cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Evarcha degeni Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Wiśniewski, Konrad
name: Wesołowska, Wanda
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Salticidae
Evarcha
Evarcha degeni

description: Evarcha degeni sp. nov.
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Fig. 16
Diagnosis
This species is related to Evarcha prosimilis Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008. It can be recognized by the shape of the tibial apophysis. The apophysis of Evarcha degeni sp. nov. has only a small notch at the tip, whereas in Evarcha prosimilis the notch is larger and the apophysis has two tips of unequal length (compare Fig. 16F with Wesołowska & Russell-Smith 2000, sub E. similis: fig. 47).
Etymology
The specific name honours the Swiss eminent naturalist Edward Degen (1852–1922) who collected the type of this species.
Material examined
Holotype
UGANDA • ♂; Entebbe; E. Degen leg.; NHM.
Description
Male
General appearance as in Fig. 16A.
MEASUREMENTS. Cephalothorax length 3.8, width 2.8, height 1.6. Eye field length 1.6, anterior and posterior width 2.5. Abdomen length 3.7, width 2.9.
CARAPACE. Oval, chocolate brown, eyes encircled by black rings. Dorsum hairless, some whitish hairs on slopes of carapace. Chelicerae big, unidentati, with long white hairs on dorsal surface (Fig. 16B). Endites brown with whitish chewing margins, labium and sternum brown.
ABDOMEN. Ovoid, grey, lighter at frontal margin, poorly defined wide median light streak. Venter grey with three lines formed by white dots. Abdomen clothed in faint transparent hairs. Spinnerets grey.
LEGS. Brown, bearing long colourless hairs, spines brown. Tibia I with three pairs very short ventral spines, metatarsus with two pairs.
PALP. Brown, its structure shown in Fig. 16C–F. Tibial apophysis with shallow notch on top.
Female
Unknown.
Remarks
Probably the same species also occurs in Gabon (see Bodner & Maddison 2012: fig. 2b; MRB 238).
description: Published as part of Wiśniewski, Konrad & Wesołowska, Wanda, 2024, Jumping spiders (Salticidae) of Uganda - revised list, new species and distributional data, pp. 1-171 in European Journal of Taxonomy 952 on pages 26-27, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.952.2647, http://zenodo.org/record/13752285
Evarcha prosimilis Wesolowska & Cumming 2008
Creators: name: Wiśniewski, Konrad
name: Wesołowska, Wanda
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Salticidae
Evarcha
Evarcha prosimilis

description: Evarcha prosimilis Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008
Fig. 17
Evarcha prosimilis Wesołowska & Cumming, 2008: 179, figs 33–37.
Evarcha similis – Wesołowska & Russell-Smith 2000: 28, figs 45–48.
Evarcha prosimilis – Wesołowska & Haddad 2009: 33, figs 42–46.
Material examined
UGANDA • 3 ♀♀; Rubaga; 0°18′ N, 32°33′ E; compound walls; Jun.–Jul. 1994; D. Penney leg.; NHM • 2 ♀♀; same locality as for preceding; herb layers; Jun.–Aug. 1994; NHM • 2 ♀♀; same locality as for preceding; on sisal plant; Jun.–Aug. 1994; NHM • 1 ♀; same locality as for preceding; under log pile; 2 Aug. 1994; NHM • 1 ♀; Paraa; 2°18′ N, 31°33′ E; Apr. 2001; FSCA • 1 ♀; Entebbe, Botanical Gardens; long grass; 12 May 1991; A. Russell-Smith leg.; MRAC 236 128 • 1 ♀; Koja Peninsula, Lake Victoria; 3 Nov. 1963; J.L. Cloudskey-Thompson leg.; MRAC 125 992.
Description
For description of both sexes see Wesołowska & Haddad (2009). General appearance of female as in Fig. 17A, epigyne in Fig. 17B–C, internal structure of epigyne in Fig. 17D.
Distribution
The species was known from Kenya, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and South Africa, This is the first record in Uganda.
description: Published as part of Wiśniewski, Konrad & Wesołowska, Wanda, 2024, Jumping spiders (Salticidae) of Uganda - revised list, new species and distributional data, pp. 1-171 in European Journal of Taxonomy 952 on pages 28-29, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.952.2647, http://zenodo.org/record/13752285
title: Amtliches Mitteilungsblatt der BTU Cottbus–Senftenberg, 2024,10 (06.06.2024)
Creators: name: (:Unav)
Publisher: name: BTU  Cottbus - Senftenberg
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: 000 Informatik, Informationswissenschaft, allgemeine Werke

description: Berichtigung: Fachspezifische Prüfungs- und Studienordnung für den Bachelor-Studiengang Angewandte Naturwissenschaften vom 23. April 2024

Fachspezifische Prüfungs- und Studienordnung für den Bachelor-Studiengang Angewandte Naturwissenschaften vom 23. April 2024 (Lesefassung nach Berichtigung)
description: Amtliches Mitteilungsblatt der BTU Cottbus–Senftenberg; 2024, H.10
Evarcha werneri
Creators: name: Wiśniewski, Konrad
name: Wesołowska, Wanda
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Salticidae
Evarcha
Evarcha werneri

description: Evarcha werneri (Simon, 1906)
Stenaelurillus werneri Simon, 1906: 1174.
Evarcha werneri – Logunov & Azarkina 2018: 110, figs 499–503.
non Evarcha elegans – Wesołowska & Russell-Smith 2000 (part, ♀ only): 26, figs 42–44. — Wesołowska & Tomasiewicz 2008: 14, figs 52–53. — Wesołowska & Haddad 2009: 30, figs 32–33.
Material examined
UGANDA • 1 ♀; Katwe, Kampala; Jan. 1996; FSCA.
Distribution
Species known hitherto from South Sudan, Tanzania, Ethiopia and South Africa, for the first time found from Uganda.
Remarks
See Synonymization under Hyllus dotatus.
description: Published as part of Wiśniewski, Konrad & Wesołowska, Wanda, 2024, Jumping spiders (Salticidae) of Uganda - revised list, new species and distributional data, pp. 1-171 in European Journal of Taxonomy 952 on page 29, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.952.2647, http://zenodo.org/record/13752285
Walchia (Walchia) zhongnanensis Wen and Jiang 1984
Creators: name: Nielsen, David H.
name: Robbins, Richard G.
name: Rueda, Leopoldo M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Prostigmata
Trombiculidae
Walchia
Walchia zhongnanensis

