Iberina difficilis ( Harm, 1966 )
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5133.4.6 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6533284 |
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Iberina difficilis ( Harm, 1966 ) |
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Iberina difficilis ( Harm, 1966) View in CoL
Figs. 3E View FIGURE 3 , 4E View FIGURE 4 , 5E View FIGURE 5 .
Hahnia difficilis Harm, 1966 View in CoL — Harm (1966): p. 356, Figs. 29–35 (descr. ♂ ♀); transferred by Lehtinen (1967).
Iberina difficilis View in CoL — Lehtinen (1967): p. 240.
I. difficilis View in CoL — Ledoux (2014): p. 34, Fig. 10.
Material examined. Owing to the indistinguishability of males of I. difficilis and I. montana , only material containing females is considered. SWITZERLAND, Son Cassian, 9 Jun–27 Jul 2003, 1 ♂ 2 ♀ ( NMB, ARAN 25962 ) • Grindelwald , Adelboden, 2 ♂ 1 ♀, sub I. montana , misidentification ( NMB, ARAN 02003 a) • CZECHIA: Srní— Horská Kvilda , Jezerní Slať Reserve, 1060 m a.s.l., 29 Jun?, 2 ♂ 2 ♀, leg. F. Miller ( NMP, P6A 755 View Materials /1) • Horní Planá — Pernek, 770 m a.s.l., 30 Jul 1956, 2 ♂ 2 ♀, leg. F. Miller ( NMP, P6A 755 View Materials /2) • Zlaté Hory , Rejvíz Reserve, 770 m a.s.l., 25 Sep?, 2 ♂ 2 ♀, leg. F. Miller ( NMP, P6A 755 View Materials /6) • Borová Lada, 17 Sep 1985, 2 ♀, leg. A. Kůrka GoogleMaps • Zaječov, former military training area Jordán, 49.7230°N, 13.8623°E, 810 m a.s.l., 29 Mar–15 Aug 2017, 3 ♂ 1 ♀, leg. K. Tajovský & V. Pižl GoogleMaps • Obecnice, former military training area Tok, 49.709°N, 13.880°E, 810 m a.s.l., 17–21 Jul 2017, 2 ♂ 2 ♀, leg. R. Tropek ( IECA) GoogleMaps • Jílové—Sněžník , 26 Jun 1998, 1 ♀, leg. E. Kula ( CVB) • Liberec , Černá Hora Mt., 11 Jun–15 Sep 2018, 1 ♂ 3 ♀ • Hejnice (distr. Liberec), Zelený Kámen Mt., 8 Jun—12 Sep 2018, 2 ♂ 3 ♀ • Desná, Bukovec Mt., 15 Aug–2 Sep 2018, 3 ♀ • Harrachov, Mrtvý Vrch Mt., 7 Jul–11 Aug 2019, 1 ♂ 1 ♀, leg. P. Vonička ( CAK) .
Description. ♀ (from Horní Planá, Czechia). CW 0.60 mm. The carapace is yellow brown with blackish fovea and radiating striae, and the abdomen is blackish grey with chevrons. Leg measurements: I: 2.01 (0.60, 0.23, 0.43, 0.38, 0.37); II: 1.82 (0.56, 0.22, 0.36, 0.35, 0.33); III: 1.65 (0.48, 0.17, 0.35, 0.34, 0.31); IV: 2.28 (0.65, 0.22, 0.51, 0.50, 0.40). Epigyne: the spermathecae are indistinct, hardly visible. Vulva: the primary spermathecae are separated by a space broader than their diameter, and secondary spermathecae are greatly reduced, hardly visible ( Fig. 5 E View FIGURE 5 ).
♂ (from Horní Planá , Czechia). Palpal femur with three spines on the ventral side ( Fig. 2O View FIGURE 2 ). The tibial apophysis starts with conical narrowing of the tibia and has cuttings ( Fig. 3E View FIGURE 3 ). The tip of the cymbium is rounded ( Fig. 4E View FIGURE 4 ) .
Ecology. In peat bogs, heathlands and other open, wet habitats, mainly in higher altitudes.
Geographic distribution. Europe.
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