Haplodrassus qashqai, Zamani & Chatzaki & Esyunin & Marusik, 2021

Zamani, Alireza, Chatzaki, Maria, Esyunin, Sergei L. & Marusik, Yuri M., 2021, One new genus and nineteen new species of ground spiders (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) from Iran, with other taxonomic considerations, European Journal of Taxonomy 751 (1), pp. 68-114 : 87-90

Haplodrassus qashqai sp. nov.

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Figs 12–14

Diagnosis

The new species differs from other males ( H. dalmatensis (L. Koch, 1866) , H. omissus (O. Pickard- Cambridge, 1872), H. orientalis (L. Koch, 1866) , H. rufipes (Lucas, 1846) , H. securifer Bosmans & Abrous, 2018 ) that have one or two pointed teeth on the embolic apophysis and/or have the indented tibial apophysis by a combination of a largely serrated inner surface of the embolic apophysis and a tibial apophysis with a single pointed tip. Females of the new species resemble those of H. pseudosignifer Marusik, Hippa & Koponen, 1996 , H. typhon (Simon, 1878) , H. invalidus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) and H. concertor (Simon, 1878) in having the epigynal plate with almost parallel margins and conical posterior ends but differ by the presence of distinct longitudinal folds along the spermathecal sacs (vs bell-shaped in all others).

Etymology

The specific epithet is a noun in apposition, referring to a conglomeration of clans in Iran consisting of mostly Turkic peoples but also Lurs, Kurds and Arabs.

Type material

Holotype IRAN • ♂; Hormozgan Province, 75 km N of Bandar Abbas, Siahu ; 27°33′ N, 55°38′ E; 16 Feb. 2018; A. Zamani leg.; MHNG.

Paratypes IRAN • 1 ♀; Khuzestan Province, Dezful ; Mar. 2018; A. Zamani leg.; MHNG • 4 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀; Lorestan Province, Pol-e Dokhtar ; Apr. 2017; A. Zamani leg.; MHNG .

Description

Male (holotype)

Habitus as in Fig. 12C–D . Total length 5.00. Carapace 2.26 long, 1.87 wide. Eye sizes and interdistance of PMEs: AME = 0.13, ALE = 0.15, PME = 0.14, PLE = 0.10, PME–PME = 0.08. Carapace dark brown, lighter in pars thoracica, with faded radiating lines from fovea to submarginal area. Chelicerae, maxillae and labium dark brown. Sternum light brown, slightly darker anteriorly. Chelicera with 2 pro- and 2 retromarginal teeth. Legs light yellowish and without annulations. Abdomen dorsally dark gray, with numerous transverse light bands, forming a patch posteriorly, ventrally with distinct tracheal marks and a V-shaped light pattern surrounding them. Spinnerets light gray and uniform in color. Measurements of legs: I: 6.19 (1.76, 1.00, 1.42, 1.16, 0.85), II missing, III: 4.74 (1.32, 0.68, 0.91, 1.02, 0.81), IV: 6.82 (1.82, 0.96, 1.47, 1.60, 0.97).

Palp as in Figs 12E–H , 13A–D , 14A–C . Tibial apophysis as long as tibia, paddle-shaped, angled dorsally, with a pointed tip; embolic apophysis with distinctly serrated inner surface; embolus with wide, blunt end and with an additional pointed outgrowth that arises from its base.

Female (paratype, Lorestan Province)

Habitus as in Figs 12A–B . Total length 5.49. Carapace 2.54 long, 1.93 wide. Eye sizes and interdistance of PMEs: AME = 0.09, ALE = 0.14, PME = 0.15, PLE = 0.09, PME–PME = 0.05. Carapace, chelicerae, maxillae, labium and sternum light yellowish brown. Chelicera with 3 pro- and 2 retromarginal teeth. Legs light gray and without annulations. Abdomen dorsally dark gray, with two longitudinal light gray bands leading to numerous transverse light bands, ventrally with a light gray patch posteriorly. Spinnerets light gray and uniform in color. Measurements of legs: I: 6.74 (1.97, 1.13, 1.55, 1.24, 0.85), II: 5.99 (1.76, 1.01, 1.28, 1.04, 0.90), III: 5.24 (1.55, 0.78, 0.98, 1.07, 0.86), IV: 7.41 (2.05, 1.08, 1.67, 1.79, 0.82).

Epigyne as in Fig. 14D–H . Epigynal plate about 1.3 times as long as wide, with weakly sclerotized anterior margin; atrium long and thin, almost 2 times as long as wide and ⅓ of epigynal plate width, with parallel lateral margins converging posteriorly and lateral sclerotization at anterior half; receptacles round, as wide as the narrowest part of the atrium; fertilization ducts long; distinct anterior bursae present with longitudinal folds; lateral anterior glandular heads at outer edges of the bursae.

Distribution

Known from the listed localities in Hormozgan, Khuzestan and Lorestan Provinces, southwestern to southern Iran.

Figures

Fig. 12. Haplodrassus qashqai sp. nov. (A–B = paratype, ♀ from Lorestan Province, MHNG; C–H = holotype, ♂, MHNG). A, C. Habitus, dorsal view. B, D. Habitus, ventral view. E–F. Bulb, ventral and proventral views. G–H. Palp, ventral and retrolateral views. Scale bars: 0.2 mm, unless stated otherwise.

Fig. 13. Haplodrassus qashqai sp. nov., paratype, ♂ from Lorestan Province (MHNG), SEM graphs of the male palp. A. Ventral view. B. Embolus, dorsal view. C. Apical portion of bulb. D. Tibial apophysis, retrolateral view. Scale bars: 0.1 mm.

Fig. 14. Haplodrassus qashqai sp. nov. (A–C= holotype, ♂, MHNG; D–H = paratype, ♀ from Lorestan Province, MHNG). A–B. Palp, ventral and retrolateral views. C. Tibial apophysis, retrodorsal view. D–E. Epigyne, ventral and dorsal views. F. Intact epigyne, ventral view. G–H. Macerated epigyne, ventral and dorsal views. Scale bars: 0.1 mm.