On the species of the genus Mistaria Lehtinen, 1967 studied by Roewer (1955) from Africa (Araneae, Agelenidae)

Abstract

<jats:p>Eleven species of the spider family Agelenidae Koch, 1837 are reviewed based on the type material and transferred from the genus <jats:italic>Agelena</jats:italic> Walckenaer, 1805 to <jats:italic>Mistaria</jats:italic>Lehtinen 1967. These species occur in various African countries as indicated and include: <jats:italic>M.jaundea</jats:italic> (Roewer, 1955), <jats:bold>comb. nov.</jats:bold> (♂, Cameroon), <jats:italic>M.jumbo</jats:italic> (Strand, 1913), <jats:bold>comb. nov.</jats:bold> (♂♀, Central &amp;amp; East Africa), <jats:italic>M.kiboschensis</jats:italic> (Lessert, 1915), <jats:bold>comb. nov.</jats:bold> (♂♀, Central &amp;amp; East Africa), <jats:italic>M.keniana</jats:italic> (Roewer, 1955), <jats:bold>comb. nov.</jats:bold> (♀, Kenya), <jats:italic>M.lawrencei</jats:italic> (Roewer, 1955), <jats:bold>comb. nov.</jats:bold> (♀, Zimbabwe), <jats:italic>M.longimamillata</jats:italic> (Roewer, 1955), <jats:bold>comb. nov.</jats:bold> (♀, Mozambique), <jats:italic>M.moschiensis</jats:italic> (Roewer, 1955), <jats:bold>comb. nov.</jats:bold> (♀, Tanzania), <jats:italic>M.mossambica</jats:italic> (Roewer, 1955), <jats:bold>comb. nov.</jats:bold> (♀, Mozambique), <jats:italic>M.nyassana</jats:italic> (Roewer, 1955), <jats:bold>comb. nov.</jats:bold> (♀, Malawi), <jats:italic>M.teteana</jats:italic> (Roewer, 1955), <jats:bold>comb. nov.</jats:bold> (♂, Mozambique) and <jats:italic>M.zuluana</jats:italic> (Roewer, 1955), <jats:bold>comb. nov.</jats:bold> (♀, South Africa).</jats:p>