description: Walchia (Walchia) zhongnanensis Wen and Jiang, 1984:
PAL
description: Published as part of Nielsen, David H., Robbins, Richard G. & Rueda, Leopoldo M., 2021, Annotated world checklist of the Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae (1758 - 2021) (Acari: Trombiculoidea), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy, and distribution, pp. 1-243 in Zootaxa 4967 (1) on page 41, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4967.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4745510
Habrocestum naivasha Dawidowicz & Wesolowska 2016
Creators: name: Wiśniewski, Konrad
name: Wesołowska, Wanda
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Salticidae
Habrocestum
Habrocestum naivasha

description: Habrocestum naivasha Dawidowicz & Wesołowska, 2016
Fig. 20
Habrocestum naivasha Dawidowicz & Wesołowska, 2016: 443, figs 23–27, 95–96.
Material examined
UGANDA • 2 ♀♀; Mt Elgon National Park; forest; 23 Sep. 2015; K. Vanderhaegen leg.; MRAC 245 007 • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; 14 Jul. 2015; MRAC 245 054 • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 3 Sep. 2015; MRAC 244 932 A • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 17 Jul. 2015; MRAC 244 985.
Description
For description of both sexes see Dawidowicz & Wesołowska (2016). Palpal organ as in Fig. 20A, general appearance of female in Fig. 20B, epigyne in Fig. 20C.
Distribution
Previously known from Kenya, the species is newly recorded in the fauna of Uganda.
description: Published as part of Wiśniewski, Konrad & Wesołowska, Wanda, 2024, Jumping spiders (Salticidae) of Uganda - revised list, new species and distributional data, pp. 1-171 in European Journal of Taxonomy 952 on page 33, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.952.2647, http://zenodo.org/record/13752285
Hasarius adansoni
Creators: name: Wiśniewski, Konrad
name: Wesołowska, Wanda
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Salticidae
Hasarius
Hasarius adansoni

description: Hasarius adansoni (Audouin, 1826)
Attus adansonii Audouin, 1826: 404, pl. 7 fig. 8.
Hasarius adansoni – Simon 1871: 330.
For a full reference list see World Spider Catalog (2023).
Material examined
UGANDA • 11 ♂♂, 8 ♀♀; Rubaga; 0°18′ N, 32°33′ E; compound walls; Jun.–Jul. 1994; D. Penney leg.; NHM • 1 ♂; same locality as for preceding; in house; Jul. 1994; D. Penney leg.; MRAC 219 733 • 2 ♂♂, 7 ♀♀; same locality as for preceding; in brick pile in shed; Jun.–Jul. 1994; NHM • 1 ♀; same locality as for preceding; Apr. 1995; NHM • 1 ♂, 4 ♀♀; same locality as for preceding; Jun.–Aug. 1994; NHM • 2 ♀♀; same locality as for preceding; under log pile; 2 Aug. 1994; NHM • 1 ♂; same locality as for preceding; under stones; Jul. 1994; MRAC 219 439 • 1 ♀; Mbarara; 0°36′ S, 30°38′ E; Jun. 1994; NHM • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; same locality as for preceding; Jan. 1996; FSCA • 3 ♂♂; Entebbe; Apr. 2001; FSCA • 1 ♀; Fort Portal; 0°39′ N, 30°17′ E; Jan. 1996; FSCA • 1 ♀; same locality as for preceding; Jan. 1996; FSCA • 1 ♂; Kampala; Jun. 2001; FSCA • 1 ♂; Kampala, hotel, on wall; 2 Feb. 1992; A. Russell-Smith leg.; MRAC 236 122.
Distribution
It is a pantropical, synanthropic species, but it has not been recorded in Uganda so far.
description: Published as part of Wiśniewski, Konrad & Wesołowska, Wanda, 2024, Jumping spiders (Salticidae) of Uganda - revised list, new species and distributional data, pp. 1-171 in European Journal of Taxonomy 952 on page 34, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.952.2647, http://zenodo.org/record/13752285
Helafricanus fascinatus
Creators: name: Wiśniewski, Konrad
name: Wesołowska, Wanda
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Salticidae
Helafricanus
Helafricanus fascinatus

description: Helafricanus fascinatus (Wesołowska, 1986)
Heliophanus fascinatus Wesołowska, 1986: 23, figs 186–198.
Helafricanus fascinatus – Wesołowska 2024: 82.
Material examined
UGANDA • 3 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀, 3 imm.; Mweya; 0°12′ N, 29°53′ E; Jan. 1996; FSCA • 1 ♀; Katwe, Kampala; Jun. 1996; FSCA • 1 ♀; Entebbe; Jan. 1996; FSCA.
Distribution
Species known from Eastern and Southern Africa and Yemen, for the first time found from Uganda.
description: Published as part of Wiśniewski, Konrad & Wesołowska, Wanda, 2024, Jumping spiders (Salticidae) of Uganda - revised list, new species and distributional data, pp. 1-171 in European Journal of Taxonomy 952 on page 34, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.952.2647, http://zenodo.org/record/13752285
Helafricanus kenyaensis
Creators: name: Wiśniewski, Konrad
name: Wesołowska, Wanda
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Salticidae
Helafricanus
Helafricanus kenyaensis

description: Helafricanus kenyaensis (Wesołowska, 1986)
Heliophanus kenyaensis Wesołowska, 1986: 26, figs 240–252.
Helafricanus kenyaensis – Wesołowska 2024: 82.
Material examined
UGANDA • 1 ♂; Mount Elgon National Park; forest; 3 Sep. 2015; K. Vanderhaegen leg.; MRAC 244 932.
Distribution
Species known hitherto from Kenya and Tanzania, this is the first record from Uganda.
description: Published as part of Wiśniewski, Konrad & Wesołowska, Wanda, 2024, Jumping spiders (Salticidae) of Uganda - revised list, new species and distributional data, pp. 1-171 in European Journal of Taxonomy 952 on page 34, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.952.2647, http://zenodo.org/record/13752285
Helafricanus undecimmaculatus
Creators: name: Wiśniewski, Konrad
name: Wesołowska, Wanda
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Salticidae
Helafricanus
Helafricanus undecimmaculatus

