Zodariidae  Thorell, 1881 / Zodarion  Walckenaer, 1826   157 species

Zodarion spinibarbis Wunderlich, 1973

Description
Male

Prosoma yellowish orange, margin and spot before fovea greyish. Legs yellowish orange. Opisthosoma: dorsum dark sepia brown, male with scutum, venter and small posterodorsal spot whitish.

Body length male: 2-3.15 mm
Female

Colouration as in males.

Body length female: 2-3.15 mm
Distribution
  Presence
  No data
Global distribution (WSC 2026): Greece, Turkey
Phenology
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Distribution List
Greece   (Shafaie et al., 2025d) ||| Greece / Crete   (Bosmans et al., 2013) ||| Turkey (Asia)   (Coşar et al., 2022b) |||
References

Bosmans R (2009) Revision of the genus Zodarion Walckenaer, 1833, part III. South East Europe and Turkey (Araneae: Zodariidae). Contributions to Natural History 12: 211-295 pdf

Bosmans R, Van Keer J, Russell-Smith A, Kronestedt T, Alderweireldt M, Bosselaers J, De Koninck H (2013) Spiders of Crete (Araneae). A catalogue of all currently known species from the Greek island of Crete. Nieuwsbrief van de Belgische Arachnologische Vereniging 28 (Suppl. 1): 1-147 pdf

Brignoli P M (1984b) Ragni di Grecia XII. Nuovi dati su varie famiglie (Araneae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 91: 281-321 pdf

Coşar İ, Danışman T (2024) A new species of spinibarbe species-group of Zodarion (Araneae: Zodariidae) from Turkey. Arthropoda Selecta 33: 267-272 pdf

Coşar İ, Danışman T, Kunt K B (2022b) Some new findings of the genus Zodarion (Aranei: Zodariidae) from Turkey. Arthropoda Selecta 31: 228-234 pdf

Shafaie S, Pekár S, Seyyar O (2025d) New data on zodariid spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean. European Journal of Taxonomy 1016: 1-139 pdf

WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (20.5.2026) doi: 10.24436/2 pdf

Wunderlich J (1973a) Beschreibung einiger bisher unbekannter Arten der Gattung Zodarion Walckenaer aus Südeuropa (Arachnida: Araneae: Zodariidae). Senckenbergiana Biologica 54: 171-176 pdf

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