Corresponding authors: Yufa Luo (
Academic editor: Cor Vink
Two new species of
Song Y, Zhao H, Luo Y, Kioko GM, Kioko EN, Li S (2017) The first record of Telemidae from Kenya, with the description of two new species (Arachnida, Araneae). ZooKeys 725: 1–15.
All specimens were examined and measured using a Leica M205 C stereomicroscope. The bodies, male palps, and receptacles were photographed using an Olympus C7070 digital camera mounted on an Olympus SZX12 stereomicroscope. Images were combined using Helicon Focus version 6.7.1 image stacking software (
Type specimens were deposited in the
The generic name is taken from the Chinese Pinyin ‘gǔhuà’ meaning sclerotization, referring to the sclerotized receptacle of females. The gender is feminine.
The new genus can be diagnosed by the following characters: males can be distinguished by an hourglass-shaped lorum (Fig.
See species description.
Known only from Kenya.
It is presumed that this new genus was the first record of a sclerotized receptacle in
The specific name refers to the type locality; adjective.
See genus diagnosis.
Leaf litter in rainforest.
Known only from the type locality (Fig.
The specific name refers to the type locality; adjective.
This new species is similar to
Apical view of embolus.
Tibial glands of
Tibial glands of
Distribution records of
Leaf litter in cloud forest.
Known only from the type locality (Fig.
The manuscript benefitted greatly by comments made by Cor Vink, Nadine Dupérré, and an anonymous referee. English was kindly checked by Sarah C. Crews. The field work in Taita-Taveta and Kakamega was kindly supported by the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS), the Kenya Forest Service (KFS), the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) and the National Commission for Science, Technology and Innovation (NACOSTI). This study was supported by the National Natural Sciences Foundation of China (NSFC-31530067, 31471960, 31660611, 31460554) and the Southeast Asia Biodiversity Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2015CASEABRI005, Y4ZK111B01). Part of the laboratory work was financially supported by the Key Project of Science and Technology of Jiangxi (20161BBF60076), the Landing Project of Science and Technology of Colleges and Universities in Jiangxi Province of China (KJLD14081), and the Science and Technology Foundation of Educational Commission of Jiangxi Province of China (GJJ14663).