Zodarion mallorca Bosmans, 1994

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 : 1837-1838

Zodarion mallorca Bosmans

( Figures 8 , 20J–L , 25D , 26D )

Zodarion mallorca Bosmans, 1994: 126 ; figs 27–29, 97–98 (♂ ♀).

Examined type material

Paratypes (♂, ♀): SPAIN: labelled as ‘Mallorca , Albufera’; 5 m a .s .l.; 16 April 1975; J . Murphy and F . Murphy leg.; garrigue; CJFM-4583, G7572.2929.

Diagnosis

Specimens of Z. mallorca can be distinguished from the closely related Z. pseudoelegans by their uniformly dark prosoma and the dark distal tips of the femora (vs bicolour prosoma and pale femora; compare Figures 8A, C and Figures 11A, C ), the embolar tip, which is short and straight (vs long and bent embolus; compare Figure 20K and Figure 20N ), and a small epigynal plate with a small cavity (vs larger epigynal plate and cavity; compare Figure 25D and 25E , 27D ).

Description

For a detailed description of the habitus and male palp, refer to Bosmans (1994). Epigyne. ( Figure 25D ) Epigyne with a small, bracket-shaped epigynal plate, anteriorly accompanied by a small, transverse, bean-shaped cavity. Copulatory openings not well visible.

Molecular data

No molecular data available.

Figures

Figure 8. Habitus of Z. mallorca Bosmans, 1994. A–B, paratype, male (CJFM-4583, G7572.2929). C–D, paratype, female (CJFM-4583, G7572.2929). A, C, dorsal view. B, D, ventral view. Scale bar = 0.2 mm.

Figure 11. Habitus of Z. pseudoelegans Denis, 1934. A–B, lectotype, male (MNHN-AR9910). C–D, paralectotype, female (MNHN-AR9910). A, C, dorsal view. B, D, ventral view. Scale bar = 0.2 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.