description: Helafricanus undecimmaculatus (Caporiacco, 1941)
Heliophanus undecimmaculatus Caporiacco, 1941: 137, fig. 59.
Heliophanus undecimmaculatus – Wesołowska 1986: 18, figs 105–117. – Wesołowska & Russell-Smith 2000: 38, figs 71–72.
Helafricanus undecimaculatus – Wesołowska 2024: 83.
Material examined
UGANDA • 2 ♀♀; Katwe, Kampala; Jun. 1996; FSCA.
Distribution
Species known from Kenya, Tanzania and Somalia. Uganda is a further East African country, where the species occurs.
description: Published as part of Wiśniewski, Konrad & Wesołowska, Wanda, 2024, Jumping spiders (Salticidae) of Uganda - revised list, new species and distributional data, pp. 1-171 in European Journal of Taxonomy 952 on page 35, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.952.2647, http://zenodo.org/record/13752285
Acosmetura longicercata Liu, Zhou & Bi 2008
Creators: name: Bian, Xun
name: Shi, Fu-Ming
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2015
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Orthoptera
Tettigoniidae
Acosmetura
Acosmetura longicercata

description: Acosmetura longicercata Liu, Zhou & Bi, 2008
(Fig. 3)
Acosmetura longicercata Liu, Zhou & Bi, 2008, Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 33: 761; Bian, Kou & Shi, 2014, Zootaxa, 3811(2): 245.
Material examined. Holotype: male, Xitianmushan, Lin ′an, Zhejiang, 1 July, 2007, coll. by Wen-Xuan Bi. Paratypes: 3 females, other information as holotype. Other specimens: 1 female, Tianmushan, Lin ′an, Zhejiang, 29 July, 2011, coll. by Li-Ying Guo; 3 males and 1 female, Xianrending, Tianmushan, Lin ′an, Zhejiang, 12 July, 2012, coll. by Guang-Lin Xie; 3 males, Longfengjian, Tianmushan, Lin ′an, Zhejiang, 13 July, 2012, coll. by Guang-Lin Xie; 1 male and 1 female, Qianqingtang, Tianmushan, Lin ′an, Zhejiang, 24 July, 2012, coll. by Jiao Jiao and Xin Wang; 2 males, Qianqingtang, Tianmushan, Lin ′an, Zhejiang, 5 August, 2012, coll. by Yi-Ping Wang.
description: Published as part of Bian, Xun & Shi, Fu-Ming, 2015, New Acosmetura species (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae: Meconematinae) from China, with notes on their distribution, pp. 477-482 in Zootaxa 4040 (4) on pages 481-482, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4040.4.9, http://zenodo.org/record/237738
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Heliophanus improcerus Wesolowska 1986
Creators: name: Wiśniewski, Konrad
name: Wesołowska, Wanda
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Salticidae
Heliophanus
Heliophanus improcerus

description: Heliophanus improcerus Wesołowska, 1986
Fig. 21
Heliophanus improcerus Wesołowska, 1986: 35, figs 376–383.
Material examined
UGANDA • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Lake Nabagabo; 0°22′ S, 31°54′ E; sweep from lake-side vegetation; 13 Mar. 1966; D. Penney leg.; NHM • 1 ♂; Bukakata; 0°18′ S, 32°02′ E; 11 Apr. 1995; D. Penney leg.; MRAC 219 503 • 2 ♀♀; 10 km W of Fort Portal Nkuruba Lake Nature Reserve; 0°31′ N, 30°18′ E; 13 Mar. 2009; Guinovsky leg.; MRAC 242 643 • 1 ♀; Entebbe, Botanical Gardens; Apr. 2001; FSCA • 1 ♂; same locality as for preceding; long grass; 17 May 1991; A. Russell-Smith leg.; MRAC 236 123.
Redescription
Male
General appearance as in Fig. 21A.
MEASUREMENTS. Cephalothorax length 1.3–1.4, width 1.1, height 0.4. Eye field length 0.6, anterior width 0.8, posterior width 0.9. Abdomen length 1.3, width 1.0.
CARAPACE. Brown with black eye field. White patches behind posterior lateral eyes. Thin lines along lateral edges of carapace formed by white hairs. Mouthparts and sternum dark brown.
ABDOMEN. Dark brown, clothed in short blackish hairs, with pair of diagonal white spots on posterior half of abdomen. Venter dark, spinnerets brown.
LEGS. First pair brown, legs II–IV yellow with brown femora.
PALPS. Brown. Palpal structure as in in Fig. 21B, embolus short and massive, tibial apophysis small, corresponding with large retrolateral cymbial tutaculum.
Female
Slightly larger than male, general appearance as in Fig. 21C. Colouration as in male.
MEASUREMENTS. Cephalothorax length 1.6–1.9, width 1.1–1.2, height 0.4. Eye field length 0.7, anterior width 0.9, posterior width 1.0. Abdomen length 2.5–2.7, width 1.5.
EPIGYNE. As in Fig. 21D–E, elliptic, short and wide, extremely small, with posterior depression. Copulatory openings placed laterally, copulatory ducts primarily directed backwards, in further part approach center of epigyne, spermathecae bean-shaped with thin long appendix (Fig. 21F).
Distribution
Previously known only from Congo, this is the first record from Uganda.
description: Published as part of Wiśniewski, Konrad & Wesołowska, Wanda, 2024, Jumping spiders (Salticidae) of Uganda - revised list, new species and distributional data, pp. 1-171 in European Journal of Taxonomy 952 on pages 35-36, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.952.2647, http://zenodo.org/record/13752285
Heliophanus kankanensis Berland & Millot 1941
Creators: name: Wiśniewski, Konrad
name: Wesołowska, Wanda
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Salticidae
Heliophanus
Heliophanus kankanensis

