Zaitunia

Sergei Zonstein & Yuri M. Marusik, 2016, A revision of the spider genus Zaitunia (Araneae, Filistatidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 214, pp. 1-97 : 46

Key to species of Zaitunia spinimana- group

(Male of Z. inderensis is unknown.)

1. Males ………………………………………………………………………………………………2

– Females ……………………………………………………………………………………………3

2. Femur, tibia and metatarsus I with numerous long ventral and prolateral spines ( Fig. 27 A); basal embolic keel absent; embolus shorter, with one loop ( Figs 27 C–E, 44A); northwestern Turkmenistan , southwestern Kazakhstan …………………………………… Z. spinimana sp. nov.

– Femur, tibia and metatarsus I armed with a few unmodified spines ( Fig. 23 C); basal embolic keel present;emboluslonger,withtwoloops( Figs24 A–D, 43F);Tajikistan, southernTurkmenistan ……… …………………………………………………… Z. martynovae ( Andreeva & Tyshchenko, 1969)

3. All receptacles are subequal in size ( Fig. 27 H–I) ………………………… Z. spinimana sp. nov.

– Median and lateral receptacles differ in size ( Figs 25 , 26 B–C, E) ……………………………4

4. Median receptacles considerably smaller than lateral pair ( Fig. 26 B–C, E); western Kazakhstan ……………………………………………………………………… Z. inderensis Ponomarev, 2005

– Median receptacles considerably larger than lateral pair ( Fig. 25 ) ……………………………… …………………………………………………… Z. martynovae ( Andreeva & Tyshchenko, 1969)

Figures

Fig. 23. Somatic characters of Zaitunia martynovae (Andreeva & Tyshchenko, 1969) from Gandzhina (A, C, G, I – J) and Kopetdagh (B, D – F, H); ♀♀ (A – I) and ♂ (J). — A, C. Habitus, dorsal. B. Prosoma, lateral. D, G. Habitus, lateral. E, I. Prosoma, dorsal. F. Abdomen, ventral. H. Calamistrum, dorsal. J. Prosoma, dorso-lateral. Scale bars: A – B, D = 0.5 mm; E – F, H – J = 0.2 mm; G = 1.0 mm.

Fig. 24. Somatic characters of Zaitunia martynovae (Andreeva & Tyshchenko, 1969), ♂ from Gandzhina. A, C. Habitus, dorsal and lateral. B, D. Prosoma, dorsal and lateral.

Fig. 25. Palp and somatic characters of Zaitunia martynovae (Andreeva & Tyshchenko, 1969), ♂ from Gandzhina. A, D. Palp, retro- and prolateral. B – C. Terminal part of palp, retro-ventral and prolateral. E. Cephalic part of carapace, dorsal. F. Abdomen, ventral.

Fig. 26. Zaitunia martynovae (Andreeva & Tyshchenko, 1969), structure of endogyne in ♀♀ from Gandzhina (A – C, J), Kopetdagh (D – E), Babatagh (F – I, K – L) and Pyandzh Karatau (M – O). — A, I. Endogynal plate from above. B, D, L, N – O. Endogyne, dorsal. C, M. Endogyne, ventral. E, G, H, J – K. Endogyne, dorsal-anterior. F. Right pair of receptacles, dorsal-anterior.

Fig. 27. Somatic characters and copulatory organs of Zaitunia spinimana sp. nov., holotype, ♂ (A – E) and paratype, ♀ (F – I). — A, F. Habitus, dorsal and lateral. B, G. Prosoma, dorso-lateral. C – D. Palp, pro- and retrolateral. E. Cymbium and bulb, anterior-retrolateral. H – I. Endogyne, dorsal.