Zelotes zellensis Grimm, 1982
Description
Male
Pedipalp: tibial apophysis straight. Embolus long, S-shaped. Opisthosoma with large, dark brown scutum.
Body length male: 4.0-5.0 mmFemale
Epigyne with lateral cuticular ridges, distance between ridges anteriorly: 1/5 of distance between ear-shaped bulges. Prosoma brown-black. Legs brighter than prosoma. Opisthosoma brown-black.
Body length female: 4.5-5.6 mmAdditional information
In dwarf shrub heath, under stones in the daytime, in the Alps up to 1800 m
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2000)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Muster & Thaler 2000)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Trotta 2023)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Trotta 2023)
Embolic tooth, dorsal view
(Muster & Thaler 2000)
Embolic division, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2000)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Muster & Thaler 2000)
Epigyne
(Pantini et al. 2020b)
Epigyne
(Grimm 1985)
Epigyne
(Trotta 2023)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Muster & Thaler 2000)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Pantini et al. 2020b)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Grimm 1985)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Trotta 2023)
Distribution List
References
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Dimitrov D (1993) New and [rare] spiders (Araneae) to the fauna of Bulgaria. Proceedings of the Second National Scientific Conference of Entomology, Sofia: 73-76
Grimm U (1985) Die Gnaphosidae Mitteleuropas (Arachnida, Araneae). Abhandlungen des Naturwissenschaftlichen Vereins in Hamburg (NF) 26: 1-318
Muster C, Thaler K (2000) Das Männchen von Zelotes zellensis Grimm (Araneae: Gnaphosidae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 107: 579-589
Pantini P, Mazzoleni F, Gobbi M, Pedrotti L (2020b) Ragni (Arachnida, Araneae) di interesse biogeografico e conservazionistico nel parco nazionale dello Stelvio (Italia). Rivista del Museo Civico di Scienze Naturali "Enrico Caffi", Bergamo 33: 23-53
Thaler K, Knoflach B (2004b) Zur Faunistik der Spinnen (Araneae) von Österreich: Gnaphosidae, Thomisidae (Dionycha pro parte). Linzer Biologische Beiträge 36: 417-484
Trotta A (2023) Spiders from Liguria (NW Italy): new and confirmed records (Arachnida: Araneae). Bulletin of Environmental and Life Sciences 5: 44-77
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (20.5.2026) doi: 10.24436/2