Clubiona vegeta Simon, 1918

Bosmans, Robert, Henrard, Arnaud, Benhalima, Souâd & Kherbouche-Abrous, Ourida, 2017, The genus Clubiona Latreille, 1904 (Araneae: Clubionidae) in the Maghreb, with notes on the genevensis group and new records from the Mediterranean Region, Zootaxa 4353 (1), pp. 1-28 : 13-17

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Clubiona vegeta Simon, 1918 View in CoL

( Figs 42–44 View FIGURES 42–44 , 45–51 View FIGURES 45–51 , 64–67 View FIGURES 52–67 , 77–79 View FIGURES68–79 ; Map 3)

Clubiona parvula Lucas, 1846: 205 View in CoL , pl. 12, fig. 2 (♂, ♀ syntypes from Algeria, around Alger; not examined, probably in MNHNP; preoccupied by Clubiona parvula Blackwall, 1833 View in CoL ); Simon 1899: 84 (cit.); Simon 1909: 32 (cit.). Clubiona vegeta Simon, 1918 View in CoL (nom. n.).

Diagnosis. Clubiona vegeta and C. genevensis are sister species which are difficult to separate by the genital organs, especially the females. Males of C. vegeta mainly differ from C. genevensis by the strongly protruding and dark chelicerae in ( Figs 43, 44 View FIGURES 42–44 ). Females of C. genevensis are separated by the usually narrower atria ( Figs 26, 27 View FIGURES 26–33 ) and copulatory ducts ( Figs 30, 32 View FIGURES 26–33 ). In C. vegeta , those are larger ( Figs 47–51 View FIGURES 45–51 ).

Description. Last described by Sterghiu (1985). For another relevant description, see Helsdingen (1979).

Previous citations in the Maghreb. ALGERIA: Alger : Surroundings of Alger ( Lucas, 1846, sub C. parvula ) . Djelfa: Takersan ( Simon, 1899, sub C. parvula ). MOROCCO : Marrakech-Safi: Essaouira (as Mogador; Simon 1909, sub C. parvula ).

