Corresponding author: Shuqiang Li (
Academic editor: John Midgley
Eleven species of the spider family
Kioko GM, Jäger P, Kioko EN, Ji L-Q, Li S (2019) On the species of the genus
The family
The genus
In this study, 11
All spiders were preserved in 75% alcohol. Specimens were examined and measured using a LEICA M205C stereomicroscope. Images were captured using an Olympus C7070 wide zoom camera mounted on an Olympus SZX12 stereomicroscope. Male and female copulatory organs were dissected from the body and photographed separately. Epigynes were cleaned by first removing the tissues using a needle then boiling in 10% potassium hydroxide for 3–5 minutes. Leg measurements are given as follows: Total length (femur, patella and tibia, metatarsus, tarsus). All measurements are reported in millimeters. References to figures in the cited papers are listed in lowercase (fig. or figs); figures from this paper are noted with an initial capital (Fig. or Figs). Type material from the
The abbreviations used in the paper include:
Males of the genus
See
The type species was not examined. The author of the type species
Holotype ♂, Cameroon, Jaunde (Yaoundé), 1953, Coll. C.F. Roewer (
Total length 7.38. Carapace 3.53 long 2.88 wide. Abdomen 3.85 long 2.24 wide. Abdomen 3.85 long 2.24 wide. Habitus as in Fig.
Palp as in Fig.
Female unknown.
Cameroon (Fig.
Palp of
Holotype ♀, Rwanda, 1907 (
Epigyne as in Fig.
Male body not available for redescription. See Roewer, 1955: 37–38.
Palp as in Fig.
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda (Fig.
Palp of
Holotype ♀, Kenya, Nairobi, 1953, Coll. C.F. Roewer (
Total length 11.54. Carapace 5.45 long, 3.85 wide. Abdomen 6.09 long 3.53 wide. Habitus as in Fig.
Epigyne as in Fig.
Male unknown.
Kenya (Fig.
Rwanda, 2♀, 1953, Coll. C.F. Roewer (
Epigyne as in Fig.
Male not available for redescription. See
Central & East Africa (Fig.
Holotype ♀, Zimbabwe, near Salisbury [=Harare], 1953, Coll. C.F. Roewer (
Total length 9.62. Carapace 4.49 long 3.85 wide. Abdomen 5.13 long 3.21 wide. Habitus as in Fig.
Epigyne as in Fig.
Male unknown.
Zimbabwe (Fig.
Holotype ♀, Mozambique, Tete, 1953, Coll. C.F. Roewer (
Total length 8.34. Carapace 3.85 long 3.21 wide. Abdomen 4.49 long 2.56 wide. Habitus as in Fig.
The epigyne of this species was not available for redescription, it was missing in the vial. However, based on the diagram by
Male unknown.
Mozambique (Fig.
Holotype ♀, Tanzania, Moschi [=Moshi], 1953, Hartmann leg., Coll. C.F. Roewer (
Total length 9.30. Carapace 4.17 long 3.53 wide. Abdomen 5.13 long 3.21 wide. Habitus as in Fig.
Epigyne as in Fig.
Male unknown.
Tanzania (Fig.
Holotype ♀, Mozambique, Tete, 1953, Coll. C.F. Roewer (
Total length 9.62. Carapace 4.49 long 3.85 wide. Abdomen 5.13 long 3.53 wide. Habitus as in Fig.
Epigyne as in Fig.
Male unknown.
Mozambique (Fig.
Holotype ♀, Nyassaland [=Malawi], 1953, Coll. C.F. Roewer (
Total length 6.10. Carapace 2.50 long 2.19 wide. Abdomen 3.60 long 2.60 wide. Habitus as in Fig.
Epigyne as in Fig.
Male unknown.
Malawi (Fig.
Holotype ♂, Mozambique, Tete, 1953, Coll. C.F. Roewer (
Total length 6.74. Carapace 2.89 long 2.24 wide. Abdomen 3.85 long 1.92 wide. Habitus as in Fig.
Palp as in Fig.
Female unknown.
Mozambique (Fig.
Palp of
Holotype ♀, South Africa, Zululand, Ulundi, 1953, Coll. C.F. Roewer (
Total length 6.81. Carapace 2.81 long 2.40 wide. Abdomen 4.00 long 2.40 wide. Habitus as in Fig.
Epigyne as in Fig.
Male unknown.
South Africa (Fig.
Habitus
Known distribution of 11
The manuscript benefited greatly from comments by John Midgley, Francesco Ballarin, Theo Blick, Ivan L.F. Magalhaes and Lina Maria Almeida-Silva. Julia Altmann assisted in acquiring the types. The study was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China to Shuqiang Li (NSFC-31530067).