Asemonea sp.

Wesolowska, Wanda & Haddad, Charles R., 2009, Jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) of the Ndumo Game Reserve, Maputaland, South Africa, African Invertebrates 50 (1), pp. 13-103 : 21-22

Asemonea sp.

Figs 14, 15

The only specimen represents a new, undescribed species. Unfortunately, the epigyne was lost during preparation. For this reason we refrain from giving a formal scientific name for the species until discovery of new specimens. Male unknown.

Description:

Female.

Measurements: Carapace length 1.5, width 1.2, height 0.6. Abdomen length 2.1, width 1.3. Eye field length 0.5, anterior width 0.9, posterior width 0.6.

General appearance in Fig. 14; small, pale spider; shape of body as in other Asemonea species (see above). Carapace whitish cream, with two dark dots on thoracic part posteriorly; eyes (except anterior medians) surrounded by black rings. Chelicerae with four small teeth on both margins. Abdomen also whitish, with only a few blackish marks ( Fig. 14). Legs white with black patches at basis and tips of tibiae and on retrolateral side of tarsi terminally (all legs); probably black tarsal patches are a diagnostic feature for the species (usually tarsi are the lightest segments of legs); first leg with four pairs of spines on tibia ventrally and three pairs on metatarsus. Epigyne oval, very weakly sclerotised, with small depression posteriorly ( Fig. 15); seminal ducts long.

Material examined: 1^Southern boundary fence, deep sand forest, 26 ° 55.578'S: 32 ° 19.081'E, beats, foliage, 9.ii.2005 ( NCA 2008 /2022) .

Habitat and biology: This species was collected by beating foliage in SF. Apart from the female, several immatures were collected that may be conspecific with this species.