Manzuma tanzanica gen. et sp. nov.

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Figs 188–200

Aelurillus lymphus – Wesołowska & Russell-Smith 2000: 14, figs 2–5.

Diagnosis

Manzuma tanzanica is most similar to M. jocquei, M. lympha and M. nigritibia in body coloration. The males can be distinguished from M. jocquei and M. lympha by the poorly developed apical projection (well developed in M. jocquei) (cf. Figs 190, 192, 57–58, 64 and 109, 111 correspondingly); from M. nigritibia it can be distinguished by the coloration of the clypeus and cheeks. The upper half of cheeks under ALEs are covered with short brown scales and the basal half of cheeks covered with long white hairs (Figs 196–197) while in M. nigritibia the clypeus has a diamond-shaped patch of brown hairs between AME and on upper half of clypeus and the cheeks covered with long white hairs from ALEs to margin of carapace (Figs 145, 147).

Etymology

The specific epithet is named after the country of origin, Tanzania.

Material examined

Holotype

TANZANIA • ♂; Mkomazi G.R., Ibaya Camp; ca 4.0000° S, 38.0000° E; 21–22 Nov. 1994; A. Russell- Smith leg.; burnt grassland; MRAC 208.024.

Paratypes

TANZANIA • 5 ♂♂; same collection data as for holotype; MRAC 208.024, MRAC 215.562 • 2 ♂♂; same locality as for holotype; Feb. 1994; A. Russell-Smith leg.; pitfall traps; grassland; MRAC 208.029 .

Description

Male (holotype, MRAC 208.024)

Measurements: carapace: 1.75 long, 1.50 wide, 1.10 high. Abdomen: 1.95 long, 1.50 wide. Ocular area: 0.95 long, 1.25 wide anteriorly, 1.20 wide posteriorly. Cheliceral length 0.55. Clypeal height 0.20. Diameter of AME 0.30. Length of leg segments: I 1.10 + 0.60 + 0.60 + 0.50 + 0.50 (3.30); II 1.00 + 0.60 + 0.65 + 0.50 + 0.45 (3.20); III 1.50 + 0.80 + 0.80 + 0.90 + 0.65 (4.65); IV 1.30 + 0.65 + 0.85 + 1.00 + 0.60 (4.40). Leg spination: I: Fm d 0-1-1-5; Pt pr and rt 1; Tb d 1-0-0, pr 1-1-1, rt 0-1-0, v 2-2-2 ap; Mt pr and rt 1-1 ap, v 2-2 ap. II: Fm d 0-1-2-5; Pt pr and rt 1; Tb d 1-0-0; pr 1-1-1, rt 0-1-0; v 1-1-2 ap; Mt pr and rt 1-1ap, v 2-2 ap. III: Fm d 0-1-3-5; Pt pr and rt 1; Tb d 1-0-0, pr and rt 1-1-1-1, v 1-0-2 ap; Mt d 1-1-0, pr and rt 1-0-2 ap, v 1-1-2 ap. IV: Fm d 0-1-1-5; Pt pr and rt 1; Tb d 1-0-0, pr and rt 1-1-1- 1, v 1-0-2 ap; Mt d 1-1-0, pr 1-1-2 ap, rt 1-0-2 ap, v 1-1-2 ap. Coloration (in alcohol; Figs 194–199). Carapace brown, eye field dark brown, covered with brown scales, with two longitudinal stripes of white scales, sides covered with white stripes of scales. Sternum yellow-brown. Endites, labium and chelicerae brown-yellow. Clypeus and cheeks brown, densely covered with long white hairs; apical half of cheeks under ALEs covered with short brown scales. Abdomen: dorsum brown, medially with longitudinal white stripe; ventral grey-yellow. Book-lung covers brownish yellow. Spinnerets: anterior yellow, posterior brownish. All legs brownish yellow. Femora of all legs apically brown. Patellae, tibiae, metatarsi and tarsi of all legs yellow to brownish. Palps yellow, covered with long white hairs; cymbium yellow. Palpal structure as in Figs 188–193: tegulum with clearly visible proximal projection; apical projection small; TA paddle-shaped.

Distribution

Tanzania (Fig. 200).