Phrurolithus pullatus Kulczyński, 1897

Zamani, Alireza & Marusik, Yuri M., 2020, A survey of Phrurolithidae (Arachnida: Araneae) in southern Caucasus, Iran and Central Asia, Zootaxa 4758 (2), pp. 311-329 : 316

Phrurolithus pullatus Kulczyński, 1897

Figs 5 A–I, 6A–H

Phrurolithus pullatus Kulczyński in Chyzer & Kulczyński, 1897: 247 , pl. 10, figs 5, 8, 11 (♂ ♀).

Phrurolithus pullatus: Wiehle, 1967: 16 , figs 68–70 (♂ ♀); Grimm, 1986: 57, figs 48, 58–59 (♂ ♀).

For complete list of references see WSC (2020).

Material examined. IRAN: North Khorasan Province: 1♂ ( MHNG), E of Chaman Bid , 37°26’N, 56°37’E, 14.VII.1974, leg. A. Senglet ; Mazandaran Province: 5♀ ( MHNG), Sari , 36°34’N, 53°09’E, 22.VII.1973, leg. A. Senglet ; 1♀ ( MHNG), Amol , 36°12’N, 52°21’E, 18.VII.1973, leg. A. Senglet ; West Azarbayjan Province: 1♂ 1♀ ( MHNG), Qara Kelisa , 39°04’N, 44°38’E, 31. V.1975, leg. A. Senglet; 2♂ 2♀ ( MHNG), Maku , 39°08’N, 44°30’E, 23. VI.1973, leg. A. Senglet; 1♀ ( MHNG), Khoy , 39°28’N, 44°56’E, 1. VI.1975, leg. A. Senglet; AZERRBAIJAN: 1♂ 1♀ ( ZMMU), Nakhichevan: env. of Bichenek Vill., Bichenek River , 39º29.473’N, 45º44.997’E, 1600 m, grave- ly bank, 3. VI.2003, leg. Y.M. Marusik; 2♂ 1♀ ( ZMMU), Shakhbuz Dist., Batabat locality, 39º31.9’N, 45º47.3’E, 2100 m, subalpine meadows and under stones, 3. VI.2003, leg. Y.M. Marusik; 1♂ ( ZMMU), Ismaili: Velaysin , 24.VII.2003, leg. N. Snegovaya & H. Aliev ; 1♀ ( ZMMU), same district, Amirvan, 4. VI.2001, leg. E. Huseynov.

Diagnosis. Males differ from all Asian species by the large (larger than subterminal), claw-like terminal apophysis with a pointed tip directed antero-prolaterally (vs. square-shaped, shorter or as long as subterminal), and the long, broad retroventral apophysis with a pointed tip (vs. either abrupt or spine-like, or not tapering). In comparison to the other species treated here, it has the shortest palpal tibia with a length/width ratio of ca. 1.8. Females differ from congeners by having square-shaped endogynal plates (Ep) (vs. lacking in most of the species, or subtriangular in P. thracia Komnenov & Chatzaki, 2016 ).

Description. See Wiehle (1967) and Grimm (1986).

Distribution. Central Europe to Central Asia ( WSC 2020). Record from the North Khorasan Province is the easternmost in the entire range. Newly recorded from Iran ( Fig. 14 ).

Figures

FIGURE 5. Male of Phrurolithus pullatus. A prosoma, dorsal; B anterior part of prosoma showing palpal femur prolaterally; C palpal femur, retrolateral; D leg I, prolateral; E–H palp, ventral, retrolateral, ventro-retrolateral and dorso-retrolateral; I habi- tus, dorsal. Scale=0.2 mm, if not otherwise indicated. Abbreviations: Em—embolus, Fe—femoral extension, Ra—retrolateral apophysis, Sa—subterminal apophysis, Ta—terminal apophysis, Va—retroventral apophysis.

FIGURE 14. Distribution records of Phrurolithus spp. and Bosselaerius spp. in Azerbaijan, Iran and Tajikistan: Red circles—P. festivus, Pink stars—P. azarkinae sp. n., Blue squares—P. pullatus, Yellow crosses—P. luppovae, Cyan triangles—B. hyrcanicus sp. n., Black asterisk—B. tajikistanicus sp. n.