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

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Zodarion zorba Bosmans, 2009 View in CoL

Figs 4, 8 View FIGURES 1–8 , 12, 16 View FIGURES 9–16 , 26–28, 32, 36 View FIGURES 29–36 , 41, 44, 47, 50, 53, 56.

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

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

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

Material examined. 1♂, BULGARIA: Samokov plain, Ihtiman, N42.4257 ˚, Е 23.7936˚, 635 m, 2001, G. Blagoev leg. GoogleMaps ; 3♂, 2♀, Sofia-Center, N42.6961 ˚, E23.3117 ˚, 553 m, 20– 22.05.2017 GoogleMaps ; 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 View FIGURE 76 ) fit well with the original description by Bosmans (2009). New photographs and drawings of both sexes ( Figs 4, 8 View FIGURES 1–8 , 12, 16 View FIGURES 9–16 , 26–28, 32, 36 View FIGURES 29–36 , 41, 44, 47, 50, 53, 56) were provided for comparison with similar species (see under Z. emilijae sp. n.).

References

Bosmans, R. (2009) Revision of the genus Zodarion Walckenaer, 1833, part III. South East Europe and Turkey (Araneae: Zodariidae). Contributions to Natural History, 12, 211 - 295.

Bosmans, R., Pantini, P., Loverre, P. & Addante, R. (2019) New species and new records of ant - eating spiders from Mediterranean Europe (Araneae: Zodariidae). Arachnologische Mitteilungen, 57, 8 - 20. https: // doi. org / 10.30963 / aramit 5703

Kalushkov, P., Blagoev, G. & Deltshev, C. (2008) Biodiversity of Epigeic Spiders in Genetically Modified (Bt) and Conventional (non - Bt) Potato Fields in Bulgaria. Acta Zoologica Bulgarica, 60 (1), 61 - 69.

Szinetar, C., Kovacs, P. & Eichardt, J. (2015) [Spiders (Araneae) of the Gyor - Gonyu military shooting range]. In: Takacs, G. & Szinetar, C. (Eds.), The wildlife of calcareous sand steppe areas in military use in the Hungarian Little Plain, pp. 237 - 260.

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.

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.