Zodarion affine (Simon)

Shafaie, Sepideh, Pekár, Stano & Ortiz, David, 2025, Zodarion spiders (Araneae: Zodariidae): morphology, molecular characterisation and reassessment of the elegans, italicum, and pusio groups from Iberia and the Canary Islands, Journal of Natural History 59 (25 - 28), pp. 1825-1875 : 1829-1830

Zodarion affine (Simon)

( Figures 2 , 20A–C , 25A , 26A , 27A )

Enyo affinis Simon, 1870: 142 (♂ ♀).

Enyo affinis – Simon 1873: 66, pl. 2; fig. 8 (♂). Zodarion affine – Denis 1937: 15, pl. 3; figs 15–17 (♂ ♀). – Bosmans 1994: 126, figs 30– 32, 99–100 (♂ ♀). – Bosmans et al. 2019: 13; figs 4g –I (♂ ♀). – Quevedo-Ortiz and Pinilla Rosa 2024: 175; figs 1c. 1–3 (♂).

Examined type material: Lectotype (♂) and paralectotypes (3 ♀): SPAIN: no further data on the label; MNHN-AR1521, MNHN-AR1523.

Other material examined: SPAIN: 1 ♀; Santa Pola, Alicante; 38.199°N, 0.559°W; 10 m a . s .l.; 3 June 2019; D. Ortiz, V. Pérez and A . Labrada leg.; CMU.

Figures

Figure 2. Habitus of Z. affine (Simon, 1870). A–B, lectotype, male (MNHN-AR1521).C–D, paralectotype, female (MNHN-AR1523). A, C, dorsal view. B, D, ventral view. Scale bar = 0.4 mm.

Figure 20. Comparison of palp shape among males of the elegans group. A–C, Z. affine (MNHN- AR1521). D–F, Z.valentii (CMU). G–I, Z. marginiceps (MNHN-AR9900, 22549). J–L, Z. mallorca (CJFM- 4583, G7572.2929). M–O, Z. pseudoelegans (MNHN-AR9910). A, D, G, J, M, prolateral view. B, E, H, K, N, ventral view. C, F, I, L, O, retrolateral view. Scale bar = 0.2 mm. Abbreviations: C = conductor; Em = embolus; Es = subterminal tooth of embolus; MA = median apophysis; Rt = retrolateral tooth of the tibial apophysis; RTA = retrolateral tibial apophysis; T = tegulum.

Figure 25. Comparison of epigyne shape among females of the elegans, italicum, and pusio groups in ventral view. A–K elegans group members. A, Z. affine (MNHN-AR1523). B, Z. valentii (CMU). C, Z. marginiceps (MNHN-AR9900, 22549). D, Z. mallorca (CJFM-4583, G7572.2929). E, Z. pseudoelegans (MNHN-AR9910). F, Z. beticum (MNHN-AR9950). G, Z. diatretum (MNHN-AR1513). H, Z. maculatum (MNHN-AR1512). I, Z. murphyorum (CJFM-18452, G7572.14697). J, Z. vanimpei (CJFM-18557, G7572.15251). K, Z. elegans (MNHN-AR2853). L–O italicum group members. L, Z. isabellinum (MNHN- AR1522). M, Z. italicum (MNHN-AR2866). N, Z. modestum (CMU). O, Z. nesiotes (MNHN-AR9949, 22556). P, pusio group member, Z. cesari (CMU). Scale bar = 0.2 mm. Abbreviations: Ep = Epigynal plate; Ms = median septum.

Figure 26. Comparison of endogyne shape among females of the elegans, italicum, and pusio groups in ventral view. A–K elegans group members. A, Z. affine (MNHN-AR1523). B, Z. valentii (CMU). C, Z. marginiceps (MNHN-AR9900, 22549). D, Z. mallorca (CJFM-4583, G7572.2929). E, Z. pseudoelegans (MNHN-AR9910). F, Z. beticum (MNHN-AR9950). G, Z. diatretum (MNHN-AR1513). H, Z. maculatum (MNHN-AR1512). I, Z. murphyorum (CJFM-18452, G7572.14697). J, Z. vanimpei (CJFM-18557, G7572.15251). K, Z. elegans (MNHN-AR2853). L–O italicum group members. L, Z. isabellinum (MNHN- AR1522). M, Z. italicum (MNHN-AR2866). N, Z. modestum (CMU). O, Z. nesiotes (MNHN-AR9949, 22556). P, pusio group member, Z. cesari (CMU). Scale bar = 0.2 mm. Abbreviations: A = atrium; Sp = spermatheca.

Figure 27. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images of the epigyne among females of the elegans, italicum, and pusio groups, in ventral view. A–H elegans group members. A, Z. affine (CMU). B, Z. valentii (CMU). C, Z. marginiceps (CMU).D, Z. pseudoelegans (CMU).E, Z. beticum (CMU).F, Z.maculatum (CMU). G, Z. murphyorum (CMU). H, Z. elegans (MNHN-AR2853). I–K italicum group members. I, Z. isabellinum (CMU). J, Z. italicum (CMU). K, Z. modestum (CMU). L, pusio group member, Z. cesari (CMU). Scale bar = 40 µm. Abbreviations: CO = copulatory opening; Ei = incision of the epigynal plate; Ep = epigynal plate; Ml = midline suture of the septum; P = pit; Pb = posterior borders of the copulatory openings; Se = septum; Si = incision of the septum.