Protzia halberti (Walter, 1920)

(Figs.1­4, Table 1)

Material examined: Bosnia and Herzegovina: RS12 Sipovo, canyon of the Sokocnica river, 10.08.2001, leg. Pesic (1/0/0).

Remarks: Protzia halberti is a well­defined species. A combination of diagnostic characters is: the medial margins of Cx­3 and Cx­4 on the same level, genital flaps present as straight sclerified strips (Fig. 1); P­2 medially with two pennate dorsodistal setae (Fig. 3); total length of palp 370­420 in males, 410­470 in females; caudal Ac long (length>39 µm, ratio length/width 1.3­1.8); chelicera robust (ratio L/H 4.1­4.5, rarely up to 4.9); leg claws with 5­9 (in most cases>6, see Fig. 2) medial clawlets (Gerecke, 1996a). In Table 1 the measurements of the specimen from Bosnia are given.

Distribution: Ireland, Central Europe, Balkan. First record of the species in the Balkan peninsula.