Acanthinozodium sorani, Zamani & Marusik, 2021

Zamani, Alireza & Marusik, Yuri M., 2021, Revision of the spider family Zodariidae (Arachnida, Araneae) in Iran and Turkmenistan, with seventeen new species, ZooKeys 1035, pp. 145-193 : 145

Acanthinozodium sorani sp. nov. Figs 11H , 12D-F , 14D-F , 32

Type material.

Holotype ♂ (MHNG), Iran: Kurdistan Province: Santeh, 36°11'N, 46°32'E, 23.06.1975 (A. Senglet). Paratypes: 6♂ (MHNG), Marivan, 5.2017 (A. Zamani); East Azerbaijan Province: 2♂ (MHNG), north of Bonati, 37°26'N, 45°57'E, 04.06.1975 (A. Senglet).

Etymology.

The specific epithet refers to a dialect or a language of the Kurdish languages that is spoken in Iraq, mainly in Iraqi Kurdistan, as well as the Kurdistan Province, Kermanshah Province, and West Azerbaijan Province of western Iran. Noun in apposition.

Diagnosis.

The new species is most similar to A. atrisa sp. nov. but differs by embolic anterior process which is spine-like and thinner than the embolus proper in A. sorani sp. nov. (vs. broad) and also by the relative length of the RTA, longer than bulb in A. sorani sp. nov. (vs. shorter).

Description.

Male (holotype). Habitus as in Fig. 11H . Total length 2.11. Carapace 1.00 long, 0.46 wide at pars cephalica, 0.72 wide at pars thoracica. Eye sizes and interdistance of PMEs: AME: 0.09, ALE: 0.07, PME: 0.06, PLE: 0.06, PME-PME: 0.12. Carapace, sternum, labium, chelicerae and maxillae yellowish brown; carapace with irregular dark patterns. Chelicera with one retromarginal tooth. Legs yellowish, dark brown at femora I and II, without annulations. Abdomen dorsally black, grayish ventrally. Spinnerets pale, uniform in color. Measurements of legs: I: 3.87 (0.97, 0.37, 0.89, 0.91, 0.64), II: 3.47 (0.92, 0.32, 0.72, 0.88, 0.63), Fe III: 0.88, other segments missing, IV: 4.51 (1.06, 0.36, 1.12, 1.33, 0.64).

Palp as in Figs 12D-F , 14D-F . RTA (Ra) long (longer than bulb) and thin (about 6 times longer than wide), slightly bent; tegulum with posterior process (Tp), sperm duct almost straight retrolaterally, and gently bent along prolateral side; median apophysis (Ma) wider than long; embolus (Em) broad basally, bifurcated terminally, with spine-like anterior process; embolus proper thin and straight, with small tubercle.

Female. Unknown.

Distribution.

Known only from the listed localities in Kurdistan and East Azerbaijan provinces, western and northwestern Iran (Fig. 32 ).

Figures

Figure 11. Habitus of Acanthinozodium atrisa sp. nov. (A, B) A. niusha sp. nov. (C-E), A. parysatis sp. nov. (F, G) and A. sorani sp. nov. (H) A, C, F, H males, dorsal D male, ventral B, G, E females, dorsal. Scale bars: 0.2 mm, unless stated otherwise.

Figure 12. Male palps of Acanthinozodium atrisa sp. nov. (A-C) and A. sorani sp. nov. (D-F) A, D ventral B, C, F retrolateral E dorsal. Scale bars: 0.2 mm.

Figure 14. SEM images of the male palps of Acanthinozodium atrisa sp. nov. (A-C), A. sorani sp. nov. (D-F), A. niusha sp. nov. (G, H) and A. dorsa sp. nov. (I) A, C, D, F, I ventral B, E retrolateral G, H cymbial groove, dorsal. Abbreviations: Cg - cymbial groove, Co - conductor, Em - embolus, Ep - embolic process, Ma - median apophysis, Ra - retrolateral tibial apophysis, Tp - tegular process. Scale bars: 0.1 mm, unless stated otherwise.

Figure 32. Distribution records of Acanthinozodium spp. (partim 1 - 4, 11), Lachesana spp. (5 - 7), Parazodarion raddei (8), Pax spp. (9, 10) and Trygetus spp. (11, 12) in Iran and Turkmenistan: 1 A. atrisa sp. nov. 2 A. niusha sp. nov. 3 A. parysatis sp. nov. 4 A. sorani sp. nov. 5 L. insensibilis 6 L. kavirensis sp. nov. 7 L. perseus sp. nov. 8 P. raddei 9 P. ellipita sp. nov. 10 P. leila sp. nov. 11 A. ovtchinnikovi sp. nov., T. gromovi 12 T. susianus sp. nov.