Zodarion valentii Bosmans, Loverre & Addante, 1999

Figures 23–24, 29–33, 44–48

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

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

Zodarion cfr. affine: Bosmans, 1994: 126 .

Zodarion valentii Bosmans, Loverre & Addante, in Bosmans et al., 2019: 10, 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), Nemours (35°05′45″N, 01°51′28″W), 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 . 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 . 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. , 27.VI.2002, 1Ƌ, 16.II.2002, 1♀ (CRB), Oriental, N. Mahiriya, 34°02’54’’N, 03°13’54’’W, leg. J. Van Keer , 30.V .2018 (stones in steppe), 1♀ (CJVK); Oujda, 15 km W., Plaine du Amgad, 34°42’37’’N, 01°59’43’’W, 590 m as.s.l., leg. J. Van Keer, 24.V .2018 (stones bordering wheat fields), 1Ƌ (CJVK); Saidia, Mouloudja National Park, 35°06’56’’N, 02°19’14’’W, leg. R. Bosmans, 25.V–2.VI .2018 (pitfalls in coastal dunes), 1Ƌ 1♀ (CRB); Rabat-Salé-Kénitra, Forêt de Maâmora, Sidi Allal El Bahraoui, 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).