Zelotes hispaliensis, Senglet & Ch-, 2011

Senglet, Antoine, 2011, New species in the zelotes tenuis-group and new or little known species in other zelotes groups (gnaphosidae, araneae), Revue suisse de Zoologie 118 (3), pp. 513-559 : 543-545

Zelotes hispaliensis sp. n. Figs 119-125

HOLOTYPE: SPAIN, Andalusia, Huelva, Alajar / Aracena , 37°52'N 06°41'W; Ƌ; 07.06.2002.

PARATYPES: Same locality as for holotype; 3 Ƌ, 5 ♀ (last moults of 1 Ƌ 09.06.2002, of 2 ♀ 20. 06 and 07.07.2002). – Same; 2 Ƌ (with palpus in microvial); 07.07.1969 . – Same (corkoak leaf litter); 2 ♀ (last moults 12 and 13.06.2009); 09.06.2009. – Spain, Huelva, Puerto de Alajar (820m, evergreen oak leaf litter), 37°53'N 06°40'W; 2 Ƌ; 10.06.2009 .

ETYMOLOGY: The species name is the adjective of Hispalis, the roman name of

Sevilla.

DESCRIPTION: Prosoma tawny, adorned with very fine adpressed hairs and medium-sized black bristles. Opisthosoma covered with black adpressed hairs and black bristles. Posterior eye row slightly recurved. – Ƌ paratypes (smaller Ƌ in parentheses): Total length 4.75 (4.50). Prosoma 2.25 (1.90) long, 1.72 (1.47) wide, 0.91 (0.78) wide at level of posterior eyes. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.06, ALE 0.10, PME 0.08 (0.07), PLE 0.08 (0.07); AME-AME 0.06 (0.05), AME-ALE 0.01, PME-PME 0.04, PME-PLE 0.06, ALE-PLE 0.06. MOQ length 0.23 (0.19), front width 0.37 (0.33), back width 0.44 (0.43). Clypeus: 0.08 from AME, 0.07 from ALE. Pedipalp (Figs 119-122): Patella dorsally longer than tibia. Tibia wider than long. Retrolateral tibial apophysis with widened and truncated tip, provided with a small tooth. Intercalary sclerite small. Terminal apophysis oblique, in prolateral position; its posterior sclerite directly connected to embolus, linked to embolar base by transparent cuticle. Hook of wide triangular median apophysis forming a gutter. Apical protrusion on median apophysis small, conical (Fig. 120). Embolar base projection absent. FIGS 116-125

(116-118) Zelotesfulvopilosus. (116) Epigynum. (117) Vulva, ventralview. (118) Id., dorsal view. 119-125 Zeloteshispaliensissp. n. (119-122) Leftmalepalp. (119) Prolateralview. (120) Ventral view. (121) Retrolateral view. (122) Apex of palpal organ, cymbium discarded, retrolateral-apical view. (123) Epigynum. (124) Vulva, ventral view. (125) Id., dorsal view. Bold lines indicate epigynal folds. Scale lines 0.2 mm.

Embolus with a prolateral protrusion (Fig. 122).Leg spination: Metatarsi I, II v220; III, IV v221, some large specimens with an additional spine on femur II p011. Tarsi and metatarsi I, II entirely scopulate. Scutum occupying 1/4 of opisthosoma length. – ♀ (smaller specimen in parentheses): Total length 5.66. Prosoma 2.90 (1.96) long, 1.90 (1.43) wide, 1.11 (0.78) wide at level of posterior eyes. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.07, ALE 0.11, PME 0.07, PLE 0.08; AME-AME 0.07, AME-ALE 0.01, PME- PME 0.05, PME-PLE 0.07, ALE-PLE 0.06. MOQ length 0.26, front width 0.46, back width 0.54. Clypeus: 0.11 from AME, 0.08 from ALE. Epigynum (Fig. 123): Lateral anchoring pockets not reaching posterior level of lateral folds; darker posterior medi- an marking due to median vulval ducts. Vulva (Figs 124-125).Leg spination: Femur II p011, metatarsi III v221, r122; IV r122, some large specimens with an additional spine on tibia III r111.

REMARKS: Z. hispaliensis was found in evergreen oak leaf litter and seems to occur only in a narrow range of biotops.