Pardosa mirzakhaniae, Shafaie & Mirshamsi & Aliabadian & Moradmand & Marusik, 2018

Shafaie, Sepideh, Mirshamsi, Omid, Aliabadian, Mansour, Moradmand, Majid & Marusik, Yuri M., 2018, A new Pardosa species from northern Iran (Araneae, Lycosidae), Zootaxa 4387 (2), pp. 350-364 : 353-355

Pardosa mirzakhaniae sp. n.

Figs 1‒2, 5 , 7, 9, 11 , 13‒14 , 17 , 19

Pardosa pontica: Marusik et al. 2012: 117 (♂♀, in part, specimens from Golestan Province). Pardosa pontica: Ballarin et al. 2012: 179 , figs 8, 17, 27, 37, 48, 61, 67, 73, 79, 85, 99, 104, 113, 122, 125 (♂♀, misidentified specimens from Turkmenistan).

Etymology. The sPeCies name is a Patronym, honouring the late Professor Dr. Maryam Mirzakhani of Stanford University in Stanford, California. Dr. Maryam Mirzakhani (1977‒2017) beCame the first woman and the first Iranian to be honoured with the Fields Medal in mathematiCs.

Material examined. Holotype ♂ and allotyPe ♀ ( MMUM), IRAN, Mazandaran Province: North Savadkuh, Kalijkhil Village , 36°19'19"N 52°50'9"E, Elev.: 90 m, 16.VII.2016 (S. Shafaie) . ParatyPes: IRAN: Mazandaran Province: 2♂, 6♀ ( ZMFUM), Kiakola ( Simorgh ), 36°35'4"N 52°48'16"E, Elev.: - 3 m, 15.VII.2016 (S. Shafaie) ; 8♂, 4♀ ( ZMFUM), Neka , 36°39'32"N 53°19' 39"E, Elev.: 43 m, 14.VII.2016 (S. Shafaie) ; 4♂, 7♀ ( ZMFUM), North Savadkuh, KalijKhil Village , 36°19'N 52°50'09"E, Elev.: 90 m, 16.VII.2016 (S. Shafaie) ; Golestan Province: 4♂ ( ZMFUM), Karimabad, 6.VIII.2010 (R. Kashefi) ; North Khorasan Province : 3♂, 4♀ ( ZMFUM), Bojnurd, Do Barar Jungle Park, 37°28'19.1"N 57°16'13.1"E, 15.VIII.2013 (M. Khalilnejad). TURKMENISTAN: Balkan Welaýaty: 1♂, 1♀ ( ZMMU) Garryqala, West KoPetdagh Mountain Range, 38°25'50.46"N 56°16'49.69"E, 29.III.1993 (S.V. OvtChinnikov).

Diagnosis. The new sPeCies is very similar to P. pontica and almost undistinguishable by the shaPe of CoPulatory organs. Males of the new sPeCies differ from that of P. pontica by having dark metatarsi IV (yellow in P. pontica ), a smoky sternum (blaCk in P. pontica ), a taPering anteriorly median band (taPering Posteriorly in P. pontica ), a broken sub‒marginal band (Continuous in P. pontica ) ( Figs 1‒4 ) and a larger CaraPaCe size ( Fig. 21 ). Females of the new sPeCies differ from P. pontica by laCking blaCk sPots between the yellow sub‒marginal and dark marginal striPes (vs. Present in P. pontica ) ( Figs 17‒18 ) and having light annulations on femora‒tibia of all legs ( P. pontica has blaCk and distinCt annulations on femora‒metatarsi of all legs). EPigynes of the two sPeCies differ also in the ratio of the width of thinnest/widest Part of sePtum and the ratio of the length/widest width of sePtum ProPortions ( Figs 22‒23 ). The two sPeCies also differ in sPination ( Tables 4‒5, 7‒8).

Description. Male (holotyPe). Total length 10.9. CaraPaCe 5.0 long, 3.7 wide.

Prosoma. CaraPaCe blaCk with anteriorly taPering yellow median band; sub‒marginal striPes yellow, narrow and broken. Marginal striPes blaCk and two times wider than sub‒marginal striPes. ThoraCiC Part Covered with short dark hairs and yellow Parts with whitish hairs. Endites and labium greyish. CheliCerae and ClyPeus blaCk. Sternum uniformly greyish ( Figs 1‒2 ).

