taxonID	type	description	language	source
9C774D45B119717FDFB1E3E2FD910F38.taxon	type_taxon	Type species. Ranops caprivi Jocqué, 1991.	en	Jocqué, Rudy, Henrard, Arnaud (2020): Three new species of the genus Ranops (Araneae: Zodariidae) from southern Africa. Zootaxa 4899 (1): 186-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.10
9C774D45B119717ADFB1E016FCCA0F82.taxon	description	Figures 1 A – D, 2 A – E, 3 A – C	en	Jocqué, Rudy, Henrard, Arnaud (2020): Three new species of the genus Ranops (Araneae: Zodariidae) from southern Africa. Zootaxa 4899 (1): 186-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.10
9C774D45B119717ADFB1E016FCCA0F82.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species name is a matronym for Robin Lyle (Pretoria, South Africa) in recognition of her work on Afrotropical Corinnidae and Trachelidae.	en	Jocqué, Rudy, Henrard, Arnaud (2020): Three new species of the genus Ranops (Araneae: Zodariidae) from southern Africa. Zootaxa 4899 (1): 186-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.10
9C774D45B119717ADFB1E016FCCA0F82.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Males of R. robinae sp. nov. are recognized by the bifid RTA (Figs 2 B, 3 B), which it has in common with R. caprivi, but it lacks the dentate tegular ridge. Females are recognized by the epigyne provided with a faintly delimited triangular central plate (Figs 2 C-D, 3 C).	en	Jocqué, Rudy, Henrard, Arnaud (2020): Three new species of the genus Ranops (Araneae: Zodariidae) from southern Africa. Zootaxa 4899 (1): 186-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.10
9C774D45B119717ADFB1E016FCCA0F82.taxon	description	Description. Male (Holotype, NCA 88 / 534). Total length: 3.20. Carapace: length 1.73, width 1.34, height 0.74. Colour (Figs 1 A – B). Carapace medium brown with darker radiating striae; darker in eye region; chelicerae and labium medium brown, endites yellow; sternum medium brown with darker margin and faint radiating stripes; legs: cx and tr yellow, Fe dark brown, remainder of leg segments yellowish brown; palps yellow; abdomen dorsum dark with pale pattern of two pairs of rounded spots followed by six chevrons, narrowing towards the back; sides grey; venter pale brown, darker around pale spinnerets. Carapace (Fig. 1 A). With dense cover of silvery setae. Eyes. ALE 0.10; AME 0.15; PLE 0.10; PME 0.10; ALE-AME 0.03; AME-AME 0.08; PME-PME 0.20; PME-PLE: 0.05; MOQ 0.38 wide in front, 0.39 wide at posterior end, 0.33 long. Clypeus 0.20 high. Sternum (Fig. 1 B). 0.74 long and 0.86 wide, with anterior margin slightly sinuous, lateral margins with intracoxal triangular sclerites. Legs. Densely covered with flattened incised setae. All Fe with one dorsal spine near base. Leg measurements Abdomen (Figs 1 A – B). Dorsum and sides with dense cover of silvery, flattened incised setae. Palp (Figs 2 A – B, 3 A – B). Tibia with sclerotized posterior retrolateral margin; RTA bifid, with short dorsal prong and longer, slightly down-curved ventral extension; cymbium with dorsal profile slightly convex, without chemosensitive setae, with one distal spine and 6 – 7 prolateral modified setae; subtegulum large, exposed as far as anterior part of bulb; MA massive, strongly recurved, distal part tapered with sharp tip; E short, tapered and curved outward; tegular apophysis absent. Female (Paratype, NCA 2007 / 1610). Total length 3.41. Carapace: length 1.43, width 1.21, height 0.78. Colour (Figs 1 C – D). Carapace medium brown with darker radiating striae, margin and eye region; chelicerae medium brown; sternum medium brown with dark margin; legs: palp medium brown with darker Fe; cx and tr yellow, Fe dark brown, remainder yellowish brown; palp femora medium brown, remaining segments medium brown; abdomen dorsum dark grey, with pair of roundish brown spots followed by pair of adjacent spots, 6 transverse bars; venter brownish, gradually darkened towards dark grey sides; spinnerets pale yellow. Carapace (Fig. 1 C). Pear shaped, with sparse cover of dark setae. Eyes. ALE 0.08; AME 0.13; PLE 0.10; PME 0.08; ALE-AME 0.02; AME-AME 0.05; PME-PME 0.20; MOQ 0.31 wide in front, 0.35 wide at posterior end, 0.30 long. Clypeus 0.20 high. Sternum (Fig. 1 D). 0.64 long and 0.78 wide, roughly shield-shaped, straight at anterior margin, with black setae at margins but without setae centrally. Legs. Densely covered with flattened incised setae. Fe with one dorsal spine near base. Leg measurements Abdomen (Figs 1 C – D). Ovoid, with short uniform black setae throughout, only marginally longer at posterior end. Epigyne (Figs 2 C – E, 3 C). A poorly sclerotized area with faintly delimited triangular central plate, almost twice as wide near posterior margin. Vulva: spermathecae with two chambers: dorsal one kidney-shaped, ventral one situated laterally, globular; copulatory ducts strongly arched, passing through large atrium before entering spermatheca.	en	Jocqué, Rudy, Henrard, Arnaud (2020): Three new species of the genus Ranops (Araneae: Zodariidae) from southern Africa. Zootaxa 4899 (1): 186-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.10
9C774D45B119717ADFB1E016FCCA0F82.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype ³: SOUTH AFRICA: Gauteng Province: Rietondale, 25 ° 43 ’ 47 ’’ S, 28 ° 13 ’ 52 ’’ E, leg. L. Oosthuizen, 13. VIII. 1989 (pitfall trap) (NCA 88 / 534). Paratypes: SOUTH AFRICA: Gauteng Province: Pretoria, Rietondale Research station, 25 ° 43 ’ S, 28 ° 12 ’ E, leg. A. van den Berg, 2. III. 1998 (pitfall trap), 1 ♀ (NCA 2007 / 1610); As preceding, 23. II. 1998, 2 ³ (NCA 2007 / 2801); As preceding, 21. IX. 1998, beating trees, 2 ³ (NCA 2003 / 1099); As preceding, 16. VII. 1998, leg. J. Nikuana, 1 ³ (NCA 2007 / 4091), 1 ³ 1 ♀ (NCA 2008 / 5070), 3 ³ (NCA 2007 / 4042); Rietondale, 25 ° 43 ’ 47 ’’ S, 28 ° 13 ’ 52 ’’ E, leg. A. Biggs & A. van den Berg, 6. IX. 1988 (pitfall trap), 1 ³ (NCA 89 / 19). Other material examined. SOUTH AFRICA: Gauteng Province: Bassonia, Liefde en Vrede, 26 ° 27 ’ S, 28 ° 07 ’ E, leg. P. Roos, 11. X. 2003 (pitfall B 1 - 12), 1 ³ (NCA 2011 / 600); Cullinan, Leeufontein Nature Reserve, 25 ° 23 ’ S, 28 ° 07 ’ E, leg. H. Roux, 13. II. 2002 (baited pittrap, open woodland, LNRTH), 1 ³ (NCA 2010 / 1296); Heidelberg, Glockner Nature Reserve, Farm Houtpoort, 392 IR, 26 ° 56 ’ S, 28 ° 37 ’ E, leg. H. Roux, 11. XI. 2003 (baited pitfall, grassland, ANR 10), 1 ³ (NCA 2010 / 2829); As preceding, ANR 16, 1 ³ (NCA 2009 / 4654); As preceding, ANR 14, 1 ³ (NCA 2009 / 357); As preceding, ANR 10, 1 ♀ (NCA 2009 / 4655). Limpopo Province: Settlers, Wildskamp, 24 ° 57 ’ S, 28 ° 31 ’ E, leg. M. van Jaarsveld, 31. I. 2001 (pittraps, grass, QRU 2152), 1 ³ (NCA 2002 / 935); As