Zodarion machadoi Denis, 1939
Description
Male
Pedipalp: tibial apophysis long and broad, basal part with parallel margins, distal third curved antero-dorsally. Prosoma reddish brown, reticulated with brown, striae and margin slightly darker. Prosoma length: 1.50 mm. Legs yellow to yellow-orange, femora I-II completely and femora III-IV only distal part brown. Opisthosoma dark sepia, venter (except area around spinnerets), lateral stripe and postero-dorsal spot whitish.
Body length male: 2.9 mmFemale
Epigyne: median plate large, lateral margin incised, anterior part with a wedge-shaped structure. Colouration as in males. Prosoma length: 1.61 mm.
Body length female: 3.95 mmDistribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Bosmans 1994b)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Bosmans 1994b)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Shafaie et al. 2025a)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Shafaie et al. 2025a)
Epigyne
(Bosmans 1994b)
Epigyne
(Shafaie et al. 2025a)
Vulva
(Bosmans 1994b)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Shafaie et al. 2025a)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Shafaie et al. 2025a)
Distribution List
References
Bosmans R (1994b) Revision of the genus Zodarion Walckenaer, 1833 in the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands (Araneae, Zodariidae). Eos 69: 115-142 
Branco V V, Morano E, Cardoso P (2019) An update to the Iberian spider checklist (Araneae). Zootaxa 4614: 201-254
Shafaie S, Pekár S, Ortiz D (2025a) Integrative taxonomy of the Iberian Zodarion species of the rubidum and styliferum groups (Araneae: Zodariidae). Zootaxa 5624: 1-69
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (20.5.2026) doi: 10.24436/2