Synaphosus syntheticus (Chamberlin, 1924)

Sherwood, Danniella, Marusik, Yuri M., Sharp, Adam & Ashmole, Philip, 2023, A survey of Gnaphosidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from Ascension Island with description of a new species of Australoechemus Schmidt & Piepho, 1994, African Invertebrates 64 (3), pp. 291-302 : 291

Synaphosus syntheticus (Chamberlin, 1924)

Fig. 5

Synaphosus syntheticus : Ovtsharenko et al. 1994: 5, figs 1-2, 12-20 (♂♀).

Synaphosus syntheticus : Zamani et al. 2023: 355, figs 7A, 8D (♀, habitus and epigyne).

Other citations.

For a complete list of taxonomic references, see WSC (2023).

Material examined.

Ascension Island • 1♀ Travellers Hill; -7.94, -14.37; pitfall trap baited with fish; 11th March 2022; A. Sharp leg.; ASC G16 1 PFF • 1♂ same data as preceding but baited with meat; ASC G16 1 PFM .

Remarks.

Invasive. Newly recorded for Ascension. Synaphosus syntheticus was initially described in Nodocion Chamberlin, 1922 and is often sympatric with Nodocion s.s. in the Nearctic. This species is also found in Africa (Egypt, Libya), the Middle East (Israel and Saudi Arabia) and is thought introduced to the United States and Mexico, although it was originally described from California ( Ovtsharenko et al. 1994; WSC 2023). We provide complimentary images of the palp (Fig. 5A, B ) and epigyne (Fig. 5C, D ).

Figures

Figure 5. Copulatory organs of Synaphosus syntheticus Chamberlin, 1922 specimens from Ascension A male palp, ventral B Ibid, prolateral C epigyne (cleared), ventral D endogyne (cleared), dorsal. Scale bars: 0.1 mm.