Zodarion kabylianum Denis, 1038

Shafaie, Sepideh, Pekár, Stano, Korba, Jan, Doumandji, Salaheddine & Berretima, Wahiba, 2025, Contribution to the zodariid spider fauna (Araneae: Zodariidae) of Algeria, Journal of Natural History 59 (25 - 28), pp. 1895-1916 : 1910-1911

Zodarion kabylianum Denis

( Figures 1 (E), 2 (E), 3 (E), (K), 4 (F), 5 (F), 6(J–L))

Zodarion kabylianum Denis 1937b: 1038 , pl. 3, fig. 9a–c (♂ ♀).

Zodarion kabylianum : Jocqué 1991: 153, figs. 11–12, 314, 394–398 (♀).

Type material examined

Paratypes: 6♂, 2♀, 3 juveniles, ALGERIA: Kabylie Mountain Range, Zouagha Forest , without further data ( MNHN-AR15757 ) .

Diagnosis

The male of Z. kabylianum can be distinguished from its congeners by the flattened teeth of the embolus with rounded tips ( Figure 6 (K)), and the S-shaped tibial apophysis that is abruptly bent distally, ending in a large anterior tooth directed straight and a small posterior tooth ( Figure 6 (L)). For female, see Z. algiricum .

Description

See Denis (1937).

Figures

Figure 1. Female habitus in dorsal view (A–F). (A) Acanthinozodium cirrisulcatum; (B) Zodarion algiricum; (C) Z. bicoloripes; (D) Z. dispar; (E) Z. kabylianum; (F) Z. mesranense. Abbreviations: Lb – lateral band; Mb – median band. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.

Figure 6. Male copulatory organs (A–O). (A–C) Zodarion algiricum; (D–F) Z. bicoloripes; (G–I) Z. dispar; (J–L) Z. kabylianum; (M–O) Z. mesranense. A, D, G, J, M prolateral view; B, E, H, K, N ventral view; C, F, I, L, O retrolateral view. Abbreviations: At – anterior tooth of tibial apophysis; Bu – bulge; Ed – dorsal tooth of embolus; Ev–ventral tooth of embolus; MA – median apophysis; Pt – posterior tooth of tibial apophysis; RTA – retrolateral tibial apophysis. Scale bars = 0.2 mm.