Zodarion jeanclaudeledouxi Bosmans & Benhalima, 2020

Benhalima, Souâd & Bosmans, Robert, 2020, Revision of the genus Zodarion Walckenaer, 1833 (part IV). The species of Morocco (Araneae: Zodariidae), Zootaxa 4899 (1), pp. 93-114 : 104

Zodarion jeanclaudeledouxi Bosmans & Benhalima sp. nov.

Figures 63 , 78–81

Etymology. The species is dedicated to the late Jean-Claude Ledoux (†), a well-known French arachnologist and author of many papers on Mediterranean spiders.

Diagnosis. This species is recognized by the wide basal part of the tibial apophysis, suddenly narrowing into the distal part, a character shared with Z. mostafai sp. nov.. Both species differ from other members of this group by the larger embolar tooth, which is curved in the prolateral direction in Z. jeanclaudeledouxi sp. nov., while smaller and curved in the anterior direction in Z. mostafai sp. nov..

Description. Measurements: Male (n=1): total length 2.6; carapace 1.39 long, 1.01 wide. Colour ( Fig. 63 ): as in Z. ericorum sp. nov.. Eyes: AM=1 (0.1); AL=0.62; PM=0.63; PL=0.75; a=0.5; b=d=0.25; c=1.62; MOQ: AW=0.81PW; L= 0.88PW.

Male palp ( Figs 78–81 ): tibial apophysis elongated, proximal part wide, rectangular, 3 times longer than distal part, suddenly narrowing into distal part, curved in retrolateral direction, terminaly rounded; median apophysis with wide proximal part and somewhat smaller, curved distal part; tip of embolus distinctly curved in antero-prolateral direction.

Female: Unknown.

Types. Holotype Ƌ from MOROCCO: Béni Mellal-Khénifra , Khénifra, Ouaoumana, 32°42’03’’N, 05°50’27’’W, 800 m a.s.l., leg. R. Bosmans, 17.IV.2012 (stones in wasteland) ( RBINS).

Distribution. Only known from the type locality (Map 3).

Figures

FIGURES 59–69. Dorsal habitus of Zodarion azrouense sp. nov. male (59) and female (60), Z. ericorum sp. nov. male (61) and female (62), Z. jeanclaudeledouxi sp. nov. male (63), Z. mostafai sp. nov. male (64) and female (65), Z. ogeri sp. nov. male (66), Z. wesolowskae sp. nov. male (67), and Zodarion trianguliferum Denis, 1952 female (68); 69 Idem, ventral view.

FIGURES 70–81. Genitalic morphology of Zodarion azrouense sp. nov. (70–73), Z. ericorum sp. nov. (74–77) and Z. jeanclaudeledouxi sp. nov. (78–81). 70, 71 74, 75, 78, 79 Male palp, ventral view; 72, 73, 76, 77, 80, 81 Idem, retrolateral view.