Zelotibia similis Russell-Smith &amp; Murphy 2005, syn. n.
Creators: name: Nzigidahera, Benoît
name: Jocqué, Rudy
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Gnaphosidae
Zelotibia
Zelotibia similis

description: <i> Zelotibia similis</i> Russell-Smith &amp; Murphy, 2005 syn. n.<b> Material examined. Type material.</b><b> Holotype. Female</b> of<i> Zelotibia similis</i>: Burundi. Rusarenda, 3°07'S 29°33'E, 25.III.2002 mountain forest, by hand Nzigidahera Benoît ( MRAC 213741).<b> Holotype. Male</b> of<i> Zelotibia paucipapillata</i>: Congo D.R. Kivu, Lwiro, 02°15'S 028°48'E, IX.1964, Bafort J. ( MRAC 127428).<b> Other material.</b> All from BURUNDI, Parc National de la Kibira, Rwegura, Mt Musumba, 02°52'S 029°30'E, Nzigidahera B. site 1, mountain heather,<i> Philippia benguelensis,</i> 2650 m: 2♀: 25.X.2008 ( INECN); 1♀: 25.IV.2008 ( INECN); 1♁: 25.II.2008 ( INECN); 1♁: 25.VII.2008 ( MRAC 226383); 1 ♁: 10.III.2008 ( MRAC 226390); site 2, forest with<i> Hagenia abyssinica</i>, 2548m: 3♁, 6♀: 25.II.2008 ( INECN); 4♁, 1♀: 25.XI.2008 (IN- ECN); 1♁, 2♀: 10.IX.2008 ( INECN); 2♀: 10.III.2008 ( INECN); 1♀: 25.III.2008 (IN- ECN); 1♁: 10.X.2008 ( INECN); 1♀: 24.IV.2008 ( INECN); 1♁: 25.XII.2008 ( MRAC 226347); 2 ♁, 1♀: 25.XII.2008 ( MRAC 226351); 1 ♁: 25.VII.2008 ( MRAC 226374); 3 ♀: 10.II.2008 ( MRAC 226381); 1 ♁: 10.I.2009 ( MRAC 226388); 3 ♀: 25.V.2008 ( MRAC 226393); site 3, forest with<i> Hagenia abyssinica</i>, 2444 m: 3♀: 10.V.2008 (IN- ECN); 8♁, 1♀: 10.III.2008 ( INECN); 7♁, 3♀: 5.II.2008 ( INECN); 1♁: 10.XI.2008 ( INECN); 1♁, 1♀: 25.VII.2008 ( INECN); 4♁, 2♀: 10.XII.2008 ( INECN); 1♀: 26.I.2008 ( INECN); 1♁: 10.IV.2008 ( INECN); 2♁: 25.VIII.2008 ( INECN); 2♁, 3♀: 25.X.2008 ( INECN); 2♁: 10.VII.2008 ( INECN); 2♁, 1♀: 10.IX.2008 ( INECN); 2♁: 25.XII.2008 ( MRAC 226346); 8♁: 10.II.2008 ( MRAC 226349); 2♁: 10.X.2008 ( MRAC 226352); 2♁, 1♀: 10.VIII.2008 ( MRAC 226354); 2♁, 2♀: 10.VI.2008 ( MRAC 226365); 3♁, 1♀: 25.IX.2008 ( MRAC 226369); 1♀: 25.V.2008 ( MRAC 226385); 2♀: 10.II.2008 ( MRAC 226394); site 4, forest with<i> Macaranga neomildbraediana</i> and<i> Polyscias fulva,</i> 2352m: 2♁: 25.VI.2008 ( INECN); 1♁, 2♀: 25.VII.2008 INECN); 2♁, 2♀: 10.IX.2008 ( INECN); 1♀: 25.VI.2008 ( INECN); 3♁, 4♀: 25.XI.2008 ( INECN); 1♁: 25.IX.2008 ( INECN); 1♁: 25.X.2008 ( INECN); 1 ♁, 4♀: 10.I.2009 ( MRAC 226348); ♁, 6♀: 26.I.2008 ( MRAC 226350); 3♁, 3♀: 25.IV.2008 ( MRAC 226353); 1♁, 1♀: 25.XII.2008 ( MRAC 226355); 1♁, 1♀: 25.XII.2008 ( MRAC 226356); 1♀: 25.VI.2008 ( MRAC 226360); 13♀: 10.II.2008 ( MRAC 226361); 8♀: 26.I.2008 ( MRAC 226364); 1♁: 10.III.2008 ( MRAC 226366); 2♁: 10.X.2008 ( MRAC 226367); 7♁, 5♀: 25.II.2008 ( MRAC 226370); 13♀: 25.III.2008 ( MRAC 226371); 2♁: 10.III.2008 ( MRAC 226372); 13♀: 10.IV.2008 ( MRAC 226373); 2♁, 1♀: 25.V.2008 ( MRAC 226376); 2♁, 2♀: 10.VII.2008 ( MRAC 226378); 3♁: 25.III.2008 ( MRAC 226379); 2♁, 1♀: 25.VIII.2008 ( MRAC 226384); 5♁: 10.IV.2008 ( MRAC 226389); 4♁: 10.III.2008 ( MRAC 226392); site 5, forest with<i> Carapa grandiflora</i> and<i> Polyscias fulva,</i> 2252m: 1♁: 25.XI.2008 ( INECN); 1♀: 25.VI.2008 ( INECN); 6♀: 10.III.2008 ( MRAC 226357); 1♁, 2♀: 25.V.2008 ( MRAC 226358); 1♁: 10.VII.2008 ( MRAC 226362); 1♀: 25.VII.2008 ( MRAC 226380); 1♀: 25.IV.2008 ( MRAC 226386); 1♀: 12.II.2008 ( MRAC 226387); site 6, forest with<i> Carapa grandiflora</i> and<i> Polyscias fulva</i>, 2150m: 1♁: 10.IX.2008 (IN- ECN); 1♀: 10.II.2008 ( MRAC 226368); site 7, tea plantation, 2100m: 1♀: 10.III.2008 ( INECN); 5♁, 4♀: 25.III.2008 ( INECN); 2♁: 10.X.2008 ( INECN); 3♁: 10.XII.2008 ( INECN); 1♀: 25.XI.2008 ( INECN); 3♁: 25.X.2008 ( MRAC 226359); 3♁: 10.II.2008 ( MRAC 226375); 1♀: 10.VI.2008 ( MRAC 226377); 1♀: 10.IV.2008 ( MRAC 226382); 1♀: 10.II.2008 ( MRAC 226391).<b> Remark.</b> The habitus of the female of<i> Zelotibia similis</i> is very similar to that of the male of<i> Zelotibia paucipapillata.</i> As specimens have been caught together many times in the Rusarenda area,<i> Z. similis</i> is regarded a synonym of<i> Z. paucipapillata</i> which has page priority.
description: Published as part of <i>Nzigidahera, Benoît &amp; Jocqué, Rudy, 2009, An of Zelotibia (Araneae, Gnaphosidae), a spider genus with a species swarm in the Albertine Rift, pp. 1-28 in ZooKeys 13</i> on pages 19-20, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.13.145, http://zenodo.org/record/576463
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