–IV: 2-1-1-1. MeI–IV: 1-0-0-0. Length of tibial spines 1.5–3 × diameter of corresponding leg segment. Metatarsi I–III each with trichobothrium. TmI 0.18. Abdomen 1.70 long, 1.03 wide, dorsal pattern as in Fig. 3E–F. Epigyne as in Figs 3G–K, 4H–J. Scape a long, slender stripe, broadened distally. Median and distal parts of scape, lateral lobes, as well as stretcher totally reduced. Entrance ducts running along very edge of lateral wall of epigyne. Bursa copulatrix very small, opening on internal side of scape apex. Posterior median plate very large, with long and wide lateral branches covering entire aperture of epigyne from scape to lateral walls.</p><p>Variability</p><p>The shapes of the cymbial posterodorsal outgrowths in males varies slightly. The distal part of the scape varies from rounded to slightly pointed (Figs 3G–K, 4H–I).</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Known from Ethiopia: Amhara Region, the Simien Mountains N.P., 3300 m a.s.l. (Bosmans 1978), and from Oromia Region, altitude ranging from 2446 to 3505 m a.s.l.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF064EFFD2FFADFDA34A9FFC15195A	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	Tanasevitch, Andrei V.	Tanasevitch, Andrei V. (2025): Survey of the Ethiopian linyphiid spider fauna. II. Subfamily Micronetinae Hull, 1920 (Arachnida: Araneae: Linyphiidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 976: 255-282, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.976.2795, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2795/12769
03CF064EFFDEFFA8FDC44BB7FD1F1A42.text	03CF064EFFDEFFA8FDC44BB7FD1F1A42.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lepthyphantes chilalo Tanasevitch 2025	<div><p>Lepthyphantes chilalo sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 5DC1B0C6-8AFE-4A42-9323-EED2CAF0E781</p><p>Figs 5–6</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>The species probably belongs to the  tropicalis species-group, but, unlike other members, its epigyne lacks lateral lobes of the posterior median plate.  Lepthyphantes chilalo sp. nov. is very similar to  L. legatus sp. nov. (see below), a true member of the  tropicalis group. The male differs by the shape of the cymbial posterodorsal outgrowth, which lacks apical denticles, vs serrate (Fig. 6A–C cf. Fig. 9A–C), as well as by the shape of the lamella characteristica, which has several branches, vs entire (Fig. 6H cf. Fig. 9H). The female differs by a triangular and shield-shaped scapus, vs oval (Fig. 6J cf. Fig. 9J).</p><p>Etymology</p><p>The species name is a noun in apposition, referring to Chilalo-Terara, an isolated extinct volcano, the terra typica of the new species.</p><p>Material examined</p><p>Holotype</p><p>ETHIOPIA • ♂; Oromia Region, Asela Zone, ca 7–8 air-km SE of Asela, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=39.19368&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.93524" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 39.19368/lat 7.93524)">Chilalo-Terara Volcano</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=39.19368&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.93524" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 39.19368/lat 7.93524)">Chilalo Mt</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=39.19368&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.93524" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 39.19368/lat 7.93524)">canyon</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=39.19368&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.93524" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 39.19368/lat 7.93524)">steep northern slope</a>; 7.93524° N, 39.19368° E; 3080 m a.s.l.; 24 Oct. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.;  Hypericum revolutum bushes with sporadic  Schefflera abyssinica, grass, green mosses, sifting litter and mosses; [Eth016]; ZMMU.</p><p>Paratypes</p><p>ETHIOPIA • 3 ♀♀, together with holotype; same data as for holotype; ZMMU   • 1 ♀; Asela Zone, ca 32 air-km SE of Asela, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=39.41659&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.82472" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 39.41659/lat 7.82472)">Arsi Mountains N.P.</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=39.41659&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.82472" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 39.41659/lat 7.82472)">road from Digelu to Ticho</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=39.41659&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.82472" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 39.41659/lat 7.82472)">top of mountains</a>; 7.82472° N, 39.41659° E; 3780–3866 m a.s.l.; 18 Oct. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.; <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=39.41659&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.82472" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 39.41659/lat 7.82472)">Erica arborea
bushes</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=39.41659&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.82472" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 39.41659/lat 7.82472)">sedge</a>,  Alchemilla sp
.
, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=39.41659&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.82472" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 39.41659/lat 7.82472)">green mosses</a>, sifting humus and mosses; [Eth010]; MHNG  .</p><p>Description</p><p>Male (holotype, Eth016, ZMMU)</p><p>Total length 2.70. Carapace unmodified, 1.25 long, 1.05 wide, pale yellow, with grey median stripe and darkened margins, as in Fig. 5A. Eyes not enlarged. Chelicerae 0.50 long. Stridulatory ridges distinct, as in Fig. 5B. Legs pale yellow to pale brown. Leg I 7.06 long (1.95 +0.38 +1.83 + 1.80 +1.10), IV 6.53 long (1.80 +0.38 +1.55 +1.85 + 0.95). Chaetotaxy. FeI: 0-1-0-0, FeII–IV: 0-0-0-0; TiI: 2-1-1-3, II: 2-1-1-3(4), III–IV: 2-1-1-1(2); Me: I–IV: 2(1)-1-1-0. Length of tibial spines 2.5–3.5 × diameter of corresponding leg segment. Metatarsi I–III each with trichobothrium. TmI 0.19. Palp (Fig. 6A–I): patella with long spine dorsally. Tibia unmodified. Cymbium with short, bent posterodorsal outgrowth pointed apically. Paracymbium relatively large, its apical pocket transformed into sharp and dentiform lobe. Distal suprategular apophysis short, abruptly truncated, its ventral hook broad and stout. Pit-hook slender, pale, poorly sclerotized, relatively long and slightly curved. Lamella characteristica well sclerotized, large, straight, tapering distally, with a slender, needle-shaped, pale process. Terminal apophysis membranous, vague in shape. Embolus with slender stem, thumb well developed, bent distally, embolus proper bifid. Fickert’s gland small. Abdomen 1.53 long, 0.85 wide, dorsal pattern as in Fig. 5C.</p><p>Female (Eth016, ZMMU)</p><p>Total length 2.95, habitus as in Fig. 5 D–F. Carapace unmodified, 1.30 long, 1.05 wide. Chelicerae 0.75 long. Leg coloration as in male. Leg I 6.88 long (1.80 +0.45 +1.68 +1.80 + 1.15), IV 6.11 long (1.73+0.40 +1.45 +1.63 + 0.90). Chaetotaxy. FeI: 0-1-0-0, FeII–IV: 0-0-0-0; TiI–II: 2-1-1-3(4), III– IV: 2-1-1-2(1); Me: I–IV: 2-1-1-0. Length of tibial spines 2.5–3.5 × diameter of corresponding leg segment. Metatarsi I–III each with trichobothrium. TmI 0.17. Abdomen 1.88 long, 1.25 wide, dorsal pattern as in Fig. 5D–G. Epigyne (Fig. 6J–M). Scapus triangular shield. All of its parts: proscapus, both median and distal, merged. Bursa copulatrix opening near middle of internal surface of scapus. Stretcher rudimentary, short, without pit. Posterior median plate large, broad, without lateral branches.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Known from the the Chilalo-Terara Volcano and from the Arsi Mountains N.P., Oromia Region, Ethiopia, altitude ranging from 3080 to 3866 m a.s.l.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF064EFFDEFFA8FDC44BB7FD1F1A42	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	Tanasevitch, Andrei V.	Tanasevitch, Andrei V. (2025): Survey of the Ethiopian linyphiid spider fauna. II. Subfamily Micronetinae Hull, 1920 (Arachnida: Araneae: Linyphiidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 976: 255-282, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.976.2795, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2795/12769
03CF064EFFDBFFA9FDF248AFFD921F52.text	03CF064EFFDBFFA9FDF248AFFD921F52.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lepthyphantes bryocola Tanasevitch 2025	<div><p>Lepthyphantes bryocola sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 3EA69260-26E8-4F11-9643-AF07051B0F7F</p><p>Fig. 7</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Based on the structure of the scape, notably reduced in its median and distal parts, as well as of the hypertrophied posterior median plate, the species belongs to the  tropicalis group, and it is most similar to  L. bituberculatus .  Lepthyphantes bryocola sp. nov. can easily be distinguished from  L. bituberculatus by the much wider distal broadening of the scape (Fig. 7B cf. Fig. 4H–I).</p><p>Etymology</p><p>The specific epithet is a latinized noun in apposition derived from a Greek root, ‘brya’ and Latin ‘ cola ’, together meaning ‘moss-dweller’.</p><p>Type material</p><p>Holotype</p><p>ETHIOPIA • ♀; Oromia Region, Asela Zone, ca 35 air-km SE of Asela (= <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=39.41713&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.82377" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 39.41713/lat 7.82377)">Assela</a>), <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=39.41713&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.82377" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 39.41713/lat 7.82377)">Arsi Mountains N.P.