Sahastata infuscata ( Kulczyński, 1901 )

Magalhaes, Ivan L. F., Stockmann, Mark, Marusik, Yuri M. & Zonstein, Sergei L., 2020, On Sahastata (Araneae: Filistatidae): complementary description of the generotype and two new species from Oman and Morocco, Zootaxa 4899 (1), pp. 215-246 : 242

Sahastata infuscata ( Kulczyński, 1901)

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Filistata infuscata Kulczyński, 1901: 5 (Holotype ♀: ERITREA: Assab , 13.01°N, 42.73°E, leg. K.M. Levander, 20.II.1894, deposited in ZMUH—examined).

Filistata puta: Lehtinen 1967: 235 (synonymised with F. puta O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 ).

Sahastata nigra: Benoit 1968: 97 (♀, misidentified in part, synonymized with S. nigra ).

Sahastata infuscata: Marusik et al. 2017: 309 , figs 1, 3–4, 6–9, synonymy with F. puta and S. nigra rejected).

Remarks. This species is so far known only from the holotype. We here report several females with a similar endogyne that might be conspecific or closely related species ( Fig. 25 ); the discovery of males will be needed to ascertain the true distribution of this species. Part of the material examined by Berland (1922) and Benoit (1968) might refer to this species.

Other material examined. KENYA: Lamu: Lamu, 2.26956°S, 40.90064°E, leg. Denhardt, 1♀ ( ZMB) . Lokuloko: 450 m, leg. M.E. Irwin & E.S. Ross, 11.xii.1969, 1 ♀ ( CAS 9060651 ) . Marsabit: Lake Turkana, Loyangalani , 2.83333°N, 36.75°E, leg. V. Roth & B. Roth., 12–13.X.1992, 1♀ 3 imm. ( CAS 9057561 ) . YEMEN: ‘ Amran: 26 km NW of Sa’dah, way to Ju Aruleh , 17.10564°N, 43.56404°E, leg. Borri & Poggesi, XI.1979, 2♀ ( MRAC 174757 ) . Madag , leg. Giugno & Luglio, VI–VII.1981, 2♀ ( MRAC 174747 ) .

Diagnosis. See Marusik et al. (2017).

Description. See Marusik et al. (2017).

Remark. Specimens examined and listed by Benoit (1968) as S. nigra from Somalia, Sudan and Kenya likely refer to S. infuscata .

Figures

FIGURE 25. Females tentatively identified as Sahastata infuscata (Kulczyński, 1901), endogyne, ventral. A Lake Turkana, Kenya (CAS 9057561); B Madag (MRAC 174747). C near Ju Aruleh, Yemen (MRAC 174757); D Lamu, Kenya (ZMB). Scale bars: 0.1 mm.