Cheiramiona haddadi, Lotz, L. N., 2015

Lotz, L. N., 2015, New species of the Afrotropical spider genus Cheiramiona Lotz & Dippenaar- Schoeman (Araneae: Eutichuridae), Zootaxa 3981 (1), pp. 71-94 : 74-75

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3981.1.3
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:EFC505A4-8DB1-4120-8FD0-E16AC3C0C5EB
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6116316
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A20587CD-FFBC-FFAE-91E2-F8FE2B97D7D5
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Cheiramiona haddadi
status	sp. nov.

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Cheiramiona haddadi sp. nov.

Figs 10–12 View FIGURES 1 – 12. 1 – 3 , 97 View FIGURES 97 – 100

Type material. Holotype ♂, SOUTH AFRICA: KwaZulu-Natal, Ingwavuma, Ndumo Game Reserve, Crocodile farm, 26º54’S, 32º19’E, 12.I.2007, C. Haddad leg. ( NMBA 10468).

Etymology. The species name is a patronym for Charles Haddad, collector of the type specimen.

Diagnosis. Cheiramiona haddadi sp. nov. is differentiated by the unique shape of the EM apex ( Figs 11–12 View FIGURES 1 – 12. 1 – 3 ), which is bifid, with the retrolateral prong closely associated with a narrow finger-like CON.

Description. Male (n = 1): TL = 4.1; CL = 2.0; CW = 1.4; OAL = 0.3; OAW = 0.85; CLL = 0.05. Chelicerae: robust with long fangs; PMT:RMT = 3:4 ( Fig. 10 View FIGURES 1 – 12. 1 – 3 ). Measurements: AME–AME 0.10; AME–ALE 0.10; AME diameter 0.10; PME–PME 0.15; PME–PLE 0.15; PME diameter 0.10; MOQAW 0.30; MOQPW 0.35; CI (CL/ CW) 1.43; LL:CL 4.65; STL 0.90; STW 0.85. Leg measurements: I—2.4+0.8+2.5+2.5+1.1 = 9.3; II—1.5+ 0.7+1.3+1.4+0.5 = 5.4; III—1.1+0.5+0.8+1.0+0.4 = 3.8; IV—1.6+0.7+1.4+1.6+0.5 = 5.8; Palp—0.8+0.3+0.4+0.7 = 2.2. Leg spines: I—0-0-1p, 1v- 1v-1v, 1v- 3v-1v; II—0-0-1p, 0-0-1p, 2v- 0- 1 v; III—0-0-1p1r, 0-0-1p1r, 2v- 1 v1 p1r-3 v1 p1r; IV—0-0-1p, 0-0-1r, 2v-2 v1 p1r-3 v1 p1r. Abdomen: creamy-yellow with a dark heart mark and two dark longitudinal rows of spots posterior to heart mark. Palp ( Figs 11–12 View FIGURES 1 – 12. 1 – 3 ): cymbium elongate, as long as patella plus tibia length; tibia with curved, broad RTA; TA slightly sclerotized, curved towards EM; EM short, thick, with two points at apex, prolateral point sharp and curved; CON not sclerotized but distinct, situated next to retrolateral point of embolus. Female: unknown.

Distribution. Only known from the type locality ( Fig. 97 View FIGURES 97 – 100 ).

Habitat. Collected by beating short shrubs.