</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=39.41713&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.82377" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 39.41713/lat 7.82377)">road from Digelu to Ticho</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=39.41713&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=7.82377" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 39.41713/lat 7.82377)">top of mountains</a>; 7.82377° N, 39.41713° E; 3755–3770 m a.s.l.; 21 Oct. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.;  Erica arborea bushes,  Alchemilla sp., green mosses mostly  Rhytidiadelphus triquetrus, sifting mosses in beds of  Erica; [Eth019]; ZMMU.</p><p>Description</p><p>Female</p><p>Total length 2.35, habitus as in Fig. 7A. Carapace unmodified, 1.05 long, 0.85 wide, greyish-yellow, with darken margins. Eyes not enlarged. Chelicerae 0.43 long. Legs greyish-yellow. Leg I 4.99 long (1.30 +0.33 +1.23 +1.25 + 0.88), IV 4.80 long (1.35 +0.30 +1.20 +1.20 + 0.75). Chaetotaxy. FeI: 0-1- 0-0, FeII–IV: 0-0-0-0; TiI–II: 2-1-1-4, III–IV: 2-1-1-1; MeI: 1-1-0-0, II–IV: 1-0-0-0. Length of tibial spines 1.5–2.5 × diameter of corresponding leg segment. Metatarsi I–III each with a trichobothrium. TmI 0.12. Abdomen 1.45 long, 0.90 wide, dorsal pattern as in Fig. 7A. Epigyne (Fig. 7B–D): scape long, relatively slender, broadened distally. Median and distal parts of scape probably reduced, but was not dissected as only the holotype is known for this species. Entrance ducts running along the very edge of lateral wall of epigyne. Bursa copulatrix opening on internal side of scape widening. Posterior median plate with long and wide lateral branches covering entire aperture of epigyne from scape to lateral walls. Abdomen 1.45 long, 0.90 wide, dorsal pattern as in Fig. 7A.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Known only from the holotype female, from the Arsi Mountains N.P., Oromia Region, Ethiopia, altitude ranging from 3755–3770 m a.s.l.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF064EFFDBFFA9FDF248AFFD921F52	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	Tanasevitch, Andrei V.	Tanasevitch, Andrei V. (2025): Survey of the Ethiopian linyphiid spider fauna. II. Subfamily Micronetinae Hull, 1920 (Arachnida: Araneae: Linyphiidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 976: 255-282, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.976.2795, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2795/12769
03CF064EFFDAFFB4FDC54DBFFAB21802.text	03CF064EFFDAFFB4FDC54DBFFAB21802.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Lepthyphantes legatus Tanasevitch 2025	<div><p>Lepthyphantes legatus sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 6DD4498C-EE94-44CE-AC8F-E91111A2AEB4</p><p>Figs 8–9</p><p>Etymology</p><p>The species name is the Latin noun meaning ‘ambassador’, referring to the place of origin, the Russian Embassy Area in Addis-Ababa.</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>The species belongs to the  tropicalis species-group, being especially similar to  Lepthyphantes chilalo sp. nov. (see above).</p><p>Type material</p><p>Holotype</p><p>ETHIOPIA • ♂; Addis-Ababa, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=38.78549&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=9.03617" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 38.78549/lat 9.03617)">Russian Embassy Area</a>; 9.03617° N, 38.78549° E; 2467 m a.s.l.; 11 Oct. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.; grove with  Juniperus,  Eucalyptus, palm trees, bushes, sifting litter and humus; [Eth005]; ZMMU.</p><p>Paratypes</p><p>ETHIOPIA • 1 ♂, together with holotype; same data as for holotype; [Eth005]; ZMMU •  3 ♂♂, 1 ♀; same data as for holotype; 3–6 Nov. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.; [Eth005]; ZMMU .