Zelotes egregioides, 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 : 550-552

Zelotes egregioides sp. n. Figs 148-156

Zelotes fuscipes . – Machado, 1941: 15, figs 10-14 (misidentification). – Jézéquel, 1962: 600, fig. 11 (misidentification). – Miller, 1967: 263, pl. 2, fig. 4, pl. 5, fig. 8 (misidentification).

HOLOTYPE: SPAIN, Castilla / Leon , Avila, Peñanegrapass (understones), 40°25'N 05°18'W; Ƌ (lastmoult 01.07.2009); 17.06.2009.

PARATYPES: Same locality as for holotype; 1 Ƌ, 1 ♀ (with palpus and vulva in microvial, prosoma Ƌ partly destroyed, last moults Ƌ 20.07.2009, ♀ 04.08.2009). – Same locality as for holotype; 3 Ƌ, 1 ♀ (lastmoultsƋ 20. 07-11.08.2009, ♀ 06.08.2009). – Spain, Avila , Parking Gredos / HoyodelEspino (1780m, inpasture), 40°16'N 05°14'W; 1 Ƌ (lastmoult 08.07.2009) ; 18.06.2009. – Spain, Avila , Tornavacapass (understones), 40°16'N 05°40'W; 2 Ƌ, 1 ♀ (last moultsƋ 02.7 and 07.08.2009, ♀ 24.07.2009); 17.06.2009. – Spain, Badajoz, RioSillo (Higuera la Real), 38°06'N 06°41'W; 1 Ƌ, 1 ♀ (with palpus and vulva in microvial, last moults Ƌ 27.09.2009, ♀ 20.10.2009); 14.06.2009 .

OTHERMATERIALEXAMINED: SPAIN, Aragon / Navarra, Saragosse, Ariza , 48°18'N 02°05'W; 3 ♀ (withvulvainmicrovial); 24.09.1967 . – Salamanca, ElCabaco , 40°32'N 06°08'W; 1 Ƌ; 12.08.1971 . – Estremadura, Caceres , westofJarandilla (litterinvegetation), 40°08'N 05°40'W; 1 ♀ (lastmoult 01.10.2009); 16.06.2009 . – Andalusia, Granada, LaVidriera / Pinar pass, 38°03'N 02°34'W; 1 Ƌ (lastmoult 02.08.2002); 20.05.2002 . – Granada, PuertodelaRagua (2000m), 37°07'N 03°02'W; 1 Ƌ (lastmoult 01.07.2002); 24.05.2002 . – PORTUGAL, Tras-Os- Montes, VilaReal, Vilarandelo-S. Lourenço / Chaves , 41°40'N 07°21'W; 1 Ƌ 1 Ƌjuv.; 29.08.1969 . – VilaReal, Cortico / Montalegre , 41°46'N 07°47'W; 1 Ƌ; 30.08.1969 (900m) . – BeiraAlta, Guarda, Maceira / FornosdeAlgodres ( CasaldoMonte ), 40°44'N 07°24'W, 1 Ƌ, 1 ♀ (withpalpusandvulvainmicrovial); 09.08.1971 .

ETYMOLOGY: The species name indicates a close relationship with Z. egregius

Simon.

DIAGNOSIS: Ƌ: Close to Z. aeneus and Z. egregius (see Senglet, 2004: figs 55-57) with respect to terminal apophysis and embolar base; differs from these two species by the absence of an acute prolateral ventral tooth on the embolar base and by the absence of a median membranous flap on the embolus. – ♀: Differs from that of Z. egregius (see Senglet, 2004: figs 59-61) by the strongly retrolaterad-directed and longer glandular duct. Different from Z. murcidus (see Simon, 1914: fig. 374; Jézéquel, 1962: fig. 14, slide PM 53, col. Simon examined), by the wider epigynal plate and the glandular ducts reaching 40% of the total epigynal length (in Z. murcidus only 30%).

DESCRIPTION: Large dark species. Prosoma dark brown, with black bristles. Opisthosoma black, covered with greyish adpressed hairs and black bristles. Legs dark brown, with lighter tarsi. Posterior eye row straight to slightly recurved. – Ƌ paratype fromPeñanegra, (holotypeinparenthesis): Totallength 6.00 (5.53). Prosoma: 2.70 (2.38) long, 2.10 (1.95) wide, 1.08 (0.93) wideatlevelofposterioreyes. Eyesizesand FIGS 148-156

Zelotes egregioides sp. n. (148-152) Left male palp. (148) Retrolateral view. (149) Ventral view. (150) Retrolateral view. (151) Embolus complex cleared, dorsal view. (152) Tip of embolus. (153) Vulva, short median duct type, dorsal-lateral view. (154) Id., dorsal view. (155) Vulva, long median duct type, dorsal view. (156) Epigynum. Bold lines indicate epigynal folds. Scale lines 0.2 mm.

interdistances: AME 0.06, ALE 0.11, PME 0.10, PLE 0.10; AME-AME 0.06, AME- ALE 0.01, PME-PME 0.05 (0.04), PME-PLE 0.06 (0.05), ALE-PLE 0.08 (0.07). MOQ length 0.27 (0.23), front width 0.38 (0.36), back width 0.44 (0.43). Clypeus: 0.14 from AME, 0.11 from ALE. Pedipalp (Figs 148-152): Patella dorsally longer than tibia. Tibia dorsally wider than long. Retrolateral tibial apophysis longer than tibia. Scutum occupying 1/4 of opisthosoma length. Leg spination: Metatarsi I v000; III, IV v221. Tarsi I, II entirely scopulate, metatarsi in apical 3/4. – ♀ paratypes from Peñanegra: Total length 5.53 (5.50). Prosoma: 2.55 (2.25) long, 1.90 (1.73) wide, 1.03 (0.90) wide at level of posterior eyes. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.05, ALE 0.10, PME 0.08, PLE 0.08; AME-AME 0.07, AME-ALE 0.01, PME-PME 0.04, PME-PLE 0.05, ALE-PLE 0.70. MOQ length 0.25, front width 0.26, back width 0.31. Clypeus: 0.11 from AME, 0.08 from ALE. Epigynum and vulva (Figs 153-156). Anterior extension of median ducts variable (in Figs 153-154 short, in 155-156 long).Leg spination: Metatarsi III, IV v221. Tarsi and metatarsi I, II entirely scopulate .

REMARKS: Adult ƋƋ occur from July to September, ♀ from July to October. The Ƌ examined by Machado (1941: fig. 10) could belong to Zelotes egregius because of the presence of an acute prolateral tooth on the embolar base.