TEGENARIA DALMATICA KULCZYŃSKI, 1906 STAT. REV.

(FIGS 1G, H, 2A, B, D, 15K,L, O–Q)

Tegenaria dalmatica Kulczyn´ ski, 1906: 162–164, fig. 5, female.

Tegenaria zinzulusensis Dresco, 1959: 506–509, figs 1–6; synonymized by Levy (1996: 103) after Brignoli (1976b: 568, 569).

Tegenaria drescoi Brignoli, 1971a: 110–112, figs 67– 69; synonymized by Bolzern et al. (2008: 761–763).

Malthonica dalmatica: Guseinov et al., 2005: 164; Kovblyuk & Nadolny, 2007: 19–22, figs 1–10; redescription.

Types

Syntypes. Dalmacia: Zelenika, 2 ♀ (ex. coll. Kulczyński, MIZ, 212369–70, 404 2), Chyzer .

Sub Tegenaria drescoi: Holotype. Italy: Sardinia: Sassari, Castelsardo, ♀ (MCSN, 543), 28.iv.1967, Vigna.

Other material examined

Croatia (2 ♀); France (20 ♀); Greece (1 ♂, 6 ♀); Italy (12 ♂, 41 ♀); Africa: Algeria (2 ♀); Tunisia (3 ♀) .

(1 ♂, 1 ♀); Syria (2 ♂, 1 ♀); Turkey Asia: Lebanon (1 ♀) .

Description

A very detailed redescription, including measurements and spination patterns, was provided by Kovblyuk & Nadolny (2007).

Distribution

Reported from the central and eastern Mediterranean.

Discussion

As mentioned in the original description (Kulczyn´ ski, 1906: 163), the two syntypes greatly differ in size. Similar variation was also observed in a sample from Lazio (Frosinone, Aquino, 3.vi.2007, Bolzern & Mühlethaler).