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Phrurolithus revolutus Yin et al., 2004 was originally described from the female holotype only. Here we describe the male for the first time, based on newly collected specimens from its type locality in Yunnan, China. Comparison of this species with the type species of Otacilia, O. armatissima Thorell, 1897 confirms that it should be transferred to the latter genus as Otacilia revoluta (Yin et al., 2004) comb. nov. Detailed figures and photos of both sexes are also given.

The four species of Aphonopelma currently listed by Platnick (2013) as coming from South America are re-examined and discussed. Aphonopelma bistriatum (C. L. Koch, 1838) is regarded as a junior synonym of Ephebopus murinus Simon, 1892 n. syn.; A. aberrans (Chamberlin, 1917), A. pedatum (Strand, 1907) and A. rubropilosum (Ausserer, 1871) are regarded as nomina dubia.

Summary The poorly known wolf spider “Alopecosa” charitonovi Mcheidze, 1997 is redescribed and anew combination Geolycosa charitonovi (Mcheidze, 1997) n. comb, ex Alopecosa is proposed. The male of this species is described for the first time. Geolycosa charitonovi is distributed across the whole Caucasus Major from Krasnodar Province in Russia to Azerbaijan and Dagestan. Data on its natural history are provided.

In this work we present new records of Steatoda nobilis (Thorell, 1875), a species originally from Madeira and the Canary Islands, for the Italian mainland and Sardinia. We discuss local ecology and ethology and provide brief genital and morphological descriptions of both sexes.

Summary Knowledge of the reproductive biology of spiders belonging to the group Haplogynae is very limited. Oonopidae are a diverse haplogyne family systematically placed within the Dysderoidea. The life history of most oonopids is unknown. The present study describes the copulatory behaviour of Silhouettella loricatula (Roewer, 1942), a member of the subfamily Gamasomorphinae, including pre- and postcopulatory behaviour, avoidance behaviour, and female aggressive behaviour. Eleven out of 29 females mated in the laboratory and the first-copulations lasted 0.6–1.33 h. Five out of eleven females that had copulated once in the laboratory accepted a second male for copulation. The second-copulations lasted 0.66–1.26 h. Previous studies on S. loricatula revealed that females dump sperm of previous males during subsequent matings. The prolonged copulation duration in S. loricatula can be best explained by processes involving sperm dumping. In addition, males may perform mate guarding during the long matings. It is suggested that the male palp movements during copulation function as copulatory courtship in order to stimulate the female. Females showed seemingly more aggression during the trials for the second-copulations, indicating that they become less receptive with increasing copulation numbers.

Summary A new Southern African Pterinochilus species, P. lapalala sp. n., is described, illustrated and diagnosed from its congeners. The available distribution data suggest this species is limited to the Waterberg mountains of Limpopo Province and appears to demonstrate some degree of habitat specialisation. It represents the most southerly recorded Pterinochilus species.