Zelotes thorelli, Simon, 1914

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 : 532-533

Zelotes thorelli -group

DEFINITION: Dark coloured spiders. Long coiled embolus without direct connection to embolar base. Coil turning left on left palp. Embolar base more or less fused to terminal apophysis. Strong embolar radix and posterior sclerite of terminal apophysis at a relatively acute angle (Figs 83, 92, 101).

KEY TO THE SPECIES OF THE Z. THORELLI -GROUP

1 Large embolar base projection (Figs 81, 89, 100). Epigynum with median posterior notch.......................... thorelli -subgroup, 2

- Short embolar base projection (Figs 108, 115). Epigynum with median posterior protrusion......................... fulvopilosus -subgroup, 5

2 Short posterior epigynal notch; short convolution of median vulval duct

(Figs 85-86). Slim transverse embolar base projection (Fig. 81)........... 4

- Median posterior epigynal notch occupying 1/3 or more of epigynal

plate; convolution of median vulval duct reaching anterior margin of

epigynum; embolar base projection wide or depressed (Figs 89, 98, 100).... 3

3 Embolar base projection wide, distad-directed. Posterior epigynal notch narrow (Figs 89, 95).................................... Z. thorelli

- Embolar base projection narrow, ribbon-like; embolus with two narrow apophyses (Figs 98, 100-101). Posterior epigynal notch triangular

(Fig. 102)...................................... Z. laconicus sp. n.

4 Pedipalp widened, with narrow transverse retrolaterad-directed embolar projection (Figs 81-83). Copulatory duct coiled in numerous narrow

turns (Figs 86-87)............................ Z. pediculatoides sp. n.

- Pedipalp elongated, with narrow embolar projection retrolateral-distad directed (Fig. 96; Di Franco, 1994: figs 5-8). Copulatory duct coiled in

few turns............................................. Z. lagrecai

- Copulatory duct coiled in numerous wide turns ( Di Franco, 1994: fig. 9;

Levy, 2009: figs 65-66). Male unknown.................. Z. pediculatus

5 One-loop retrolateral embolar coil almost reaching base of bulbus. Lateral epigynal pouches elongated, in a posterior position (Figs 106-

107, 109)........................................... Z. flagellans

- One-loop retrolateral embolar coil reaching mid-length of bulbus. Short

lateral pouches extended laterally (Figs 113-114, 116)....... Z. fulvopilosus

FIGS 72-79

Photosofepigyna. (72) Zelotestenuis. (73) Z. fuscorufus . (74) Z. semirufus . (75) Z. fulvaster . (76) Z. babunaensis . (77) Z. manytchensis . (78) Z. alpujarraensis . (79) Z. chaniaensis . Scale lines 0.2 mm.