Foordana sp.

Foordana sp.

Fig. 9 J View Figure 9

Material examined.

Zimbabwe • 1 ♀; Matabeleland; Bulawayo, Hillside ; 20°10'S, 28°38'E; 28 Feb. 1999; M. FitzPatrick leg.; pitfall traps; NMZ / A 13896 GoogleMaps .

Remarks.

A clearly different female to the two species described above was discovered in the NMZ collection. The sclerotised ridges are more posteriorly positioned than in F. distincta sp. nov. and F. flavipoda sp. nov., and it shares the large ST II of the former species and small mesal hood of the latter (compare Fig. 9 G – J View Figure 9 ). However, the specimen is in a very poor condition, with most of the leg segments detached and the body colouration faded, suggesting that it may have dried out in the past. However, the carapace shape, eye sizes and arrangement, and dense scopulae on the anterior legs are consistent with females of F. distincta sp. nov., indicating that it is possibly congeneric. As such, despite the distinctive epigynal morphology, description of this species should be based on fresh material in the future.