Hysterocrates elephantiasis (Berland, 1917)

♀ Female described ♂ Male described

Female

Type Locality and Records

Type locality

Original Description

Berland, L. (1917). Description de quelques espèces nouvelles d'aviculariides africaines (Araneae: Aviculariidae). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris 23: 466-481.

PDF

Distribution

Congo

Type Locality: Congo Francais : M' Bomou

Adult Male Activity

Collection months of 2 adult male specimen records, against the rainfall where they live

Adult males collected

Mean monthly rainfall and temperature 2001–2020 near the type locality, Congo Francais : M' Bomou. MERRA-2 via NASA POWER, for a grid cell averaging 268 m. Wet and dry seasons, from the rainfall at the locality itself. Records span 2 countries (Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo), so one climate curve cannot describe all of them.

Specimen Records (7)

MNHN AR4730 ♀ Type Congo

M'Bomou

1904 · col. Montezer

MRAC 14410 ♂ Democratic Republic of Congo

Kulungu

1937 · col. N’Kele-Schoutedén

? ♂ Congo

Brazzaville

September 1971 · col. Dresco

? ♀ Congo

Dimonika

March 1972 · col. Dresco

swimming pool,

? ♂ Congo

Dimonika

March 1972 · col. Dresco

swimming pool,

? ♀ Congo

Brazzaville

col. Dresco

MRAC 14499 ♂ Democratic Republic of Congo

Mayambi, Tshoa

col. Cabra

Genitalia

Taxonomic History

1917
Phoneyusa elephantiasis Berland, 1917

Bibliography (1)

Berland, L. (1917). Description de quelques espèces nouvelles d'aviculariides africaines (Araneae: Aviculariidae). Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris 23: 466-481.

PDF