Pisenor Simon 1889

Genus Pisenor Simon, 1889 (Figs 12-19) Pisenor Simon, 1889: 411. TYPE SPECIES. — Pisenor notius Simon, 1889. DIAGNOSIS. — Pisenor differs from Cyphonisia by the eye group trapezoid, lateral anterior eyes close together (Figs 12D; 13D; 14D, 16D; 18D) and by the absence of the posterior median spinnerets (Figs 13F; 14F). Males can be distinguished by the retrolateral lobe of the cymbium projected (in P. leleupi (Benoit, 1965) noticeably projected, in P. tenuistylus (Benoit, 1965) and P. upembana (Roewer, 1953) slightly projected), absent in Cyphonisia. INCLUDED SPECIES. — Pisenor arcturus (Tucker, 1917); P. leleupi (Benoit, 1965); P. lepidus (Gerstaecker, 1873); P. macequece (Tucker, 1920); P. notius Simon, 1889; P. plicatus (Benoit, 1965); Pisenor selindanus (Benoit, 1965); P. tenuistylus (Benoit, 1965); P. upembanus (Roewer, 1953). DISTRIBUTION. — Botswana, Republic of the Congo, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Tanzania, Rwanda, South Africa, Zimbabwe.