Genitalic morphology of Habrocestum luculentum: male left palp in ventral (67) and retrolateral (68) views.

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... calcarata (Roewer, 1942 Fig. 27. Epigyne as in Fig. ...

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... Male. Measurements: Cephalothorax: length 2.5, width 1.7, height 0.9. Eye field: length 1.1, anterior width 1.4, posterior width 1.5. Abdomen: length 2.4, width 1.3. General appearance as in Fig. 17. Medium-sized, hairy spider. Carapace oval, high, with flat area extend- ing halfway along thoracic part; carapace light brown- ish, lighter at margins, some brown hairs forming marks on dorsum; lateral slopes covered with white hairs. Vicinity of eyes brown, with numerous long dark bristles near eyes; anterior eyes encircled by orange ...

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... ones. Clypeus moderately high, clothed in orange hairs, 'cheeks' with three parallel white streaks (Fig. 18). Chelicerae uniden- tate, brown, with some white hairs at base dorsally. Sternum and labium yellowish orange, endites with whitish distal margins. Abdomen ovoid, narrower than carapace; dorsum yellowish medially and dark brown laterally (Fig. 17); sides light with brown marks. Venter dark yellow, spinnerets light. Numerous long dark bris- tles on abdomen. First pair of legs slightly longer than others, dark brown, only tip of femur, base of patella and tarsus yellow; other legs yellow, with brown rings at tips of their segments. Spines numerous, long, brown; leg hairs dense, ...

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... brown, leg hairs grey. Pedipalps small, light, yellowish brown, clothed in long white hairs; tegulum oval, with large posterior lobe; tibial apophysis short, strongly curved; embolus sickle- shaped, flattened (Figs 67, 68). ...

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... female of this species is described for the first time. It is distinctive, and can be recognized by the very large atria (Figs 74, 75). ...

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... black spider, carapace with metallic lustre. Whole body covered with short dense greyish hairs. (Fig. 74); copulatory openings placed in bottom of very large cup-shaped atria; seminal ducts thin; spermathecae spherical, small (Fig. ...

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... black spider, carapace with metallic lustre. Whole body covered with short dense greyish hairs. (Fig. 74); copulatory openings placed in bottom of very large cup-shaped atria; seminal ducts thin; spermathecae spherical, small (Fig. ...

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... yellowish-brown, brown hairs form- ing darker area on tips of segments. Spines numerous, brown. Pedipalp dark brown, very hairy; long white hairs on femur, hairs whitish and brown on remaining segments; light hairs concentrated on retrolateral side of palp; tegulum very convex, with small tooth-like tegular apophysis on prolateral edge distally (Fig. 76); embolus spirally coiled on bulb tip; tibial apophyses as in Figs 35, 77-79: ventral apophysis short, broad and hook-shaped; mediolateral apophysis narrow and slightly curved; dorsolateral apophysis broad, with few dark scales on the tip (Fig. ...

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... For diagnosis of the male see Weso - łowska & . The female of this species is described for the first time. The female is distinctive in having the body with a metallic lustre, caused by the presence of bright multicoloured scales. Its epigyne is also unusual, with a small additional hood in front of the epigynal pocket (Fig. ...

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... short, flattened, rounded, blackish-brown, with traces of three lighter transverse streaks. Entire body, including legs, with metallic lus- tre, comprising bright violet, blue, pink and orange scales (Figs 32, 97-99). Ventral surface of body dark brown. ...

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... lus- tre, comprising bright violet, blue, pink and orange scales (Figs 32, 97-99). Ventral surface of body dark brown. Legs brown, femora darker; first legs stouter than others, with swollen tibiae, long feather-shaped hairs on femora dorsally. Epigyne with broad shallow anterior pocket, narrow deep median pocket, and curved lateral ridges (Fig. 107); internal structure as in Fig. 108: copulatory openings tiny, placed medi- ally, with very short laterally-directed seminal duct (arrowhead in Fig. 108 Habitat and biology. A tiny beetle-like salticid re - sembling small ladybirds (Coleo ptera: Coccinellidae), collected from low-growing vegetation in the Grassland and Forest ...

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... 112); abdominal dorsum clothed in dense white and brown hairs. Venter black- ish, with three light longitudinal stripes (median one broadest); spinnerets black. Legs yellow, with black rings; first pair slightly darker, brownish; femora III long. Pedipalps yellow. Epigyne weakly sclerotized, with central pocket and semicircular anterior ridges (Fig. 117); internal structure as in Remarks. Members of the genus Neaetha Simon, 1884 are only exceptionally recorded in southern Africa. So far only a single female has been found in the Limpopo Province of South Africa (Haddad & Wesołow - ska 2013). Ours is the second record from the region. Relying on colouration, we determine these females ...

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... is similar to Pseudicius matabelensis Wesołowska, 2011. The male may be recognized by the shape of the palpal tibial apophysis, which gradually narrows towards the end, while it is parallel-sided for most of its length in P. matabelen- sis, forming a short sharp tip; P. procerus sp. nov. also has a longer embolus and more oval bulb (compare Fig. 121 herein with fig. 74 in Wesołowska 2011). The female has the epigyne with anterior pockets separat- ed and directed mesally, whereas they are touching and directed anteriorly in P. matabelensis. The semi- nal ducts are also longer, broader, and have a slightly different course than in P. matabelensis (compare Fig. 124 herein with fig. 78 in Wesołowska ...

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... and more oval bulb (compare Fig. 121 herein with fig. 74 in Wesołowska 2011). The female has the epigyne with anterior pockets separat- ed and directed mesally, whereas they are touching and directed anteriorly in P. matabelensis. The semi- nal ducts are also longer, broader, and have a slightly different course than in P. matabelensis (compare Fig. 124 herein with fig. 78 in Wesołowska ...

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... Unlike male, general appearance as in Figs 141-143, 147. Slightly larger than male, pale in colour. ...