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| [12-13] Evarcha tsipikafotsy, [20-23] E. vavannyangisy Murray, Escobar-Toledo & Pett, 2024 |
Abstract
Despite being the most diverse family of spiders, Salticidae (jumping spiders) are poorly studied in Madagascar with only 47 of the total 105 species recorded in the last 100 years. Here, we describe three new species of Plexippini Simon, 1901 from dry forests in North-western Madagascar as part of an ongoing biomonitoring programme. This paper increases the number of species in the genus Evarcha Simon, 1902 from 93 to 95 and Thyene Simon, 1885 from 55 to 56. Additionally, we publish specimen records of Plexippus petersi (Karsch, 1878) from Madagascar for the first time. All new species are diagnosed and illustrated through photographs and drawings.
Key words: Afrotropics, discovery, Evarcha, new record, new species, taxonomy, Thyene
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| Evarcha tsipikafotsy sp. nov. in vivo images, male. Photo credits: J.E.T. |
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| Evarcha vavannyangisy sp. nov. 20–23 male holotype habitus 24, 25 male pedipalp 20 dorsal 21 lateral 22 frontal 23, 24 ventral 25 retrolateral. Scale bars: 1 mm (20–23); 0.5 mm (24, 25). |
Evarcha tsipikafotsy sp. nov.
Evarcha vavannyangisy sp. nov.
Thyene volombavatanany sp. nov.
Katie I. Murray, Jaime Escobar-Toledo and Brogan L. Pett. 2024. Three New Species of plexippine jumping spiders (Salticidae, Salticinae, Plexippini) from dry forest in Boeny Region, north-western Madagascar. African Invertebrates. 65(2): 61-74. DOI: doi.org/10.3897/afrinvertebr.65.126810
