Zodarion valentii Bosmans, Loverre & Addante, 1999

Benhalima, Souâd & Bosmans, Robert, 2020, Revision of the genus Zodarion Walckenaer, 1833 (part IV). The species of Morocco (Araneae: Zodariidae), Zootaxa 4899 (1), pp. 93-114 : 98-99

Zodarion valentii Bosmans, Loverre & Addante, 1999

Figures 23–24 , 29–33 , 44–48

Enyo algirica, Simon 1870: 98 (misidentification, not Zodarion algiricum (Lucas, 1846)) ; Simon, 1873: 65, 172, pl. II, fig. 12 (misidentification).

Zodarion algiricum: Denis, 1935: 67 ; Denis, 1937: 14 (all misidentifications).

Zodarion cfr. affine: Bosmans, 1994: 126 .

Zodarion valentii Bosmans, Loverre & Addante, in Bosmans et al., 2019: 10 , figs 4a–f, 5a–e (Holotype Ƌ and 3 ƋƋ 3♀♀ paratypes, deposited in MCSNB: ITALY: Puglia, Valenzano—examined ).

Description and diagnosis. See Bosmans et al. (2019).

Comments. Simon (1870, 1873) and Denis (1935, 1937) misidentied this species as Z. algiricum . Bosmans (1994) mentioned females from South Spain as a species related to Z. affine ( Simon, 1870) .

Previous records. ALGERIA: Tlemcen, Marnia (34°50’58’’N, 01°43’39’’W), Nemours (35°05′45″N, 01°51′28″W) , Tlemcen (34°43’14’’N, 01°04’28’’W) ( Denis 1937 sub Z. algiricum , misidentifications). MOROCCO: without precise locality ( Simon 1870; Denis 1937, sub Z. algiricum , misidentifications). SPAIN: Cadiz, Algeciras ( Bosmans 1994; sub Z. cfr . affine ).

Other material examined. ALGERIA: Tlemcen, Tafna, along Oued Tafna , 35°17’50’’N, 01°28’06’’W, 350 m a.s.l., leg. R . Bosmans , 23.IV.1984 (in Oxalis vegetation), 1Ƌ ( CRB); Monts de Traras, between El Arba and El Arabienne , 35°02’00’’N, 01°40’00’’W, leg. R . Bosmans , 24.V.1990, 2ƋƋ (CRB). MOROCCO: Without precise locality, labeled “ Zodarion algiricum obscurum E. S. AR 1549 ”, 13ƋƋ 9♀♀ ( MNHN). Fès-Meknès, Missour , 33°02’24”N, 03°59’52”W, 605 m a.s.l. , 27.VI.2002, 1Ƌ, 16.II.2002, 1♀ ( CRB), Oriental, N. Mahiriya , 34°02’54’’N, 03°13’54’’W, leg. J. Van Keer , 30.V .2018 (stones in steppe), 1♀ (CJVK); Oujda, 15 km W., Plaine du Amgad , 34°42’37’’N, 01°59’43’’W, 590 m as.s.l., leg. J. Van Keer, 24.V .2018 (stones bordering wheat fields), 1Ƌ (CJVK); Saidia, Mouloudja National Park , 35°06’56’’N, 02°19’14’’W, leg. R. Bosmans , 25.V–2.VI .2018 (pitfalls in coastal dunes), 1Ƌ 1♀ (CRB); Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Forêt de Maâmora, Sidi Allal El Bahraoui , 34°02’41’’N, 06°35’25’’W, 185 m a.s.l., leg. S. Benhalima, 3.VII.1988, 1Ƌ ( ISRM) .

Distribution. Italy (Puglia and Sicily), S Spain, NE Morocco and NW Algeria (Map 2).

Figures

FIGURES 23–28. Dorsal habitus of Zodarion valentii Bosmans, Loverre & Addante, 2019 male (23) and female (24), Z. maculatum (Simon, 1870) male (25) and female (26), and Z. maghrebense sp. nov. male (27) and female (28).

FIGURES 29–43. Genitalic morphology of Zodarion valentii Bosmans, Loverre & Addante, 2019 (29–33), Z. maculatum (Simon, 1870) (34–38) and Z. maghrebense sp. nov. (39–43). 29, 30, 34, 35, 39, 40 Male palp, ventral view; 31 Tibial apophysis, retrolateral view; 32, 33, 37, 38, 42, 43 Male palp, retrolateral view; 36, 41 Tip of embolus, ventral view.

FIGURES 44–58. Genitalic morphology of Zodarion valentii Bosmans, Loverre & Addante, 2019 (44–48), Z. maculatum (Simon, 1870) (49–53) and Z. maghrebense sp. nov. (54–58). 44, 45, 49, 50, 54, 55 Epigyne, ventral view; 46, 48, 51, 53, 56, 58 Vulva, ventral view; 47, 52, 57 Vulva, dorsal view.