Pardosa C. L. Koch, 1847

Kronestedt, Torbjörn, Marusik, Yuri M. & Omelko, Mikhail M., 2014, Studies on species of Holarctic Pardosa groups (Araneae, Lycosidae). VIII. The Palearctic species of the Pardosa nigra group, Zootaxa 3894 (1), pp. 33-60 : 34-35

Genus Pardosa C. L. Koch, 1847

The Pardosa nigra group. The following 16 species are placed in this group:

Palearctic Nearctic P. eiseni ( Thorell, 1875) P. dorsalis Banks, 1894 P. fomichevi sp. n. P. dorsuncata Lowrie & Dondale, 1981 P. giebeli ( Pavesi, 1873) P. gothicana Lowrie & Dondale, 1981 P. lasciva L. Koch, 1879 P. hetchi Chamberlin & Ivie, 1942 P. lyrata ( Odenwall, 1901) P. mackenziana (Keyserling, 1877) P. nigra (C.L. Koch, 1834) P. rainieriana Lowrie & Dondale, 1981 P. paramushirensis ( Nakatsudi, 1937) P. uintana Gertsch, 1933 P. trailli (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873) P.uncata (Thorell, 1877)

We recognize this group by the following characters, in the male copulatory organs: 1) tegulum strongly protruding ventrad ( Figs 1–16 ), and (2) terminal apophysis prominent, characteristically connected to palea ( Figs 59–66 , 75–84 ); and in the epigyne: 3) comparatively long and narrow anterior part with one pocket (hood) in front, followed by wide posterior part with cavities (atrium) more or less filled out by septum ( Figs 90–94, 96–97 ) (exception: P. nigra , Fig. 95 ).

Figures

FIGURES 1–8. Left male palp, retrolateral. 1, Pardosa eiseni. 2, P. fomichevi sp. n. 3, P. giebeli. 4, P. lasciva. 5, P. lyrata. 6, P. nigra. 7, P. paramushirensis. 8, P. trailli. Scale lines 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 9–16. Left male palp, prolateral. 9, Pardosa eiseni. 10, P. fomichevi sp. n. 11, P. giebeli. 12, P. lasciva. 13, P. lyrata. 14, P. nigra. 15, P. paramushirensis. 16, P. trailli. Scale lines 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 59–66. Left male palp: terminal part oblique ventral-frontal view. 59, Pardosa eiseni. 60, P. fomichevi sp. n. 61, P. giebeli. 62, P. lasciva. 63, P. lyrata. 64, P. nigra. 65, P. paramushirensis. 66, P. trailli. Scale lines 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 75–80. Left male palp: terminal part ventral view. 75, Pardosa eiseni. 76, P. giebeli. 77–78, P. fomichevi sp. n. from two oblique angles. 79–80, P. lasciva from two oblique angles. cond, conductor; emb, embolus; pal, palea; tl.ap, terminal apophysis. Scale line (applies to all) 300 µm

FIGURES 81–84. Left male palp: terminal part ventral view. 81, P. lyrata. 82, P. nigra. 83, P. paramushirensis. 84, P. trailli. cond, conductor; emb, embolus; pal, palea; tl.ap, terminal apophysis. Scale line (applies to all) 300 µm.

FIGURES 90–97. Epigynes in ventral view. 90, Pardosa eiseni. 91, P. fomichevi sp. n. 92, P. giebeli. 93, P. lasciva. 94, P. lyrata. 95, P. nigra. 96, P. paramushirensis. 97, P. trailli. Arrows: see text. Scale lines 0.2 mm.