description: Heliophanus kankanensis Berland & Millot, 1941
Fig. 22
Heliophanus kankanensis Berland & Millot, 1941: 322, fig. 24.
Heliophanus kankanensis – Wesołowska 1986: 36, figs 384–400.
Material examined
UGANDA • ♀; Kampala, Namulonge Research Station; harvested maize field; 28 Nov. 1997; A. Russell-Smith leg.; MRAC 236 116.
Description
For description see Wesołowska (1986). Female as in Fig. 22A–B, epigyne as in Fig. 22C–D, its internal structure in Fig. 22E.
Distribution
Species previously known from Guinea, Angola and Congo, for the first time found from Uganda.
description: Published as part of Wiśniewski, Konrad & Wesołowska, Wanda, 2024, Jumping spiders (Salticidae) of Uganda - revised list, new species and distributional data, pp. 1-171 in European Journal of Taxonomy 952 on pages 36-37, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.952.2647, http://zenodo.org/record/13752285
Spiracme Menge 1876
Creators: name: Gallé-Szpisjak, Nikolett
name: Gallé, Róbert
name: Szabó, Krisztián
name: Szűts, Tamás
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Thomisidae
Spiracme

description: Spiracme Menge, 1876
Figs 2, 3 A – C, G – I, 4 A – C, 5 A, B, 6, 7, 8
Type species.
Spiracme striata Menge, 1864. Xysticus striata Menge, 1876, by monotypy.
Note.
Breitling (2019) revalidated the genus Spiracme, but he did not provide any diagnosis or any diagnostic features. As delimited by Breitling (2019), it is impossible to give a precise diagnosis for the genus, including all and only those species. Hence, it should be subject to future revision or reconsideration.
Diagnosis.
Males can be recognised by the bulb lacking apophyses (Fig. 6 A, D) or tegular apophysis (Gertsch 1953; Menge 1876; Lehtinen 2002). The tutaculum is triangle-shaped in this type of species. Tibia with two or three apophyses; VTA is simple and rounded; and RTA has a distinct pointed hook (Lehtinen 2002). Females can be recognised by the prominent septum (but can be absent; see Gertsch 1953). Both sex lateral eyes are 1.5 times larger than the median eyes and have light elevation (Menge 1876).
Composition.
Currently 10 species have been added to this genus (WSC 2024): S. striatipes (L. Koch, 1870), S. baltistana (Caporiacco, 1935), S. dura (Sørensen, 1898), S. keyserlingi (Bryant, 1930), S. lehtineni (Fomichev, Marusik & Koponen, 2014), S. nigromaculata (Keyserling, 1884), S. quadrata (Tang & Song, 1988), S. triangulosa (Emerton, 1894), S. vachoni (Schenkel, 1963).
Description.
see Menge (1876) and Lehtinen (2002).
Distribution.
Holarctic.
description: Published as part of Gallé-Szpisjak, Nikolett, Gallé, Róbert, Szabó, Krisztián & Szűts, Tamás, 2024, On the identity and placement of Xysticus lendli Kulczyński, 1897 (Araneae, Thomisidae): an integrative approach, pp. 1017-1028 in Zoosystematics and Evolution 100 (3) on pages 1017-1028, DOI: 10.3897/zse.100.125826
Short-range Fgf signalling patterns hindbrain progenitors to induce the neurogenesis-to-oligodendrogenesis switch.
Creators: name: Yeung, Tim J
name: Wilkinson, David G
Publisher: name: The Francis Crick Institute
Year: 2025
Subjects: classificationCode: Developmental Biology
subject: Developmental Biology

description: In the vertebrate nervous system, neurogenesis generally precedes gliogenesis. The mechanisms driving the switch in cell type production and generation of the correct proportion of cell types remain unclear. Here, we show that Fgf20 signalling patterns progenitors to induce the switch from neurogenesis to oligodendrogenesis in the zebrafish hindbrain. Fgf20 emanating from earlier-born neurons signals at a short range to downregulate proneural gene expression in the segment centre with high spatial precision along both anterior-posterior (AP) and dorsal-ventral (DV) axes. This signal induces oligodendrocytes in the segment centre by upregulating olig2 and sox10 expression in pre-patterned competent progenitors. We show that the magnitude of proneural gene downregulation and the quantity of OPCs specified is dependent on the extent of Fgf20 signalling. Overexpression of fgf20a induces precocious specification and differentiation of oligodendrocytes among olig2+ progenitors, resulting in an increase in oligodendrocytes at the expense of neurogenesis. Thus, Fgf20 signalling defines the proportion of each cell type produced. Taken together, Fgf20 signalling from earlier-born neurons patterns hindbrain segments spatially and temporally to induce the neurogenesis-to-oligodendrogenesis switch.
Heliophanus macentensis Berland & Millot 1941
Creators: name: Wiśniewski, Konrad
name: Wesołowska, Wanda
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Salticidae
Heliophanus
Heliophanus macentensis

description: Heliophanus macentensis Berland & Millot, 1941
Fig. 23A
Heliophanus macentensis Berland & Millot, 1941: 323, fig. 25.
Heliophanus macentensis – Wesołowska 1986: 227, figs 831–836.
Material examined
UGANDA • 1 ♀; Kampala; 0°20′ N, 32°35′ E; Apr.1991; A. Russell-Smith leg.; MRAC 236 112.
Description
For description see Wesołowska (1986). Epigyne as in Fig. 23A.
Distribution
Hitherto known from Congo, Guinea, Ivory Coast and Kenya, this is the first record from Uganda.
description: Published as part of Wiśniewski, Konrad & Wesołowska, Wanda, 2024, Jumping spiders (Salticidae) of Uganda - revised list, new species and distributional data, pp. 1-171 in European Journal of Taxonomy 952 on page 38, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.952.2647, http://zenodo.org/record/13752285
Xysticus mongolicus Schenkel 1963
Creators: name: Gallé-Szpisjak, Nikolett
name: Gallé, Róbert
name: Szabó, Krisztián
name: Szűts, Tamás
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Thomisidae
Xysticus
Xysticus mongolicus

