Iberina montana ( Blackwall, 1841 )

Růžička, Vlastimil, 2022, A review of the spider genus Iberina (Araneae, Hahniidae), Zootaxa 5133 (4), pp. 555-566 : 563

Iberina montana ( Blackwall, 1841)

Figs. 3D , 4D , 5D .

Agelena montana Blackwall, 1841 — Blackwall (1841): p. 622 (descr. ♀); transferred by Lehtinen (1967).

Hahnia parva Kulczyński, 1882 — Kulczyński (1882): p. 30, Plate 3, Fig. 18 (descr. ♂); synonymised by Harm (1966).

H. cacuminata Bösenberg, 1902 — Bösenberg (1902): p. 237, Plate 21, Fig. 339 (descr. ♀); synonymised by Harm (1966).

H. montana — Harm (1966): p. 354, Figs. 23–28 (♂ ♀); synonymy.

I. montana — Lehtinen (1967): p. 240.

I. montana — Ledoux (2014): p. 32, Figs. 7A–C.

Material examined. GERMANY, Hüls bei Krefeld, 30 Jul 1950, 1 ♂ 2 ♀, leg. H. Casemir ( NMB, ARAN 02003 h) • SWITZERLAND, Villnachern , Küttingen, 1 Jan 1974, 1 ♂ 1 ♀, leg. R. Maurer ( NMB, ARAN 02003 f) • SLOVAKIA, Malá Fatra Mts, 1 ♀ ( NMP, P6 A-755/120) .

Description. ♀ (from Hüls bei Krefeld, Germany), CW 0.63 mm. The carapace is yellow brown with blackish fovea and radiating striae, and the abdomen is blackish grey with chevrons. Leg measurements: I: 2.08 (0.64, 0.21, 0.47, 0.41, 0.35); II: 1.91 (0.57, 0.22, 0.41, 0.39, 0.32); III: 1.77 (0.50, 0.21, 0.36, 0.39, 0.31); IV: 2.33 (0.65, 0.20, 0.56, 0.53, 0.39). Epigyne: spermathecae are distinct, clearly visible. Vulva: the primary spermathecae are separated by a space smaller than their diameter. Secondary spermathecae are clearly developed ( Fig. 5D ).

♂ (together with female). The palpal femur has three spines on the ventral side. The tibial apophysis starts with conical narrowing of the tibia and has cuttings ( Fig. 3D ). The tip of the cymbium is rounded ( Fig. 4D ).

Ecology. In moss and litter of wet forests.

Geographic distribution. Europe.

Figures

FIGURE 3. Male palpal tibia. A—I. mazarredoi from S. Roque de Riomiera, Spain. B—Iberina microphthalma from Raná, Czechia. C—I. candida from Radotín, Czechia. D—I. montana from Hüls bei Krefeld, Germany. E—I. difficilis from Horní Planá, Czechia. Scale bars, 0.1 mm.

FIGURE 4. Male palp. A—Iberina mazarredoi from S. Roque de Riomiera, Spain. B—I. microphthalma from Raná, Czechia. C—I. candida from Pretzfeld, Germany. D—I. montana from Hüls bei Krefeld, Germany. E—I. difficilis from Horní Planá, Czechia. Scale bars, 0.1 mm.

FIGURE 5. Female vulva. A—Iberina mazarredoi from Galzames, Spain. B—I. microphthalma from Jenišovice-Mravín, Czechia. C—I. candida from Streitberg, Germany. D—I. montana from Hüls bei Krefeld, Germany. E—I. difficilis from Horní Planá, Czechia. Scale bars, 0.1 mm.