Berinda infumata (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872 )

Danişman, Tarik, Yağmur, Ersen Aydin, Coşar, İlhan & Kaya, Rahşen S., 2025, Notes on Berinda Roewer, 1928 (Araneae: Gnaphosidae), with description of two new species from Turkey, Zootaxa 5653 (3), pp. 364-378 : 371-374

Berinda infumata (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872)

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Drassus infumatus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872: 238 , pl. 15, fig 16 (♂ ♀).

Drassodes citipes Simon, 1893: 362 (♀).

Zelotes infumatus : Levy, 1998: 145, figs 112–115 (♂ ♀); FitzPatrick, 2007: 124, f. 97–100 (♂ ♀).

Heser infumatus : Tuneva, 2004: 323; Heser infumatus Kamura, 2019: 7 , f. 1A–E (♀).

Berinda idae Lissner , in Lissner & Chatzaki, 2016: 9, f. 1a–c, 2a–b, 3a–b, 4a–b, 5a–b, 6–7 (♂ ♀).

Berinda idae : Bosmans et al., 2019: 12, f. 4a–g (♂ ♀).

Berinda infumatus : Zamani et al., 2021: 70.

Material. TURKEY, Adıyaman Province, Sincik Dist. , Pınarbaşı Vill. (37°57'40"N 38°40'17"E), 887 m a.s.l., Pitfall traps 04.04– 22.08.2017, 2♂, 2♀ ( AZMM), leg. E.A. Yağmur & S. Örgel ; Adıyaman Province, 8 km north of Adıyaman, (37°50'04"N 38°18'56"E), 924 m a.s.l., Pitfall traps 03.04– 22.08.2017, 1 ♂, 3♀ ( AZMM), leg. E.A. Yağmur & S. Örgel.

Description (Male) ( Fig. 9A, B ). Measurements: TL: 6.0, PL: 2.9, PW: 1.9, OL: 3.1, OW:1.4, Eye sizes and inter-distances: AME 0.1375, ALE 0.125, PME 0.1125, PLE 0.1375, AME–AME 0,062 5, AME–ALE 0.0125, AME–PME 0.0625, PME–PME 0.03125, PME–PLE 0.025, PLE–ALE 0.025. Leg lengths: I: 7.9 (2.0, 1.2, 2.0, 1.5, 1.2); II: 6.1 (1.7, 0.9, 1.3, 1.2, 1.0); III: 5.7 (1.7, 1.0, 1.0, 1.2, 0.8); IV: 7.2 (2.0, 1.0, 1.2, 2.0, 1.0). Carapace brown with distinct fovea, abdomen with triangular small scutum, oval, covered yellowish-grey pubescence. Legs uniformly brown. Chelicerae, sternum, labium and maxillae brown. Cheliceral promargin with 4 and retromargin with 2 teeth. Eyes in two rows, anterior row slightly recurved, posterior row procurved with posterior median eyes oblique.

Palpal patella with short apophysis. Cymbium with retrolateral extension. Retrolateral tibial apophysis short, triangle-shaped ( Fig. 10C , 11B ). Conductor with triangular membranous anterior bladder (a) ( Fig.10B , 11A ). The sickle-shaped guiding structure (b) begins at the 9:00 o’clock position on the prolateral side of the palp and extends in a wide C-shape, ending at the 2:00 o’clock position with a relatively short pointed posterior hook (c) ( Fig. 10A– D ). Embolus long, filiform, originates at about 9:00 o’clock and finishes at about 2:00 ( Fig. 10A–C ).

Description (Female) ( Fig. 9C, D ). Measurements: TL: 7.5, PL: 2.9, PW: 2.2, OL: 4.6, OW: 2.1, Eye sizes and inter-distances: AME 0.1125, ALE 0.1375, PME 0.125, PLE 0.0875, AME–AME 0,062 5, AME–ALE 0.025, AME–PME 0.125, PME–PME 0.0375, PME–PLE 0.1125, PLE–ALE 0.0625. Leg lengths: I: 7.6 (2.1, 1.1, 2.0, 1.4, 1.0); II: 5.6 (1.5, 0.9, 1.2, 1.1, 0.9); III: 6.2 (1.8, 1.1, 1.2, 1.2, 0.9); IV: 8.5 (2.4, 1.2, 2.0, 1.9, 1.0). Carapace brown with distinct fovea, abdomen without scutum, oval, covered with pubescence giving it a yellowish-grey colour. Legs uniformly brown. Chelicerae, sternum, labium and maxillae brown. Cheliceral promargin with 4, retromargin with 2 teeth. Eyes in two rows, anterior row slightly recurved, posterior row procurved with posterior median eyes oblique.

Epigynal plate sclerotized laterally; epigynal hood rectangular, its anchoring opening half-moon shaped; spermathecae sac-like, separated by about half their diameter ( Fig. 12 ).

Distribution. Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Japan (introduced), Jordan, Tanzania ( WSC 2025), new record for Turkey ( Fig. 17 ).

Figures

FIGURE 9. Berinda infumata (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872). habitus, male, A. dorsal view. B. ventral view, female C. dorsal view, D. ventral view. Scale bars: 1.0 mm.

FIGURE 10. Male palp of Berinda infumata (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872). A. prolateral view, B. ventral view. C. retrolateral view. D. lateral view. Abbreviations: Ce—Cymbial extension, Conductor: (a): membranous anterior bladder, (b) sickle-shaped guiding structure, (c) posterior hook, E—embolus, PA—patellar apophysis, RTA—retrolateral tibial apophysis. Scale bar: 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 11. Male palp drawings of Berinda infumata (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872). A. ventral view. B. retrolateral view. Abbreviations: Ce—Cymbial extension, Conductor: (a): membranous anterior bladder, (b) sickle-shaped guiding structure, (c) posterior hook, E—embolus, PA—patellar apophysis, RTA—retrolateral tibial apophysis. Scale bar: 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 12. Epigyne of Berinda infumata (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872). A. intact, ventral view. B. macerated, ventral view. C. dorsal view. Abbreviations: EH—epigynal hood, FD—fertilization duct, S—spermathecae. Scale bar: 0.2 mm.

FIGURE 17. Map of new distributional records of Berinda in Turkey: Berinda anlasi sp. nov. (star), Berinda cooki (circle), Berinda ensigera (square), Berinda infumata (triangle) and Berinda orgeli sp. nov. (hexagon).