Maimuna antalyensis, Zamani & Kaya & Marusik, 2024

Zamani, Alireza, Kaya, Rahşen S. & Marusik, Yuri M., 2024, New taxonomic and faunistic data on the funnel-weavers (Araneae, Agelenidae) of Turkiye and the Caucasus, with five new species, ZooKeys 1218, pp. 251-286 : 251-286

Maimuna antalyensis sp. nov.

Figs 1 A, B , 2 A – C , 3 A – D , 4 A – D

Type material.

Holotype • ♂ ( ZMUT), Turkiye: Antalya Prov.: Alanya, env. Kestel, Dim Valley , 36°32'34.5"N, 32°06'17.5"E, 110 m, pine and oak forest, 2.01.2013 (Y. M. Marusik) . Paratypes: • 5 ♀ ( ZMUT), same data as for the holotype ; • 1 ♀ ( ZMUT), Asmaca , 36°36'32.3"N, 32°03'12.4"E, 686 m, pine and oak forest, 3.01.2013 (Y. M. Marusik) ; • 2 ♀ ( ZMUT), Elikesik rd. , 36°33'55.6"N, 31°55'30.3"E, 24 m, maquis on S exposed slope, 8.01.2013 (Y. M. Marusik) ; • 2 ♀ ( ZMUT), slopes of Alanya Castle, Damlataş side , 36°32'11.6"N, 31°59'30.3"E, 50 m, pine forest, under stones and in litter, 7.01.2013 (Y. M. Marusik) .

Comparative material.

Maimuna vestita (C. L. Koch, 1841) : Turkiye: Bursa Prov.: • 1 ♀ ( ZMUU), Bursa Uludağ University campus area , 30.11.1999 (R. S. Kaya) ; • 2 ♀ ( ZMUU), same, 16.05.2000 (R. S. Kaya) ; • 1 ♀ ( ZMUU), same, 3.03.2003 (R. S. Kaya) ; • 1 ♀ ( ZMUU), same, 10.09.2005 (R. S. Kaya) ; • 1 ♂ 1 ♀ ( ZMUU), same, 20.04.2012 (R. S. Kaya) ; • 1 ♂ 1 ♀ ( ZMUU), same, 21.05.2012 (R. S. Kaya) ; • 5 ♀ ( ZMUU), same, 4.05.2023 (R. S. Kaya) ; • 2 ♂ 3 ♀ ( ZMUU), same, 4.01.2024 (R. S. Kaya) ; • 1 ♂ 2 ♀ ( ZMUU), same, 11.07.2024 (R. S. Kaya) ; • 5 ♀ ( ZMUU), Lake Uluabat, Halilbey Island , 8.04.2001 (R. S. Kaya) ; • 1 ♂ 3 ♀ ( ZMUU), Lake Uluabat, Terzioğlu Island , 14.10.2004 (R. S. Kaya) ; • 5 ♀ ( ZMUU), same, 25.04.2005 (R. S. Kaya) ; • 1 ♂ 2 ♀ ( ZMUU), Lake Uluabat, Manastır Island , 28.09.2005 (R. S. Kaya) ; • 1 ♂ ( ZMUU), same, 29.09.2005 (R. S. Kaya) ; • 2 ♂ 1 ♀ ( ZMUU), Lake Uluabat, Halilbey Island , 15.12.2005 (R. S. Kaya) ; • 1 ♀ ( ZMUU), Karacabey, Boğaz , 4.05.2005 (R. S. Kaya) ; • 3 ♀ ( ZMUU), same, 8.08.2007 (R. S. Kaya) ; • 2 ♀ ( ZMUU), same, 5.06.2018 (R. S. Kaya) ; • 2 ♀ ( ZMUU), same, 11.06.2021 (R. S. Kaya) ; • 1 ♂ 1 ♀ ( ZMUU), Kaplıkaya , 29.03.2007 (R. S. Kaya) ; • 2 ♂ 2 ♀ ( ZMUU), same, 10.12.2008 (R. S. Kaya) ; • 1 ♀ ( ZMUU), Görükle Vill. , 20.04.2012 (R. S. Kaya) ; • 1 ♀ ( ZMUU), Nilüfer Metro station , 26.05.2012 (R. S. Kaya) ; • 1 ♂ ( ZMUU), Orhangazi Dist. , 4.05.2014 (R. S. Kaya) ; Çanakkale Prov.: • 1 ♀ ( ZMUU), Gökçeada Island, Lake salt area , 4.05.2004 (R. S. Kaya) .

Diagnosis.

