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Physocyclus globosus Taczanowski 1874

Description

29. Physocyclus globosus (Taczanowski, 1874). Newly recorded for Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon.

New records

CAMEROON: Southwest Region: 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀, 3 juvs (2 vials) in BMNH, Mamfe [5°45’N, 9°19’E], in houses in clearing in forest, 13 Mar.-30 Apr. 1933 (Percy Sladen Trust Exped., I.T. Sanderson). Unidentified locality: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 2 juvs (2 vials) in CAS, “ Mabete Victoria Div. ”, 24 May-7 June 1949 (B. Malkin).

EQUATORIAL GUINEA: Bioko: 1 ♀ in CAS, Malabo [3°34.2’N, 8°46.8’E], 16-22 Sep. 1998 (D.K. Dabney, D. Ubick). 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 1 juv. in CAS, Luba [3°27.6’N, 8°33.0’E], around buildings, 11-15 Oct. 1998 (M. Boko et al.). 1 ♀ in CAS, 5 km W of Luba (3°27.9’N, 8°31.8’E), cacao plantation with fig trees, 12-14 Oct. 1998 (D.K. Dabney, D. Ubick). Centro Sur (?): 1 ♀ in MRAC (170225), between Mibonde and Elon [~ 1.0°N, 10.0°E], rocky outcrop, by hand, 23 Jul. 1989 (M. Alderweireldt). 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀ in MRAC (169989), Micomeseng [Mecomeseng, 2°08.7’N, 10°37.0’E], in house, by hand, 8 Jul. 1989 (M. Alderweireldt); 1 ♀, 1 juv. in MRAC (170155, 164), same data but 9-11 Jul. 1989, gardens.

GABON: Estuaire: 1 ♂, 1 ♀ in ZFMK (Ar 11917), Libreville, Bas de Guegue (0°25.8’N, 9°26.2’E), 25 m a.s.l., in building, 29 Aug. 2011 (B.A. Huber). Haut Ogooué: 1 ♀, 1 juv. in ZFMK (Ar 11918), under bridge over Lékoni River (1°34.6’S, 14°12.1’E), 450 m a.s.l., 19 Aug. 2011 (B.A. & S.R. Huber). 2 ♀♀ in ZFMK (Ar 11919), Okondja (0°39’S, 13°40.5’E), 350 m a.s.l., in building, 17 Aug. 2011 (B.A. & S.R. Huber). Ngounié: 1 ♂, 1 ♀ in ZFMK (Ar 11920), Mouila (1°52.4’S, 11°03.3’E), 80 m a.s.l., in building, 26 Aug. 2011 (B.A. & S.R. Huber). Ogooué-Ivindo: 1 ♀ in ZFMK (Ar 11921), near Abébéa (~ 0°09’N, 11°08’E, 300 m a.s.l.), in building, 12 Aug. 2011 (B.A. & S.R. Huber). Moyen Ogooué: 1 ♂ in MRAC (172778), Petit-Okano [0°05’S, 10°57’E], Sep. 1985 (J.M. Weill, A. Pauly).

CONGO D.R.: Bas Congo: 4 ♂♂, 13 ♀♀, juvs (13 vials) in MRAC (1170, 1206-13, 26833, 26835-45, 26847, 26848, 26850, 26851, 26886-89, 26916, 26917, 26918, 26920), Matadi [5°49.3’S, 13°28.0’E], Feb. 1937 (E. Dartevelle). 1 ♀ in MRAC (74564), Thysville [= Mbanza-Ngungu; 5°15’S, 14°52’E, ~ 600 m a.s.l.], 1953 (J. Sion).

Notes

Published as part of Bernhard A. Huber, Philippe Le Gall & Jacques Francois Mavoungou, 2014, Pholcid spiders from the Lower Guinean region of Central Africa: an overview, with descriptions of seven new species (Araneae, Pholcidae), pp. 1-46 in European Journal of Taxonomy 81 (81) on page 13, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2014.81, http://zenodo.org/record/830852

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