Zodariellum turanicum, Zamani & Marusik, 2022

Zamani, Alireza & Marusik, Yuri M., 2022, New taxonomic considerations in Zodariellum Andreeva & Tyshchenko, 1968 (Araneae: Zodariidae), with notes on the presence of cymbial diverticulum in different zodariid genera, Zootaxa 5178 (2), pp. 161-177 : 175

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5178.2.3

publication LSID

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10547869

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/76698788-FFA3-E31B-FF6C-FF7845772B73

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scientific name

Zodariellum turanicum
status

sp. nov.

Zodariellum turanicum sp. n.

Figs 1C View FIGURE 1 , 2D View FIGURE 2 , 3D View FIGURE 3 , 4D View FIGURE 4 , 5D View FIGURE 5 , 6D View FIGURE 6 , 9D View FIGURE 9 , 12A View FIGURE 12

Type material. Holotype ♂ ( ZMMU), TURKMENISTAN: Lebap Region: Kugitang-Tau Mnt. range, environs of Khodzhapil , [37°56'N 66°37'E], ca 1100 m, on the ground, 20.05.1985 (A.V. Tanasevitch). GoogleMaps

Etymology. The specific epithet refers to Turan, a historical region in Central Asia.

Diagnosis. The new species has abdominal pattern similar to those of Z. zebra and Z. testaceofasciatum , two species described not far from each other (eastern Uzbekistan and western Tajikistan) and currently known only from females. It differs from the males of its congeners by having two transverse light stripes on the abdomen (vs. lacking in other species), and a V-shaped dark marking on a light carapace (vs. carapace uniformly coloured or with small longitudinal spots along the fovea). The male palp of Z. turanicum sp. n. is most similar to that of Z. bactrianum by having two processes in the distal half of RTA, but can be differentiated by the angled anterodorsal part of RTA (Ap) (vs. rounded), and branches located at the same level (vs. mesal one [=closer to cymbium] located more posteriorly).

Description. Male. Habitus as in Fig. 1C View FIGURE 1 . Total length 3.55. Carapace 1.60 long, 1.50 wide. Eye sizes: AME: 0.18, ALE: 0.10, PME: 0.10, PLE: 0.08. Carapace, sternum, chelicerae, labium and maxillae yellowish. Carapace light coloured with irregular V-shaped marking. Legs slightly lighter than carapace.Abdomen dorsally dark maroon, with 2 pale transverse stripes in anterior half and 3 obtuse triangular spots in anterior half; venter light beige. Measurements of legs: I: 6.78 (1.82, 0.62, 1.59, 1.77, 0.98), II: 6.23 (1.67, 0.55, 1.37, 1.78, 0.86), III: 6.57 (1.77, 0.61, 1.38, 1.91, 0.90), IV: 8.22 (2.34, 0.63, 1.88, 2.44, 0.93).

Palp as in Figs 2D View FIGURE 2 , 3D View FIGURE 3 , 4D View FIGURE 4 , 5D View FIGURE 5 , 6D View FIGURE 6 , 9D View FIGURE 9 . Tibial apophysis longer than tibia, 2.3 times longer than wide in proximal part, tip inclined, with anterodorsal part (Ap) angled; dorsal part with 2 processes originated at anterior 1/3, processes of subequal length and shape and located at the same level (one behind the other), ectal margin smoothly rounded in ventral view; cymbium length/width ratio 1.8; embolus originating at ca. 4:30 o’clock position.

Female. Unknown.

Distribution. Known only from the type locality in Lebap Region, northeastern Turkmenistan ( Fig. 12A View FIGURE 12 )

ZMMU

Zoological Museum, Moscow Lomonosov State University

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Zodariidae

Genus

Zodariellum

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