Rhene ferkensis, Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2022

Wesołowska, Wanda & Russell-Smith, Anthony, 2022, Jumping spiders from Ivory Coast collected by J. - C. Ledoux (Araneae, Salticidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 841 (1), pp. 1-143 : 100-101

Rhene ferkensis sp. nov.

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Fig. 58

Diagnosis

This species has an epigyne similar to that in Rhene timidus Wesołowska & Haddad, 2013 from South Africa but the seminal ducts are shorter and sclerotization of the rims of the copulatory opening is different. In R. timidus , sclerotized collars surround the openings while the newly described species only has posterior semicircular sclerotized rims to the openings (compare Fig. 58C with Wesołowska & Haddad 2013: fig. 150).

Etymology

The specific name is derived from the type locality.

Material examined

Holotype IVORY COAST • ♀; 12 km W of Ferké [nickname of Ferkessédougou]; 9°35′ N, 5°12′ W; 17 Oct. 1975; “sommet, ‘alpages’, dans l’herbes”; MNHN.

Description

Male

Unknown.

Female

MEASUREMENTS. Cephalothorax length 1.5, height 0.6. Eye field length 0.9, anterior width 1.0, posterior width 1.3. Abdomen length 2.0, width 1.5. General appearance as in Fig. 58A . Shape of body typical for members of the genus.

CARAPACE. Light brown, pitted, eyes surrounded by black rings, central part of eye field blackish. Whole carapace densely covered with short white hairs, same hairs encircling anterior eyes. Mouthparts and sternum light brown.

ABDOMEN. Oval, yellow (probably bleached), clothed in white hairs, venter yellow. Spinnerets grey.

LEGS. Light brown, first pair darker, stouter than others.

EPIGYNE. With notch on posterior edge ( Fig. 58B ) and strongly sclerotized lips of copulatory openings, seminal ducts relatively short, with accessory glands, spermathecae in the shape of coiled channel ( Fig. 58C ).

Distribution

Only known from the type locality, Ferkessédougou, Ivory Coast.

Figures

Fig. 58. Rhene ferkensis sp. nov., holotype, ♀ (MNHN). A. Habitus, dorsal view. B. Epigyne. C. Internal structure of epigyne.