Loxosceles spinulosa Purcell, 1904

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 : 491-492

Loxosceles spinulosa Purcell, 1904

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Loxosceles spinulosa Purcell, 1904: 140 ; Newlands, 1975: 144, f. 2–5, 8, 10–13; 1986: 77, f. 52–54; Lotz, 2012: 34 .

Specimens studied. SOUTH AfRIcA: EASTERN CApE PROvINcE, 1♀, GREAT FISH RIvER RESERvE, ULSTER fARM bORdER, 33°29’S, 27°08’E, 4.X.1993, M . BURGER LEG. ( ACAT 96 /13) ; 1♀ AND 1 IMM., HANKEY, BAVIAANSKLOOF RD., 33°43’S, 24°37’E, 20.I.2004, L.N. LOTz LEG. (NMBA 9201); 1♂, HUMANSDORP, JEFFREYS BAY, 34°04’S, 20°05’E, 2.III.1995, J. DU PREEz LEG. (NMBA 8158); WESTERN CAPE PROVINCE, 2♀, DE HOOP NATURE RESERVE, POTBERG, 34°17’S, 20°17’E, 4.IV.2004, C . HADDAD LEG. (ACAT 2007/3374); 1♂, HEIDELBERG, GROOTVADERSBOS, 34°01’S, 20°46’E, 1.II.1989, G. MÜLLER LEG. (ACAT 89/289); 1♀ AND 2 IMM., MONTAGU, [33°47’S, 20°07’E], XI.1919, R.W. TUCKER LEG. ( SAM B4761) ; ♀ HOLOTYPE, SWELLENDAM, PASS AT AVONTUUR, NEAR STORMSVLEI, [34°04’S, 20°05’E], W.F. PURCELL, AUGUST 1900 ( SAM X007915).

Natural History. COLLEcTEd fROM FYNbOS, fROM pITfALL TRApS, fROM UNdER ROckS ANd LOGS, ANd fROM INSIdE bUILdINGS.

Distribution. SOUTHERN pART Of 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).