Eusparassus jaegeri, Moradmand, 2013

Moradmand, Majid, 2013, The stone huntsman spider genus Eusparassus (Araneae: Sparassidae): systematics and zoogeography with revision of the African and Arabian species, Zootaxa 3675 (1), pp. 1-108 : 50

jaegeri species group

Diagnosis. Intermarginal denticles of chelicerae present ( Figs 29e , 31e , 35e ); in female epigyne, AMLL fused together and encircling MS entirely ( Figs 30a , 32a , 34a , 36a ); male palp exhibiting an obviously enlarged subtegulum ( Figs 29a , 31a , 35a ).

Species composition. Four species: E. jaegeri spec. nov., E. jocquei spec. nov., E. schoemanae spec. nov. and E. borakalalo spec. nov.

Distribution. From Southern Africa to Zimbabwe ( Fig. 71b ).

Figures

FIGURE 29. Eusparassus jaegeri spec. nov., holotype male from South Africa: NE of Pretoria (SMF). (a) left palp, ventral; (b) left palp, retrolateral; (c) embolus tip and conductor, ventral; (d) eye arrangement, dorsal; (e) left chelicera, ventral.

FIGURE 30. Eusparassus jaegeri spec. nov.: (a–c) paratype female from South Africa: NE of Pretoria (SMF); (d) female from South Africa Klein Kariba (PPRI). (a) epigyne, ventral; (b) vulva, dorsal; (c–d) left vulva, anterio-dorso-lateral.

FIGURE 31. Eusparassus schoemanae spec. nov., holotype male from South Africa: Namaqualand (ZMB). (a) left palp, ventral; (b) left palp, retrolateral; (c) embolus tip and conductor, ventral; (d) eye arrangement, dorsal; (e) left chelicera, ventral.

FIGURE 32. Eusparassus schoemanae spec. nov., paratype female from South Africa: E of Kamieskroon (NMSA). (a) epigyne, ventral; (b) vulva, dorsal; (c) left vulva, anterio-dorso-lateral.

FIGURE 34. Eusparassus borakalalo spec. nov., (a–e) holotype and (f) paratype female from South Africa: Borakalalo Natural Reserve. (a, f) epigyne, ventral; (b) vulva, dorsal; (c) left vulva, anterio-dorso-lateral; (d) right chelicera, ventral; (e) eye arrangement, dorsal.

FIGURE 35. Eusparassus jocquei spec. nov., holotype male from Zimbabwe: Bulawayo (MRAC) (a) left palp, ventral; (b) left palp, retrolateral; (c) embolus tip and conductor, ventral; (d) eye arrangement, dorsal; (e) right chelicera, ventral.

FIGURE 36. Eusparassus jocquei spec. nov., paratype female from Zimbabwe: Bulawayo (MRAC). (a) epigyne, ventral; (b) vulva, dorsal; (c) left vulva, anterio-dorso-lateral.

FIGURE 71. Distribution range of (a) Eusparassus vestigator group; (b) Eusparassus tuckeri and jaegeri groups.