description: Xysticus mongolicus Schenkel, 1963 comb. rev.
Figs 3 D – F, 4 D – F, 5 C, D
Xysticus mongolicus Schenkel, 1963: Schenkel 1963: 227, fig. 127 a ‒ c (♂).
X. mongolicus Song, Yu & Yang, 1982: 210 (♂ ♀); Song 1987: 284, fig. 241 a ‒ d (♂ ♀); Song and Zhu 1997: 95, fig. 62 a ‒ d (♂ ♀); Utochkin 1995: 67, fig. 1 a ‒ g (♂ ♀); Zhao 1993: 388, fig. 193 a ‒ b (♂ ♀); Marusik and Logunov 1990: 47, figs 48‒49 (♂); Fomichev 2015: 97, figs 13‒15 (♂).
Note.
Because Purgat et al. 2021 (fig. 6) based their proposal of the new combination on a misidentified S. lendli specimen, we reinstate its original combination.
Material examinded.
Russia • 1 male (ISEA, 001.7306), Russia, Altai Republic, 6 km SE of Chagan-Uzun Vill., 26. 07. 2021. 50.066667 ° N, 88.433333 ° E, 1900 m asl., stony semi-desert steppe, leg. & det. A. A. Fomichev.: Altai Republic,
Diagnosis.
The male can be identified by the spiral-shaped and bare embolus with fine tip. X. mongolicus has no tegular ridge.
Description.
See Fomichev, 2015.
Distribution.
Nentwig et al. (2024) report this species from Europe to Central Asia. So far, all Central European records have turned out to be S. lendli. We could not examine the specimens used for the Ukrainian records by Polchaninova N., Prokopenko E. (2019), or the Russian records (Ponomarev 2022).
Both ML and BI phylogenetic trees (Fig. 9, Suppl. material 1, respectively) place Spiracme lendli grouping with the type species of the genus, S. striatipes. In that group, S. triangulosus is a sister. We were unable to recover a monophyletic Spiracme, as S. durus and S. nigromaculatus grouped together but not with the type species. Given the limited use of a single mitochondrial gene in systematics and the low support values on the tree, we would not draw further conclusions regarding the genus limits.
description: Published as part of Gallé-Szpisjak, Nikolett, Gallé, Róbert, Szabó, Krisztián & Szűts, Tamás, 2024, On the identity and placement of Xysticus lendli Kulczyński, 1897 (Araneae, Thomisidae): an integrative approach, pp. 1017-1028 in Zoosystematics and Evolution 100 (3) on pages 1017-1028, DOI: 10.3897/zse.100.125826
Aitkenius ciscunctatus Brennan and Reed 1973
Creators: name: Nielsen, David H.
name: Robbins, Richard G.
name: Rueda, Leopoldo M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Actinedida
Trombiculidae
Aitkenius
Aitkenius ciscunctatus

description: Aitkenius ciscunctatus Brennan and Reed, 1973b:
NEO
description: Published as part of Nielsen, David H., Robbins, Richard G. & Rueda, Leopoldo M., 2021, Annotated world checklist of the Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae (1758 - 2021) (Acari: Trombiculoidea), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy, and distribution, pp. 1-243 in Zootaxa 4967 (1) on page 41, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4967.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4745510
Heliophanus undetermined
Creators: name: Wiśniewski, Konrad
name: Wesołowska, Wanda
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Salticidae
Heliophanus
Heliophanus undetermined

description: Heliophanus sp.
Fig. 23B
Material examined
UGANDA • 1 ♀; source of Nile, Jinja; 0°25′ N, 33°12′ E; Aug. 1994; G.O. Evans leg.; NHM.
Remarks
The specimen represents an undescribed species. It is a small (ca 3.5 mm length) spider with a black carapace, the abdomen is also black with two pairs of white round spots and a white stripe on the front edge, which extends to the sides. Since the specimen has been lost, we refrain from formalising its status. The epigyne as in Fig. 23B.
description: Published as part of Wiśniewski, Konrad & Wesołowska, Wanda, 2024, Jumping spiders (Salticidae) of Uganda - revised list, new species and distributional data, pp. 1-171 in European Journal of Taxonomy 952 on page 38, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.952.2647, http://zenodo.org/record/13752285
Dacimita David & Hancock 2022, gen. n.
Creators: name: David, K. J.
name: Hancock, D. L.
name: Gracy, R. G.
name: Sachin, K.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Diptera
Tephritidae
Dacimita

description: Dacimita David & Hancock, gen. n.
Type species Dacimita curvifasciatus David & Hancock, sp. n.
Diagnosis: Head (Fig. 2) higher than long with single pair of weak frontal setae; ocellar and orbital setae vestigial/ absent. Face concave, fulvous with elongate, black markings; first flagellomere shorter than face, arista shortplumose; postocciput and vertex swollen. Scutum (Fig. 3) elongate, black, microtrichose, with yellow lateral presutural and sublateral postsutural vittae; anepisternal stripe (Fig. 4) broad, reaching postpronotal lobe; chaetotaxy reduced. Wing (Fig. 7) elongate, predominantly hyaline with two transverse bands, cell bm as broad as cell cua, extension of cell cua shorter than main part of cell cua; crossvein r-m placed near midlength of cell dm. Abdomen (Figs. 5, 6) elongate, slightly petiolate, with black transverse bands on tergites 2−5. Epandrium (Figs. 8, 9) sclerotised, with well developed setae, proctiger larger than epandrium; epandrium and surstylus not demarcated; phallus with well developed acrophallus, subapical lobe and preglans lobe present. Oviscape (Fig. 11) broad, setose; eversible membrane broad with semicircular spicules (Fig. 12), taeniae not prominent; aculeus (Figs. 11, 12) as broad as eversible membrane with conical apex and preapical constriction, sternite 8 with prominent lobes. Two spermathecae, convoluted in appearance with bulbous apex.
Etymology: Dacimita is derived from a combination of “ Dacini ” (root word- Dacus) and “imito”, meaning resembling dacines. The genus is considered masculine
description: Published as part of David, K. J., Hancock, D. L., Gracy, R. G. & Sachin, K., 2022, A new genus of fruit fly in subfamily Dacinae (Diptera: Tephritidae) from India, pp. 585-597 in Zootaxa 5195 (6) on pages 586-587, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5195.6.7, http://zenodo.org/record/7224027
Hermosa yurai Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Wiśniewski, Konrad
name: Wesołowska, Wanda
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Salticidae
Hermosa
Hermosa yurai

