Hyllus leucomelas ( Lucas, 1858 )

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 : 52-53

Hyllus leucomelas ( Lucas, 1858)

Fig. 34

Salticus leucomelas Lucas, 1858: 391 , pl. 13 fig. 5.

Hyllus leucomelas – Simon 1887: 262. — Lessert 1927: 451, fig. 28. — Berland & Millot 1941: 336, fig. 40. — Wesołowska 2008: 329, figs 37–42. — Wesołowska & Russell-Smith 2022: 34 , fig. 20a–d.

Material examined

UGANDA • 1 ♂; Entebbe ; Jan. 1996; FSCA • 1 ♀, 1 imm.; same locality as for preceding; Jul. 2001; FSCA • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; same locality as for preceding, Botanical Gardens ; 15 Apr. 1995; D. Penney leg.; NHM • 1 ♀; same locality as for preceding; 2 Apr. 1995; NHM • 1 ♀; Jinja; 0°25’ N, 33°12′ E; Jan. 1996; FSCA .

Description

For description of male see Wesołowska (2008), female Wesołowska & Russell-Smith (2022). General appearance of female in Fig. 34A , epigyne as in Fig. 34B .

Distribution

This species is widely distributed in Western Africa, but it was also known to occur in Congo. This is the first record of the species from Uganda, the easternmost occurrence of the species. The species might be widespread across equatorial Africa.

Figures

Fig. 34. Hyllus leucomelas (Lucas, 1858), ♀ (FSCA). A. General appearance. B. Epigyne.