Thyene ocellata ( Thorell, 1899 )

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 : 146

Thyene ocellata ( Thorell, 1899)

Fig. 93G

Marptusa ocellata Thorell, 1899: 91 .

Mithion ocellata – Simon 1901a: 603; 1903b: 108.

Viciria lupula – Simon 1902b: 48.

Brancus viciriaeformis – Berland & Millot 1941: 333, fig. 36.

Viciria ocellata – Berland & Millot 1941: 386, fig. 81d–f. — Clark 1974: 24. — Wanless & Clark 1975: 283, fig. 17.

Thyene ocellata – Wesołowska & Russell-Smith 2011: 610, figs 211–214, 237. — Wesołowska & Edwards 2012: 763, figs 108–110, 126.

Material examined

UGANDA • 1 ♀; Masindi distr., Budongo Forest ; 1°45′ N, 31°25′ E; dry season; 1–10 Jul. 1995; T. Wagner leg.; ZFMK 3022 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; ZFMK 2947 • 2 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; ZFMK 2946 • 1 ♀; same locality as for preceding; 15–25 Jan. 1997; ZFMK 2969 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; ZFMK 3026 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; ZFMK 2909 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; ZFMK 2925 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; ZFMK 3018 • 1 ♂; same locality as for preceding; 11–20 Jul. 1995; ZFMK 2952 • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; ZFMK 2934 • 2 ♂♂; same collection data as for preceding; ZFMK 2922 • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; ZFMK 2918 • 2 ♀♀; same locality as for preceding, fogging of Rinorea beniensis ; 21–30 Jul. 1995; ZFMK 5512 • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; ZFMK 5513 • 1 ♀; Bundibugyo, Semliki Forest ; 0°44′ N, 29°57′ E; 670 m a.s.l.; 5–12 Feb. 1997; T. Wagner leg.; ZFMK 5516 .

Description

Description of male see Wesołowska & Russell-Smith (2011), for female Wesołowska & Edwards (2012). Abdomen with three pairs of black spots, in the center of each spot a small round patch composed of white scales ( Fig. 93G ).

Distribution

Previously known from several West African countries, this is the first record in Uganda and meanwhile in East Africa.

Figures

Fig. 93. A–F. Thyene masindi sp. nov. A–D. Paratype, ♂ (ZFMK). A. General appearance. B. Palpal organ, ventroprolateral view C. Palpal organ, ventral view. D. Palpal organ, lateral view. E–F. Paratype, ♀ (ZFMK). E. General appearance. F. Epigyne. – G. Thyene ocellata (Thorell, 1899), ♀, abdomen (ZFMK).