Hyllus leucomelas
Year: 2024
Type: other
Abstract: Hyllus leucomelas (Lucas, 1858) Fig. 34 Salticus leucomelas Lucas, 1858: 391, pl. 13 fig. 5. Hyllus leucomelas – Simon 1887: 262. — Lessert 1927: 451, fig. 28. — Berland & Millot 1941: 336, fig. 40. — Wesołowska 2008: 329, figs 37–42. — Wesołowska & Russell-Smith 2022: 34, fig. 20a–d. Material examined UGANDA • 1 ♂; Entebbe; Jan. 1996; FSCA • 1 ♀, 1 imm.; same locality as for preceding; Jul. 2001; FSCA • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; same locality as for preceding, Botanical Gardens; 15 Apr. 1995; D. Penney leg.; NHM • 1 ♀; same locality as for preceding; 2 Apr. 1995; NHM • 1 ♀; Jinja; 0°25’ N, 33°12′ E; Jan. 1996; FSCA. Description For description of male see Wesołowska (2008), female Wesołowska & Russell-Smith (2022). General appearance of female in Fig. 34A, epigyne as in Fig. 34B. Distribution This species is widely distributed in Western Africa, but it was also known to occur in Congo. This is the first record of the species from Uganda, the easternmost occurrence of the species. The species might be widespread across equatorial Africa.
Authors: Wiśniewski, Konrad, Wesołowska, Wanda
Institutions: Uniwersytet Pomorski w Słupsku, University of Wrocław
Language: English
Subfield: Genetics
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6893015501
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