Zangherella apuliae (Caporiacco, 1949)

LePeru, 2011, Atypidae to Theridiidae, The Spiders of Europe, a Synthesis 1 : 339

Zangherella apuliae (Caporiacco, 1949)

Pseudanapis a.

References. CAPORIACCO, 1949d (P. a.): 2 fig palp, 1 fig. female abdomen ventral view,1 fig. male body lateral view. BRIGNOLI, 1968c:1 fig. vulva, 2 fig. palp,1 fig. male palpal patella,1 fig. embolus,1 fig. chelicera,1 fig. leg I，1 fig. tarsal claw. Wunderlich, 1980b (P. a.):1 fig. vulva,1 fig. palp,1 fig. leg I. Thaler & al, 1998: 3 fig. palp,1 fig. male metatarsus I，1 fig tarsus I，1 fig. male body lateral view.

Remark. According to Brignoli, 1968c and Thaler & al, 1998, Z. apuliae may be a synonym of Z. relicta .

Description (synthesis). Very similar to Z relicta . -Female. Total length 1.0-1.7 mm; cephalothorax 0.47-0.64 mm long, 0.40-0.50 mm wide. Cephalothorax reddish-brown; cephalic part convex and smooth; thoracic part grained, with 2 protuberances. Abdomen without scutum. Clypeus wider than the length of chelicerae. Chelicerae with 4+2 teeth. Sternum heart-shaped, reddish-brown; coxae IV more than twice their diameter apart. Eyes: median eyes 0.5 diameter apart and 4 diameters from posterior laterals; lateral eyes almost contiguous; posterior row straight. Legs lighter than carapace: tarsus I with 6 short strong prolateral spines. - Male. Total length 1.0-1.7 mm; cephalothorax 0.51-0.59 mm long, 0.440.50 mm wide. Abdomen with 2 reddish-brown scuta.

Habitat. Caves; under stones.

Periode. Males in May.

Distribution. Greece, Italy (in the South: Lecce), Turkey.