Borboropactus nyerere BENJAMIN, 2011, sp. nov
Main Author: | SURESH P. BENJAMIN |
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Format: | info publication-taxonomictreatment Journal |
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, 2011
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https://zenodo.org/record/6186495 |
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- * Borboropactus nyerere sp. nov. Figs 6 A, B, 19 A–E, 22 A–F, 23 A–F, 24 A–F, 25 A–F, 26 A–D Type material: Holotype: male, TANZANIA: Iringa District: Uzungwa Scarp Forest reserve, 11 km SE Masisiwe, Kihanga Strm. 8 ° 22 ’ 5.7 ’’S 35 ° 58 ’ 41.6 ’’ E, 1800 m 17–27 May 1997, Understory, ZMJC-SI Exp. 1997 (USNM). Paratypes: six females, same data as holotype. Etymology. Named in honor of Julius K. Nyerere (1922–1999) the first President of Tanzania. Used as a noun in apposition. Diagnosis. Separated by the square-shaped MA, obovate C and stout ET (Figs 22 A –E). Description. Male (holotype): Total length: 5.6; prosoma length: 1.6, width: 2.4. Leg I: femur 2.8, patella 1.1, tibia 2.2, metatarsus 1.5, tarsus 0.8. Prosoma, yellow-brown, laterals darker (Fig 6 B). Opisthosoma lighter with white patches and dark markings as in Fig 6 B. AER recurved, PER almost straight, ALE = PLE> AME = PME. Opisthosoma triangular, broadening towards the back. Palps as in Figs 19 A–B, 22 A–F. Female paratype: Total length: 5.2; prosoma length: 2.5, width: 2.3. Leg I: femur 2.8, patella 1.2, tibia 2.4, metatarsus 1.2, tarsus 0.8. Similar to male, but lighter colored (Fig 6 A). Opisthosoma with white patches and dark markings as in Fig 6 A. Epigynum and vulva as in Figs 19 C–E, 23 A–F. Distribution: Known only from its type locality.
- Published as part of SURESH P. BENJAMIN, 2011, Phylogenetics and comparative morphology of crab spiders (Araneae: Dionycha, Thomisidae), pp. 1-108 in Zootaxa 3080 on pages 12-13, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1049440