Dysderella elburzica, Zamani & Marusik & Szűts, 2023
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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zse.99.104613 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/7DE212D7-1235-446D-BC53-46CB7BF1F41B |
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Dysderella elburzica |
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sp. nov. |
Dysderella elburzica sp. nov.
Figs 4A-C View Figure 4 , 5A-F View Figure 5
Type material.
Holotype ♂ (MMUE), Iran: Tehran Province: Latian Dam, (35°48'N, 51°08'E), 6-19.6.2000 (Y.M. Marusik). Paratype: 1♂ (MMUE), same data as for the holotype.
Etymology.
The specific epithet is an adjective, referring to the Elburz Mountain Range in northern Iran.
Diagnosis.
Male of the new species differs from its congeners by having tapering psembolus (vs. psembolus with subparallel margins).
Description.
Male. Habitus as in Fig. 4A-C View Figure 4 . Total length 3.63. Carapace 1.63 long, 1.19 wide. Eye sizes: AME 0.08, PME 0.08, PLE 0.06. Carapace, sternum, chelicerae, labium and maxillae light reddish. Legs yellowish orange. Abdomen light beige, without any pattern. Spinnerets uniformly beige. Measurements of legs: I: 5.30 (1.35, 0.99, 1.27, 1.21, 0.48), II: 5.12 (1.51, 0.86, 1.16, 1.16, 0.43), III: 4.25 (1.22, 0.71, 0.77, 1.04, 0.51), IV: 5.32 (1.68, 0.69, 1.19, 1.37, 0.39). Spination: III: Ti: 1pl; Mt: 1pl. IV: Ti: 1pl; Mt: 1pl.
Palp as in Fig. 5A-F View Figure 5 ; femur 4 times longer than wide, almost as long as patella+tibia; patella and tibia subequal in length; bulb ca. 3.4 times longer than wide; psembolus ca. 1.7 times longer than tegulum (in prolateral view); psembolus gradually tapering, with long stylus.
Female. Unknown.
Distribution.
Known only from the type locality in Tehran Province, northern Iran (Fig. 8 View Figure 8 ).
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