description: Hermosa yurai sp. nov.
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Figs 24–25
Diagnosis
The male is easily recognized by the unusual chelicerae with large ‘flaps’ on the dorsal surface. The female can be distinguished from congeners by the shape of the spermathecae, which are oval in the newly described species, whereas they are bean-shaped in other species.
Etymology
This species is dedicated to Yuri M. Marusik (Yura for friends), the eminent arachnologist, who described numerous spider species, especially from the Eastern Palaearctic Region.
Material examined
Holotype
UGANDA • ♂; Masindi distr., Budongo Forest; 1°45′ N, 31°25′ E; dry season; 11–20 Jun. 1995; T. Wagner leg.; ZFMK 2875.
Paratypes
UGANDA • 1 ♀; same collection data as for holotype; ZFMK 2875 • 1 ♀; same locality as for holotype; 1–10 Jun. 1995; T. Wagner leg.; ZFMK 3055 • 1 ♀; same locality as for holotype; 5–15 Jan. 1997; T.Wagner leg.; ZFMK 3049 • 1 ♀; same locality as for holotype; 15–25 Jan. 1997; T. Wagner leg.; ZFMK 3043.
Description
Male
General appearance as in Fig. 24A. Ant-like spider.
MEASUREMENTS. Cephalothorax length 3.6, width 1.5, height 1.0. Eye field length 1.1, anterior and posterior width 1.5. Abdomen length 2.7, width 1.9.
CARAPACE. Dark brown, thoracic part twice as long as the cephalic part, distinctly lower. Faint colourless hairs cover carapace. Chelicerae large, light brown, distal third part of fang clearly thinner than basal part, anterior margin with five teeth, posterior with seven small teeth (Figs 24C, 25A), additional bump on retrolateral side and large ‘flaps’ on inner margin dorsally (Figs 23B, 24B). This last feature is unique, not found in other salticids.
ABDOMEN. Oval, dorsum with brown scutum, sides black with light spots (Fig. 24A), venter and spinnerets grey.
LEGS. Long, especially tibiae, brownish grey, coxae of first pair creamy.
PALPS. As in Figs 24D–G, 25C–D, tibia with retrolateral distal swelling, concealing base of sigmoid apophysis.
Female
Similar to male. Chelicerae smaller, not modified, promargin with four, retromagin with six teeth (Fig. 25E).
MEASUREMENTS. Cephalothorax length 3.0, width 1.2, height 0,8. Eye field length 1.1, anterior and posterior width 1.2. Abdomen length 2.7, width 1.6.
EPIGYNE. Large, with single pocket at posterior edge and two rounded ’windows’ (Figs 24H, 25F). Internal structure as in Fig. 25G, initial part of copulatory ducts membranous (visible after staining in Chlorasole black E) fall into oval chamber, distal part very thin, spermathecae oval, relatively smaller than in congeners.
description: Published as part of Wiśniewski, Konrad & Wesołowska, Wanda, 2024, Jumping spiders (Salticidae) of Uganda - revised list, new species and distributional data, pp. 1-171 in European Journal of Taxonomy 952 on pages 39-41, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.952.2647, http://zenodo.org/record/13752285
Hermotimus coriaceus Simon 1903
Creators: name: Wiśniewski, Konrad
name: Wesołowska, Wanda
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Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Salticidae
Hermotimus
Hermotimus coriaceus

description: Hermotimus coriaceus Simon, 1903
Figs 26–27
Hermotimus coriaceus Simon, 1903b: 120.
Hermotimus coriaceus – Simon 1903a: 762, figs 901–903. — Prószyński 1987: fig. on p. 43. — Szűts 2007: 87, figs 7–15.
Material examined
UGANDA • 1 ♂; Masindi distr., Budongo Forest; 1°45′ N, 31°25′ E; dry season; 1–15 Jan. 1997; T. Wagner leg.; ZFMK 2977 • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; ZFMK 2906 • 1 ♂; Bundibugyo distr., Semliki; 0°44′ N, 29°57′ E; 670 m a.s.l.; 5–12 Feb. 1997; T. Wagner leg.; ZFMK 3826.
Description
For description see Szűts (2007). General appearance of male in Fig. 26A, male chelicera in Fig. 26B. Palpal organ as in Figs 26D–E, 27B–C. One male (ZFMK 2977) has a slightly thinner embolus (Figs 26C, 27A), and may represent another species.
Distribution
Previously known only from West Africa, recorded from Uganda for the first time.
description: Published as part of Wiśniewski, Konrad & Wesołowska, Wanda, 2024, Jumping spiders (Salticidae) of Uganda - revised list, new species and distributional data, pp. 1-171 in European Journal of Taxonomy 952 on pages 42-43, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.952.2647, http://zenodo.org/record/13752285
Hermotimus cornutus Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2024, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Wiśniewski, Konrad
name: Wesołowska, Wanda
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Salticidae
Hermotimus
Hermotimus cornutus