preceding, 17. X. 2002, QRU 6864, 1 ♀ (NCA 2003 / 1238). Mpumulanga Province: Delmas, Farm Welgevonden, 26 ° 17 ’ S, 28 ° 41 ’ E, leg. D. H. Jacobs, 9 – 16. XI. 2007 (pitfall EIA, site 12), 3 ³ 1 ♀ (NCA 2009 / 3062); As preceding, site 1, 1 ³ (NCA 2009 / 1630), 1 ³ (NCA 2009 / 3036), 1 ³ (NCA 2009 / 1629), 1 ³ (NCA 2009 / 3302), 1 ³ (NCA 2009 / 3304), 1 ³ (NCA 2009 / 1631), 1 ³ (NCA 2009 / 2724), 1 ³ (NCA 2009 / 2735), 1 ³ (NCA 2009 / 2736); Kriel, Farm Diepspruit, Steenkoolspruit, 26 ° 15 ’ S, 29 ° 24 ’ E, leg. D. Jacobs, 1. XII. 2006, 1 ³ (NCA 2007 / 807); Marble Hall, 26 ° 58 ’ S, 29 ° 14 ’ E, leg. M. Mellett, 15. IV. 2003 (pitfall, Bt cotton survey), 2 ³ (NCA 2004 / 1210). Free State Province: Bloemfontein, National Botanical Gardens, 29 ° 02 ’ S, 26 ° 12 ’ E, 12. X. 2012, leg. C. Haddad, 1 ³ (RMCA _ ARA _ 245378, DNA Z 251); Bloemfontein, U. F. S. Campus, 29 ° 06 ’ S, 26 ° 10 ’ E, 1425 m a. s. l., leg. C. Haddad & H. Badenhorst, 6 – 26. III. 2019 (pitfalls, Trinervitermis trinervoides termitaria and surrounding grassland), 7 ³ 3 ♀ (NCA 2009 / 3062); Hoopstad, Sandveld Nature Reserve, 27 ° 26 ’ 24.0 ” S, 25 ° 27 ’ 36.0 ” E, leg. R. Fourie & A. Grobler, 2 – 30. XI. 2009 (grassland with shrubs, propylene glycol pitfall trap), 1 ³ (NMBA 14608, DNA Z 207); Kalkfontein Dam Nature Reserve, 29 ° 31.04 ’ S, 25 ° 16.31 ’ E, leg. N. Josling, 14. I. 2014 (in and around houses), 1 ³ 2 ♀ (NCA 2015 / 1926); As preceding, 17. IV. 2014, under rocks and stones, 1 ♀ (NCA 2015 / 1970); Oranjeville, 26 ° 59 ’ S, 28 ° 12 ’ E, leg. M. Meyer, 11. IX. 1976 (on soil surface), 1 ³ (NCA 76 / 1553).	en	Jocqué, Rudy, Henrard, Arnaud (2020): Three new species of the genus Ranops (Araneae: Zodariidae) from southern Africa. Zootaxa 4899 (1): 186-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.10
9C774D45B119717ADFB1E016FCCA0F82.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Ranops robinae sp. nov. is known from Gauteng Province and the northern region of the Free State Province in South Africa (Fig. 9). Photos of a live specimen from Kalkfontein Dam Nature Reserve (Fig. 10) probably belong to this species, but it was not collected.	en	Jocqué, Rudy, Henrard, Arnaud (2020): Three new species of the genus Ranops (Araneae: Zodariidae) from southern Africa. Zootaxa 4899 (1): 186-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.10
9C774D45B11C7176DFB1E54DFF730C4E.taxon	description	Figures 4 A – D, 5 A – C, 6 A – C	en	Jocqué, Rudy, Henrard, Arnaud (2020): Three new species of the genus Ranops (Araneae: Zodariidae) from southern Africa. Zootaxa 4899 (1): 186-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.10
9C774D45B11C7176DFB1E54DFF730C4E.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Males of R. tharinae sp. nov. are recognized by the shape of the MA, with a widened incurved tip (Figs 5 A, 6 A), and a long distal tegular apophysis accompanying the E. The female is characterized by the epigyne without a sclerotized central plate (Figs 5 C – D, 6 C).	en	Jocqué, Rudy, Henrard, Arnaud (2020): Three new species of the genus Ranops (Araneae: Zodariidae) from southern Africa. Zootaxa 4899 (1): 186-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.10
