Ozyptila izmirica Danışman, Yağmur, Coşar, Kunt and Karakuş, 2025

Danışman, Tarık, Yağmur, Ersen Aydın, Coşar, İlhan & Kunt, Kadir BoğaÇ, 2025, New findings on the genus Ozyptila Simon (Araneae: Thomisidae Turkey, with description of a new species, Journal of Natural History 59 (33 - 36), pp. 2251-2259 : 2252-2258

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2025.2538596
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/EE7387DF-FFFD-FF99-FED6-FE8C35E8FE20
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Ozyptila izmirica Danışman, Yağmur, Coşar, Kunt and Karakuş
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Ozyptila izmirica Danışman, Yağmur, Coşar, Kunt and Karakuş sp. n.

(Figures 1–5, 8A)

Material examined

Holotype, ♂ ( AZMM), TURKEY: İzmir, Menemen district, Yayla village, (38.6228579°N, 27.1424538°W asl. 3 August 2024 – 18 January 2025, pitfall traps, leg. E. A. Yağmur and E. Tezcan. Paratypes 4♂, 2♀ (collected together with holotype – 1♂, 1♀ ( AZMM), TURKEY: İzmir, Bergama district , Cevaplı GoogleMaps

HISTORY

(39.0230436°N, 27.1540616°W), 229 m asl. 3 August 2024 – 18 January 2025, pitfall traps, leg . E . A. Yağmur E . Tezcan – 1♂ ( AZMM), İzmir province, Kınık district, Karatekeli village (39.064775°N, 27.2980493°W asl GoogleMaps . 5 October–15 December 2024, pitfall trap, leg . O GoogleMaps . Bozkurt – 4♂, 1♀ ( AZMM), İzmir province, district, Orhanlı village (38.1963971°N, 26.9682088°W), 273 m asl GoogleMaps . 4 August–20 December 2024, pitfall leg . E GoogleMaps . A . Yağmur and E . Tezcan – 2♀, 1♂ ( KUAM), İzmir province, Bornova district , 38.4694695°N ,

W, 18 m asl. 20 February–5 April 2025, pitfall trap, leg . A . Karakuş – 1♂ ( KUAM), İzmir province, district (38.4684808°N, 27.1995182°W), 17 m asl GoogleMaps . 29 November 2024, hand collecting, leg . A GoogleMaps . Karakuş – ( AZMM), Manisa province, Gördes district, Korubaşı village (38.789253°N, 28.22222°W), 542 m asl GoogleMaps . 10

20 December 2024, pitfall trap, leg . E . A . Yağmur and G . Yağmur – 2♂ ( AZMM), Manisa province district, Sart Neighbourhood (38.485593°N, 28.0460292°W), 126 m asl GoogleMaps . 11 August–8 December 2024 trap, leg . O GoogleMaps . Bozkurt.

Etymology

Named after the province of İzmir where the species was found.

Diagnosis

The male of the new species is similar to that of O. confluens (C. L. Koch, 1845) in having a tegulum protruding above the bulbus and thorn shaped retroventral apophysis, but differs in having a shaped tegulum (vs. sickle-shaped), two o’clock embolus termination (vs. three o’clock) and length retrolateral tibial apophysis, which about one third of the length of the cymbium (vs. two thirds of the of the cymbium) (Figures 1 and 2, cf. Lazarov et al. 2001, figs 7, 8). The epigyne of O. izmirica sp. n.

that of O. confluens (C. L. Koch, 1845) by having an epigyne with hood and without septum, a not spermatheca, but differs by the kidney shaped spermathecae (vs. oval) ( Figure 4 View Figure 4 , cf. Lecigne 2016,

Description of male. (Figures 1–3).

