Loxosceles parramae Newlands, 1981

Lotz, L. N., 2017, An update on the spider genus Loxosceles (Araneae: Sicariidae) in the Afrotropical region, with description of seven new species, Zootaxa 4341 (4), pp. 475-494 : 484-485

Loxosceles parramae Newlands, 1981

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Loxosceles parrami Newlands, 1981: 358 , f. 1–3; 1986: 66, f. 33, 37–39. Loxosceles parramae — Lotz, 2012: 26.

Specimens studied. SOUTH AfRIcA: FREE STATE PROvINcE, 1♀, BLOEMfONTEIN, DAN PIENAAR, 29°08’S, 26°10’E, 15.XI.2006, MR . ROBERTSON LEG. (NMBA 10276); 1♂, BRANDFORT, AMANzI PRIVATE GAME RESERVE, 28°35’S, 26°26’E, 7.I.2010, V. BUTLER LEG. (NMBA 16468); 3♂, 3♀ AND 5 IMM., CLOCOLAN, MPETSANE CONSERVATION ESTATE, 28°48’S, 27°39’E, 8–9.III.2007, L.N. LOTz LEG., (NMBA 10429, 10 446), C. HAddAd LEG. (NMBA 15267), 1.XI.2013, A. JONES LEG. (ACAT 2007/1722, 2014/1116); 1♂ AND 1♀, FOURIESBURG, BEGINSEL, OLD MILL MOUNTAIN RESORT, 28°36’S, 28°28’E, 6.III.2006, L.N. LOTz LEG. (NMBA 10085); 1♀, HARRISMITH, QWA QWA MOUNTAIN, 28°30’S, 28°46’E, 19.IV.1994, L.N. LOTz LEG. (NMBA 6511); 1♀, HARRISMITH, WILGER PARK, 28°17’S, 29°07’E, IV.2010, J. VAN AS LEG. ( NMBA 15266 ); 2♂, REITz, 27°48’S, 28°27’E, VIII.2007, D . VISSER LEG. (ACAT 2007/4297); 6♂, 1♀ AND 1 IMM., VREdE, 27°26’S, 29°08’E, 18.XII.1991, T. WESSELS LEG. (AcAT 92/414), 22.I.1992 (AcAT 92/430), 28.II.1992 (AcAT 92/473), 18.XI.1992 (AcAT 93/344), 26.XII.1992 (AcAT 93/976), 21.I.1993 (AcAT 93/1004), 1.XI.1993 (ACAT 95/52), 16.I.1995 (ACAT 95/106); GAUTENG PROVINCE, 1♂, BENONI, 26°12’S, 28°19’E, 28.III.1987, L. LERWILL LEG. ( ACAT 89 /56) ; 1♀ AND 6 IMM., GROENKLOOF NATURE RESERVE, 25°47’S, 28°12’E, 2.VII.2000, A. LEROY LEG. (ACAT 2007/2698); ♂ HOLOTYPE AND 2♂ AND 4♀ PARATYPES, JOHANNESBURG, BELLEVUE, [26°10’S, 28°05’E], S. PARRAM, 1979 (SAIMR); 1♂, JOHANNESBURG, [26°10’S, 28°05’E], 6.IV.1965, COLLECTOR UNKNOWN (AM H32); 1♀, JOHANNESBURG, ROSEBANK, [26°10’S, 28°05’E], 25.IV.1966, COLLECTOR UNKNOWN (AM); 1♂, 2♀ AND 1 IMM., PRETORIA, ApIES RIvER CAvE, 25°47’S, 28°13’E, 15.II.2002, J. MYbURGH LEG. (AcAT 2005/1360, 2005/1368).

Natural History. COLLEcTEd fROM GRASSLANd, fROM UNdER ROckS ANd IN cAvES ANd bUILdINGS. SOME HAvE bEEN fOUNd IN THE SAME cAvE AS L. speluncarum .

Distribution. Loxosceles parramae IS fOUNd IN GAUTENG ANd FREE STATE PROvINcES, SOUTH AfRIcA ( FIG. 38 ).

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FIGURES 38. Loxosceles species distribution map: L. bergeri; L. parramae; L. pilosa; and L. spinulosa.

FIGURES 1 – 18. Loxosceles species male palps: 1. L. bergeri; 2. L. dejagerae s p. nov.; 3. L. fontainei; 4. L. foutadjalloni; 5. L. griffinae s p. nov.; 6. L. haddadi s p. nov.; 7. L. irishi s p. nov.; 8. L. maraisi s p. nov.; 9. L. meruensis; 10. L. parramae; 11. L. pilosa; 12. L. rufescens; 13. L. rufipes; 14. L. simillima; 15. L. smithi; 16. L. speluncarum; 17. L. spinulosa; and 18. L. vonwredei. Scale bares = 1 mm.

FIGURES 19 – 37. Loxosceles species female spermathecae: 19. L. bergeri; 20. L. cederbergensis s p. nov.; 21. L. dejagerae s p. nov.; 22. L. foutadjalloni; 23. L. griffinae s p. nov.; 24. L. irishi s p. nov.; 25. L. lacroixi; 26. L. makapanensis s p. nov.; 27. L. maraisi s p. nov.; 28. L. neuvillei; 29. L. parramae; 30. L. pilosa; 31. L. rufescens; 32. L. rufipes; 33. L. simillima; 34. L. smithi; 35. L. speluncarum; 36. L. spinulosa; and 37. L. vonwredei. Scale bares = 1 mm (scale for some species is unknown).