9C774D45B11C7176DFB1E54DFF730C4E.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species name is a matronym for Tharina Bird (Pretoria, South Africa), in recognition of her work on Solifugae and for her collections in remote areas of Namibia and Botswana, allowing the discovery of this new species.	en	Jocqué, Rudy, Henrard, Arnaud (2020): Three new species of the genus Ranops (Araneae: Zodariidae) from southern Africa. Zootaxa 4899 (1): 186-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.10
9C774D45B11C7176DFB1E54DFF730C4E.taxon	description	Description. Male (Holotype, NCA 2020 / 541). Total length: 2.24. Carapace: length 1.25, width 1.06, height 0.58. Colour (Figs 4 A – B). Carapace medium brown, darker along margin and with dark, inverted arrowhead mark in front of fovea; eye region black; chelicerae, labium and endites brown; sternum medium brown; legs: cx and tr yellow, Fe brown, remaining leg parts yellowish brown; palps yellowish brown; abdomen with dark grey dorsum with two faint brownish blotches in centre, followed by brownish transverse bars, venter medium brown. Carapace (Fig. 4 A). Cephalic area with cover of silvery setae; thoracic area with setae cover less dense. Eyes. ALE 0.11; AME 0.10; PLE 0.06; PME 0.06; ALE-AME 0.05; AME-AME 0.03; PME-PME 0.12; MOQ 0.30 wide in front, 0.33 wide at posterior end, 0.21 long. Clypeus 0.12 high. Sternum (Fig. 4 B). 0.64 long, 0.70 wide, shield shaped, with straight anterior margin, lateral margins with intracoxal triangular sclerites. Legs. With dense cover of flattened incised setae. Fe with one dorsal spine near base. Leg measurements. Abdomen (Figs 4 A – B). Oval, venter slightly sclerotized. Palp (Figs 5 A – B, 6 A – B): Cymbium flat, with small patch of chemosensitive setae, one distal spine and one prolateral modified seta; RTA thin triangle, with large base and down-curved, tapered, blunt tip; subtegulum large, visible over entire length of bulbus; MA massive, strongly curved, distal part widened, directed backward, with tip mesally concave; tegulum at base of E with short, blunt projection; E parallel-sided, slightly curved outward; distal tegular apophysis as long as E, hook-shaped at tip. Female (Paratype, NCA 2020 / 542). Total length 3.39. Carapace: length 1.60, width 1.28, height 0.64. Colour (Figs 4 C – D). Carapace brown, with darker radiating striae; eye region black; chelicerae brown, sternum medium brown with darker margin; legs: cx and tr yellow, Fe medium brown with paler proximal end, remainder yellowish brown; palp femora medium brown, remaining segments yellowish brown; abdomen dorsum dark grey with pair of roundish brown spots followed by pair of adjacent spots, 5 transverse bars and pale patch around anal tubercle; venter pale, light grey to cream anteriorly, gradually darkened towards dark grey sides; spinnerets pale. Carapace (Fig. 4 C). Pear-shaped, with sparse cover of dark setae. Eyes. ALE 0.10; AME 0.15; PLE 0.10; PME 0.08; ALE-AME 0.03; AME-AME 0.08; PME-PME 0.23; MOQ 0.38 wide in front, 0.39 wide at posterior end, 0.39 long. Clypeus 0.15 high. Sternum (Fig. 4 D). 1.10 long and 0.94 wide, roughly shield-shaped, straight at anterior margin, with black setae at margins but without setae centrally. Legs. Densely covered with flattened incised setae. Fe with one dorsal spine near base. Leg measurements Abdomen (Figs 4 C – D). Ovoid, with short uniform black setae throughout, only marginally longer at posterior end. Epigyne (Figs 5 C – E, 6 C). Posterior median lobe twice as wide as long, widest at lateral midpoint. Vulva: spermathecae twisted cylindrical provided internally with spiral of 3 turns. Anterior median duct of spermathecae converging slightly forward at anterior apex.	en	Jocqué, Rudy, Henrard, Arnaud (2020): Three new species of the genus Ranops (Araneae: Zodariidae) from southern Africa. Zootaxa 4899 (1): 186-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.10