Total: 3.9; II. Leg; Fe; 1.1, Pa: 0.5, Ti: 0.8, Mt: 0.7, Ta: 0.5; Total: 3.6; III. Leg; Fe; 0.7, Pa: 0.3, Ti: 0.5, Mt: 0.35, Total: 2.1; IV. Leg; Fe; 0.8, Pa: 0.3, Ti: 0.5, Mt: 0.4, Ta: 0.3; Total: 2.3. Prosoma brown, its middle part more yellow brown. Eye tubercles yellow coloured. The first two pairs of walking legs brown, the others colour. Dorsum of abdomen mottled light brown ( Figure 3A–D View Figure 3 ). Pedipalp with three tibial apophyses: hooked proventral (Pva), cone-shaped spike retroventral (Ra), and long thread-like retrolateral (Rt). Tegulum tongue-shaped, very slightly protruding above the bulbus. Embolus (E) oblongate, originates at about o’clock, gradually narrows, slightly curved retrolaterally, and finishes at about 13:30 (Figures 1 and 2).

Description of female. ( Figures 3–5 View Figure 3 View Figure 4 View Figure 5 ).

Measurements. Total length 3.8, Prosoma 1.7 long, 1.6 wide; Abdomen 1.9 long, 2.1 wide. Ocular long. Chelicerae 0.6 long, 0.35 wide. Sternum 0.9 long, 0.8 wide. I. Leg; Fe; 1.5, Pa: 0.7, Ti: 1.1, Mt: 0.9,

HISTORY yellow-brown ( Figure 3E–H View Figure 3 ). Epigyne with U-shaped hood (Eh), which about twice as wide as long sclerotised margins. Spermathecae (S) kidney-shaped, oppositely positioned. Fertilisation ducts (Fd) apart ( Figures 4 View Figure 4 and 5 View Figure 5 ).

Habitat. Found in flowery pasture, oak debris and forest habitats (Figure 8B–D).

Distribution. Known only from İzmir and Manisa, Turkey ( Figure 9 View Figure 9 ).

Ozyptila brevipes (Hahn, 1826) (Figures 6 and 7)

Material examined. 2 ( KUAM) ♂, TURKEY: Sinop, Gerze district , (41.8121226°N, 35.1869452°W), 22 April 2018, hand collecting, leg GoogleMaps . T GoogleMaps . Danışman and İ . Coşar.

HISTORY

Description of male. Total length 3.5, Prosoma 1.8 long, 1.7 wide; Abdomen 1.7 long, 1.9 wide. Ocular 0.7 long. Chelicerae 0.6 long, 0.35 wide. Sternum 1.0 long, 0.8 wide. I. Leg; Fe; 1.3, Pa: 0.5, Ti: 1.0, Mt: 0.6; Total: 4.3; II. Leg; Fe; 1.3, Pa: 0.5, Ti: 1.0, Mt: 0.9, Ta: 0.6; Total: 4.3; III. Leg; Fe; 1.0, Pa: 0.4, Ti: 0.7, Mt: 0.45; Total: 3.05; IV. Leg; Fe; 1.0, Pa: 0.4, Ti: 0.7, Mt: 0.6, Ta: 0.45; Total: 3.05. Prosoma light brown, its part yellow-brown. Eye tubercles grey coloured. Legs pied light brown coloured. Dorsum of mottled black-brown (Figure 6). Pedipalp with three tibial apophyses: saddle-shaped proventral retroventral tapering apically and long retrolateral which transversely to longitudinal axis of palp. apophysis curved, with two pointed branches. Embolus filiform, originates at base of bulbus, lightly retrolaterally at tip, and finishes at about 14:00 o’clock ( Figure 7 View Figure 7 ).

Habitat. Found on damp heath.

Distribution. Europe, Russia (Europe to Middle Siberia), Armenia. New record for Turkey.

The distribution map of Ozyptila izmirica sp. n. and O. brevipes (Hahn, 1826) in Turkey was prepared SimpleMappr: https://www.simplemappr.net ( Shorthouse 2010; Figure 9 View Figure 9 ).