Zaitunia brignoliana sp. nov.
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Fig. 16 C–F
Diagnosis
Zaitunia brignoliana sp. nov. is easily distinguished from other species of the group, except Z. afghana, by having boomerang-shaped receptacles subdivided into two lobes and lacking a stem (undivided in most other members; whereas Z. afghana have a distinct stem and the receptacles are dumbbell-shaped – cf. Figs 16 D–F and 14G–K, respectively).
Etymology
The specific epithet is given after the prominent Italian arachnologist Paolo Marcello Brignoli (1942– 1986) who described three species of Zaitunia from Iran.
Material examined
Holotype
IRAN: ♀, Yazd Province, 10 km E of Ardakan, 32º19.9' N, 54º12.3' E, 1235 m, 11 Apr. 2004, V. Vignoli & P. Crucitti (SMF).
Description
Female
HABITUS. See Fig. 16 C.
BODY LENGTH. 2.54.
COLOUR. Carapace, chelicerae and legs mostly medium brownish-yellow; abdomen dorsally, diffuse leg fasciae, cephalic area and reticulate clypeal pattern medium violet-brown; eye tubercle and carapace margins dark violet-brown; sternum light yellow with brownish margins; abdomen ventrally and spinnerets light violet-brown.
CARAPACE. 1.13 long, 0.94 wide.
EYES. AME 0.06, ALE 0.11, PLE 0.09, PME 0.07, AME–AME 0.03.
ENDOGYNE (Fig. 16 D–F). Receptacles without stems, boomerang-shaped, wider than high; whole receptacle densely covered by glandular pores; inner margins of receptacle bases separated by 4 diameters.
LEG MEASUREMENTS.
| Femur | Patella | Tibia | Metatarsus | Tarsus | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palp | 0.55 | 0.27 | 0.36 | ― | 0.50 | 1.68 |
| I | 1.17 | 0.41 | 1.14 | 0.95 | 0.80 | 4.47 |
| II | 0.91 | 0.39 | 0.69 | 0.65 | 0.58 | 3.22 |
| III | 0.76 | 0.32 | 0.54 | 0.56 | 0.46 | 2.64 |
| IV | 1.03 | 0.38 | 0.81 | 0.79 | 0.54 | 3.55 |
Male
Unknown.
Distribution
Known only from the type locality (Fig. 47).