</p><p>Description</p><p>Male (paratype, Eth005)</p><p>Total length 2.71, habitus as in Fig. 8A. Carapace unmodified, 1.15 long, 0.90 wide, pale yellow to pale brown, with grey median stripe and darkened margins. Eyes not enlarged. Chelicerae 0.45 long. Stridulatory ridges well developed, as in Fig. 8D. Legs pale yellow to pale brown. Leg I 7.21 long (1.83+0.35 +1.80 +2.03 + 1.20), IV 5.74 long (1.55+0.28 + 1.40 +1.63 +0.88). Chaetotaxy. FeI: 0-1-0-0, FeII–IV: 0-0-0-0; TiI–II: 2-1-1-4(3), III–IV: 2-1-1-2(1); Me: I–II:1-1-1-0, III–IV: 2(1)-1-0-0. Length of tibial spines 1.5–3 × diameter of corresponding leg segment. Metatarsi I–III each with a trichobothrium. TmI 0.19. Palp (Fig. 9A–I): patella with long spine dorsally. Tibia unmodified. Cymbium with short and bent posterodorsal outgrowth ending in three small, pointed teeth. Paracymbium relatively large, its apical pocket large, black, tooth-shaped. Distal suprategular apophysis short, abruptly truncate, with well developed ventral hook. Pit-hook claw-shaped, upright, pale, poorly sclerotized. Lamella characteristica large, well sclerotized, with few sharp branches varying in length. Terminal apophysis as long stripe. Embolus with slender stem, thumb well developed, bent distally, embolus proper bifid. Abdomen 1.58 long, 0.83 wide, dorsal pattern as in Fig. 8A–C.</p><p>Female (paratype, Eth005)</p><p>Total length 3.15. Carapace unmodified, 1.25 long, 1.00 wide (Fig. 8E). Chelicerae 0.65 long. Carapace and leg coloration as in male. Leg I 7.19 long (1.88+0.43 +1.75 + 2.00 +1.13), IV 5.91 long (1.68 +0.35 +1.38 +1.60 +0.90). Chaetotaxy. FeI: 0-1-0-0, FeII–IV: 0-0-0-0; TiI–II: 2-1-1-4(3), III–IV: 2-1-1-2(1); MeI–II: 2-1-1-0, III–IV: 2(1)-1-0-0. Length of tibial spines 1.5–2.5 × diameter of corresponding leg segment. Metatarsi I–III each with a trichobothrium. TmI 0.19. Abdomen 2.00 long, 1.25 wide, dorsal pattern as in Fig. 8E. Epigyne (Figs 8F–G, 9J–K). Scape oval, its median and distal parts merged. Bursa copulatrix opening near middle of internal surface of scape. Stretcher rudimentary, short, without pit. Posterior median plate large, wide, its lateral branches covering entire aperture of epigyne.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Known only from the territory of the Russian Embassy, Addis-Ababa, Ethiopia, at 2467 m a.s.l.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF064EFFDAFFB4FDC54DBFFAB21802	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	Tanasevitch, Andrei V.	Tanasevitch, Andrei V. (2025): Survey of the Ethiopian linyphiid spider fauna. II. Subfamily Micronetinae Hull, 1920 (Arachnida: Araneae: Linyphiidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 976: 255-282, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.976.2795, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2795/12769
03CF064EFFC7FFB5FDF84A46FE361F38.text	03CF064EFFC7FFB5FDF84A46FE361F38.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Metaleptyphantes Locket 1968	<div><p>Metaleptyphantes Locket, 1968</p><p>Type species</p><p>Metaleptyphantes machadoi Locket, 1968, by original designation.</p><p>Remarks</p><p>Originally, the genus  Metaleptyphantes was considered belonging to the subfamily  Micronetinae (Brignoli 1983) . Saaristo (2007) established a new subfamily,  Ipainae Saaristo, 2007, to accommodate seven genera:  Epibellowia Tanasevitch, 1996a,  Epigytholus Tanasevitch 1996b,  Ipa Saaristo, 2007 (the type genus),  Solenysa Simon, 1894,  Uralophantes Esyunin, 1992,  Wubanoides Eskov, 1986, and  Metaleptyphantes .</p><p>Recent publications have shown the subfamily  Ipainae to be a paraphyletic group (Wang et al. 2015; Moreira &amp; Hormiga 2022). However, only a few representatives of  Ipa and  Solenysa were included in the phylogenetic study, while the remaining five genera of the subfamily (see above), including  Metaleptyphantes, remain untreated and thus ‘hang in the air’ as it were. As regards  Solenysa, this genus was previously transferred to the subfamily  Erigoninae (Tu &amp; Hormiga 2011) . So the question of the status and composition of  Ipainae remains open, while below I consider this subfamily in the traditional sense, with the exception of  Solenysa .</p><p>Most of the genera ofIpainae (sensu Saaristo 2007) show some similarities to each other in the male palpal and, particularly, epigynal structure. Unlike them,  Metaleptyphantes has a palpal structure resembling the micronetine type (sensu Saaristo &amp; Tanasevitch 1996) of the embolic division: a boat-shaped radix; aside from the embolus, the presence of two separate sclerites, i. e. the lamella characteristica (see its attachment to radix, PA in Fig. 10H) and the terminal apophysis (membranous); the embolus with a short embolus proper and a well developed embolus body (see Fig. 11D–F), connected to the radix by a membranous tissue. In addition, the habitus, chaetotaxy and trichobothriotaxy also conform to micronetines.