Zodarion valentii Bosmans, Loverre & Addante, 1999

Benhalima, Souâd & Bosmans, Robert, 2020, Revision of the genus Zodarion Walckenaer, 1833 (part IV). The species of Morocco (Araneae: Zodariidae), Zootaxa 4899 (1), pp. 93-114 : 98-99

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Zodarion valentii Bosmans, Loverre & Addante, 1999 View in CoL

Figures 23–24 View FIGURES 23–28 , 29–33 View FIGURES 29–43 , 44–48 View FIGURES 44–58

Enyo algirica, Simon 1870: 98 (misidentification, not Zodarion algiricum (Lucas, 1846)) View in CoL ; Simon, 1873: 65, 172, pl. II, fig. 12 (misidentification).

Zodarion algiricum: Denis, 1935: 67 View in CoL ; Denis, 1937: 14 (all misidentifications).

Zodarion cfr. affine: Bosmans, 1994: 126 .

Zodarion valentii Bosmans, Loverre & Addante, in Bosmans et al., 2019: 10 View in CoL , figs 4a–f, 5a–e (Holotype Ƌ and 3 ƋƋ 3♀♀ paratypes, deposited in MCSNB: ITALY: Puglia, Valenzano—examined ).

Description and diagnosis. See Bosmans et al. (2019).

Comments. Simon (1870, 1873) and Denis (1935, 1937) misidentied this species as Z. algiricum . Bosmans (1994) mentioned females from South Spain as a species related to Z. affine ( Simon, 1870) .

Previous records. ALGERIA: Tlemcen, Marnia (34°50’58’’N, 01°43’39’’W), GoogleMaps Nemours (35°05′45″N, 01°51′28″W) GoogleMaps , Tlemcen (34°43’14’’N, 01°04’28’’W) ( Denis 1937 sub Z. algiricum , misidentifications). MOROCCO: without precise locality ( Simon 1870; Denis 1937, sub Z. algiricum , misidentifications). SPAIN: Cadiz, Algeciras ( Bosmans 1994; sub Z. cfr . affine ).

Other material examined. ALGERIA: Tlemcen, Tafna, along Oued Tafna , 35°17’50’’N, 01°28’06’’W, 350 m a.s.l., leg. R GoogleMaps . Bosmans , 23.IV.1984 (in Oxalis vegetation), 1Ƌ ( CRB); Monts de Traras, between El Arba and El Arabienne , 35°02’00’’N, 01°40’00’’W, leg. R GoogleMaps . Bosmans , 24.V.1990, 2ƋƋ (CRB). MOROCCO: Without precise locality, labeled “ Zodarion algiricum obscurum E. S. AR 1549 ”, 13ƋƋ 9♀♀ ( MNHN). Fès-Meknès, Missour , 33°02’24”N, 03°59’52”W, 605 m a.s.l. GoogleMaps , 27.VI.2002, 1Ƌ, 16.II.2002, 1♀ ( CRB), Oriental, N. Mahiriya , 34°02’54’’N, 03°13’54’’W, leg. J. Van Keer GoogleMaps , 30.V .2018 GoogleMaps (stones in steppe), 1♀ (CJVK); Oujda, 15 km W., Plaine du Amgad GoogleMaps , 34°42’37’’N, 01°59’43’’W, 590 m as.s.l., leg. J. Van Keer, 24.V .2018 GoogleMaps (stones bordering wheat fields), 1Ƌ (CJVK); Saidia, Mouloudja National Park GoogleMaps , 35°06’56’’N, 02°19’14’’W, leg. R. Bosmans , 25.V–2.VI .2018 GoogleMaps (pitfalls in coastal dunes), 1Ƌ 1♀ (CRB); Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Forêt de Maâmora, Sidi Allal El Bahraoui GoogleMaps , 34°02’41’’N, 06°35’25’’W, 185 m a.s.l., leg. S. Benhalima, 3.VII.1988, 1Ƌ ( ISRM) .

Distribution. Italy (Puglia and Sicily), S Spain, NE Morocco and NW Algeria (Map 2).

References

Bosmans, R. (1994) Revision of the genus Zodarion Walckenaer, 1833 in the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands (Araneae: Zodariidae). Eos, 69, 115 - 142.

Bosmans, R., Pantini, P., Loverre, P. & Addante, R. (2019) New species and new records of ant-eating spiders from Mediterranean Europe (Araneae: Zodariidae). Arachnologische Mitteilungen, 57, 8 - 20. https: // doi. org / 10.30963 / aramit 5703

Denis, J. (1935) Les araignees du genre Zodarion Walckenaer, appartenant a la faune d'Italie. Memorie della Societa Entomologica Italiana, 14, 65 - 83.

Denis, J. (1937) Contribution a l'etude des araignees du genre Zodarion Walckenaer. Festschrift Strand, 3, 1 - 50.

Simon, E. (1870) Sur les araneides de la famille des Enydes qui habitent l'Espagne et le Maroc. Revue et Magazine de Zoologie, Series 2, 22, 51 - 54 + 97 - 103 + 142 - 148.

Simon, E. (1873) Araneides nouveaux ou peu connus du midi de l'Europe. (2 e memoire). Memoires de la Societe Royale des Sciences de Liege, Series 2, 5, 187 - 351. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. title. 124166

Figures

FIGURES 23–28. Dorsal habitus of Zodarion valentii Bosmans, Loverre & Addante, 2019 male (23) and female (24), Z. maculatum (Simon, 1870) male (25) and female (26), and Z. maghrebense sp. nov. male (27) and female (28).

FIGURES 29–43. Genitalic morphology of Zodarion valentii Bosmans, Loverre & Addante, 2019 (29–33), Z. maculatum (Simon, 1870) (34–38) and Z. maghrebense sp. nov. (39–43). 29, 30, 34, 35, 39, 40 Male palp, ventral view; 31 Tibial apophysis, retrolateral view; 32, 33, 37, 38, 42, 43 Male palp, retrolateral view; 36, 41 Tip of embolus, ventral view.

FIGURES 44–58. Genitalic morphology of Zodarion valentii Bosmans, Loverre & Addante, 2019 (44–48), Z. maculatum (Simon, 1870) (49–53) and Z. maghrebense sp. nov. (54–58). 44, 45, 49, 50, 54, 55 Epigyne, ventral view; 46, 48, 51, 53, 56, 58 Vulva, ventral view; 47, 52, 57 Vulva, dorsal view.