. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. The Genus Selenops (Araneae) in South Africa. 605 black spots along the lateral margin, and a large one on each side of the stria along the posterior margin; mandibles brown, their inner margins black, a black dot on the onter side near the base; abdomen mottled with black spots and bars, the whole effect dark brown;. Fig. 44.— decoratus n. sp. a, b, vulva, $. c, pedipalp, cJ, from in front, d, tibia of pedipalp from outer side. all legs with very clearly defined black blotches and bands, the pos- te
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. The Genus Selenops (Araneae) in South Africa. 605 black spots along the lateral margin, and a large one on each side of the stria along the posterior margin; mandibles brown, their inner margins black, a black dot on the onter side near the base; abdomen mottled with black spots and bars, the whole effect dark brown;. Fig. 44.— decoratus n. sp. a, b, vulva, $. c, pedipalp, cJ, from in front, d, tibia of pedipalp from outer side. all legs with very clearly defined black blotches and bands, the pos- terior surfaces of femora white, metatarsi with 2 distinct black bands. Eyes.—Medians very strongly recurved, a line touching the upper surfaces of the anteriors would not cut the posterior medians; anterior medians small, less than half the diameter of the posterior medians, a little more than their own diameter apart, and a radius from the posterior medians; posterior medians § the diameter of the posterior laterals; anterior medians a little less than their diameter from the edge of the clypeus. Chelicerae.—Inferior margin with 2 equal-sized teeth distinctly smaller than those of the superior margin, 2J times their basal width from each other. Vulva as in fig. 44, a and b. Legs.—Anterior tibiae with 7, anterior metatarsi with 3 pairs of inferior spines. Dimensions.—Length of carapace 3-3, total length 9 mm. $ Colour.—Carapace light brown, with ill-defined markings; eyes surrounded by deep black areas, a curved black bar behind the posterior lateral eyes, a black marginal spot on each side above the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
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