Selenops tonteldoos, Corronca, 2005

Corronca, José Antonio, 2005, Four new species of Selenops (Araneae, Selenopidae) and comments on the distribution of Afrotropical species, Zootaxa 1003 (1), pp. 33-44 : 35-36

Selenops tonteldoos sp. nov. ( Figs. 1–2 , Fig. 9 ­Map 1)

Type. Female holotype from South Africa, Dullstroom District, Tonteldoos (25º19´S 29º58´E), 22/VII/1994, Mr. Papenfuss Col., deposited in NCA 95/132 .

Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the type locality.

Diagnosis. S. tonteldoos shares a similar opisthosoma colour pattern with S. feron Corronca ( Corronca 2002:15, Fig. 24), but the general form of the epigynum with the middle field not reaching the posterior margin ( Fig. 1 ), the genital openings posterior to the median portion of the epigynum and the globular spermathecae ( Fig. 2 ) differ this species with S. feron . The fertilization ducts of S. tooltedoos are shorter and not coiled as in S. feron and the copulatory ducts are narrower than in S. feron . S. tonteldoos has tufts of white hairs on the posterior portion of the opisthosoma which are absent in S. feron .

Female (holotype). Total length 14.30. Prosoma 5.10 long, 6.14 wide. Opisthosoma 9.15 long, 7.59 wide. Eye diameters and interdistances: AME 0.21, ALE 0.16, PME 0.26, PLE 0.53, AME–AME 0.33, AME–ALE 0.63, AME–PME 0.19, PME–PME 1.10, PME– PLE 0.70, PLE–PLE 2.63, ALE–ALE 2.17. Leg formula 2431. Leg measurements: I Fe 5.38, Pat+Tib 6.16, Mt 3.39, Ta 1.39, total 16.32; II 7.34, 8.32, 4.47, 1.54, total 21.67; III 7.55, 8.00, 4.47, 1.38, total 21.40; IV 7.70, 7.75, 4.62, 1.38, total 21.45. Leg spination: Fe I–IV pr1.0.0, d1.1.1, rt0.0.1; Tib I–II v2.2.2, III–IV v2.2.0; Mt I–IV v2.2. Prosoma brownreddish; chelicerae dark brown­reddish and legs dark brown with dorsal portion of the femora light brown, terminal portion of all tibiae and metatarsi with whitish hairs. Opisthosoma pale yellow with a central, longitudinal dark band with lateral branches and lateral dark spots; terminal portion of the opisthosoma with tufts of white hairs. Venter of the opisthosoma yellowish. Epigynum and spermathecae as in Figs 1–2 .

Male: Unknown.

Known distribution: Known only from the type locality.

Figures

FIGURES 9. Maps 1–3. Distribution of the Afrotropical species of Selenops. Map 1. Distribution of new species. Map 2. Distribution of Selenops angolaensis, S. annulatus, S. ansieae, S. brachycepalus, S. camerun and S. cristis. Map 3. Distribution of Selenops dilamen, S. dilon, S. florenciae. S. feron, S. ilcuria and S. krugeri. S. The countries in grey colour imply no records for the mentioned species.

FIGURES 1–4. 1–2. Selenops tonteldoos sp. n., female holotype, epigynum, Fig. 1. ventral view, Fig. 2. dorsal view. 3–4. Selenops jocquei sp. n., epigynum, Fig. 3. ventral view, Fig. 4. dorsal view. Abbreviations: cd=copulatory duct, ep=epigynal pockets, fd=fertilization duct, go=genital opening, ll=lateral lobes, mf=middle field, s=spermathecae. Scale bars=0.20mm