description: Hermotimus cornutus sp. nov.
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Figs 28–29
Diagnosis
This species is generally lighter than H. coriaceus. The male is easily recognized by the structure of the chelicerae that have long processes on the inner edges of the dorsal surface (Figs 28B, 29B), and lacks a dichotomous retromarginal tooth which is present in the other species. The embolus is clearly shorter and wider than in H. coriaceus (cf. Fig. 28D with Fig. 26D). The female differs from that of H. coriaceus by the lack of epigynal pockets.
Etymology
The specific epithet is Latin, meaning ‘horned’ and refers to the chelicera form.
Material examined
Holotype
UGANDA • ♂; Bundibugyo distr., Semliki; 0°44′ N, 29°57′ E; 670 m a.s.l.; 5–12 Feb. 1997; T. Wagner leg.; ZFMK 3832.
Paratypes
UGANDA • 1 ♂; Masindi distr., Budongo Forest; 1°45′ N, 31°25′ E; dry season; 1–15 Jan. 1997; T. Wagner leg.; ZFMK 3023 • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; ZFMK 2892 • 2 ♂♂; Entebbe; Apr. 2001; FSCA.
Description
Male
General appearance as in Fig. 28A.
MEASUREMENTS. Cephalothorax length 2.5–3.7, width 2.1–3.0, height 1.1–1.7. Eye field length 1.4–1.6, anterior and posterior width 1.7–2.0. Abdomen length 2.9–4.2, width 1.9–2.4.
CARAPACE. Oval, elevated, with gently sloping thoracic part, widest at half-length of thoracic part, brown, darker at margins, eyes surrounded by black rings. Eye field with silver patches (translucent guanine cristals). Fovea clearly visible. Short brown hairs on carapace, whitish hairs on lateral slope. Chelicerae long, two teeth on promargin, single wide tooth on retromargin, long appendix with blunt tip on inner edge of chelicera dorsum (Figs 28B, 29B). White hairs on clypeus and dorsal surface of chelicerae. Endites and labium brown, sternum yellow.
ABDOMEN. Ovoid, greyish with thin brown median line and silver patches on dorsum. Venter whitish, with grey marks on sides. Spinnerets greyish beige.
LEGS. Brown, first pair stoutest.
PALPS. Brown, bearing dense hairs. Palpal organ as in Figs 28D, 29C, tibial apophysis wide at base and sharply pointed, bulb oval, embolus short and wide, arising from bulb tip (Figs 28D, 29C).
Female
Shape of body and colouration similar to male. Chelicerae not modified.
MEASUREMENTS. Cephalothorax length 3.0, width 2.0, height 1.2. Eye field length 1.4, anterior and posterior width 1.7. Abdomen length 3.4, width 2.2.
EPIGYNE. As in Fig. 29E, its internal structure as in Fig. 29F.
description: Published as part of Wiśniewski, Konrad & Wesołowska, Wanda, 2024, Jumping spiders (Salticidae) of Uganda - revised list, new species and distributional data, pp. 1-171 in European Journal of Taxonomy 952 on pages 44-46, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.952.2647, http://zenodo.org/record/13752285
Achilina Stal 1866
Creators: name: Huang, Xiu-Dong
name: Chen, Xiang-Sheng
name: Yang, Lin
name: Long, Jian-Kun
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Achilidae

description: Key to genera of the subtribe Achilina Stål, 1866 (based on Guglielmino et al. 2010)
1. Pronotum anterior margin of disk roundly concave. Stem MP forked in front of claval apex. Tegmen with wavy branches of MP and CuA ........................................ Gigasanalis Long & Chen gen. nov.
– Pronotum anterior margin of convex. Stem MP forked apicad of claval apex. Tegmen with not wavy branches of MP and CuA .................................................................................................................. 2
2. Upper part of frons distinctly concave. Sides of frons subparallel. All veins of pterostigma directed anterodistally ........................................................... Ouwea Distant, 1907 (= Spendon Jacobi, 1928)
– Upper part of frons shallowly tectiform. Sides of frons divergent downwards to clypeus. Proximal veins of pterostigma (one or two) directed transversally .................................................................. 3
3. Penultimate segment of rostrum reaching fore margins of hind coxae. Branches of MP and CuA 1 of fore wings without anastomosis .......................................................................... Achilus Kirby, 1818
– Penultimate segment of rostrum reaching hind margins of hind coxae. Branches of MP and CuA 1 of fore wings with anastomosis ......................... Olmiana Guglielmino, Bückle & Emeljanov, 2010
description: Published as part of Huang, Xiu-Dong, Chen, Xiang-Sheng, Yang, Lin & Long, Jian-Kun, 2022, Gigasanalis, a new genus of the tribe Achilini with the description of a new species from China (Hemiptera, Fulgoromorpha, Achilidae), pp. 85-97 in European Journal of Taxonomy 852 (1) on page 87, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2022.852.2013, http://zenodo.org/record/7471123
Holcolaetis vellerea Simon 1909
Creators: name: Wiśniewski, Konrad
name: Wesołowska, Wanda
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Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Salticidae
Holcolaetis
Holcolaetis vellerea

description: Holcolaetis vellerea Simon, 1909
Fig. 30
Holcolethis vellerea Simon, 1909: 412.
Holcolaetis camerunensis Roewer, 1965: 26, figs 23, 24a.
Holcolaetis vidua Lessert, 1927: 426, fig. 15.
Holcolaetis vellerea – Wanless 1985: 255, figs 4a–j, 5a. — Wesołowska & van Harten 2007: 221, figs 89–94. — Wesołowska & Cumming 2008: 188, figs 67–70.
Holcolaetis vidua – Roewer 1965: 27, fig. 24c.
Material examined
UGANDA • 1 ♂; Ruwenzori, Mubuku Valley; 00°15′ N, 30°07′ E; 1500 m a.s.l.; 18 Mar. 1948; Å. Holm leg.; MEU • 1 ♀; Jinja; 0°25′ N, 33°12′ E; Jan. 1996; FSCA • 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀; Entebbe, Botanical Gardens; Apr. 1999; FSCA • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; same locality as for preceding; 2 Apr. 1995; D. Penney leg.; MRAC 219 744.
Description
For description see Wanless (1985). General appearance of male as in Fig. 30A, palpal organ as in Fig. 30B–C.
Distribution
Species widespread in Africa and Yemen.
description: Published as part of Wiśniewski, Konrad & Wesołowska, Wanda, 2024, Jumping spiders (Salticidae) of Uganda - revised list, new species and distributional data, pp. 1-171 in European Journal of Taxonomy 952 on pages 46-47, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.952.2647, http://zenodo.org/record/13752285
Roles of genetics and blood type in clinical responses to COVID-19: ethical and policy concerns
Creators: Klitzman, Robert L.
Publisher: name: Columbia University
Year: 2021
Subjects: COVID-19 (Disease)
Bioethics
Blood--Analysis
Ethics

description: Recently, several genetic variants have been associated with increased or decreased risks of becoming infected and/or seriously ill with COVID-19—not only offering important potential medical benefits but also posing critical ethical questions. These genetic factors, some of which are associated with blood type, may account for variations in observed responses to COVID-19. Hence, assessments of these genetic differences and blood type could provide possible benefits in gauging patients’ risks of disease acquisition and prioritising allocation of interventions or vaccines, if supplies are limited. The media has widely reported these findings, and people online are now discussing their blood type and its possible effects on their COVID-19 risks, but several ethical concerns arise. Individuals possessing genetic variants or blood types associated with lower risk may engage in ’risk compensation’, erroneously assuming that they can protect themselves less, and hence less frequently wearing masks or washing hands. Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many physicians, hospitals, patients, policymakers, members of the public, testing companies and others may well consider these factors in making critical prevention/treatment decisions. Researchers, providers and others should thus begin to address these concerns. Increased awareness and education aimed at providers, patients, family members, public health officials, political leaders and the public-at- large are critical. Attitudinal research is vital to examine how providers, patients and the public understand these findings. Ethical frameworks and guidelines are needed, addressing whether such genetic information should be incorporated into decisions regarding allocation of scarce resources—including hospital and ICU beds, ventilators, medications (eg, remdesivir) and vaccines—and if so, how.
Aitkenius cunctata
Creators: name: Nielsen, David H.
name: Robbins, Richard G.
name: Rueda, Leopoldo M.
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Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Actinedida
Trombiculidae
Aitkenius
Aitkenius cunctata

