Synaphosus makhambetensis Ponomarev, 2008

Marusik, Yuri M. & Fomichev, Alexander A., 2016, A survey of East Palaearctic Gnaphosidae (Araneae). 5. On Synaphosus from Central Asia, Zootaxa 4178 (3), pp. 428-442 : 437

Synaphosus makhambetensis Ponomarev, 2008

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Synaphosus makhambetensis Ponomarev, 2008a: 58 , f. 30 (♀).

Material examined. Holotype ♀ ( ZMMU), KAZAKHSTAN, Atyrau Province, environs of Makhambet Vil., Ural River right bank, July 1978 (F.A. Saraev).

Diagnosis. This species is similar to S. shmakovi sp. n. and S. mongolicus sp. n.; it differs from S. shmakovi sp. n. by the pocket thinner than the receptacle (pocket wider than receptacle in S. shmakovi sp. n.) and can be separated from S. mongolicus sp. n. by the anterior loops not extending beyond pocket (extending beyond pocket in S. mongolicus sp. n.).

Description. Described by Ponomarev (2008).

Comments. The species is known by a holotype female and was never revised since the description. We provide figures to demonstrate differences with the two sibling new species S. shmakovi sp. n. and S. mongolicus sp. n. It is worth mentioning that original figure of the epigyne is very schematic and provides no details.

Distribution. This species is known from the type locality only ( Fig. 51 ).

Figures

FIGURE 51. Collecting localities of specimens examined in this study of seven Synaphosus species.

FIGURES 1 ‒ 6. Dorsal view of Synaphosus ovtsharenkoi sp. n. (1), S. mongolicus sp. n. (2), S. shmakovi sp. n. (3), S. palearcticus (4, from Tajikistan), S. saidovi sp. n. (5) and S. makhambetensis (6). 1 a, 4 a male; 1 b, 2 ‒ 3, 4 b, 5 ‒ 6 female. Scale = 0.5 mm.

FIGURES 31 ‒ 35. Epigynes of Synaphosus turanicus (31 ‒ 33), S. makhambetensis (34) and S. mongolicus sp. n. (35). 31, 34 intact, ventral; 32 ‒ 33, 35 b after maceration, dorsal; 35 a after maceration, ventral. Scale = 0.2 mm. Abbreviations: Ar anterior pair of receptacles, Cg club-like glands, Sm " sea mine " - like structure