Drassodes bifidus Kovblyuk & Seyyar, 2009

Seyyar, Osman, Demir, Hakan, Received, Tuncay Türkeş & Online, Published, 2015, Description of the previously unknown female of Drassodes bifidus Kovblyuk & Seyyar, 2009 (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) from Turkey, Turkish Journal of Zoology 39 (6), pp. 1030-1033 : 1030-1032

Drassodes bifidus Kovblyuk & Seyyar, 2009 ( Figures 1–3 )

3.1. Material examined

(33 ♀♀, 11 ♂♂), TURKEY: Central Anatolia, Niğde Province; all samples were collected from different localities in the Melendiz Mountains from May to September in 2012–2013 (38°06′N, 34°36′E, 2000–2200 m), leg. O. Seyyar & H. Demir.

3.2. Description

3.2.1. Male

Total length 8.2–7.2; carapace length 5.3–4.5, width 3.6– 3.0; abdomen length 5.0–4.3, width 3.0–2.58. Carapace: Flattened and light brown, slightly narrowed in front, cephalic area slightly elevated, ocular area somewhat darker. Thoracic groove short and distinct. Eyes in 2

SEYYAR et al. / Turk J Zool rows: Anterior row of eyes nearly straight, posterior row slightly recurved in dorsal view; PME largest and ovalshaped, lateral eyes subequal and circular-shaped; AME smallest. Chelicerae, labium, and endites somewhat darker than carapace. Chelicerae with small fang and 3 promarginal teeth (central tooth larger than others) and 1 small retromarginal tooth. Labium longer than wide. Sternum nearly heart-shaped, same color as carapace. Abdomen pale yellow-gray. Legs light brown. Lengths of leg segments:

Male leg spination. Femur: I – d 1-1, pl 1-1; II – d 1-1, pl 1-1; III – d 1-1-1, pl 1-1, rl 1-1; IV – d 1-1-1, pl 1-1, rl 1-1. Tibia: I – v 1-2; II – pl 1, v 2; III – d 1, pl 2-1, rl 2-1, v 1(pl)-2-2(a); IV – d 1-1, pl 2-1, rl 2-1, v 2-2-2(a). Metatarsus: I – v 1; II – v 2; III – pl 1-2-2, rl 2-2-2, v 2-2- 2(a); IV – pl 1-2-2, rl 2-2-2, v 2-2-2(a).

Male palp: Palp long and cylindrical, median apophysis clear but not large. Embolus elongated and longer than conductor. RTA long and its end bifurcate ( Figures 2A and 2B ).

3.2. 2 Female

Total length 9.2–7.6; carapace length 5.7–4.8, width 4.0– 3.4; abdomen length 5.4–4.7, width 3.3–2.8. Carapace: Flattened and light brown, slightly narrowed in front, cephalic area slightly elevated, ocular area darker than carapace. Thoracic groove short and distinct. Eyes in 2 rows: anterior row of eyes nearly straight, posterior row slightly recurved in dorsal view; PME largest and ovalshaped, lateral eyes subequal and circular-shaped; AME smallest. Chelicerae, labium, and endites darker than carapace. Chelicerae with small fang and 3 promarginal teeth (the upper 2 nearly the same length and larger than the other) and 1 small retromarginal tooth. Labium longer than wide. Sternum nearly heart-shaped, same color as carapace. Abdomen pale yellow-gray. Legs light brown. Lengths of leg segments:

Female leg spination. Femur: I – d 1-1, pl 1, v–pl 1; II – d 1-1, pl 1-1, v–pl 1; III – d 1-1-1, pl 1-1, rl 1-1; IV – d 1-1-1, pl 1-1, rl 1-1. Tibia: I – v 1; II – pl 1, v 2; III – d 1, pl 2-1, rl 2-1, v 1-2-2(a); IV – d 1-1, pl 1-1, rl 1-1, v 2-2-2(a). Metatarsus: I – v 1; II – v 2; III – pl 1-2-2, rl 2 (1)2(1)-2, v 2-2-2(a); IV – pl 1-2-2, rl 2-2-2, v 2-2-2(a).

Epigyne: Median plate relatively large basally, curved lateral margins are clear, spermathecae adjacent and distinctive ( Figures 3A and 3B ).

SEYYAR et al. / Turk J Zool

Figures

Figure 1. General habitus of Drassodes bifidus: A- male, B- female. Scale bar: 2 mm.

Figure 2. Male palp of Drassodes bifidus: A- ventral view, B- retrolateral view. Scale line: 0.1 mm.

Figure 3. Female genitalia of Drassodes species. Drassodes bifidus: A- epigyne (dorsal view), B- vulva (ventral view); D. unicolor: C- epigyne (dorsal view), D- vulva (ventral view); D. pubescens: E- epigyne (dorsal view), F- vulva (ventral view). Scale bar: 0.1 mm. Drawings of D. unicolor and D. pubescens taken from Levy (2004) for comparison.