Abdomen. Dorsum dark with whitish yellow sPots, eaCh sPot with a dark dot in the Centre. LanCeolate striPe yellow in the anterior half and greyish Posteriorly. Venter greyish with some whitish yellow sPots. SPinnerets greyish ( Figs 1‒2 ).

Legs. Coxae, troChanters and femora I‒IV greyish. Patellae, tibiae and metatarsi of all legs yellow. TiPs of tarsi blaCk in all legs. Measurements and sPination as in Tables 3‒4.

Palp. PalP as in Figs 5 , 7, 9, 11 . Endites greyish. Femur, Patella and tibia yellow with blaCk hairs. Cymbium blaCk with 1 Claw. Tegular aPoPhysis thumb-shaPed, short and broad. Terminal aPoPhysis short, wide and round. Embolus unmodified.

Female (allotyPe). Total length 11.7. CaraPaCe 5.3 long, 4.2 wide.

Prosoma. CaraPaCe blaCk. Median band yellow with rhombiC field Covered by white setae and as wide as sub‒ marginal striPes. ThoraCiC Part Covered with dark hairs. Sub‒marginal striPes yellow, broad and ending at the oCular area ( Fig. 17 ). Sternum, endites, labium, CheliCerae and ClyPeus yellow ( Figs 13‒14 ).

Abdomen. Dorsum blaCk with yellow marks and with a dark dot in the Centre of eaCh, ventrally yellow. SPinnerets yellow ( Figs 13‒14 ).

Legs. Coxae I‒II, troChanters, femora, Patellae and tibiae I‒IV with light brown annulations dorsally and laterally. Tarsi and metatarsi of all legs yellow. All legs yellow ventrally. Measurements and sPination as in Tables 3, 5.

Epigyne. EPigyne as in Fig. 19 . SePtum slightly longer than wide and rounded Posteriorly. ProPortions of sePtum as shown in Figs 22-23 . SePtum 4.1 long, 3.7 wide. Anterior PoCkets seParated by about one width. Variation. Total length varies from 9.7 to 11.4 in males and 9.8‒11.9 in females. CaraPaCe length/width 4.5‒ 5.6/ 3.6‒4.9 in males and 4.8‒5.7/ 3.9‒4.7 in females. Colour and Pattern: sternum in males and females varies from uniformly greyish to blaCk with a yellow mark in Centre. SPinnerets in males vary from greyish to yellow. Distribution. Pardosa mirzakhaniae sp. n. is known from the Mazandaran, Golestan and North Khorasan ProvinCes from Iran and Turkmenistan ( Fig. 24 ).

Figures

FIGURE 24. Sampling localities of Pardosa pontica (1) and P. mirzakhaniae sp. n. (2). Examined material (blue, green), recorded localities (black), province record without exact locality (black oval).One symbol may refer toseveral localities.

FIGURES1–6. Male habitus:P.mirzakhaniae sp.n.from Savadkuh Village (1‒2), P. pontica from Newlu Village (3‒4). Male palp of P. mirzakhaniae sp. n. from Savadkuh Village (5) and P. pontica from Newlu Village (6). Abbreviations: Lb lateral band; Mb median band; Ms marginal stripe; Ss sub‒marginal stripe.

FIGURES7–12. Malepalp:Bulb,embolic divisionandtegular apophysis of P.mirzakhaniae sp. n. (7,9, 11) and P.pontica(8, 10, 12). Abbreviations:Em embolus; Ta tegular apophysis; Tm terminal apophysis.

FIGURES13–16. Femalehabitus:P.mirzakhaniae sp. n. from Savadkuh Village (13‒14), P.ponticafrom Newlu Village(15‒ 16).

FIGURES 17–18. Latero‒dorsal view of prosoma:P.mirzakhaniae sp. n. from Savadkuh Village (17), P.pontica from Newlu Village (18).

FIGURES 19–20. Ventral view of epigyne of P. mirzakhaniae sp. n. from Savadkuh Village (19) and P.pontica from Newlu Village (20).

FIGURES 21–23. Male carapace length/width (21), female septum length/width (22) and female septum thinnest part/widest part (23) of P.mirzakhaniae sp. n. from Mazandaran Province and Pardosa pontica from West Azerbaijan Province.