Thiratoscirtus elgonensis Dawidowicz & Wesołowska, 2016

Wiśniewski, Konrad & Wesołowska, Wanda, 2024, Jumping spiders (Salticidae) of Uganda - revised list, new species and distributional data, European Journal of Taxonomy 952, pp. 1-171 : 132-133

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5852/ejt.2024.952.2647
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13752660
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039D879D-FF2C-FF4C-30B8-5E2AFB9CFDAB
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scientific name	Thiratoscirtus elgonensis Dawidowicz & Wesołowska, 2016
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Thiratoscirtus elgonensis Dawidowicz & Wesołowska, 2016 View in CoL

Fig. 85 View Fig

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

Material examined

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

Description

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

Distribution

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