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Figures 1–6.General habitus photographs of Copa flavoplumosa Simon, 1885 (1–4) and Copa kei sp. n. (5, 6): 1 female from Lesideng Research Camp, Botswana 2 female from Livingtone, Zambia 3 male and 4 female from Wildlives Game Farm, Zambia 5 female from Hogsback, South Africa 6 male from Cwebe Nature Reserve, South Africa.
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Figure 71.Distribution of Copa flavoplumosa Simon, 1885 in the Afrotropical Region.
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Figures 7–12.Digital microscope photographs of Copa flavoplumosa Simon, 1885 from D.R. Congo (7–9) and Copa kei sp. n.from South Africa (10–12): 7, 10 female, dorsal habitus 8, 11 male, dorsal habitus 9, 12 sternum of female in ventral view. Scale bars = 1.0 mm.
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Figures 13–24.Scanning electron microscope photographs of Copa flavoplumosa Simon, 1885 female (13, 14, 16) and male (15, 17, 18) and Copa kei sp. n. female (19–24): 13 dorsal carapace setae 14, 15, 19 eye region and clypeus, anterolateral (14, 15) and anterior (19) views 16, 17, 20 cheliceral promarginal bent setae, anterior view 18, 22 mouthparts, ventral view 21 chelicerae, ventral view 23 serrula 24 femur, patella and tibia of leg II, indicating erect ventral setae on femora (EVS) and proximal and distal dorsal patellar setae (PS).
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Figures 31–36.Scanning electron microscope photographs of Copa flavoplumosa Simon, 1885 male (31) and female (32–36): 31 femur I, erect ventral setae 32 patella II, indicating patellar indentation (PI) 33 same, detail of lyriform organ at proximal end of PI 34 patella II, arrows indicating proximal and distal dorsal patellar setae 35 patella III, arrows indicating proximal and distal dorsal patellar spines 36 tibia II, spines and feathery setae.
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Figures 37–42.Scanning electron microscope photographs of Copa flavoplumosa Simon, 1885 female (37, 39–42) and male (38): 37 tibia I, long dorsal seta 38 tibia I, arrows indicating short erect setae 39 metatarsus II, spines and scopula 40 tarsus III 41 same, claw tuft and tarsal organ (arrow) 42 same, tarsal organ.
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Figures 43–48.Scanning electron microscope photographs of Copa flavoplumosa Simon, 1885 female (43–45) and male (46–40) spinneret morphology: 43, 46 anterior lateral spinneret 44, 47 posterior median spinneret 45, 48 posterior lateral spinneret. Abbreviations: Ac aciniform gland spigot(s) Cy cylindrical gland spigot(s) MAmp major ampullate gland spigot(s) mAmp minor ampullate gland spigot(s) n nubbin Pi piriform gland spigot(s) PLS posterior lateral spinneret PMS posterior median spinneret ta tartipore.
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Figures 55–60.Scanning electron microscope photographs of Copa flavoplumosa Simon, 1885 (55, 56) and Copa kei sp. n. (57–60): 55, 57 female epigyne, ventral view 56, 58 male embolus, ventral view 59 male palpal cymbial setae 60 distal end of cymbium, retrolateral distal view.
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Figures 61–66.Digital microscope photographs of emboli of Copa species in ventral view: 61–65 Copa flavoplumosa Simon, 1885 from D.R. Congo (61), Cameroon (62), Tanzania (63), Botswana (64) and South Africa (65) 66 Copa kei sp. n. from South Africa. Scale bars = 0.1 mm.
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Figures 67–70.Genitalic morphology of Copa flavoplumosa Simon, 1885: 67 female epigyne, ventral view 68 same, dorsal view 69 male palp, ventral view 70 same, retrolateral view. Scale bars = 0.25 mm.
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Figures 1–6.General habitus photographs of Copa flavoplumosa Simon, 1885 (1–4) and Copa kei sp. n. (5, 6): 1 female from Lesideng Research Camp, Botswana 2 female from Livingtone, Zambia 3 male and 4 female from Wildlives Game Farm, Zambia 5 female from Hogsback, South Africa 6 male from Cwebe Nature Reserve, South Africa.
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Figures 7–12.Digital microscope photographs of Copa flavoplumosa Simon, 1885 from D.R. Congo (7–9) and Copa kei sp. n.from South Africa (10–12): 7, 10 female, dorsal habitus 8, 11 male, dorsal habitus 9, 12 sternum of female in ventral view. Scale bars = 1.0 mm.
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Figures 13–24.Scanning electron microscope photographs of Copa flavoplumosa Simon, 1885 female (13, 14, 16) and male (15, 17, 18) and Copa kei sp. n. female (19–24): 13 dorsal carapace setae 14, 15, 19 eye region and clypeus, anterolateral (14, 15) and anterior (19) views 16, 17, 20 cheliceral promarginal bent setae, anterior view 18, 22 mouthparts, ventral view 21 chelicerae, ventral view 23 serrula 24 femur, patella and tibia of leg II, indicating erect ventral setae on femora (EVS) and proximal and distal dorsal patellar setae (PS).
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Figures 25–30.Scanning electron microscope photographs of Copa kei sp. n. female: 25 patella II, indicating patellar indentation (PI) 26 same, detail of lyriform organ at proximal end of PI 27 metatarsus IV, spine and setae 28 tarsus III, tarsal claw and claw tuft 29 tarsus IV, trichobothrium base 30 same, tarsal organ.
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Figures 49–54.Scanning electron microscope photographs of Copa kei sp. n. female (49–51) and male (52–54) spinneret morphology: 49, 52 anterior lateral spinneret 50, 53 posterior median spinneret 51, 54 posterior lateral spinneret. Abbreviations: Ac aciniform gland spigot(s) Cy cylindrical gland spigot(s) MAmp major ampullate gland spigot(s) mAmp minor ampullate gland spigot(s) n nubbin Pi piriform gland spigot(s) ta tartipore.
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Figures 55–60.Scanning electron microscope photographs of Copa flavoplumosa Simon, 1885 (55, 56) and Copa kei sp. n. (57–60): 55, 57 female epigyne, ventral view 56, 58 male embolus, ventral view 59 male palpal cymbial setae 60 distal end of cymbium, retrolateral distal view.
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Figures 61–66.Digital microscope photographs of emboli of Copa species in ventral view: 61–65 Copa flavoplumosa Simon, 1885 from D.R. Congo (61), Cameroon (62), Tanzania (63), Botswana (64) and South Africa (65) 66 Copa kei sp. n. from South Africa. Scale bars = 0.1 mm.
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Figures 72–75.Genitalic morphology of Copa kei sp. n.: 72 female epigyne, ventral view 73 same, dorsal view 74 male palp, ventral view 75 same, retrolateral view. Scale bars = 0.25 mm.
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Figure 76.Map of South Africa indicating the distribution of Copa flavoplumosa Simon, 1885 (black circles) and Copa kei sp. n. (yellow triangles).
