Tegenaria capolongoi, BRIGNOLI, 1977

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TEGENARIA CAPOLONGOI BRIGNOLI, 1977

( FIG. 22A, B )

Tegenaria capolongoi Brignoli, 1977a: 51 , 52, fig. 36, female.

Types

Holotype. Italy: Campania: San Sebastiano al Vesuvio, Grotticella vesuviana, ♀ ( MCSN, 543), 19.iii.1973, Capolongo & Cantilena.

Paratype. Vico Egoansa, Grotta della Fontanello, ♀ ( MHNG), 14.iv.1973, Capolongo & Cantilena .

Other material examined

Italy (1 ♀) .

Diagnosis

Tegenaria capolongoi belongs to a species group together with Teg. circeoensis sp. nov., Teg. parmenidis , and Teg. sbordonii . The most useful characters for separating these species are the shape of the RTA, the bifid terminal end of the conductor, the presence/ absence of pockets at the median plate of the epigyne, and the location of the copulatory openings.

Description

The description, including measurements, was provided by Brignoli (1977a).

Distribution

Reported from Italy (region around Naples, Campania).

Discussion

Tegenaria capolongoi together with Teg. parmenidis , Teg. circeoensis sp. nov., and Teg. sbordonii form a morphologically well-defined species group, restricted to southern Italy.

Figures

› Figure 22. A, B, Tegenaria capolongoi; C-K, Tegenaria parmenidis; L-S, Tegenaria circeoensis sp. nov. Left male palp in ventral (E, N), retrolateral (F, O), and dorsal views (G, P); epigyne in ventral (A, C, Q, S) and vulva in dorsal view (B, D, R); intraspecific epigynal morphological variation (S); face of male in frontal view (J); spinnerets in ventral view (K); habitus (H) of male in dorsal and sternum in ventral view (I); carapace and abdomen of male in dorsal view (L, M). Scale bars = 0.5 mm (except 1 mm for H).