description: Aitkenius cunctata (Brennan and Jones, 1961b):
NEO
Euschoengastia cunctata Brennan and Jones, 1961b; Brennan & Yunker 1966a
Aitkenius cunctata, Brennan 1970e
description: Published as part of Nielsen, David H., Robbins, Richard G. & Rueda, Leopoldo M., 2021, Annotated world checklist of the Trombiculidae and Leeuwenhoekiidae (1758 - 2021) (Acari: Trombiculoidea), with notes on nomenclature, taxonomy, and distribution, pp. 1-243 in Zootaxa 4967 (1) on page 41, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4967.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/4745510
Hyllus argyrotoxus Simon 1902
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Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Salticidae
Hyllus
Hyllus argyrotoxus

description: Hyllus argyrotoxus Simon, 1902
Fig. 31
Hyllus argyrotoxus Simon, 1902b: 391.
Hyllus perspicuus Peckham & Peckham, 1903: 209, pl. 23 fig. 2.
Hyllus perspicuus – Lessert 1925a: 492, fig. 75. — Berland & Millot 1941: 338, fig. 43.
Hyllus argyrotoxus – Wesołowska & Russell-Smith 2000: 39, figs 77–83.
Material examined
UGANDA • 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀; source of Nile, Jinja; 0°25′ N, 33°12′ E; Aug. 1994; D. Penney leg.; NHM • 1 ♂; same locality as for preceding; Jan. 1996; FSCA.
Description
For description of both sexes see Wesołowska & Russell-Smith (2000). General appearance of male as in Fig. 31A, palpal organ in Fig. 31B–F. General appearance of female as in Fig. 31G, epigyne in Fig. 31H.
Distribution
Hitherto known from Ivory Coast, Tanzania and South Africa, this is the first record from Uganda.
description: Published as part of Wiśniewski, Konrad & Wesołowska, Wanda, 2024, Jumping spiders (Salticidae) of Uganda - revised list, new species and distributional data, pp. 1-171 in European Journal of Taxonomy 952 on page 47, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.952.2647, http://zenodo.org/record/13752285
Hyllus congoensis Lessert 1927
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name: Wesołowska, Wanda
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Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Salticidae
Hyllus
Hyllus congoensis

description: Hyllus congoensis Lessert, 1927
Hyllus congoensis Lessert, 1927: 447, fig. 26a.
Hyllus congoensis – Berland & Millot 1941: 334, fig. 37. — Wesołowska 2008: 327, figs 27–36.
Material examined
UGANDA • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Kampala, Namulonge Research Station; 0°34′ N, 34°50′ E; grass; 12 May 1993; A. Russell-Smith leg.; MRAC 236 115.
Distribution
Known from Western and Central Africa, this is the first record from Uganda and meanwhile the easternmost locality for this species.
description: Published as part of Wiśniewski, Konrad & Wesołowska, Wanda, 2024, Jumping spiders (Salticidae) of Uganda - revised list, new species and distributional data, pp. 1-171 in European Journal of Taxonomy 952 on page 49, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.952.2647, http://zenodo.org/record/13752285
Hyllus dotatus
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name: Wesołowska, Wanda
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Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Salticidae
Hyllus
Hyllus dotatus

description: Hyllus dotatus (Peckham & Peckham, 1903)
Fig. 32
Habrocestum dotatum Peckham & Peckham, 1903: 239, pl. 27 fig. 6.
Hyllus ventrilineatus Strand, 1906: 665.
Hyllus corniger Wesołowska & van Harten, 1994: 43, figs 93–96.
Thyene damarensis Lawrence, 1927: 63, pl. 2 fig. 50.
Evarcha elegans Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000: 26, figs 38–41, syn. nov. (removed from synonyms of Evarcha werneri).
Hyllus dotatum – Clark 1974: 17.
Evarcha dotata – Wesołowska & Russell-Smith 2000: 23, figs 29–36.
For full reference list see World Spider Catalog (2023).
Material examined
UGANDA • 1 ♂; Rubaga; 0°18′ N, 32°33′ E; compound walls; Jun.–Jul. 1994; D. Penney leg.; NHM • 1 ♂; Katwe, Kampala; Jan. 1996; FSCA • 1 ♀; Mt Elgon, Budadiri; shrubland; 4 Aug. 2015; K. Vanderhaegen leg.; MRAC 245 186 A.
Description
For description see Wesołowska & Russell-Smith (2000). General appearance of male as in Fig. 32A, palpal organ in Fig. 32B.
Distribution
The species is common in Africa, its presence was also noted from the Near East. It is the first record from Uganda.
Synonymization
Logunov & Azarkina (2018) synonymized Evarcha elegans Wesołowska & Russell-Smith, 2000 with Evarcha werneri (Simon, 1906) and designated the female as the lectotype of the latter species. Evarcha elegans was described from Tanzania based on wrongly matched sexes; the female in fact belongs to E. werneri. Since the holotype of E. elegans is male, so the name E. elegans is a synonym of H. dotatus. The male of E. werneri remains unknown.
Remarks
The male of this species is easily distinguished by the presence of a small cavity in its chelicera (see Wesołowska & Russell-Smith 2000: fig. 30). The typical colouration is as in Fig. 32A, but – exceptionally – much brighter specimens are also found.
description: Published as part of Wiśniewski, Konrad & Wesołowska, Wanda, 2024, Jumping spiders (Salticidae) of Uganda - revised list, new species and distributional data, pp. 1-171 in European Journal of Taxonomy 952 on pages 49-50, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.952.2647, http://zenodo.org/record/13752285