Eratigena hispanica Bolzern, Angelo, Burckhardt, Daniel & Hänggi, Ambros, 2013

Bolzern, Angelo, Burckhardt, Daniel & Hänggi, Ambros, 2013, Phylogeny and taxonomy of European funnel-web spiders of the Tegenaria-Malthonica complex (Araneae: Agelenidae) based upon morphological and molecular data, Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society (Zool. J. Linn. Soc.) 168 (4), pp. 723-848 : 767-768

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.1111/zoj.12040

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:28796C66-FD49-4FA9-8D0F-21DD495AA88A

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6983317

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/BD701413-E211-B66F-54FA-F941C0FD13A2

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scientific name

Eratigena hispanica
status

comb. nov.

ERATIGENA HISPANICA ( FAGE, 1931) View in CoL COMB. NOV.

( FIG. 12F–G, L–M View Figure 12 )

Tegenaria hispanica Fage, 1931: 212 , 213, fig. 48, only female; Ribera, 1978: 30–32, figs 1–5, male.

Pseudotegenaria hispanica: Lehtinen, 1967: 261 .

Types

Holotype and paratype. Spain: Catalonia: Tarragona, Tortosa, Cova d’en Rubi , 2 ♀ ( MNHN, 1979, 787), 20.v.1914, Fage, 1931 .

Other material examined

Spain (1 ♂, 2 ♀) .

Diagnosis

See the Diagnosis section for E. herculea .

Description

Measurements: Male (N = 1): CL 4.34, CW 3.14, STL 2.14, STW 2.02, OL 2.97, OW 1.65. Leg I (7.33, 1.71, 7.43, 7.71, 3.61), II (6.32, 1.73, 5.78, 7.17, 3.1), III (5.53, 1.36, 4.89, 6.93, 2.86), IV (6.6, 1.43, 6.31, 9.51, 3.64). Pedipalp (2.31, 0.76, 1.34, 1.81), bulbL 0.66. Female (N = 1): CL 5.32, CW 3.54, STL 2.43, STW 2.16, OL 5.01, OW 2.7. Leg I (7.42, 1.98, 7.58, 7.99, 3.53), II (6.77, 1.93, 6.27, 7.56, 3.59), III (6.39, 1.78, 5.73, 7.89, 3.2), IV (7.65, 1.98, 7.51, 10.68, 3.92). Pedipalp (2.74, 0.96, 1.97, 2.84). EPL 0.49, EPW 0.76, ATL 0.33, ATW 0.28. Eyes (somewhat reduced): PME 0.13, PLE 0.13–0.17, AME 0.10–0.11, ALE 0.16–0.17. Eye distances: PME- PME 1–1.5 x PME, PME–AME 1 x PME, PME–PLE 1.5–2 x PME, PME–ALE 1.5–2 x PME, AME–AME 1–1.5 x AME, AME- ALE 0.5–1 x AME, CLY1 3–3.5 x AME, CLY2 1.5–2 x ALE.

Male palp: RTA with two branches, lateral branch only moderately protruding, lobe-like dorsal branch strongly sclerotized and protruding, distally with short, claw-like appendix. Short dorsal spike on male palp tibia absent. Embolus length 1.75–2 x CB, originating at 7–8 o’clock position, distal tip at 4 o’clock position (bulb in Fig. 12L–M View Figure 12 twisted). Conductor with distal portion moderately elongated, as long as wide, reaching distal margin of alveolus, lateral margin folded. Terminal end simple, long, drawn out, and pointed. Transversal ridge of conductor membranous, lamelliform. Conductor membranously connected to tegulum. MA originating at 5 o’clock position, protruding, longer than wide, distally with spoon-like sclerite. MA membranously connected to tegulum.

Epigyne and vulva: Epigyne with distinct posterior sclerite, forming strongly sclerotized, triangularly to rectangularly shaped, and protruding pocket, opening posteriad. Epigynal teeth present, originating distally of posterior sclerite, pointing posteriomediad. CO located anteriolaterally of posterior sclerite at a rectangularly shaped membranous area. Vulva consists of distinguishable CD, RC, and FD. CD short, with long, distally strongly convoluted appendix. RC irregularly formed and sclerotized with several ‘chambers’, separated by two x the diameter. FD only represented by small, leaf-shaped appendages.

Other important characters: Cheliceral promargin with three, retromargin with nine to ten teeth. Colulus rectangularly shaped with distal margin more or less straight or moderately w-shaped. Distal segment of PLS longer than basal segment. PMS with one prominent minor ampullate gland spigot and three to four cylindrical gland spigots laterally. Tarsal trichobothria on cymbium and palp tarsus absent. Tarsal trichobothria eight to nine. Small teeth on paired claws of leg I 13–14. Leg spination: male palp (2–1–1–0, 2–0–0, 1–1+1p–0–0), female palp (2–1–0–0 or 2–1–1–0, 2–0–0, 2–2p–0–0), leg femora (2–3–3–0 or 2–3–4–0 or 2–4–3–0, 2–3–4–0, 2–2–4–0 or 2–3–4–0, 2–2–2–0 or 2–3–2–0 or 2–3–3–0), patellae (all 2–0–0), tibiae [2–0–0–4p or 2–1–0–4p or 2–2–0–4p (lateral spines only in female), 2–2–0–4p, 2–2–2–1+3p, 2–2– 2–1+3p or 2–2–2–4p], metatarsi (0–0–0–4p+1, 0–2–0– 4p+1 or 0–2–1–4p+1, 0–5–4–4p+1 or 1–5–4–4p+1, 0–5–4–4p+1 or 1–5–4–4p+1), tarsi (I & II 0, III 0 or 0–0–1–0 or 0–1–2–0, IV 0–2–2–0 or 0–2–3–0).

Coloration: Carapace not darkened (troglobiont?). Sternum with indistinct pale median region. Opisthosoma brown-yellowish, only cardiac mark darker. Legs without a pattern.

Distribution

Reported from Catalonia and Valencia ( Ribera, 1978; Ribera & Barrientos, 1986).

MNHN

Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Agelenidae

Genus

Eratigena

Loc

Eratigena hispanica

Bolzern, Angelo, Burckhardt, Daniel & Hänggi, Ambros 2013
2013
Loc

Pseudotegenaria hispanica: Lehtinen, 1967: 261

Lehtinen PT 1967: 261
1967
Loc

Tegenaria hispanica

Ribera C 1978: 30
Fage L 1931: 212
1931
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