Zelotibia major Russell-Smith & Murphy, 2005 : 109

Nzigidahera, Benoît & Jocqué, Rudy, 2009, An of Zelotibia (Araneae, Gnaphosidae), a spider genus with a species swarm in the Albertine Rift, ZooKeys 13 (13), pp. 1-28 : 18

Zelotibia major Russell-Smith & Murphy, 2005: 109 (descr. ♁)

Figs 9 , 24 , 34 , 40

Material examined. Type material. Holotype. Male. BURUNDI: Rusarenda , 3°07’S 29°33’E 27.V.2002, mountain forest, by hand, Nzigidahera Benoît ( MRAC 213753 ).

Other material. All from BURUNDI, Parc National de la Kibira , Rwegura, Mt Musumba, 02°52’S 029°30’E, Nzigidahera B. site 7, 2100 m, tea plantation: 1♁: 25.V.2008 ( INECN) ; 1 ♁: 25.V.2008 ( MRAC 226241 ) ; 2♀: 10.II.2008, (IN- ECN); 1♀: 26.I.2008, ( INECN) ; 1♁: 25.X.2008 ( INECN) ; 1 ♀: 25/5/2008 ( MRAC 226241 ) ; 1 ♁: 10.IV.2008 ( MRAC 226332 ) ; 1 ♁: 25.IV.2008 ( MRAC 226333 ) ; 3 ♁: 10.III.2008 ( MRAC 226334 ) ; 1 ♀: 10.IV.2008 ( MRAC 226335 ) ; 1 ♀: 25.III.2008, ( MRAC 226336 ) ; 1 ♁: 25.XI.2008 ( MRAC 226337 ) ; 2 ♁: 25.II.2008 ( MRAC 226338 ) ; 2 ♁: 10.VI.2008 ( MRAC 226339 ) ; 2 ♀: 25.II.2008 ( MRAC 226340 ) .

Diagnosis. Females of Zelotibia major are recognized by the large copulatory openings, connectd by a transverse groove, in the centre of the epigyne.

Description. Female. (MRAC 226241) ( Fig. 9 ): Total length 6.40, Carapace 2.40 long and 1.76 wide. Carapace dark chestnut brown suffused with black and with darker almost black grey striae radiating from fovea. Eyes AME area dark, anterior row recurved, posterior row straight. AME: 0.08; ALE: 0.11; PME: 0.11; PLE: 0.11; AME-AME: 0.07; AME-ALE: 0.02; PME-PME: 0.07; PME-PLE: 0.05. Chelicerae chestnut brown, outer margin with three 3 small teeth, bordered by dark bristles, inner margin with four larger teeth. Sternum dark chestnut brown, with dense cover of dark bristles along margin. Labium coloured dark chestnut brown. Legs with its of femora, patellae and tibiae dark with yellow stripes; tarsi and metatarsi yellowish brown. Metatarsi III and IV with ventral preening comb at tip. Abdomen Dorsum very dark grey, densely covered with setae and tuft of long bristles at anterior end; venter grey. Spinnerets pale brown suffused with grey. Epigyne ( Figs 24 , 34 ) with two large copulatory openings connected by groove in centre. Copulatory ducts composed of almost straight short ducts and slightly curved, less thick ducts, leading into medium sized, globular, adjacent spermathecae.

Distribution. Known only from the type locality, Rusarenda and Musumba in

Kibira National Park, Burundi ( Fig. 40 ).

Figures

Figure 40. Localities of Zelotibia lejeunei ̇ and Z. major •

Figures 1-11. Habitus of Zelotibia 1 Zelotibia angelica sp. n. female; 2 Z. curvifemur sp. n., female; 3 male; 4 Z. fosseyae sp. n., female; 5 Z. johntony sp. n., female; 6 Z. kanama sp. n., female; 7 Z. kibira sp. n., female; 8 Z. lejeunei sp. n., female; 9 Z. major, female; 10 Z. paucipapillata, female; 11 Z. subsessa sp. n., female.

Figures 17-26. Epigynes, ventral view 17 Zelotibia angelica sp. n.; 18 Z. curvifemur sp. n.; 19 Z. fosseyae sp. n., female; 20 Z. johntony sp. n.; 21 Z. kanama sp. n.; 22 Z. kibira sp. n. 23 Z. lejeunei sp. n. 24 Z. major; 25 Z. paucipapillata; 26 Z. subsessa sp. n., (scale bar 0.2 mm).

Figures 27-36. Epigynes, ventral view 27 Zelotibia angelica sp. n.; 28 Z. curvifemur sp. n.; 29 Z. fosseyae sp. n., female; 30 Z. johntony sp. n.; 31 Z. kanama sp. n.; 32 Z. kibira sp. n. 33 Z. lejeunei sp. n. 34 Z. major; 35 Z. paucipapillata; 36 Z. subsessa sp. n., (scale bar 0.2 mm).