Abstract
The mygalomorph spider genus Pionothele Purcell, 1902 comprises two nominal species known only from South Africa. We describe here a new species, Pionothelegobabebsp. n., from Namibia. This new species is currently only known from a very restricted area in the Namib Desert of western Namibia.
Highlights
The nemesiid genus Pionothele Purcell, 1902 is a poorly known taxon comprising only two species described from southwestern South Africa
Fifteen males were collected in pitfall traps after a rain event at Gobabeb; specimens were observed along interdune and gravel plain transects – two of six habitats monitored by long-term pitfall trapping (Henschel et al 2003)
All nominal species of Pionothele have been collected from dune ecosystems
Summary
A new species of Pionothele from Gobabeb, Namibia (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Nemesiidae).
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