Zodarion scutatum Wunderlich, 1980

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 : 255-256

Zodarion scutatum Wunderlich, 1980

Figs 57–60 .

Zodarion scutatum Wunderlich, 1980: 113 , f. 1–6 (D ♂ ♀).

Zodarion scutatum: Bosmans 2009: 226 , f. 18–19, 53 (♂ ♀).

Material examined. 10♂ ( NMNHS), MONTENEGRO: NP Durmitor Mts , Tara River Gorge , Devojacki Most bridge, Tepća village, N43.2184 ˚, E19.0803 ˚, 588 m, 13– 18.07.2003, S. Lazarov & M. Langourov leg.

Distribution. Croatia, Slovenia (WSC 2022) and Montenegro (new record).

Remarks. This is the first report of this species from Montenegro ( Fig. 76 ). The examined specimen ( Figs 57–60 ) conforms well to the description and diagnosis of the species as provided in Wunderlich (1980) and with photos of the holotype kindly provided by László Mezőfi and Tamás Szűts.

Figures

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

FIGURES 57–60. Z. scutatum, male: habitus (57, 58), and palp (59, 60); dorsal (57), ventral (58, 59) and retrolateral (60) views. Scales: 0.6 mm (57, 58), 0.2 mm (59, 60).