Zelotes parascrutatus Levy, 1998

Chatzaki, Maria & Keer, Johan Van, 2019, Ground spiders (Araneae: Gnaphosidae, Liocranidae, Prodidomidae) from the Greek islands Rodos, Symi and Karpathos, with the description of new species, Zootaxa 4646 (3), pp. 434-460 : 455

Zelotes parascrutatus Levy, 1998

Figs 58–61

Material examined. Site 4: 1♀; Site 9: 1♂, 1♀; Site 12: 1♂; Site 17: 1♂; Site 26: 1♀; Site 28: 1♂; Site 32: 1♂, 1♀; Site 37: 1♂, 1♀; Site 39: 19♂♂, 11♀♀; Site 40: 4♂♂, 4♀♀; Site 43: 1♀.

Comments. The figures of Z. parascrutatus here provided are intending to give a more detailed aspect of the male genital characters and its taxonomic affinity to the closely related Z. scrutatus (O.-P. Cambridge, 1872). The two species share a long terminal apophysis which reaches the anterior part of the tegulum (in Z. parascrutatus having more rounded rims and fitting the embolus inside a membranous fold) and an extended embolar base, sclerotized at most of its length (in Z. scrutatus the tip of the embolar base is more pronounced and overrides the embolus tip) (see also Chatzaki et al. 2003, p. 71, figs 72–74). The finding of both sexes syntopically in Rodos island confirms their correct matching, only tentatively paired in the initial description by Levy (1998).

Distribution. Israel, Rodos.

Figures

FIGURES 58–61. Zelotes parascrutatus left palp. 58 Ventral view. 59 Retrolateral view. 60 Embolar region magnification, RL to ventral view. 61 Dorsal view. TA: terminal apophysis, MA: median apophysis, EmbB: embolar base.