Zodarion algiricum (Lucas)

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 : 1898-1903

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https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2025.2501589

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Zodarion algiricum (Lucas)
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Zodarion algiricum (Lucas) View in CoL

( Figures 1 View Figure 1 (B), 2 (B), 3 (B,H) 4 (A), 5 (A), 6(A–C)

Enyo algirica Lucas 1846: 230 , pl. 14, fig. 6 (♂ ♀).

Zodarion algiricum View in CoL : Bosmans et al. 2019: 11, fig 4j–l (♂ ♀).

Type material examined

Lectotype ♂, ALGERIA : Algiers, without further data. Paralectotypes: 2♀, 5 juveniles ( MNHN-AR9944 ), collected together with the lectotype .

Diagnosis

The male of Z. algiricum can be distinguished from its congeners by the ventral tooth of the embolus, which has an obtusely angled L-shape ( Figure 6 View Figure 6 (B)), and the elongated tibial apophysis, terminating in an anterior tooth that projects dorsally and is approximately twice the length of the posterior tooth ( Figure 6 View Figure 6 (C)). The female of Z. algiricum resembles those of Z. dispar Denis and Z. kabylianum Denis , characterised by an epigyne with a central semicircular cavity, partially covered posteriorly by a pair of epigynal wings ( Figure 3 View Figure 3 (B,D,E), respectively). However, their copulatory organs differ in that the epigynal wings are rounded triangular in Z. algiricum ( Figure 3 View Figure 3 (B)) and Z. dispar ( Figure 3 View Figure 3 (D)), whereas Z. kabylianum has epigynal wings that extend laterally ( Figure 3 View Figure 3 (E)). Additionally, females of Z. algiricum and Z. kabylianum have vulvae with structures at varying levels (vs structures at a similar level in Z. dispar ; compare Figure 3 View Figure 3 (H,K,J)).

Description

Male (lectotype). Total length 3.56, carapace 1.79 long, 1.46 wide. Habitus ( Figures 4 View Figure 4 (A), 5(A)): Prosoma. Carapace, clypeus, chelicerae and sternum dark; mouthparts light brown, with dark median part. Eyes. AME 0.13, ALE 0.09, PME 0.07, PLE 0.06. Abdomen dorsum dark, with longitudinal light mark posteriorly, venter light. Spinnerets light yellow to white. Leg segments yellow, except femora I–II entirely dark, femora III and IV dark distally. Leg lengths: I 6.07 (1.9, 0.47, 1.04, 2.02, 0.64), II 5.77 (2.1, 0.5, 1.13, 2.2, 0.7), III 5.88 (1.9, 0.5, 1, 1.88, 0.6), IV 7.82 (2.29, 0.55, 1.67, 2.61, 0.7). Palp ( Figure 6 View Figure 6 (A–C)): Tibial apophysis (RTA) elongated with a small bulge (B) at base, recurved dorsally and split terminally into two blunt teeth: anterior tooth (At) distinctly longer, directed dorsally; posterior tooth (Pt) approximately half-length of anterior tooth, directed downward. Median apophysis (MA) somewhat U-shaped, blunt distally. Embolus with two teeth equal in length: dorsal tooth (Ed) with rounded tip, and ventral tooth (Ev) obtusely angled L-shaped, with distinctly blunt tip.

Description

Female (paralectotype). Total length 4.66, carapace 1.9 long, 1.26 wide. Habitus ( Figures 1 View Figure 1 (B), 2(B)): Prosoma, abdomen, eyes, and legs: same as those in males. Leg lengths: I 5.62 (1.72, 0.42, 1.01, 1.95, 0.52), II 5.87 (1.67, 0.41, 0.98, 2.21, 0.6), III 5.21 (1.58, 0.4, 0.89, 1.78, 0.56), IV 7.41 (2.09, 0.53, 1.64, 2.52, 0.63). Copulatory organ ( Figure 3 View Figure 3 (B,H)): Epigyne with a central semicircular cavity, sclerotised along outer margins. Posteriorly, cavity covered by a pair of distinct, rounded triangular epigynal wings (W). Vulva approximately twice as wide as long, with structures at varying heights; spermathecae small, separated by>3 times their diameters, with bladder-like structures on posteromesal side.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Arachnida

Order

Araneae

Family

Zodariidae

Genus

Zodarion

Loc

Zodarion algiricum (Lucas)

Shafaie, Sepideh, Pekár, Stano, Korba, Jan, Doumandji, Salaheddine & Berretima, Wahiba 2025
2025
Loc

Zodarion algiricum

Bosmans R & Pantini P & Loverre O & Addante R 2019: 11
2019
Loc

Enyo algirica

Lucas H 1846: 230
1846
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