New records. AFRICA: ALGERIA: Sétif: Bir el Arche, 900m, 3 ♀♀, under stones in cultivated fields, 27. II.1990 (CRB). Skikda: Ben Azouz, 200m, 1 ♂, litter in Eucalyptus plantation, 2.III.1990, R. Bosmans leg. (CRB). Tipasa: Sidi Fredj, 10m, 1 ♂, under stones in dunes with maquis, 18.XII.1986, R. Bosmans leg. (CRB). MOROCCO: Rabat-Salé-Khénitra: Rabat, Maâmora forest, Sidi Amira, 145m, 1 ♂ 1 ♀, 1.III.1989, S. Benhalima leg. (CSB). Souss-Massa: between Tamri and Tamanar, 1 ♀, pitfalls in coastal dunes, 15-28. IV.2012, R. Bosmans leg. (CRB). TUNISIA: Bizerte: Utique, 6 ♂♂ 8 ♀♀, litter in Euphorbia hedge, 29.I.2003, R. Bosmans leg. (CRB). Nabeul: Tazerka, 4 ♂♂ 3 ♀♀, border of salt marsh and dunes, 26.I.2003, R. Bosmans leg. (CRB). Tunis: la Goulette, 1 ♀, under stones in Pinus plantation, 30.I.2003, R. Bosmans leg. (CRB). Medenine: Djerba, Midoun, 1 ♀, litter in dunes, 15.XII.2014, K. De Smet leg. (CRB). EUROPE: PORTUGAL: Ėvora: Ribera do Almugro, 1 ♀, litter in Eucalyptus plantation, 8.IV.1996, R. Bosmans leg. (CRB). Beja: Serpa W., near Rio Guadiana, 1 ♀, beating trees, 24.V.2007, R. Bosmans leg. (CRB). Faro: Luz, W. Lagos, 1 ♂ 1 ♀, under stones along fields, 15.II.2006, R. Bosmans leg. (CRB). SPAIN: Alava: Salvatierra, 1 ♀, under stones in low maquis, 6. IV.1992, R. Bosmans leg. (CRB). Albacete: Almansa, 950m, 1 ♀, under stones in maquis, 3.IV.1996, R. Bosmans leg. (CRB). Alicante: Crevillente, 1 ♀, litter in wasteland, 8.IV.1998, R. Bosmans leg. (CRB). Almeria: Cabo de Gata , 1 ♂, pitfalls in dunes, IV.1999, R. Bosmans leg. (CRB); Vera, Rio Antas, 1 ♀, litter along river, 8.IV.1999, R. Bosmans leg. (CRB). Islas Baleares: Mallorca: Cala Vicente, 3 ♀♀, 9.III.1971, D. J. Clark leg. (NHML); Ibiza: Ses Feixes, pitfalls, 28.XII-8.I.2010, J. Hernandez leg. (CJH). Cádiz: Tarifa , 1 ♂ 3 ♀♀, IV.1991, P. Poot leg. (CRB). Murcia: Sierra de la Tercia, Totana W., 2 ♀♀, under under stones in maquis, 4.IV.1996, R. Bosmans leg. (CRB). FRANCE: Haute-Corse: Calacuccia, Lozzi, track to Monte Cinto, 1200m, 1 ♀, under stones in open maquis, 25.V.1995, R. Bosmans leg. (CRB). Bouches-du-Rhône: Chateauneuf-le-Rouge, 233m, 1 ♀, open Quercus maquis, 1.V.2015, P. Oger leg. (CPO); Pyrénées-Orientales; Argelès-sur-Mer, Chemin du Pas Den Diego, 4m, 3 ♀♀, along Mas Larrieu, 18.V.2015, P. Oger leg. (CPO); Baixas, 130m, 2 ♀♀, under stones on a slope, 17.V.2015, P. Oger leg. (CPO); Ortaffa, La Polleda, 28m, 4 ♀♀, under stones in dry grassland, 25.V.2015, P. Oger leg. (CPO). ITALY: Foggia: Lesina, La Porcareccia dunes, 1 ♂, pitfalls, 5.XII.2003, S. Biserni & A. Renzi leg., P. Pantini det. (CMB). Palermo: Roccella Valdemone, torrente Roccella, 1 ♂, at light trap, 28.XI.1995, P. Pantini & M. Valli leg., P. Pantini det. (CMB); Terrasini, riserva naturale Orientata Caporama, 2 ♀♀, 14. IV.2012, pitfalls in palm grove, C. Cusimano leg., P. Pantini det. (CMB). GREECE: Peloponnisos: Lakonia: Vathia N., 1 ♀, phrygana along dry rivulet, 22.V.1998, R. Bosmans leg. (CRB), 1 ♀, 14. IV.2012, pitfalls in palm grove, C. Cusimano leg., P. Pantini det. (CMB).

Ecology. In the Maghreb, C. vegeta was collected in various, often man-influenced habitats such as Eucalyptus and Pinus plantations, secondary maquis, coastal dunes, salt marshes and cultivated fields. Adult specimens of both sexes were found from December to April.

Distribution. C. vegeta was found in Algeria and Morocco and for the first time in Tunisia. It occurs much more to the south than other Clubiona species, in coastal dunes, in Morocco in the region of Agadir and in Tunisia on the island Djerba. It occurs further in Europe, Central Asia, and the Canary Islands ( Helsdingen 2017).

MAP 3. Records of Clubiona vegeta Simon, 1918 in the Maghreb.

References

Helsdingen, P. J. van (1979) Remarks concerning Clubionidae. Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society, 4, 298 - 302.

Helsdingen, P. J. van (2017) Fauna Europaea: spiders. Version 2017.1. Available from: https: // fauna-eu. org (accessed 1 March 2017)

Mikhailov, K. G. (1990) The spider genus Clubiona Latreille, 1804 in the Caucasus, USSR (Arachnida: Araneae: Clubionidae). Senckenbergiana biologica, 70, 299 - 322.

Mikhailov, K. G. (1992) The spider genus Clubiona Latreille, 1804 (Arachnida Aranei Clubionidae) in the USSR fauna: a critical review with taxonomical remarks. Arthropoda Selecta, 1 (3), 3 - 34.

