Iberina difficilis ( Harm, 1966 )

Naumova, Maria, Blagoev, Gergin & Deltshev, Christo, 2021, Fifty spider species new to the Bulgarian fauna, with a review of some dubious species (Arachnida: Araneae), Zootaxa 4984 (1), pp. 228-257 : 237

Iberina difficilis ( Harm, 1966)

Figs 9A–C

Material. 1 ♂ (NMNHS), Slavyanka Mts, near Shabran Peak, N 41.3896 ˚, E 23.6080, 2000 m, 05.07– 10.08.2006, 1 ♂ (NMNHS), 17.10.2006 – 09.06.2007, 1 ♂ (NMNHS), 10.06– 02.07.2007, soil traps, N. Simov & M. Langourov leg., coniferous forest ( Pinus heldreichii with undergrowth of Juniperus communis ssp. nana Syme ).

Remarks. Known from France, Italy, Central Europe and Romania (Nentwig et al. 2021; World Spider Catalog 2021). First record from the Balkans. All palps of the specimens from Bulgaria were twisted and expanded due to the soil trapping, but the shape ( Figs 9A–C ) of the palpal structures (Em, ED and RTA) fits well to the original description by Harm (1966).

Figures

FIGURES 9A–C. Iberina difficilis, male. A Habitus, dorsal. B–C Left palp (B ventral, C retrolateral). Em—embolus, ED—embolar duct, RTA—retrolateral tibial apophysis.