9C774D45B11C7176DFB1E54DFF730C4E.taxon	materials_examined	Type material. Holotype ³: BOTSWANA: Central District: Palapye, BIUST campus (staff housing), 22 ° 35 ’ 21.68 ” S, 27 ° 07 ’ 19.89 ” E, 986 m a. s. l., leg. T. L. Bird, 13. XII. 2018 (by hand at night, TB 18 / 320 b) (NCA 2020 / 541). Paratypes: BOTSWANA: Central District: Palapye, BIUST campus (staff housing), 22 ° 35 ’ 21.68 ” S, 27 ° 07 ’ 19.89 ” E, 986 m a. s. l., leg. T. L. & C. Bird, X. 2017 (by hand at night, TB 17 / 135), 1 ♀ (NCA 2020 / 542); As preceding (TB 17 / 136), 1 ♀ (NCA 2020 / 543); As preceding (TB 18 / 333), 23. XII. 2018, 1 ♀ (NCA 2020 / 545); As preceding (TB 18 / 301), leg. T. L. Bird, 18. XI. 2018, 2 ♀ (NCA 2020 / 544).	en	Jocqué, Rudy, Henrard, Arnaud (2020): Three new species of the genus Ranops (Araneae: Zodariidae) from southern Africa. Zootaxa 4899 (1): 186-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.10
9C774D45B11C7176DFB1E54DFF730C4E.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Ranops tharinae sp. nov. is only known from the type locality in south-western Botswana (Fig. 9).	en	Jocqué, Rudy, Henrard, Arnaud (2020): Three new species of the genus Ranops (Araneae: Zodariidae) from southern Africa. Zootaxa 4899 (1): 186-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.10
9C774D45B1107174DFB1E3E3FBA30AB9.taxon	description	Figures 7 A – E, 8 A – E	en	Jocqué, Rudy, Henrard, Arnaud (2020): Three new species of the genus Ranops (Araneae: Zodariidae) from southern Africa. Zootaxa 4899 (1): 186-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.10
9C774D45B1107174DFB1E3E3FBA30AB9.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Males of R. wandae sp. nov. are recognized by the large MA and the shape and position of the RTA: curved upward with a straight distal section and inserted ventrolaterally (Figs 7 C – D, 8 A – B). Females are characterized by the epigyne with a drop-shaped central plate (Figs 7 E, 8 C – D).	en	Jocqué, Rudy, Henrard, Arnaud (2020): Three new species of the genus Ranops (Araneae: Zodariidae) from southern Africa. Zootaxa 4899 (1): 186-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.10
9C774D45B1107174DFB1E3E3FBA30AB9.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species name is a matronym for Wanda Wesołowska (Wrocław, Poland), in recognition of her work on Afrotropical Salticidae.	en	Jocqué, Rudy, Henrard, Arnaud (2020): Three new species of the genus Ranops (Araneae: Zodariidae) from southern Africa. Zootaxa 4899 (1): 186-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.10
