Parathyas colligera (K. Viets, 1923)

Syn. Thyas distinctus Tuzovskij, 2007

Material examined: Wet moss, Ahmetli, Erzincan, 39°52'54"N, 39°20'31"E, 2048 m a.s.l., 08.05.2014 (1/2/0).

Description: Male Idiosoma L/W 1106/910, integument papillate, frontale diameter 50, dorsal plates smaller, preand postfrontale fused (Figs. 2A, 4A). Gnathosoma vL 220. Palp segments dL and setation (in parenthesis) P-1 50 (3), P-2 106 (6), P-3 60 (3), P-4 152 (3), P-5 32 (2). Chelicera total L 295. Genital field L/W 238/161, genital flap L/W 170/78, posterior margins of genital flap bearing 9-10 setae, pregenital sclerite round and separate (Fig. 2B). Ac-3 located posterior Ac-2, their basal sclerites forming more elongated stalks. Excretory pore with anterior and posterior sclerites, anterior sclerite crescent shaped, posterior sclerite small and roundish (Fig. 2C).

Female Idisoma L/W 1442/1160, frontal eye plate large (diameter 50), prefrontale and postfrontale not fused (Figs. 3A, 4 B-C). Palp segments setation same as male (Figs 3B, C), palp segments dL and setation (in parenthesis) P-1 60 (3), P-2 112 (6), P-3 65 (2), P-4 163 (3-4), P-5 33 (2-3). Gnathosoma with short rostrum, vL 250, chelicera total L 351. Genital field L/W 297/208, genital flap L/W 240/100, posterior margins of genital flap bearing 8- 9 setae, pregenital sclerite separate with anterior genital sclerite (Fig. 3E). Excretory pore with large anterior and small posterior sclerite (Fig. 3F).

New record for Turkey

Distribution: Germany, The Netherlands, Russia (Di Sabatino et al., 2010a).