Langona recta sp. nov.

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Fig. 32

Diagnosis

The male of this species can be easily separated from congeners by the shape of the palpal tibial apophysis which is straight with a blunt tip, while curved and pointed in other species.

Etymology

The specific name is Latin, meaning ‘straight’, and refers to the shape of the tibial apophysis of the palp.

Material examined

Holotype IVORY COAST • ♂; Lamto; 23 Nov. 1975; “savane non-brulée, base des herbes”; MNHN.

Paratype IVORY COAST • 1 ♂; same collection data as for holotype; MNHN. Other material

IVORY COAST • 1 ♂; Lamto; 26 Oct. 1975; “savane à Loudetia; virage glissant, au sol”; MNHN .

Description

Male

MEASUREMENTS. Cephalothorax length 4.0, width 2.7, height 1.2. Eye field length 1.2, anterior width 1.9, posterior width 2.0. Abdomen length 3.0–3.5, width 2.1–2.3. General appearance as in Fig. 32A. Hairy spider coloured black.

CARAPACE. Shining, clothed in delicate dense hairs, long bristles on eye field. Eye field short, ocupying third of carapace length. Chelicerae with short fangs, promargin with two very small teeth, retromargin toothless.

ABDOMEN. Anterior two thirds covered with sclerotized scutum, trace of white median streak posteriorly.

LEGS. Black, bearing dense hairs.

PEDIPALPS. Black with whitish dorsal surface of cymbium. Structure typical for other species of Langona (Fig. 32B–D), embolus hidden, only its end is visible, palpal apophysis straight, blunt at tip, with accompanying tuft of bristles (Fig. 32C).

Female

Unknown.

Distribution

Only known from the type locality, Lamto, Ivory Coast.