Zodarion zorba Bosmans, 2009

Deltshev, Christo, Naumova, Maria, Matevski, Dragan & Indzhov, Simeon, 2022, New taxonomic and faunistic data on the genus Zodarion Walckenaer, 1826 (Araneae: Zodariidae) in the Balkans, with the descriptions of two new species, Zootaxa 5174 (3), pp. 247-261 : 258-259

Zodarion zorba Bosmans, 2009

Figs 4, 8 , 12, 16 , 26–28, 32, 36 , 41, 44, 47, 50, 53, 56.

Zodarion zorba Bosmans, 2009: 260 , f. 120–123 (♂).

Zodarion sp. : Bosmans 2009: 290, f. 166–167 (♀) [per Bosmans et al. 2019: 19].

Z. epirense: Kalushkov et al. 2008: 66 (misidentified).

Material examined. 1♂, BULGARIA: Samokov plain, Ihtiman, N42.4257 ˚, Е 23.7936˚, 635 m, 2001, G. Blagoev leg. ; 3♂, 2♀, Sofia-Center, N42.6961 ˚, E23.3117 ˚, 553 m, 20– 22.05.2017 ; 1♀, 29.05.2019; 3♂, 3 ♀, 07– 16.05.2020; 1♂, 22.06.2021, S. Indzhov leg.

Distribution. Greece (Peloponnese) ( Bosmans 2009), Hungary ( Szinetár et al. 2015) and Bulgaria (new record).

Remarks. The specimens from Bulgaria ( Fig. 76 ) fit well with the original description by Bosmans (2009). New photographs and drawings of both sexes ( Figs 4, 8 , 12, 16 , 26–28, 32, 36 , 41, 44, 47, 50, 53, 56) were provided for comparison with similar species (see under Z. emilijae sp. n.).

Figures

FIGURE 76. Georeferenced locations of the new records of Zodarion species in the Balkans.

FIGURES 1–8. Habitus of males: Z. emilijae sp. n. (1, 5), Z. blagoevi (2, 6), Z. epirense (3, 7), Z. zorba (4, 8); dorsal (1–4) and ventral (5–8) views. Scales: 1.0 mm.

FIGURES 9–16. Male palps: Z. emilijae sp. n. (9, 13), Z. blagoevi (10, 14), Z. epirense (11, 15), Z. zorba (12, 16); ventral (9–12) and retrolateral (13–16) views. Scales: 1.0 mm.

FIGURES 29–36. Habitus of females: Z. emilijae sp. n. (29, 33), Z. blagoevi (30, 34), Z. epirense (31, 35), Z. zorba (32, 36); dorsal (29–32) and ventral (33–36) views. Scales: 1.0 mm.