Micaria quinquemaculata (Caporiacco, 1936) Caporiacco, 1936

Haddad, Charles R. & Bosmans, Robert, 2013, Synonymy of the North African spider genus Castanilla Caporiacco, 1936 with Micaria Westring, 1851 (Araneae: Gnaphosidae), Zootaxa 3734 (3), pp. 397-399 : 399

Micaria quinquemaculata (Caporiacco, 1936) , comb. nov.

Fig. 5

Castanilla quinquemaculata Caporiacco, 1936a: 83 , fig. 4 (juvenile #f holotype: LIBYA: Fezzan, Wadi Tanezzuft [25°51'N, 10°19'E], 8.III.1934, leg. Scortecci, MZUF 135 – examined).

Remarks: Examination of the holotype of C. quinquemaculata indicates that the specimen is a juvenile female (body length 2.0 mm) and does not have a developed epigyne, confirming information in the catalogue of type specimens in MZUF (Berdondini & Whitman 2002). Consequently, there is no epigyne that will allow a definitive identification. However, it clearly belongs to Micaria based on the morphological characteristics mentioned in the introductory remarks ( Fig. 5 ). The species is considered a nomen dubium here and should be redescribed when additional specimens become available from the vicinity of the type locality in Libya.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 5. 1 – 3. Micaria pallipes (Lucas, 1846), female lectotype of its synonym Castanilla marchesii Caporiacco, 1936; 4. Micaria sp., misidentified female paralectotype of C. marchesii; 5. M. quinquemaculata (Caporiacco, 1936), juvenile female holotype: 1, 5. Dorsal habitus; 2. Eye region, dorsal view. 3, 4. Epigyne, ventral view. Scale bars: 1, 5 = 1.0 mm; 2 – 4 = 0.1 mm.