Acanthinozodium kiana, Zamani & Marusik, 2021

Zamani, Alireza & Marusik, Yuri M., 2021, Revision of the spider family Zodariidae (Arachnida, Araneae) in Iran and Turkmenistan, with seventeen new species, ZooKeys 1035, pp. 145-193 : 145

Acanthinozodium kiana sp. nov. Figs 18K , 20G, H , 24E, F , 33

Type material.

Holotype ♂ (MHNG), Iran: Kurdistan Province: south of Divandareh, 35°45'N, 47°05'E, 23.06.1975 (A. Senglet).

Etymology.

The specific epithet is a Kurdish feminine name meaning “nature”. Noun in apposition.

Diagnosis.

The new species is very similar to A. masa sp. nov. by the shape of the RTA and ventral tibial apophysis but differs by the shape of the prolateral outgrowth of the median apophysis which is finger-like and triangular, terminally with a small hook (vs. broad and bifurcated).

Description.

Male. Habitus as in Fig. 18K . Total length 3.80. Carapace 2.08 long, 1.03 wide at pars cephalica, 1.85 wide at pars thoracica. Eye sizes and interdistance of PMEs: AME: 0.17, ALE: 0.12, PME: 0.09, PLE: 0.10, PME-PME: 0.23. Carapace light brown, darker at pars cephalica. Sternum, labium, maxillae and chelicerae yellowish. Legs yellowish, with numerous macrosetae and without annulations. Abdomen grayish dorsally, lighter ventrally. Spinnerets pale, uniform in color. Measurements of legs: I: 7.57 (2.02, 0.75, 1.67, 1.97, 1.16), II: 7.06 (1.84, 0.74, 1.50, 1.95, 1.03), III: 7.24 (1.98, 0.71, 1.47, 2.08, 1.00), IV: 9.46 (2.63, 0.78, 2.26, 2.77, 1.02).

Palp as in Figs 20G, H , 24E, F . RTA long, with a small projection apically; ventral apophysis relatively small and conical; tegulum with posterior process; median apophysis (Ma) wider than long, with a distinct prolateral outgrowth which is triangular terminally and with a small hook; embolus broad basally, originating at about the 7 o’clock position; embolus proper relatively broad and distinctly curved over the median apophysis.

Female. Unknown.

Distribution.

Known from the type locality in Kurdistan Province, western Iran (Fig. 33 ).

Figures

Figure 18. Habitus of Acanthinozodium armita sp. nov. (A), A. diara sp. nov. (B), A. dorsa sp. nov. (C, D), A. elburzicum sp. nov. (E-J), A. kiana sp. nov. (K) and A. masa sp. nov. (L) A-C, F, G, K, L males, dorsal H male, ventral D, E, I females, dorsal J female, ventral. Scale bars: 0.2 mm, unless stated otherwise.

Figure 20. Male palps of Acanthinozodium armita sp. nov. (A-C), A. diara sp. nov. (D-F), A. kiana sp. nov. (G, H) and A. masa sp. nov. (I-K) A, D, G, J ventral B, E, H, I retrolateral C, F, K dorsal. Scale bars: 0.2 mm, unless stated otherwise.

Figure 24. SEM images of the male palps of Acanthinozodium masa sp. nov. (A, B), A. dorsa sp. nov. (C, D) and A. kiana sp. nov. (E, F) A, C, E ventral B, F retroventral D retrolateral. Abbreviations: Co - conductor, Em - embolus, Ma - median apophysis, Ra - retrolateral tibial apophysis, Va - ventral apophysis, Tp - tegular process. Scale bars: 0.1 mm.

Figure 33. Distribution records of Acanthinozodium spp. (partim 1 - 3, 5, 6, 8, 9), Zodariellum spp. (10, 11) and Zodarion spp. (4, 7, 12) in Iran and Turkmenistan: 1 A. armita sp. nov. 2 A. diara sp. nov. 3 A. elburzicum sp. nov. 4 Z. buettikeri 5 A. dorsa sp. nov. 6 A. kiana sp. nov. 7 Z. lutipes 8 A. masa sp. nov. 9 A. parmida sp. nov. 10 Z. proszynskii 11 Z. sytchevskajae 12 Z. talyschicum.