The new species is similar to M. cariae Brignoli, 1978 in the overall shape of its copulatory organs. The male differs by having a shorter tip of the cymbium (as long as the palpal tibia, vs longer), and by a different shape of the conductor and the median process (cf. Fig. 3 B – D and Dimitrov 2022 : fig. 26). The female of the new species has a hexagonal epigynal fovea, in contrast to the subtriangular fovea of M. cariae (cf. Fig. 2 A, B and Dimitrov 2022: fig. 17).

Description.

Male. Habitus as in Fig. 1 A . Total length 5.40. Carapace 2.60 long, 1.90 wide. Eye sizes: AME: 0.10, ALE: 0.13, PME: 0.18, PLE: 0.13. Carapace, sternum, labium, and maxillae pale brown; carapace with darker submedian bands; ocular region black. Legs yellowish brown, with annulations. Abdomen dorsally dark greyish with paler chevrons, pale greyish ventrally. Spinnerets pale greyish, darker basally. Measurements of legs: I: 5.81 + missing Ta (1.74, 0.82, 1.43, 1.82, missing), II: 6.73 (1.77, 0.82, 1.37, 1.73, 1.04), III: 6.64 (1.74, 0.76, 1.34, 1.74, 1.06), IV: 8.53 (2.19, 0.85, 1.80, 2.55, 1.14).

Palp as in Figs 3 A – D , 4 A – D ; femur modified – with retroventral bump in mid part, ~ 3 × longer than wide, shorter than cymbium; dorsal length of patella same as in tibia; tibia ~ 1.4 × wider than long (Fig. 3 C, D ), lacking prominent apophysis but with retroventral crest (Vc) (Fig. 3 A, B ); cymbium ~ 1.4 × longer than wide, with tip ~ 1 / 3 of cymbial length; bulb as long as wide; conductor (Cn) massive, strongly sclerotized prolateral arm lacking, terminal part with two claw-like projections (Cc; Fig. 4 D ); median process (Mp) massive, roundly bent in lateral view (Fig. 4 B, C ); embolus (Em) filiform, weakly sclerotized, with small base (Eb).

Female. Habitus as in Fig. 1 B . Total length 7.50. Carapace 3.28 long, 2.07 wide. Eye sizes: AME: 0.12, ALE: 0.17, PME: 0.20, PLE: 0.15. Coloration as in male. Measurements of legs: I: 7.25 (1.94, 1.02, 1.44, 1.76, 1.09), II: 7.24 (1.85, 1.05, 1.47, 1.73, 1.14), III: 7.37 (2.00, 0.96, 1.42, 1.94, 1.05), IV: 9.58 (2.45, 1.11, 2.13, 2.66, 1.23).

Epigyne as in Fig. 2 A – C ; epigynal plate slightly wider than long; fovea (Fo) hexagonal, approximately as long as wide, located anteriorly (Fig. 2 C ); copulatory ducts gradually turning to receptacles and approximately as wide as receptacles; copulatory ducts converging and contiguous, receptacles diverging (Fig. 2 A, B ).

Comment.

In the examined comparative female specimens of M. vestita , we observed noticeable variation in both body size and epigyne morphology. In particular, in smaller individuals, the shape of the epigynal fovea can vary significantly. A similar pattern is observed in M. antalyensis sp. nov., where smaller females also exhibit variation in the shape of the epigynal fovea, ranging from hexagonal to nearly circular in some specimens.

Note.

For comments on the homology of the structure referred to here as the “ median process, ” see Kaya et al. (2023).

Distribution.

Known from the listed localities in Antalya Province, southwestern Turkiye.

Etymology.

The specific epithet refers to the type locality of the species in Antalya, Turkiye.

Figures

Figure 1. Habitus of Maimuna antalyensis sp. nov. (A, B), Persiscape caucasica (C), and Tegenaria hamid (D), dorsal view. A male B – D females.

Figure 2. Epigyne of Maimuna antalyensis sp. nov. (A – C) and Persiscape caucasica (D, E). A macerated, ventral view B, D vulva, dorsal view C, E intact, ventral view. Abbreviations: Co – copulatory opening, Fo – fovea. Scale bars: 0.2 mm.

Figure 3. Male palp of Maimuna antalyensis sp. nov. A ventral view B retroventral view C femur, ventral view D retrolateral view. Abbreviations: Eb – base of the embolus, Em – embolus, Cn – conductor, Mp – median process, Vc – retroventral crest of the tibia. Scale bars: 0.2 mm.

Figure 4. Dissected bulb of Maimuna antalyensis sp. nov. A proximal view B ventral view C proventral view D retroventral view. Abbreviation: Cc – claw-like projections of the conductor. Scale bars: 0.2 mm.