Zyngoonops moffetti, Fannes, 2013

Fannes, Wouter, 2013, The Goblin Spider Genus Zyngoonops (Araneae, Oonopidae), With Notes On Related Taxa, Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 2013 (379), pp. 1-117 : 12-15

Zyngoonops moffetti , new species Figures 8–13, 105B; map 1

TYPES: Female holotype: D.R.C., Kivu,

Mt. Lubwe SE de Butembo, 00 ° 029N, 029 ° 189E, April 13, 1971, dans bois mort, elev. 2380 m, Lejeune M. (PBI_ OON 28853 , MRAC 138.919). Paratypes: same data (PBI_ OON 33808 , MRAC 230.781), 3 females.

ETYMOLOGY: Named after the English naturalist Thomas Moffett (1553–1604), who wrote extensively on insects and spiders.

DIAGNOSIS: Females resemble those of Z. clandestinus but have a shorter epigastric scape (figs. 8G, 13B, C, 105B).

MALE: Unknown.

FEMALE (figs. 8–13, 105B): TL 1.40. Habitus as in figure 8A, B. Carapace microsculpture very shallow. Two small, round to oval eyes, less than one diameter apart (fig. 10B). Prongs as in figure 10C–F. Abdomen elongated ovoid. Booklung covers medium sized. Ventral lip as in figure 12A–C, with ridges weakly developed. DS small, ovoid, covering only 1/4 of abdomen length (fig. 8B). PES short, leaving more than half of ventral abdomen uncovered (fig. 8E). Lateral apodemes of medium length. Epigas- tric scape relatively short, with a small opening in the ventral surface (fig. 13B, C). Internal genitalia as in figure 13D–F. Genital pouch present (fig. 13D, E). Genital duct with apparently only one or two coils (fig. 13D–F).

OTHER MATERIAL EXAMINED: None.

DISTRIBUTION: Known only from the type locality in the Kivu region, D.R.C. (map 1).