Tegenaria dalmatica, Kulczynski, 1906

Bolzern, Angelo, Burckhardt, Daniel & Hänggi, Ambros, 2013, Phylogeny and taxonomy of European funnel-web spiders of the Tegenaria-Malthonica complex (Araneae: Agelenidae) based upon morphological and molecular data, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (Zool. J. Linn. Soc.) 168 (4), pp. 723-848 : 793-795

TEGENARIA DALMATICA KULCZYŃSKI, 1906 STAT. REV.

( FIGS 1G, H , 2A, B, D , 15K,L, O–Q )

Tegenaria dalmatica Kulczyn´ ski, 1906: 162–164, fig. 5, female.

Tegenaria zinzulusensis Dresco, 1959: 506–509 , figs 1–6; synonymized by Levy (1996: 103) after Brignoli (1976b: 568, 569).

Tegenaria drescoi Brignoli, 1971a: 110–112 , figs 67– 69; synonymized by Bolzern et al. (2008: 761–763).

Malthonica dalmatica: Guseinov et al., 2005: 164 ; Kovblyuk & Nadolny, 2007: 19–22, figs 1–10; redescription.

Types

Syntypes. Dalmacia: Zelenika, 2 ♀ (ex. coll. Kulczyński, MIZ, 212369–70, 404 2), Chyzer .

Sub Tegenaria drescoi : Holotype. Italy: Sardinia: Sassari, Castelsardo , ♀ ( MCSN, 543 ), 28.iv.1967, Vigna.

Other material examined

Croatia (2 ♀) ; France (20 ♀) ; Greece (1 ♂, 6 ♀) ; Italy (12 ♂, 41 ♀) ; Africa: Algeria (2 ♀) ; Tunisia (3 ♀) .

(1 ♂, 1 ♀); Syria (2 ♂, 1 ♀) ; Turkey Asia: Lebanon (1 ♀) .

Description

A very detailed redescription, including measurements and spination patterns, was provided by Kovblyuk & Nadolny (2007).

Distribution

Reported from the central and eastern Mediterranean.

Discussion

As mentioned in the original description (Kulczyn´ ski, 1906: 163), the two syntypes greatly differ in size. Similar variation was also observed in a sample from Lazio (Frosinone, Aquino, 3.vi.2007, Bolzern & Mühlethaler).

Figures

Figure 1. Scanning electron microscopy pictures of spinnerets of female and other structures. A–D, Tegenaria domestica; E, F, Tegenaria parietina; G, H, Tegenaria dalmatica; I, Eratigena agrestis; J, Eratigena atrica; K, Aterigena ligurica; L-N, Malthonica lusithanica; O, Allagelena gracilens. A, L, overview; B, D, F, I, K, N, PMS; E, H, J, ALS; M, distal segment of PLS; C, G, colulus; O, tarsal trichobothrium. Abbreviations: ALS, anterior lateral spinnerets; CGS, cylindrical gland spigot; COL, colulus; mAS, minor ampullate gland spigot; MAS, major ampullate gland spigot; N, nubbin; PGS, piriform gland spigots; PLS, posterior lateral spinnerets; PMS, posterior median spinnerets; T, tartipore; TS, tracheal stigma.

Figure 2. Microscope and scanning electron microscopy pictures of character details. Plumose hairs (A) and claws (B) on tarsus I of Tegenaria dalmatica; C, embolus tip of Tegenaria ferruginea; D, male palp of Tegenaria dalmatica in ventroretrolateral view; E, retrolateral tibial apophysis in retrolateral view of Tegenaria ferruginea; F, epigyne in ventral view of Tegenaria domestica; G, long and dark spikes on the anal tubercle of Agelena labyrinthica; H, face and chelicerae, frontal view; I, cheliceral margins with teeth, ventral view; and J, sternum, ventral view, of female Eratigena atrica. Abbreviations: BT, basal portion of tegulum; C, conductor; CO, copulatory opening; CON, connection of tegulum and conductor; DB, dorsal branch; DC, distal portion of conductor; DP, dorsal part of terminal end of conductor; E, embolus; EP, epigynal plate; LB, lateral branch; LM, lateral margin of median region; MA, median apophysis; MC, lateral margin of conductor (here entirely folded); MP, median plate; MR, median region; PS, posterior sclerite (here bar- or band like); PT, ‘pseudo teeth’; TEC, terminal end of conductor (here bifid); VB, ventral branch; VP, ventral part of terminal end of conductor. Scale bars for F–J = 0.5 mm.

Figure 15. A, B, Tegenaria achaea; C-F, Tegenaria argaeica; G-J, Tegenaria armigera; K, L, O-Q, Tegenaria dalmatica; M, N, Tegenaria hasperi; R-U, Tegenaria annulata; and V, X, Tegenaria schoenhoferi sp. nov. Left male palp in lateral (C, H, L, U, W), and ventral views (D, G, K, T, V); epigyne in ventral (A, E, I, M, O, R) and vulva in dorsal view (B, F, J, N, P, S); comparison of vulva of small and large ‘forms’ of Teg. armigera (J); Prosoma in frontal view (Q), abdomen in dorsal view (X). Scale bars = 0.5 mm (epigyne and vulva of Teg. argaeica, E–F without scale; photos from syntype taken with digital camera through the oculars).