Clubiona pseudosimilis Mikhailov, 1990

Bosmans, Robert, Henrard, Arnaud, Benhalima, Souâd & Kherbouche-Abrous, Ourida, 2017, The genus Clubiona Latreille, 1904 (Araneae: Clubionidae) in the Maghreb, with notes on the genevensis group and new records from the Mediterranean Region, Zootaxa 4353 (1), pp. 1-28 : 22-23

Clubiona pseudosimilis Mikhailov, 1990

( Figs 103–110 ; Map 5)

Clubiona pseudosimilis Mikhailov, 1990: 311 , Figs 16–20 . Holotype ♂ and paratype ♀ from Georgia, Lagodekhi Reserve; several more paratypes from Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan; ZMMU, not examined

Diagnosis. Males of C. pseudosimilis differ from the closely related C. neglecta by the considerably shorter embolus ( Fig. 106 ). Females are more close to C. similis and differ by the larger spermathecae ( Figs 109, 110 ). Description. See Mikhailov, 1990.

Previous citations in the Maghreb. None.

New records. AFRICA: ALGERIA: Boumerdes: Réghaia, estuary of Oued Réghaia , 1 ♀, pitfalls in Carex vegetation, 13.VI.1988, R. Bosmans leg. (CRB).

EUROPE: PORTUGAL: Setubal: Lagoa de Melides , 1 ♂ 2 ♀♀, litter in dunes along river mouth, 15.IV.2013, R. Bosmans leg. (CRB).

Ecology. C. pseudosimilis was only collected once in April in the estuary of the Oued Réghaia near Alger in Algeria.

Distribution. C. pseudosimilis is cited here for the first time in the Maghreb in Algeria and for the first time in Portugal, considerably enlarging its distribution area. At both localities it was collected in river mouths. Until recently this species was only known from Caucasian countries: Armenia, Azerbaidjan and Georgia ( Mikhailov 1990) and the Krasnodar and Kabardino-Balkaria regions of Russia. ( Mikhailov 1992, 2003). Bosmans et al. (2013) expanded the distribution area to Greece, Crete.

Figures

FIGURES103–110. Clubiona pseudosimilis Mikhailov,1990, male and female (from Portugal:103 male habitus, dorsalview; 104 female habitus, dorsal view; 105 male palp, retrolateral view; 106 same, ventral view; 107 RTA, retrolateral view; 108 epigyne, ventral view; 109 vulva, ventral view; 110 same, dorsal view. Scale bars:103, 104 = 1 mm; 105, 106, 108 – 110 = 0.2 mm; 107 = 0.1 mm.

FIGURES 16–19. Clubiona diniensis Simon, 1878: 16 male (from Algeria) palp, retrolateral view; 17 same, ventral view; 18 female (from Algeria) epigyne, ventral view; 19 female (from France) vulva, dorsal view. Abbreviatures: A = atrium, CD = longitudinalcopulatory duct, CS = cymbial modified setae, S = spermathecae.Scale bars: 16, 17 = 0.2 mm; 18,19 = 0.1 mm.

FIGURES 20–25. Clubiona genevensis L. Koch, 1866: 20 male (from France) habitus, dorsal view; 21 female (from France) habitus, dorsal view; 22, 23 males (from Greece) habitus, dorsal view; 24 male (from Greece) palp, retrolateral view; 25 same, ventral view. Abbreviature:CS = cymbial modified setae.Scale bars: 20–23 = 1 mm; 24, 25 = 0.2 mm.