Zelotes alpujarraensis, Senglet & Ch-, 2011

Senglet, Antoine, 2011, New species in the zelotes tenuis-group and new or little known species in other zelotes groups (gnaphosidae, araneae), Revue suisse de Zoologie 118 (3), pp. 513-559 : 530-532

Zelotes alpujarraensis sp. n. Figs 65-71, 78

HOLOTYPE: SPAIN, Andalucia, Granada, Puerto del Lino , 1200m, 36°48'N 03°18'W; Ƌ; 26.05.2002.

PARATYPES: Same locality as for holotype; 1 Ƌ, 3 ♀ (with palpus and vulva in microvial) (last moults of 2 ♀ 02. 06 and 27.07.2002) .

ETYMOLOGY: The species name refers to the Alpujarras Mountains.

DESCRIPTION: Large species, prosoma and legs dark brown. Opisthosoma blackish, covered with black bristles and prostrate copper-coloured hairs giving a shiny appearance. Leg spination: Tibiae III r111, IV r211; metatarsus II v220. – Ƌ paratype: Total length 7.50. Prosoma: 3.33 long, 2.55 wide, 1.50 wide at level of posterior eye. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.08, ALE 0.13, PME 0.10, PLE 0.10; AME-AME 0.07, AME-ALE 0.01, PME-PME 0.07, PME-PLE 0.08, ALE-PLE 0.08. MOQ length 0.30, front width 0.51, back width 0.59. Clypeus: 0.10 from AME, 0.07 from ALE. Pedipalp (Figs 65-69): Tibia 1.5x longer than wide. Retrolateral tibial apophysis shorter than tibia. Patella dorsally longer than tibia. Embolar base developed as a large prolateral bow, with a curled retrolateral projection and a distad-directed embolus. Large, more or less circular terminal apophysis bearing a retrolateral ridge. Scutum occupying 1/4 of opisthosoma length. – ♀: Total length 6.60. Prosoma: 3.00 long, 2.36 wide, 1.28 wide at level of posterior eye. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.08, ALE 0.11, PME 0.08, PLE 0.08; AME-AME 0.07, AME-ALE 0.01, PME-PME 0.07, PME- FIGS 65-71

Zelotes alpujarraensis sp. n. (65-69) Left male palp. (65) Prolateral view. (66) Ventral view. (67) Retrolateral view. (68) Apex of palpal organ, cleared, dorsal view. (69) Id., apical view. (70) Epigynum. (71) Vulva, dorsal view. Bold lines indicate epigynal folds. Scale lines 0.2 mm.

PLE 0.07, ALE-PLE 0.07. MOQ length 0.26, front width 0.44, back width 0.51. Clypeus: 0.10 from AME, 0.07 from ALE. Epigynum (Fig. 70). Epigynal plate almost square, with short posterior pouches. Vulva (Fig. 71) showing sclerotized median ducts and large spermathecae.

REMARKS: The genitalia of this large and dark species correspond to those of the Z. tenuis -group, especially in the male pedipalpal structure. The male posterior ocular row differs from that of the Z. tenuis -group (Figs 54-55) in having smaller eyes of equal size separated by 0.7 of their diameter.