Zaitunia medica (Brignoli, 1982)

Fig. 17

Zaitunia medica Brignoli, 1982: 72, fig. 16 (♀).

Zaitunia medica – Marusik & Zamani 2015: 131, figs 5c–d (♀).

Material examined

Holotype

IRAN: ♀, Isfahan Province, Laybid, 33º28' N, 50º42' E, 2100 m, 7 Jul. 1975, P.M. Brignoli & M. Di Rao (MSNV).

Paratype

IRAN: 1 ♀, same data as holotype.

Diagnosis

In structure of the vulva, females of Z. medica resemble those of Z. alexandri, but differ from them and all other congeners by their unpaired, very short and robust knob-shaped (transverse oval) receptacles (Fig. 17 D, F–H).

Description

Female (holotype)

HABITUS. See Fig. 17 A–B.

BODY LENGTH. C. 8.00 (pro- and opisthosoma are separate).

COLOUR. Whole spider pale brownish-yellow; eye tubercle brownish-black; chelicerae and distal segments of legs I–IV light reddish-brown; carapace (except clypeus) and abdomen without discernible pattern.

CARAPACE (Fig. 17 C). 3.04 long, 2.36 wide.

EYES. AME 0.10, ALE 0.21, PLE 0.18, PME 0.17, AME–AME 0.07.

ENDOGYNE (Fig. 17 F–H). Receptacles hemispherical to transverse oval, wider than high, separated by their width, covered by a few fine pores (Fig. 17 D).

LEG MEASUREMENTS (holotype).

	Femur	Patella	Tibia	Metatarsus	Tarsus	Total
Palp	1.40	0.81	0.98	―	1.17	4.36
I	3.17	1.18	2.89	2.82	1.76	11.82
II	2.50	1.04	2.01	1.98	1.31	8.84
III	2.12	0.82	1.51	1.54	0.93	6.92
IV	2.82	1.11	2.42	2.37	1.30	10.02

Note

It is worth noting that Brignoli (1982) illustrated a more elongate receptacle with a stem that had distinct pores on the top, whereas the examined holotype has receptacles lacking a stem and covered with less distinct pores.

Male

Unknown.

Distribution

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