Geraesta mkwawa, SURESH P. BENJAMIN, 2011
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.1049440 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6186519 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03978793-FFAF-E129-41E6-FD03FB6B0AFF |
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Geraesta mkwawa |
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sp. nov. |
Geraesta mkwawa View in CoL sp. nov.
Figs 6 View FIGURE 6 E, 6F, 44A–D, 45A–F, 46A–F
Type material: Holotype: male from TANZANIA: Iringa District: Uzungwa Scarp Forest reserve, 11 km SE Masisiwe, Kihanga Strm. 8°22’5.7’’ S 35°58’41.6’’ E, 1800 m, 17–27 May 1997, understory, ZMJC-SI Exp. 1997 ( USNM, more specimens are available in USNM and CAS).
Paratypes: 3 male 3 females, same data as holotype.
Etymology. Named after Tanzanian tribal Chief Mkwavinyika Munyigumba Mwamuyinga (1855 –1898) commonly known as Chief Mkwawa . He was a tribal leader in German East Africa ( Tanzania) who opposed the German colonization. Mkwawa , meaning "conqueror of many lands" was a very early user of guerrilla warfare. Used as a noun in apposition.
Description. Male (holotype): Total length: 4.0; prosoma length: 2.0, width: 1.7. Leg I: femur 4.0, patella 0.8, tibia 3.8, metatarsus 3.2, tarsus 1.8. Prosoma light yellow, laterals darker. Opisthosoma brown-yellow with white and black patches as in Fig 6 View FIGURE 6 E. AER and PER recurved. AME smaller than the rest. Palp as in Figs 44 View FIGURE 44 A, 45A–F. Female: Total length: 5.4; prosoma length: 2.4, width: 2.2. Leg I: femur 3.6, patella 1.2, tibia 3.2, metatarsus 2.4, tarsus 1.2. Color and markings as in male. Epigynum and vulva as in Figs 44 View FIGURE 44 C, 44D, 46D.
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