Zodarion ozkutuki, Coşar & Danişman, 2021

Coşar, Ilhan & Danişman, Tarik, 2021, Three new Zodarion species (Araneae: Zodariidae) from Southeastern Turkey, Zootaxa 5057 (3), pp. 415-428 : 416-418

Zodarion ozkutuki spec. nov.

( Figs 1–4 )

Type material: Holotype (KUAM-ZOD-2020/77) ♂, Turkey, Adıyaman Province, Tut District, Meryemuşağı Village, 37°46’39’’N, 37°50’02’’E, elev. 802 m, 17.V.2019, Ý. Coşar leg., stony field . Paratypes: 2♂♂, same data as holotype (KUAM-ZOD-2020/78) . 2♂♂, Adıyaman Province, Gölbaşı District, Hamzalar Village , 37°53’08”N, 37°43’05”E, elev. 1091 m, 21.VIII.2018, E.A. Yağmur leg., stony field (KUAM-ZOD-2020/79) .

Etymology. The species is named after Recep Sulhi Özkütük for his contributions to Turkish Arachnology.

Diagnosis. Zodarion ozkutuki spec. nov. is a member of the aculeatum species group based on the pedipalp having a median apophysis with a strongly elongated basal part. It resembles Z. aculeatum Chyzer, 1897 and Z. sardum Bosmans, 1997 but can be distinguished from these two species by having a short, blunt tibial apophysis with a pointed tip, relatively shorter than that of congeners. Additionally, the basal part of the median apophysis is greatly elongated, almost reaching the tibia, and the distal part has two teeth.

Description. Male holotype (KUAM-ZOD-2020/77) ( Figs 1–4 ).

Measurements: Total length 2.30. Prosoma 1.20 long, 0.90 wide. Abdomen 1.10 long, 0.70 wide. Sternum 0.70 long, 0.60 wide. Leg formula IV, I, II, III. Leg lengths: Leg I Fe: 1.10, Pa: 0.40, Ti: 0.95, Mt: 1.0, Ta: 0.5, Total: 3.95; Leg II Fe: 0.95, Pa: 0.30, Ti: 0.80, Mt: 0.90, Ta: 0.55, Total: 3.50; Leg III Fe: 0.90, Pa: 0.30, Ti: 0.5, Mt: 0.90, Ta: 0.50, Total: 3.10; Leg IV Fe: 1.25, Pa: 0.40, Ti: 1.20, Mt: 1.40, Ta: 0.60, Total: 4.85.

Colour ( Fig. 1 ). Prosoma pale yellowish. Area around AME pale brown. Clypeus light brown. Abdomen pale brown, with large dorsal scutum. Sternum light brown. Legs yellow.

Eyes. AME = 1 (0.12); ALE = 0.83; PME = 0.41; PLE = 0.41; a = 0.41; b = 0.16; c = 2.9; d = 0.41; MOQ: AW = 0.56 PW; L = 0.86 PW.

Palp ( Figs 2–4 ). Palpal tibial apophysis short, triangular, gently curved, pointed terminally. Basal part of median apophysis greatly elongated, almost reaching tibia, distal part with two teeth separated by oblique groove (indicated by the arrows in Fig. 3C ). Tegulum without protrusion. Embolus arcuate, tapered distally.

Female: Unknown.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Zodarion ozkutuki spec. nov., male holotype (KUAM-ZOD-2020/77). (A) Habitus, dorsal view; (B) idem, ventral view; (C) ocular area, dorsal view; (D) idem, frontal view. Scale bars: A– B = 0.5, C– D = 0.2.

FIGURE 2. Zodarion ozkutuki spec. nov., left pedipalp of male holotype (KUAM-ZOD-2020/77): (A) prolateral view; (B) prolateral-ventral view; (C) ventral view; (D) retrolateral view. Scale bars: 0.2.

FIGURE 3. Zodarion ozkutuki spec. nov., SEM microphotographs of male paratype (KUAM-ZOD-2020/78): (A) right pedipalp, retrolateral-ventral view; (B) left pedipalp ventral view; (C) right pedipalp prolateral view. White arrows: distal teeth of the median apophysis; black arrow: oblique groove.

FIGURE 4. Zodarion ozkutuki spec. nov., left pedipalp drawings of male holotype (KUAM-ZOD-2020/77): (A) prolateral view; (B) prolateral-ventral view; (C) ventral view; (D) retrolateral view. C: conductor, E: embolus, MA: median apophysis, RTA: retrolateral tibial apophysis, T: tegulum. Scale bars: 0.2.