Revalidation of Acanthinozodium Denis, 1966 with description of three new species and discovery of a remarkable male palpal character (Araneae, Zodariidae) Author Rudy Jocqué Author Arnaud Henrard text European Journal of Taxonomy 2015 2015-03-04 114 1 23 journal article 32667 10.5852/ejt.2015.114 53922b30-4955-41d1-a097-69374e90cf29 1406552 7964D8E9-AF3B-4A53-B1DB-01409941E4A5 Acanthinozodium quercicola sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:917D7A4F-2400-416F-8BC2-08013EB70E44 Figs 10–11 , 13 Diagnosis The male of this species is characterized by the shape of the sinuous, by dorsolaterally Fattened RTA and by the MA with dorsal bulge. Etymology The name refers to the habitat where the types were found: Quercus suber woodland. Material examined Holotype MOROCCO : Ƌ , Oulmès , 33°26’’ N 6°1’0’’ W , 4 Nov. 2011 , sieving leaf litter of Quercus suber , Brustel H . ( MRAC 243549 ) . Paratype 1 Ƌ : same data as holotype ( MRAC 243549 ) . Description Male TOTAL LENGTH. 3.91. CARAPACE. ( Fig. 10 A). 1.92 long and 1.49 wide. COLOUR. ( Fig. 10 A–B). Carapace and chelicerae brownish yellow; clypeus, around eyes and cephalic area with dark brown suffusion forming butterFy pattern in front of black fovea; thoracic area with darker striae; mouthparts pale yellow; sternum yellow with dark margin; legs brownish yellow. Abdomen: dorsum dark sepia, no pale spot in front of pale cream spinnerets; sides and venter pale sepia. CLYPEUS. 0.20 high. EYES. AME large, round; anterior eye row straight, posterior row strongly procurved; AME: 0.15: ALE: 0.10; PME: 0.08; PLE: 0.08; AME-AME: 0.08; AME-ALE: 0.02; PME-PME: 0.20; PME-PLE: 0.05. MOQ: width 0.34 in front, 0.46 at the back; 0.31 long. STERNUM. 0.99 long, 0.85 wide. LEGS. Spination: femora: I with 3 dorsal 1 prolateral, II with 2, III and IV with 1 dorsal spine; two rows of long ventral setae. ABDOMEN. With row of modiFed Fat setae in front of spinnerets preceded by dense cover of Fattened setae. LEG MEASUREMENTS:
Leg F P T Mt t Total
I 1.89 0.70 1.75 2.03 1.19 7.56
II 1.89 0.70 1.61 1.75 1.05 7.00
III 1.61 0.70 1.26 1.96 0.84 6.37
IV 2.24 0.77 2.10 2.31 0.91 8.33
Fig. 10. Acanthinozodium quercicola sp. nov. , holotype Ƌ. A . Habitus, dorsal view. B . Idem, ventral view. C . Palp, dorsal view; arrow indicates the crater-like plug pit. D . Idem, prolateral view. E . Idem, ventral view. F . Idem, retrolateral view; arrow indicates the tooth at base of the RTA. Scale bars: A–B = 1 mm; C–F = 0.2 mm. PALP. ( Figs 10 C–F, 11). Tibia slightly produced forward dorsally; RTA short, dorsoventrally Fattened, sinuous in ventral view; cymbium with dorsal plug pit in front of tibial protrusion; embolus broad at base, tapered to rounded tip with dorsal and ventral lamellae; MA fairly long, sickle shaped, with strong dorsal boss; conductor membranous, rounded. Female Unknown.
Distribution Only known from the type locality in Morocco ( Fig. 13 ).