Euophrys quadrispinosa Lawrence, 1938

Azarkina, Galina N. & Foord, Stefan H., 2013, Redescriptions of poorly known species of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae) from South Africa and Namibia, Zootaxa 3686 (2), pp. 165-182 : 172-173

Euophrys quadrispinosa Lawrence, 1938

Figs 36–42

Euophrys quadrispinosa Lawrence 1938: 523 , fig. 40 (Ƥ, examined).

Type material: Holotype Ƥ ( NMSA, #NM 1417) Umhlali, Sheffield Beach, January 1937, R.F. Lawrence [= Republic of South Africa, KwaZulu-Natal, Umhlali, Sheffield Beach, 29°29'S, 31°16'E, 0 1.1937 (R.F. Lawrence)].

Diagnosis. This species resembles Pochyta spinosa Simon, 1901 in the presence of two small “pockets” on the distal part of the epigyne, but differs in the shape of epigyne and vulva with a copulatory opening situated medially on the epigyne ( Fig. 37 ) and with elongate insemination ducts ( Fig. 38 ).

Description. Female (holotype): Carapace: 3.27 long, 2.59 wide, 1.44 high. Abdomen: 3.88 long, 2.34 wide. Eye field: 1.65 long, anterior 2.26 wide, posterior 2.05 wide. Cheliceral length 1.08. Clypeal height 0.14. Diameter of AME 0.68. Length of leg segments: I 1.65+1.11+1.26+0.97+0.68; II 1.76+0.97+1.15+0.90+0.54; III 1.80+0.93+1.22+1.36+0.72; IV 2.12+0.93+1.58+1.72+0.90. Leg spination: I: Fm d 1-1-4; Tb v 2-2 -2-2ap; Mt v 2- 2. II: Fm d 1-2-5; Tb pr 1-1, v 2-1 -2-2ap; Mt v 2-2. III: Fm d 1-2-5; Pt pr and rt 1; Tb d 1-0-0, pr and rt 1-1-1, v 2 - 0-2ap; Mt pr 1-0-2ap, rt 1-1-2ap, v 0-2-2ap. IV: Fm d 1-1-5; Pt pr and rt 1; Tb d 1-0-0, pr and rt 1-1-1, v 0-2-0-2ap; Mt pr and rt 1-1-2ap; v 0-2-2ap. Carapace brown, covered with white hairs, black rings around eyes (except PME) ( Fig. 40 ). Clypeus low. Clypeus, cheeks and chelicerae brownish yellow ( Fig. 42 ). Sternum greyish yellow. Abdomen yellow, ventrally with spotty brownish grey pattern. Book-lungs grey yellow. Spinnerets yellowish grey. All legs yellow with brown patches and semi-rings. Femora and patellae of palps yellow, tibiae and tarsi are brown. Structure of epigyne and spermathecae as in Figs 37–38 .

Male unknown.

Distribution. Known only from Republic of South Africa.

Comments. This species belongs to an undescribed genus (Wesołowska, personal communication).

Figures

FIGURE 36. Distribution records of Euophrys quadrispinosa (star), Thyene bilineata (square) and Thyenula natalica (circle;? exact locality unknown).

FIGURES 37 – 39. Euophrys quadrispinosa. 37 epigyne, ventral view; 38 spermathecae, dorsal view; 39 scheme of insemination ducts. Scale bars: 35 – 36, 0.1 mm.

FIGURES 40 – 42. Euophrys quadrispinosa. 40 female habitus, dorsal view; 41 ditto, ventral view; 42 female " face ". Scale bars: 40 – 41, 1 mm.