Cheiramiona jakobsbaaiensis sp. nov.

Figs 25–27, 98

Type material. Holotype ♂, SOUTH AFRICA: Western Cape, Vredendal, Jakobsbaai, 32º58’S, 17º54’E, 2.X.2007, C. Haddad & R. Lyle leg. (NMBA 11177); Paratypes: 3♂, same data (NMBA 11182).

Etymology. The specific name is an adjective taken from the type locality.

Diagnosis. Males of Cheiramiona jakobsbaaiensis sp. nov. are similar to those of C. paradisus Lotz, 2002 in the broad, bi-lobed RTA and the overhanging tegulum, but are differentiated by the broader RTA and the tegulum bulging prolaterally as opposed to retrolaterally (Figs 26–27, see Lotz 2002: figs 135–136).

Description. Male (n = 4): TL = 3.35 (3.1–3.8); CL = 1.55 (1.5–1.7); CW = 1.31 (1.25–1.40); OAL = 0.26 (0.25=0.30); OAW = 0.80 (0.75–0.85); CLL = 0.05 (0.05–0.05). Chelicerae: robust with long fangs; PMT:RMT = 5:5 (Fig. 25). Measurements: AME–AME 0.10; AME–ALE 0.10; AME diameter 0.10; PME–PME 0.15; PME– PLE 0.10; PME diameter 0.10; MOQAW 0.30; MOQPW 0.35; CI (CL/CW) 1.20; LL:CL 6.13; STL 0.8; STW 0.8. Leg measurements: I—2.4+0.6+2.5+2.6+1.1 = 9.2; II—1.5+0.5+1.4+1.6+0.6 = 5.6; III—1.2+0.5+0.9+1.1+0.5 = 4.2; IV—1.7+0.5+1.4+1.7+0.6 = 5.9; Palp—0.7+0.3+0.3+0.8 = 2.1. Leg spines: I—0, 0, 2v- 0- 1 v; II—0, 0, 1v- 0- 1 v; III—0, 0, 2v- 0-3 v1 p1r; IV—0, 0, 2 v1 p1r-2v-3 v1 p1r. Abdomen: creamy-yellow with dark heart mark and two converging longitudinal rows of dark spots posterior to heart mark. Palp (Figs 26–27): cymbium elongate, longer than patella plus tibia length; tibia with broad hand-like RTA, with small rounded lobe ventrally and longer rounded apex dorsally; TA short, slightly sclerotized, with hooked apex; EM short, thick, with pointed, tapering apex, apex slightly curved towards CON; CON finger-like, distinct but not sclerotized. Female: unknown.

Distribution. Only known from the type locality (Fig. 98).

Habitat. Collected from leaf litter in a fynbos area.