Segestria, Latreille, 1804

Fomichev, Alexander A., 2024, New data on Dysderoidea (Arachnida: Araneae) of the Pamir Mountains, Tajikistan, Zootaxa 5496 (4), pp. 579-587 : 585

Key to females of Central Asian Segestria

1. Ventral lobe of the anterior diverticulum discoid, located on the same line with transverse bar of posterior diverticulum ( Figs 13–14 )................................................................................. S. pamirica sp. n.

– Ventral lobe of the anterior diverticulum spherical, located in front of transverse bar of posterior diverticulum (figs 8B–E, G–J in Fomichev & Marusik (2020).......................................................................... 2

2. Dorsal lobe of anterior diverticulum club-shaped (fig. 8E in Fomichev & Marusik (2020)................. S. turkestanica

– Dorsal lobe of the anterior diverticulum cylindrical (figs 8B, I in Fomichev & Marusik (2020))....................... 3

3. Abdomen with numerous speckles, pillar-shaped glands of the ventral lobe of the anterior diverticulum strongly developed (figs 3E, 4E and 8I in Fomichev & Marusik (2020))..................................................... S. nekhaevae

– Abdomen without speckles, pillar-shaped glands of the ventral lobe of the anterior diverticulum poorly developed (figs 3B, 4C and 9H in Fomichev & Marusik (2020))......................................................... S. shtoppelae

Figures

FIGURES 10–18. Female habitus (10–11), endogyne (12) and anterior diverticulum (13–18) of Segestria pamirica sp. n. 10–13, 15, 17—holotype from Rushan Mt Range (ISEA, 001.9103); 14, 16, 18—paratype from Ishkoshim Mt Range (ZMMU). 10, 12, 17–18—dorsal; 11, 13–14—ventral; 15–16—lateral. Scale bars: 10–11—2 mm; 12–18—0.2 mm. Abbreviations: AD— anterior diverticulum, DL—dorsal lobe of anterior diverticulum, PD—posterior diverticulum, PG—pillar-shaped glands, TB— transverse bar of posterior diverticulum, VL—ventral lobe of anterior diverticulum.