Urocoras Ovtchinnikov, 1999: 68

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Urocoras Ovtchinnikov, 1999: 68 .

TYPE SPECIES: Coelotes longispinus Kulczyn’ski, 1887, by original designation.

DIAGNOSIS: Females can be recognized by the long epigynal teeth, the large, anteriorly extended copulatory ducts, and the small spermathecae (figs. 400, 401), and males by the absence of a conductor dorsal apophysis, the strong embolus, and the smooth, rounded median apophysis (figs. 402–404).

DESCRIPTION: See description of type species (below).

DISTRIBUTION: Eastern Europe (map 19).

COMPOSITION: Five species are included in the genus Urocoras .

1. Urocoras longispinus (Kulczyn’ski, 1897): male lectotype and female paralectotype from Hungary, in MNHN, examined.

2. Urocoras matesianus (de Blauwe, 1973) : female holotype and paratype from Roccamandolfi, Matese, Abruzzi, Italy, in MCV, examined.

3. Urocoras munieri (Simon, 1880) : male holotype from Sebenino, Yugoslavia, in MNHN, examined. Female specimens from Yugoslavia and Italy examined.

4. Urocoras nicomedis (Brignoli, 1978) : female holotype and paratypes from Turkey, in MHNG and MCV, examined. NEW COM­ BINATION (transferred here from Coelotes ).

5. Urocoras phthisicus (Brignoli, 1978) : female holotype from Ballidag, Kastamonu, Turkey, in MNHG, examined. NEW COMBI­ NATION (transferred here from Coelotes ).

Urocoras longispinus (Kulczyn’ski) Figures 400–409

Coelotes longispina Kulczyn’ski, 1897: 158, fig. 13 (male lectotype and female paralectotype from Hungary, in MNHN, examined).

Amaurobius longispina : Kulczyn’ski, 1906: 471, figs. 16, 39, 55.

Coelotes longispina: Drensky, 1942: 40 , fig. 5a. – Heimer and Nentwig, 1991: 356, fig. 926; – Loska, 1969: 107, figs. 73A, 75C, 76A.

Figures

Figs. 400, 401. Urocoras longispinus (Kulczynski), female. 400. Epigynum. 401. Vulva.

Figs. 402, 403. Urocoras longispinus (Kulczynski), male palp. 402. Ventral view. 403. Retrolateral view.

Figs. 404–406. Urocoras longispinus (Kulczynski). 404. Male palp, prolateral view. 405. Carapace, front view. 406. Chelicera, ventral view.

Figs. 407–409. Urocoras longispinus (Kulczynski), female. 407. Tarsus, showing position of tarsal organ (double arrows) and the distalmost trichobothrium (single arrow). 408. Tarsal organ. 409. Trichobothrium.