Zodarion Walckenaer, 1826

Shafaie, Sepideh, Pekár, Stano & Ortiz, David, 2025, Integrative taxonomy of the Iberian Zodarion species of the rubidum and styliferum groups (Araneae: Zodariidae), Zootaxa 5624 (1), pp. 1-69 : 7

Genus Zodarion Walckenaer, 1826

Type species: Enyo nitida Audouin, 1826 , based on a female from Egypt .

Genus diagnosis and species composition: See Bosmans (1994) for diagnosis and WSC (2025) for species composition.

Species groups and species composition

A total of 14 species groups have been established for the genus, six of which have been confirmed to exist in Iberia ( Bosmans 1997, 2009; Shafaie & Pekár 2024). Below, the Iberian rubidum and styliferum groups are listed, with additional details on diagnostic characters. The species groups are listed alphabetically and followed by the included species in alphabetical order.

The rubidum group in Iberia

Members of this group share the following characters: tibial apophysis robust, resembling a curved blade, with or without a lateral hump and a terminal tooth. Median apophysis reverse U-shaped or inclined C-shaped. Embolus wide, accompanied by a subterminal tooth wider or equally wide. Epigyne always with two copulatory openings. Epigynal plate variable in shape, including bell-shaped, lip-shaped, sub-trapezoidal with a longitudinal septum, or sub-quadrate with a lamellar-shield.

Species included: Z. alacre ( Simon, 1870) , Z. andalusiacum Jocqué, 1991 , Z. atlanticum Pekár & Cardoso, 2005 , Z. costablancae Bosmans, 1994 , Z. costapratae Pekár, 2011 , Z. couseransense Bosmans, 1997 , Z. fuscum ( Simon, 1870) , Z. machadoi Denis, 1939 , Z. minutum Bosmans, 1994 , Z. rubidum Simon, 1914 , Z. timidum ( Simon, 1874) , and Z. viduum Denis, 1937 .