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Austrodomus oxoniensis Rodrigues & Rheims 2020, comb. nov.

Description

Austrodomus oxoniensis (Cooke, 1964) comb. nov.

Figs 7 D–F

Katumbea oxoniensis Cooke, 1964: 281, figs 9, 51, 59 (holotype female from Lake Tanganyika, Katumbi, Kungwe-Mahali Mts., Kigoma, Tanzania, [5°59’55.74”S, 29°47’24.40”E], deposited in OUMNH, examined).

Diagnosis. Females of Austrodomus oxoniensis comb. nov. are distinguished from other species of the genus in having the posterior margin of the epigynal plate bearing paired triangular, posteriorly directed projections with triangular pocket-like structures (Figs 7D, E). Males are unknown.

Description. Female. Total length: 3.50. Carapace 1.42 long, 0.90 wide; Abdomen 1.93 long, 1.35 wide; Sternum 0.80 long, 0.65 wide; Spinnerets ALS 0.23 long, 0.25 wide. Eye diameters: AME 0.06, ALE 0.07, PME 0.80, PLE 0.09; interdistances: AME–AME 0.02, PME–PME 0.03. Chelicerae 0.35 long. Leg measurements: I: 3.45 (0.93, 0.70, 0.70, 0.58, 0.54); II: 2.83 (0.80, 0.52, 0.55, 0.50, 0.46); III: 2.50 (0.70, 0.40, 0.50, 0.48, 0.42); IV: 3.89 (1.00, 0.60, 0.93, 0.76, 0.60). Leg spination: I—femur d0-1-0; II—femur d0-1-0. III—tibia v1p-0-0; metatarsus p0- 0-1, v0-0-1. IV—tibia v0-0-2; metatarsus p0-0-1, v0-0-1. Epigyne: copulatory openings large, separated from each other by their width (Fig. 7D). Vulva: proximal part of copulatory ducts diverging anteriorly; lateral convoluted part of copulatory ducts slender, 1/3 of proximal part width (Figs 7E, F).

Male. Unknown.

Distribution. Tanzania, only known from the type locality (Fig. 10).

Notes

Published as part of Rodrigues, Bruno V. B. & Rheims, Cristina A., 2020, An overview of the African genera of Prodidominae spiders: descriptions and remarks (Araneae: Gnaphosidae), pp. 1-80 in Zootaxa 4799 (1) on page 8, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4799.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/3896645

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Biodiversity

Collection code
OUMNH
Scientific name authorship
Rodrigues & Rheims
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Araneae
Family
Prodidomidae
Genus
Austrodomus
Species
oxoniensis
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic status
comb. nov.
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Austrodomus oxoniensis (Cooke, 1964) sec. Rodrigues & Rheims, 2020

References

  • Cooke, J. A. L. (1964) A revisionary study of some spiders of the rare family Prodidomidae. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London, 142, 257 - 305. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1469 - 7998.1964. tb 04625. x