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Pochyta bayanga sp. nov. Fig. 27 Diagnosis. The epigyne is slightly similar to that of Pochyta spinosa Simon, 1091. Both species have copulatory openings placed laterally and seminal ducts forming a loop. However, in P. spinosa these ducts are thin while in P. bayanga they are wide—compare Fig. 27E with figs 135, 136 in Wesołowska & Szűts (2021). Etymology. The name is a noun in apposition, derived from the type locality. Type material. Holotype, ♀: C.A. R., Sangha Mbaéré, Bayanga, Doli Lodge, 2°55'13.15"N, 16°15'19.87"E, alt. 369m, habitations dans la forêt, 9 Mar. 2012, nuit. Description. Male unknown. Female: Dimensions. Cephalothorax length 2.2, width 1.6, height 1.0. Eye field length 1.0, anterior width 1.5, posterior width 1.4. Abdomen length 2.8, width 2.0. General appearance as in Fig. 27A–B. Carapace high, sloping posteriorly, yellow, eye field light brown, without setae, eyes surrounding by black rings. Distance between anterior lateral eyes slightly longer than between posteriors. Eyes large, diameter of anterior median eyes more than twice the diameter of anterior lateral eyes.Anterior eyes encircled by small white scales. Clypeus with white setae. Mouthparts and sternum light yellowish. Abdomen greyish-beige, with whitish pattern composed of serrated median streak and large lateral patches (Fig. 27A), venter creamy. Spinnerets light yellow. Legs yellow. Pedipalp with retrolateral spine on tarsus. Epigyne broad, with single wide pocket at epigastric furrow (Fig. 27C–D). Copulatory openings placed posteriorly, seminal ducts wide, directed anteriorly, looping laterally and posteriorly before entering beanshaped spermathecae (Fig. 27E). Distribution. Known only from C.A.R., the Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve. Natural history. The only known specimen of P. bayanga was found by night at a tourist lodge alongside the Sangha river.