Zimiris doriae Simon, 1882
Description
Body and legs pale brownish, without any pattern. Anterior median eyes black, all lateral eyes silverish. Prosoma dorsally only with few hairs.
Additional information
This species of African and Asian origin is not native to Europe (alien species). It had been introduced to Europe but could not establish so far.
Distribution
Figures
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Platnick & Penney 2004)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Platnick & Penney 2004)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Platnick & Penney 2004)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Jäger 2005)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Jäger 2005)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Cubas Rodríguez et al. 2022)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Cubas Rodríguez et al. 2022)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Sherwood et al. 2023c)
Prosoma
(Platnick & Penney 2004)
Opisthosoma, ventral view
(Platnick & Penney 2004)
Pedipalp
(Platnick & Penney 2004)
Epigyne
(Platnick & Penney 2004)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Jäger 2005)
Epigyne
(Sherwood et al. 2023c)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Platnick & Penney 2004)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Jäger 2005)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Cubas Rodríguez et al. 2022)
Vulva, ventral view
(Cubas Rodríguez et al. 2022)
Eyes, dorsal view
(Jäger 2005)
Chelicera, ventral view
(Jäger 2005)
Spinnerets, ventral view
(Jäger 2005)
Distribution List
"No references" does not mean that the species does not occur in this country, but that we have not yet inserted the reference for it. We are working on it.
References
Cubas Rodríguez A, Lara-Cabello V C, Desales-Lara M A, Chamé-Vázquez D (2022) Elusive introduced and synanthropic spiders (Araneae: Cithaeronidae, Gnaphosidae): new records from Mexico, Honduras, and Brazil. Pan-Pacific Entomologist 97: 261-265 
El-Hennawy H K (2017a) A list of Egyptian spiders (revised in 2017). Serket 15: 167-183
Jäger P (2005) Zimiris doriai (Araneae: Prodidomidae) - erstmals nach Deutschland eingeschleppt. Arachnologische Mitteilungen 29: 17-19
Platnick N I, Penney D (2004) A revision of the widespread spider genus Zimiris (Araneae, Prodidomidae). American Museum Novitates 3450: 1-12
Sherwood D, Gringet V, Marusik Y M, Sharp A (2023c) Prodidomus Hentz, 1847 and Zimiris Simon, 1882 on Ascension Island (Araneae: Prodidomidae). Natura Somogyiensis 41: 85-91
WSC (2025) World Spider Catalog. Version 26. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (28.2.2025) doi: 10.24436/2