Zaitunia kunti, Sergei Zonstein & Yuri M. Marusik, 2016

Sergei Zonstein & Yuri M. Marusik, 2016, A revision of the spider genus Zaitunia (Araneae, Filistatidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 214, pp. 1-97 : 23-26

Zaitunia kunti sp. nov.

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Figs 10–11 , 43 C

Diagnosis

Zaitunia kunti sp. nov. differs from related species by having the embolus more sharply curved in the subapical part and receptacles subequal in size and clearly separated from each other (in Z. annulipes , the embolus is clearly shorter and more gently curved, and the median receptacles are considerably larger than the outer ones; whereas in Z. minoica sp. nov., a longer embolus is noticeably less sharply curved in the subapical part, and the receptacles, although subequal in size, almost touch each other (cf. Figs 9 , 12 G–I, 13C–D).

Etymology

The specific epithet is given after our good friend and colleague, Turkish arachnologist Kadir Boğaç Kunt.

Material examined

Holotype

TURKEY: ♂, “ Taurus ” (no other data), O. Kraus ( SMF 12991).

Paratypes (2 ♀♀)

TURKEY: 1 ♀, Antalya Province, Alanya District, near Elikesik , 36º33'55.6" N, 31º55'30.3" E, alt. 24 m, 8 Jan. 2013, Y.M. Marusik ( ZMMU).

CYPRUS: 1 ♀, Troodos Mts , 1 km S of Troodos, 34º55' N, 35º53' E, 1700 m, 11. Apr. 1997, P.T. Lehtinen ( ZMUT).

Description

Male

HABITUS. See Fig. 10 J.

BODY LENGTH. 3.05.

COLOUR. Carapace dark yellow with brown wide margins, clypeus and postocular area; eye tubercle blackish-brown; chelicerae, all femora and abdomen uniformly yellowish-brown; other parts of body and legs pale brownish-yellow.

CARAPACE. 1.47 long, 1.28 wide.

EYES. AME 0.12, ALE 0.22, PLE 0.19, PME 0.18, AME–AME 0.10.

PALP ( Figs 10 I, 43C). All segments with dark pigmentation; femur slightly longer than tibia; tibia 1.1 wider than femur. Cymbium with small dorsal hump, longer than bulb. Tegular part conical; embolic part cylindrical (in lateral view), spermophore meandering in embolic part; tip of embolus screw-shaped.

LEG MEASUREMENTS. ♂(♀)

	Femur	Patella	Tibia	Metatarsus	Tarsus	Total
Palp	0.90 (0.55)	0.42 (0.27)	0.85 (0.36)	―	0.32 (0.50)	2.49 (1.68)
I	2.23 (1.17)	0.72 (0.41)	1.54 (1.14)	1.65 (0.95)	0.90 (0.80)	7.04 (4.47)
II	1.86 (0.91)	0.65 (0.39)	1.32 (0,69)	1.51 (0.65)	0.68 (0.58)	6.02 (3.22)
III	1.78 (0.76)	0.67 (0.32)	1.32 (0.54)	1.30 (0.56)	0.53 (0.46)	5.60 (2.64)
IV	2.13 (1.03)	0.75 (0.38)	1.29 (0.81)	1.53 (0.79)	0.61 (0.54)	6.31 (3.55)

Female (from Elikesik)

HABITUS. See Fig. 10 A–B, D–E.

BODY LENGTH. 2.54.

COLOUR. Carapace, chelicerae and legs mostly medium brownish-yellow; abdomen dorsally, diffuse leg fasciae, cephalic area and reticulate clypeal pattern medium violet-brown; eye tubercle and carapace margins dark violet-brown; sternum light yellow with brownish margins; abdomen ventrally and spinnerets light violet-brown.

CARAPACE ( Fig. 10 C). 1.13 long, 0.94 wide.

EYES. AME 0.06, ALE 0.11, PLE 0.09, PME 0.07, AME–AME 0.03.

ENDOGYNE ( Fig. 10 F–G). Median receptacles oval, lateral receptacles globular, both pairs without goffering. Heads covered with pores. Median receptacles separated by about 1.5 diameters.

Variation

Carapace length in female paratype from Cyprus 1.68; this specimen has body and leg pattern slightly more contrast than those in female paratype from Turkey ( Fig. 11 A–C), but the relative size and arrangement of darker marks do not differ sufficiently.

Ecology

The type locality in Turkey belongs to the coastal maquis zone; the female paratype from Cyprus was collected in the highlands (1700 m).

Distribution

South Turkey and Cyprus ( Fig. 46 ).

Figures

Fig. 9. Copulatory organs of Zaitunia annulipes (Kulczyński, 1908), ♂ from Paramali (A – C) and ♀ from Germasogenea (D – F). — A – C. Palp, prolateral, ventro-retrolateral and retrolateral. D. Endogyne, anterior. E – F. Same, dorsal. Scale bars: A – C = 0.2 mm; D – F = 0.1 mm.

Fig. 10. Somatic characters and copulatory organs of Zaitunia kunti sp. nov., paratype, ♀ from Turkey (A – H) and holotype, ♂ (I – J). — A – B. Habitus, dorsal and ventral. C. Prosoma, dorsal. D – E. Habitus, frontal and lateral. F – G. Endogyne, dorsal. H. Calamistrum, dorsal. I. Palp, retrolateral. J. Habitus, lateral. Scale bars: A – B = 0.5 mm; D – F, I = 0.2 mm; G – H = 0.1 mm; J = 1.0 mm.

Fig. 11. Somatic characters and endogyne of Zaitunia kunti sp. nov., paratype, ♀ from Cyprus. A – C. Habitus, dorsal, ventral and lateral. D. Prosoma, frontal. E. Posterior part of abdomen, showing tracheal spiracle and spinnerets. F – G. Endogyne, ventral and dorsal. Scale bars: A, C – D = 0.5 mm; B, E – F = 0.2 mm; G = 0.1 mm.

Fig. 12. Somatic characters and endogyne of Zaitunia minoica sp. nov., paratypes, ♀♀ (A – B, D – E, G – I) and holotype, ♂ (C, F). — A – C. Habitus, dorsal. D, F. Prosoma, dorsal. E. Habitus, dorso-sublateral. G – H. Endogyne, dorsal. I. Right pair of receptacles, dorsal. Scale bars: A – C, E = 0.5 mm; D, F – G = 0.2 mm.

Fig. 43. Male copulatory organs of Zaitunia species, retrolateral. A. Z. schmitzi (Kulczyński, 1911) (Jerusalem area). B. Z. annulipes (Kulczyński, 1908) (Paramali). C. Z. kunti sp. nov. (holotype). D. Z. minoica sp. nov. (paratype). E. Z. logunovi sp. nov. (paratype). F. Z. martynovae (Andreeva & Tyshchenko, 1969) (Gandzhina). Scale bars = 0.2 mm.

Fig. 46. Distribution of Zaitunia schmitzi and Zaitunia annulipes species groups.