Zaitunia alexandri Brignoli, 1982

Sergei Zonstein & Yuri M. Marusik, 2016, A revision of the spider genus Zaitunia (Araneae, Filistatidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 214, pp. 1-97 : 35-36

Zaitunia alexandri Brignoli, 1982

Fig. 16 A–B

Zaitunia alexandri Brignoli, 1982: 74 , fig. 15 (♀).

Zaitunia alexandri – Marusik & Zamani 2015: 131 , fig. 5b (♀).

Diagnosis

By structure of the endogyne, Z. alexandri resembles Z. medica , but differs from it and all other congeners by their entire, relatively short and robust sac-shaped receptacles ( Fig. 16 A–B).

Material examined

Holotype

IRAN: ♀, Fars Province, vicinity of Kuhenjan , 29º14' N, 52º57' E, 1500 m, 27 May 1976, S. Zerunian ( MSNV).

Description

Female

BODY LENGTH. 5.32.

COLOUR. Carapace, chelicerae, labium and sternum pale yellowish-brown, carapace with darker brownish margins, clypeus and postocular area; eye tubercle dark brown; palps and legs with weak, diffuse darker brown spots; abdomen uniformly greyish-yellow.

CARAPACE. 1.68 long, 1.33 wide.

EYES. AME 0.08, ALE 0.15, PLE 0.12, PME 0.10, AME–AME: 0.05.

ENDOGYNE ( Fig. 16 A–B). Receptacles sac-like, with cylindrical body and rounded tip, not corrugated; gland pores distributed evenly and not forming clusters. Receptacles separated by 2.5 diameters.

LEG MEASUREMENTS.

	Femur	Patella	Tibia	Metatarsus	Tarsus	Total
Palp	1.05	0.44	0.58	―	0.81	2.95
I	1.82	0.65	1.68	1.42	0.98	6.91
II	1.31	0.56	1.02	0.96	0.71	5.11
III	1.10	0.52	0.89	0.85	0.58	4.46
IV	1.62	0.70	1.32	1.18	0.65	6.04

Male

Unknown.

Distribution

Known only from the type locality ( Fig. 47 ).

Figures

Fig. 16. Zaitunia alexandri Brignoli, 1982 (A – B) and Z. brignoliana sp. nov. (C – F), holotype; ♀♀, habitus and structure of endogyne. — A – B, D, F. Endogyne, dorsal. C. Habitus, dorsal. E. Left receptacle, dorsal. Scale bars: A, F = 0.2 mm; C = 1.0 mm.

Fig. 47. Distribution of Zaitunia persica species group.