Mikhailov, K. G. (2012) Reassesment of the spider genus Clubiona (Aranei, Clubionidae). Vestnik Zoologii, 46, 177 - 180. https: // doi. org / 10.2478 / v 10058 - 012 - 0015 - z

Lucas, H. (1846) Histoire naturelle des animaux articules. In: Exploration scientifique de l'Algerie pendant les annees 1840, 1841, 1842 publiee par ordre du Gouvernement et avec le concours d'une commission academique. Paris, Sciences physiques, Zoologie, 1, 89 - 271.

Simon, E. (1899) Liste des arachnides recueillis en Algerie par M. P. Lesne et description d'une espece nouvelle. Bulletin du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle, 5, 82 - 87.

Simon, E. (1909) Etude sur les arachnides recueillis au Maroc par M. Martinez de la Escalera en 1907. Memorias de la Real Sociedad Espanola de Historia Natural, 6 (1), 1 - 43.

Sterghiu, C. (1985) Fam. Clubionidae. In: Fauna Republicii Socialiste Romania: Arachnida, Vol. V. Fascicula 4. Academia Republicii Socialiste Romania, Bucharest, pp. 1 - 165.

Figures

FIGURES 42–44. Clubiona vegeta Simon, 1918, male and female (from Tunisia): 42 female habitus, dorsal view; 43 male habitus, dorsal view; 44 same, detail of the prosoma,ventral view.Scale bars = 1mm.

FIGURES 45–51. Clubiona vegeta Simon, 1918, male and female (from Tunisia): 45 male palp, retrolateral view; 46 same, ventral view; 47 epigyne, ventral view; 48 vulva, ventral view, reflected light; 49 same, dorsal view; 50 vulva, ventral view, transmitted light; 51 same, dorsal view.Abbreviatures:A = atrium, CD = longitudinal copulatory duct,CS = cymbial modified setae, S = spermathecae.Scale bars = 0.2 mm.

FIGURES 52–67. Clubiona spp., male palp: 52–55 Clubiona diniensis Simon, 1878 (from Algeria); 56–59 C. genevensis L. Koch, 1866 (from Greece); 60–63 C. leucaspis Simon, 1932 (from Spain); 64–67 C. vegeta Simon, 1918 (from Tunisia). 52, 56, 60, 64 leftpalp, retrolateral view; 53, 57, 58, 61, 62, 65, 66 detail of RTA and base of cymbium, retrolateral view (65, white arrow, RTA needle-like extension present; 66, black arrow, RTA needle-like extension absent, probably broken); 54, 59, 63, 67 detail of bulbus and basolateral extension of cymbium (stars), retrolateral view; 55 same, ventral view. Scale bars: 52, 56, 60, 64 = 0.1 mm; 53, 57, 59, 61, 63, 67 = 50 µm; 54, 55, 58, 62, 65, 66 = 20 µm.

FIGURES68–79. Clubiona spp., male palp, details on the modifiedcymbialsetae, retrolateral view:68–70 Clubiona diniensis Simon,1878(from Algeria); 71–73 C.genevensis L.Koch, 1866(from Greece); 74–76 C. leucaspis Simon, 1932(from Spain); 77–79 C. vegeta Simon, 1918 (from Tunisia). 68 detail of setal apices; 69, 72, 74, 75, 78 detail of setal bases; 70, 73, 76, 79 detail of the swellings; 71, 77 global view. Scale bars: 68, 71, 74, 77 = 50 µm; 69, 70, 72, 73, 75, 76, 78, 79 = 10 µm.

FIGURES 26–33. Clubiona genevensis L. Koch, 1866, female genitalia: 26 epigyne (from France), ventral view; 27, 28 same (from Greece); 29 vulva (from France), ventral view, reflected light; 30 same, dorsal view; 31 same, ventral view; 32 vulva (from France), dorsal view; 33 same, ventro-dorsal view, transmitted light. Abbreviatures: A = atrium, CD = longitudinal copulatory duct, S = spermathecae.Scale bars = 0.2 mm.