</p><p>The epigynal structures of the female are very similar within the subfamily, including  Metaleptyphantes, but they are completely different from those of micronetines. All genital structures of the female are concentrated inside a bulb-shaped container termed differently by various authors: a “sclerotized region” and a “terminal region” by Locket (1968); a “plate” by Holm (1968); a “chitinized part at the end of a protruding scape” by Scharff (1990); a “spavin-like epigyne” by Saaristo (2002). Hereafter, I term this bulb-shaped container a “capsula”. In most  Ipainae, this capsula is connected to the abdomen through bellow-shaped formations differing in length and devoid of secondary sexual characters. That connection was denominated a “scape” by Locket (1968); a “wrinkled-ribbed base” by Helsdingen (1985); a “weakly chitinized stalk” by Saaristo (2002); etc.A special term for this structure was proposed by Tu &amp; Li (2006) a “solenoid base”, and later a “solenoid” by Tu et al. (2007).</p><p>This capsula-on-solenoid-type of the epigyne was the main and perhaps the only reason for including the genus  Metaleptyphantes in the subfamily  Ipainae, despite the structure of the male palp which is drastically different from that of the other members. Based on the micronetine-like structure of the palp, as well as the similar habitus, chaetotaxy and trichobothriotaxy, I consider that most likely the genus  Metaleptyphantes belongs to the subfamily  Micronetinae, not to  Ipainae .</p><p>Species included</p><p>The genus was created to accommodate seven Afrotropical species:  Metaleptyphantes bifoliatus Locket, 1968,  M. carinatus Locket, 1968,  M. clavator Locket, 1968,  M. machadoi Locket, 1968,  M. vicinus Locket, 1968,  M. perexiguus (Simon &amp; Fage, 1922), and  M. praecipuus Locket, 1968 . Presently, the genus consists of 16 Afrotropical species and one Oriental,  Metaleptyphantes kraepelini (Simon, 1905), from Java, Indonesia (Word Spider Catalog 2024).</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Old-World tropics.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF064EFFC7FFB5FDF84A46FE361F38	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	Tanasevitch, Andrei V.	Tanasevitch, Andrei V. (2025): Survey of the Ethiopian linyphiid spider fauna. II. Subfamily Micronetinae Hull, 1920 (Arachnida: Araneae: Linyphiidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 976: 255-282, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.976.2795, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2795/12769
03CF064EFFC6FFB0FD974D51FB5C1E7D.text	03CF064EFFC6FFB0FD974D51FB5C1E7D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Metaleptyphantes subclavator Tanasevitch 2025	<div><p>Metaleptyphantes subclavator sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: C40DA7CD-28CA-417E-AE47-988B29C56856</p><p>Figs 10–11</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>The new species is very similar to  M. clavator, but differs by the shape of the posterior and anterior pockets of the paracymbium (Fig.11C cf. Locket 1968: fig. 28a), and a much smaller pit-hook (Fig. 11A, C cf. Locket 1968: fig. 28b–c) in the male. The female is distinguished by the more widely spaced capsula horns (Figs 10I, 11I cf. Locket 1968: fig. 29a).</p><p>Etymology</p><p>The species epithet derives from the similarity of the new species to  Metaleptyphantes clavator Locket, 1968 .</p><p>Type material</p><p>Holotype</p><p>ETHIOPIA • ♂; Addis-Ababa, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=38.78506&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=9.03519" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 38.78506/lat 9.03519)">Russian Embassy Area</a>; 9.03519° N, 38.78506° E; 2453 m a.s.l.; 13 Oct. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.; grove with  Acacia, palm trees,  Eucalyptus,  Juniperus, bushes, sifting litter; [Eth007]; ZMMU.</p><p>Paratypes</p><p>ETHIOPIA • 2 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀, together with holotype; same data as for holotype; ZMMU   • 2 ♀♀; same data as for holotype; 9.03593° N, 38.78579° E; 2478 m a.s.l.; 7 Oct. