Pterotricha montana Zamani & Marusik

Zamani, Alireza, Seiedy, Marjan, Saboori, Alireza & Marusik, Yuri M., 2018, The spider genus Pterotricha in Iran, with the description of a new genus (Araneae, Gnaphosidae), ZooKeys 777, pp. 17-41 : 17

Pterotricha montana Zamani & Marusik sp. n. Figs 3, 11g, 16

Types.

Holotype ♀ (MMUE), IRAN: Kohgiluyeh & Boyer Ahmad Province: Semoron, May 2017 (A. Hosseinpour); Paratypes: ♀ (EMSUM), IRAN: Kohgiluyeh & Boyer Ahmad Province: Shadegan, May 2017 (A. Hosseinpour); ♀ (ZUCT), IRAN: Isfahan Province: Qamsar & Barzok Protected Area, 55 km SW of Qamsar, 14 km NE Kamoo, Gargash Mountain, 33°39'59"N, 51°19'44"E, 3302 m, May 2016 (P. Ponel).

Etymology.

The specific epithet refers to the montane habitat of the species.

Diagnosis.

This species differs from other congeners by the epigynal plate being wider than long (vs. longer than wide in the remaining species) and the short septum (as long as receptacle length and as long as wide vs. a long septum that is longer than wide and longer than receptacle) (Figs 3d, e).

Description.

Female (holotype). Total length 10.95. Carapace 4.1 long, 1.65 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME: 0.14, ALE: 0.20, PME: 0.21, PLE: 0.17, PME-PME: 0.05. Carapace, sternum, labium, chelicerae, and maxillae light brown without any distinct patterns, with scattered short setae and darkening in the ocular area. Chelicerae with one anterior tooth and bifurcated posterior keel. Abdomen light grey with short grey setae and scattered dark patches dorsally. Anterior lateral spinnerets dark brown, relatively short, 3.7 x longer than wide, spaced by less than two diameters of a single ALS, with long spigots of the piriform glands. Legs yellow. Leg measurements: I: 12.85 (3.55, 1.7, 2.7, 2.7, 2.2), II: 12 (3.2, 1.50, 2.55, 2.6, 2.15), III: 11.4 (3.05, 1.45, 2.25, 3.0, 1.65), IV: 14.9 (3.9, 1.55, 3.15, 4.1, 2.2).

Epigyne as in Figs 3 d–e; sclerotized part wider than long, septum short, about the length of the receptacle, as long as wide; fovea square; receptacles (Re) elongate oval, diverging anteriorly, receptacular gland (Gr) massive.

Male. Unknown.

Ecology.

This species lives in the mountainous plains of Zagros Mountains.

Records in Iran.

Isfahan, Kohgiluyeh & Boyer-Ahmad (Figure 16).

Distribution.

Central and southwestern Iran.