Harpactea srednagora, Dimitrov & Lazarov, 1999

Geci, Donard, Ibrahimi, Halil, Strohmeier, Thomas, Bilalli, Stephan Koblmüller Astrit & Zamani, Alireza, 2025, First DNA barcoding of Dysderidae (Araneae) from Kosovo, with new records and the description of a new species of Harpactea Bristowe, 1939, Zootaxa 5653 (4), pp. 486-500 : 494

Harpactea srednagora Dimitrov & Lazarov, 1999

Figs 1B , 2D–F , 3B

Harpactea srednagora Dimitrov & Lazarov, 1999: 127, figs 1–2 (♂) .

For a complete list of four taxonomic references, see WSC (2025).

Material. KOSOVO: District of Peja: 1♂ ( ZMUT), Istog, Veriq , 42°44'57.5"N 20°33'16.7"E, 01.02.2024, leg. D. Geci.

Comment. The structures originally described as the proximal and distal branches of the embolus by Dimitrov & Lazarov (1999) are here referred to as the embolic apophysis (EA) and the embolus (E), respectively ( Fig. 2D ).

Distribution. Previously known from Albania, North Macedonia, and Bulgaria. A new record for Kosovo.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Habitus of male Harpactea dardanica sp. nov. (A), H. srednagora (B), and H. tenuiemboli (C), dorsal view. Scale bars = 1 mm.

FIGURE 2. Bulbs of Harpactea dardanica sp. nov. (A–C), H. srednagora (D–F), and H. tenuiemboli (G–I). A, D, G prolateral view; B, E, H frontal view; C, F, I retrolateral view. Scale bars = 0.1 mm. Abbreviations: C—conductor, E—embolus, EA— embolic apophysis, MA—median apophysis, PA—paramedian apophysis, T—tegulum.

FIGURE 3. Bulbs of Harpactea dardanica sp. nov. (A), H. srednagora (B), and H. tenuiemboli (C), ventral view. Scale bars = 0.1 mm.