vestigator species group

Diagnosis. Chelicerae without intermarginal denticles, one to four retromarginal bristles at distal end of cheliceral basal segment (Figs 25e, 28d); ventral opisthosoma with a distinct dark marking (Figs 52b, f, 53c); male with unique prominent and elongated vRTA (at least one third of dRTA length) (Figs 25a, 27a); epigyne with AMLL fused together and entirely encircling MS, epigyne with MS noticeably enlarged and fully sclerotized (Figs 26a, d; 28a).

Species composition. Three species: E. vestigator (Simon, 1897) comb. nov.; E. reverentia spec. nov.; E. pearsoni (Pocock, 1901) (for latter species description, see Moradmand & Jäger 2012a).

Distribution. Central to Eastern Africa and an isolated area in South Asia (India) (Fig. 71a).