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.;  Juniperus,  Acacia,  Eucalyptus, bushes, sifting litter and humus; [Eth002]; ZMMU   • 3 ♀♀; same data as for holotype; 9.03638° N, 38.78541° E; 2470 m a.s.l.; 3 Nov.2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.;  Eucalyptus grove with  Juniperus, bushes, sifting litter and humus; [Eth003]; ZMMU   • 7 ♀♀; same data as for holotype; 9.03617° N, 38.78549° E; 2467 m a.s.l.; 3 Oct.–6 Nov. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.; grove with  Juniperus,  Eucalyptus, palm trees, bushes, sifting litter and humus; [Eth005]; ZMMU  • 2 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀; same data as for holotype; MHNG  • 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀; same data as for holotype; 9.03541° N, 38.7854° E; 2457 m a.s.l.; 7 and 13 Nov. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.;  Eucalyptus grove with  Juniperus, palm trees, bushes, tall grass, sifting litter and humus; [Eth022]; ZMMU   • 1 ♀; Oromia Region, 67 air-km E of Addis-Ababa, 5 air-km NE of Ginchi, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=38.15804&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=9.07061" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 38.15804/lat 9.07061)">Chilimo State Forest</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=38.15804&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=9.07061" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 38.15804/lat 9.07061)">near road</a>, <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=38.15804&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=9.07061" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long 38.15804/lat 9.07061)">spring valley</a>; 9.07061° N, 38.15804° E; 2584 m a.s.l.; 15 Oct. 2022; A. Tanasevitch leg.;  Podocarpus falcatus forest with  Juniperus procera,  Prunus africana,  Olea europaea,  Hagenia abyssinica,  Apodytes dimidiata,  Ficus spp.,  Erythrina brucei, grass, sifting litter and humus; [Eth008]; ZMMU  .</p><p>Description</p><p>Male (paratype, Eth005)</p><p>Total length 1.63, habitus as in Fig. 10A–B. Carapace slightly modified, with a shallow depression behind ocular area, 0.70 long, 0.53 wide; darkish-brown, with dark radial stripes. Eyes not enlarged. Chelicerae 0.23 long. Legs greyish-yellow to pale brown, femora darkened. Leg I 2.58 long (0.75 +0.20 +0.65 +0.53 + 0.45), IV 2.66 long (0.73+0.20 + 0.70 +0.63 +0.40). Chaetotaxy. Femora and metatarsi spineless. TiI–IV: 2-2-2-2, lateral and ventral spines absent. Length of tibial spines 1–1.5 × diameter of corresponding leg segment. Metatarsi I–III each with trichobothrium. TmI 0.25. Palp (Figs 10G– H, 11A–H): tibia small, unmodified, without special spine. Paracymbium relatively small, its anterior pocket dark, claw-shaped, posterior pocket low, poorly developed ridge. Distal suprategular apophysis broadened distally, pit-hook small. Lamella characteristica shaped like long ribbon slightly bent near middle and ending in spoon-shaped structure carrying numerous small black teeth. Terminal apophysis membranized, vague in shape. Embolus with relatively large body of obscure shape, possessing a special outgrowth (O in Fig. 11E, H, G). Embolus proper black, straight, thickened, bifid distally. Fickert’s gland absent. Abdomen 0.93 long, 0.55 wide, grey to dark grey, dorsal pattern absent, as in Fig. 10A–B.</p><p>Female (paratype, Eth005)</p><p>Total length 1.68, habitus as in Fig. 10C–D. Carapace with shallow depression behind ocular area, 0.65 long, 0.48 wide. Chelicerae 0.25 long. Leg I 2.28 long (0.60 +0.20 +0.55 +0.53 + 0.40), IV 2.68 long (0.63+0.60 + 0.55 +0.55 +0.35). TmI 0.29. Abdomen 1.00 long, 0.63 wide (Fig. 10C–D). Epigyne (Figs 10E–F, I, 11I): capsula with two short lateral horns; solenoid present, its proximal part hidden under integument. Receptacles subspherical, entrance ducts curved, opening on inner surface of horns. Body and leg coloration, chaetotaxy as in male.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Known only from the Oromia Region, Ethiopia, altitude ranging from 2453 to 2584 m a.s.l.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03CF064EFFC6FFB0FD974D51FB5C1E7D	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	Tanasevitch, Andrei V.	Tanasevitch, Andrei V. (2025): Survey of the Ethiopian linyphiid spider fauna. II. Subfamily Micronetinae Hull, 1920 (Arachnida: Araneae: Linyphiidae). European Journal of Taxonomy 976: 255-282, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2025.976.2795, URL: https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2795/12769
