Creugas gulosus ( Thorell, 1878 )

Saaristo, Michael I., 2002, New species and interesting new records of spiders from Seychelles (Arachnida, Araneaea), Phelsuma 10, pp. 1-32 : 6

Creugas gulosus ( Thorell, 1878) ( Figs. 11-15 )

Creugas gulosus Thorell, 1878b: 175 (Dj.)

Corinna gulosa, Simon 1898a: 196 ,

Corinna gulosa, Deeleman-Reinhold 2001:260 , f. 337-347 (mf).

-"-, Kamura 2001: 57,f.24-30 (mf).

Creugas gulosus, Platnick 2002 .

NB. For more references and synonyms see Platnick (2002).

Material examined; Aride, litter sampling, 1m, July-November 2000, John Bowler leg. ( MZT AA 2.120 ) ; Cousin, in house, 1m, 10.11.1996, O. Bourquin leg. ( MZT AA 0.387 ) ; Cousine, 2mm, Oct. 1996, Stella Le Maitre leg. ( MZT AA 0.406 ) , 2subad. mm, May/ June 1998, Stella Le Maitre leg. ( MZT AA 0.416 & 0.417 ) , 2juvs ., March 1998, J. Kelly leg. ( MZT AA 1.283 & L284 ) , E-end, among rotten coconut leaves , 1m 1subad. m 3ff16juvs., 24.- 25.01.1999, M. Saaristo leg. ( MZT AA 0.442- 0.445 ) ; Mahé, Sans Soucis, 1m 1f, Febr. 2002, Pat Matyot leg., ( MZT AA 2.215 ) ; Silhouette, Anse Cimitiere, under Casuarina bark , 2juvs., 17.01.1999, M. Saaristo leg. ( MZT AA 0.446 ) , La Passe, pile of coconut husks near Gerlachs , 1juv., 07.01.1999, M. Saaristo leg.( MZT AA 0.447 ) , La Passe (in house), lm, 10.07.1999, J. Gerlach leg. ( MZT AA 1.303 )

Diagnosis: A medium-sized (total length ca. 7.5-8 mm), dark reddish brown species with dense, fi ne granulation on carapace. It can be distinguished from all other Seychellian corinnids by the transverse, bipartite chilum separate from clypeus.

Description: Well described by Deeleman-Reinhold (2001) and Kamura (2001).

Distribution: Cosmopolitan ( Platnick 2002). Seychelles records from Aride(*), Cousin(*), Mahé(*), Cousine and Silhouette ( Saaristo 1999: Genus ign. 2., sp. ign.).

Figures

Figs. 11 - 15. Creugasgulosus Thorell, 1878. - 11: Right malepalp ventrally. - 12: Epigyne ventrally. - 13: Carapace frontally. - 14: Ocular area and chelicerae dorsally. - 15: Right chelicer from behind. - Scale bars = 0.5 mm. Orig.