Zaitunia annulipes

Sergei Zonstein & Yuri M. Marusik, 2016, A revision of the spider genus Zaitunia (Araneae, Filistatidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 214, pp. 1-97 : 20

Key to species of the Zaitunia annulipes -group

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

– Females ……………………………………………………………………………………………4

2. Embolus longer than tegulum, twisted or hooked apically ( Figs 10 I, 13C–D) …………………3

– Embolus shorter than tegulum, curved and bent apically ( Figs 9 A–C, 43B) ……………………… ……………………………………………………………………… Z.annulipes ( Kulczyński,1908)

3. Embolus moderately long, twisted apically ( Figs 10 I, 43C) ……………………… Z. kunti sp. nov.

– Embolus very long, hooked apically ( Figs 13 C–D, 43D) ………………………… Z. minoica sp. nov.

4. Median receptacles only slightly larger than lateral pair ( Figs 11 F–G, 12G–I) ……………………5

– Median receptacles considerably larger than lateral pair ( Fig. 9 D–F) …………………………… …………………………………………………………………… Z. annulipes ( Kulczyński, 1908)

5. Median and lateral receptacles set very close to each other ( Fig. 12 G, I) ……… Z. minoica sp. nov.

– Median and lateral receptacles set more distantly from each other ( Fig. 11 F–G) … Z. kunti sp. nov.

Figures

Fig. 9. Copulatory organs of Zaitunia annulipes (Kulczyński, 1908), ♂ from Paramali (A – C) and ♀ from Germasogenea (D – F). — A – C. Palp, prolateral, ventro-retrolateral and retrolateral. D. Endogyne, anterior. E – F. Same, dorsal. Scale bars: A – C = 0.2 mm; D – F = 0.1 mm.

Fig. 10. Somatic characters and copulatory organs of Zaitunia kunti sp. nov., paratype, ♀ from Turkey (A – H) and holotype, ♂ (I – J). — A – B. Habitus, dorsal and ventral. C. Prosoma, dorsal. D – E. Habitus, frontal and lateral. F – G. Endogyne, dorsal. H. Calamistrum, dorsal. I. Palp, retrolateral. J. Habitus, lateral. Scale bars: A – B = 0.5 mm; D – F, I = 0.2 mm; G – H = 0.1 mm; J = 1.0 mm.

Fig. 11. Somatic characters and endogyne of Zaitunia kunti sp. nov., paratype, ♀ from Cyprus. A – C. Habitus, dorsal, ventral and lateral. D. Prosoma, frontal. E. Posterior part of abdomen, showing tracheal spiracle and spinnerets. F – G. Endogyne, ventral and dorsal. Scale bars: A, C – D = 0.5 mm; B, E – F = 0.2 mm; G = 0.1 mm.

Fig. 12. Somatic characters and endogyne of Zaitunia minoica sp. nov., paratypes, ♀♀ (A – B, D – E, G – I) and holotype, ♂ (C, F). — A – C. Habitus, dorsal. D, F. Prosoma, dorsal. E. Habitus, dorso-sublateral. G – H. Endogyne, dorsal. I. Right pair of receptacles, dorsal. Scale bars: A – C, E = 0.5 mm; D, F – G = 0.2 mm.

Fig. 13. Somatic characters and palp of Zaitunia minoica sp. nov., holotype, ♂. A – B. Habitus, dorsal and lateral. C – D. Palp, pro- and retrolateral. Scale bars: A – B = 1.0 mm. C – D = 0.2 mm.