Iberina candida ( Simon, 1875 )

Růžička, Vlastimil, 2022, A review of the spider genus Iberina (Araneae, Hahniidae), Zootaxa 5133 (4), pp. 555-566 : 559

Iberina candida ( Simon, 1875)

Figs. 3C , 4C , 5C .

Hahnia candida Simon, 1875 — Simon (1875): p. 143 (descr. ♀); transferred by Lehtinen (1967).

H. muscicola Simon, 1875 : Simon (1875): p. 144, Plate 6, Fig. 1 (descr. ♂ ♀); synonymised by Harm (1966).

H. candida —O. Pickard-Cambridge (1879): p. 71 (descr. ♂).

H. rupicola Simon, 1884 — Simon (1884): p. 120 (descr. ♂); synonymised by Harm (1966).

H. candida — Harm (1966): p. 352, Figs. 17–22 (♂ ♀); synonymy.

Iberina candida — Lehtinen (1967): p. 240.

I. candida — Ledoux (2014): p. 33, Figs. 5 , 8A–C, 9 (♂ ♀).

Material examined. GERMANY: Pretzfeld, Unterzaunsbach, 49.737°N, 11.235°E, 470 m a.s.l., rock face, 9 Sep– 12 Oct 2000, 1 ♂, leg. M.-A. Fritze & T. Blick • Streitberg, 49.810°N, 11.217°E, 450 m a.s.l., rock face, 21 May–11 Jun 1996, 1 ♀, leg. T. Blick & J. Sachteleben ( CTB) • Homburg , 27 Jul 1985 – 20 Sep 1986, 1 ♂ 3 ♀, leg. E. Bauchhenss ( NMB, ARAN 25509 ) • SPAIN: El Pinet , 38.1490°N, 0.6341°W, 20 May 2018, 1 ♀, leg. J. Dolanský ( CJD) • FRANCE: Le Bugue, Le Tuquet , 44.8865°N, 0.9794°E, 28 Jun 2016, 1 ♀, leg. J. Dolanský ( CJD) • CZECHIA: Lochkov, Lochkovský Profil Reserve , 49.9991°N, 14.3344°E, 26 May 2019, 2 ♀ • Lochkov, Radotínské Skály Reserve, 49.9945°N, 14.3463°E, 22 Sep 2019, 2 ♂ 4 ♀, leg. J. Dolanský ( CJD) .

Description. ♀ (from Streitberg, Germany). CW 0.49 mm. Carapace pale yellow brown, abdomen yellowish grey with chevrons. Leg measurements: I: 1.59 (0.47, 0.18, 0.36, 0.31, 0.27); II: 1.43 (0.42, 0.16, 0.31, 0.28, 0.26); III: 1.33 (0.38, 0.15, 0.28, 0.28, 0.24); IV: 1.78 (0.50, 0.17, 0.42, 0.38, 0.31). Vulva with large secondary spermathecae ( Fig. 5C ).

♂ (from Pretzfeld , Germany). The palpal femur has five spines on the ventral side. The tibial apophysis starts with conical narrowing of the tibia and has a tooth at the end ( Fig. 3C ). The tip of the cymbium is rounded ( Fig. 4C ) .

Ecology. In detritus of forest steppe as well as rocky and grassy xerotherms.

Geographic distribution. Europe.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Antistea elegans from Třeboň, Czechia. A—♀ carapace, dorsal view. B—♀ stridulating organ. C—♀ epigynum. D—♂ palpal femur. E—♂ palpal patella. F—♂ palpal tibia. Scale bars, 0.1 mm.

FIGURE 3. Male palpal tibia. A—I. mazarredoi from S. Roque de Riomiera, Spain. B—Iberina microphthalma from Raná, Czechia. C—I. candida from Radotín, Czechia. D—I. montana from Hüls bei Krefeld, Germany. E—I. difficilis from Horní Planá, Czechia. Scale bars, 0.1 mm.

FIGURE 4. Male palp. A—Iberina mazarredoi from S. Roque de Riomiera, Spain. B—I. microphthalma from Raná, Czechia. C—I. candida from Pretzfeld, Germany. D—I. montana from Hüls bei Krefeld, Germany. E—I. difficilis from Horní Planá, Czechia. Scale bars, 0.1 mm.

FIGURE 5. Female vulva. A—Iberina mazarredoi from Galzames, Spain. B—I. microphthalma from Jenišovice-Mravín, Czechia. C—I. candida from Streitberg, Germany. D—I. montana from Hüls bei Krefeld, Germany. E—I. difficilis from Horní Planá, Czechia. Scale bars, 0.1 mm.