9C774D45B1107174DFB1E3E3FBA30AB9.taxon	description	Description. Female (Holotype, SMNW 38382). Total length 3.26. Carapace: length 1.66, width 1.15. Carapace height 0.45. Colour (Fig. 7 A). Carapace medium brown; darker around AME; chelicerae, labium and endites medium brown; sternum medium brown with darker margin; legs and palps yellow; abdomen dorsum and sides dark grey, without pattern; spinnerets pale yellow. Carapace (Fig. 7 A). Anterior part slightly narrowed with lateral margins roughly parallel-sided, posterior part broader with lateral margins slightly rounded. With sparse cover of silvery setae. Eyes. ALE 0.08; AME 0.13; PLE 0.08; PME 0.10; ALE-AME 0.05; AME-AME 0.07; PME-PME 0.20; MOQ 0.33 wide in front, 0.39 wide at posterior end, 0.31 long. Clypeus 0.25 high. Sternum. 0.70 long and 0.86 wide. Legs. Densely covered with flattened incised setae. Fe with one dorsal spine near base. Leg measurements Abdomen. With sparse cover of setae. Epigyne (Figs 7 E, 8 C – E). With narrow median plate, posterior part rounded, strongly narrowed towards the front. Vulva: spermathecae stout, with 2 oval chambers: dorsal one larger, ventral one smaller, situated laterally. Male (Paratype, NMNW 39752). Total length: 2.24. Carapace: length 1.31, width 1.09, height 0.32. Colour (Fig. 7 B). Carapace medium brown, mottled with dark; eye region black; chelicerae, labium and endites dark brown; sternum dark brown; legs: cx and tr yellow; Fe medium brown, remaining leg parts yellow; palps yellowish brown proximally, yellow distally; abdomen: dorsum and sides dark grey without pattern. Leg measurements Abdomen. Venter sclerotized. Palp (Figs 7 C – D, 8 A – B): Cymbium flat, without chemosensitive setae, with one distal and one prolateral, subdistal spine; RTA inserted ventrolaterally, curved upward, with distal section straight and sharp; subtegulum hidden by tegulum; MA massive, strongly curved, distal part tapered with blunt tip reaching posterior half of tegulum; E long, slightly curved sub-distally, reaching halfway along distal part of cymbium; without distal tegular apophysis.	en	Jocqué, Rudy, Henrard, Arnaud (2020): Three new species of the genus Ranops (Araneae: Zodariidae) from southern Africa. Zootaxa 4899 (1): 186-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.10
9C774D45B1107174DFB1E3E3FBA30AB9.taxon	materials_examined	Type material: Holotype ♀: NAMIBIA: Rossing Mine Survey, Arandis site, 22 ° 22 ’ S 14 ° 59 ’ E, leg. J. Irish & H. Rust, 23. X – 13. XI. 1984 (pitfalls) (SMNW 38382). Paratypes: NAMIBIA: as holotype, 1 ♀ (SMNW 38381); Karossfontein 19 ° 21 ’ S 16 ° 31 ’ E, 7. X – 14. XI. 1986, leg. E. Griffin (pitfalls), 1 ³ (NMNW 39752). Other material examined. NAMIBIA: Dorsland at junction of two roads of mining camp 18 ° 46 ’ S, 14 ° 44 ’ E, 8. X – 14. XI. 1986, leg. E. Griffin (pitfalls), 2 ³ 1 ♀ 1 juv. (NMNW 39737); As preceding, 14. V – 16. XI. 1986, 1 ³ (NMNW 39346); Rossing Mine Survey, Panner Gorge, 22 ° 29 ’ S, 15 ° 01 ’ E, leg. J. Irish & H. Rust, 20. XI – 18. XII. 1984 (pitfalls), 2 ³ (NMNW 38477); W of Kamaseb, 19 ° 04 ’ S, 16 ° 41 ’ E, leg. E. Griffin, 12. X – 11. XI. 1986 (pitfalls), 1 ³ (NMNW 39557).	en	Jocqué, Rudy, Henrard, Arnaud (2020): Three new species of the genus Ranops (Araneae: Zodariidae) from southern Africa. Zootaxa 4899 (1): 186-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.10
9C774D45B1107174DFB1E3E3FBA30AB9.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Ranops wandae sp. nov. has a wide distribution in Namibia (Fig. 9).	en	Jocqué, Rudy, Henrard, Arnaud (2020): Three new species of the genus Ranops (Araneae: Zodariidae) from southern Africa. Zootaxa 4899 (1): 186-200, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.10
