araneae - Zimiris doriae

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 Asian origin is not native to Europe (alien species). It had been introduced to Europe at least once but could not establish so far.

Distribution

Presence

Not established

No data

Distribution comment: Introduced in Germany (Jäger 2005)

Global distribution (WSC 2020): Ivory Coast, Sudan, Eritrea, Yemen, Iran, India. Introduced to Mexico, Caribbean, French Guiana, Brazil, Germany, Indonesia (Java), Malaysia

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)

Prosoma
(Platnick & Penney 2004)

Opisthosoma, ventral view
(Platnick & Penney 2004)

Pedipalp
(Platnick & Penney 2004)

Epigyne
(Platnick & Penney 2004)

Epigyne, ventral view
(Jäger 2005)

Vulva, dorsal view
(Platnick & Penney 2004)

Vulva, dorsal view
(Jäger 2005)

Eyes, dorsal view
(Jäger 2005)

Chelicera, ventral view
(Jäger 2005)

Spinnerets, ventral view
(Jäger 2005)

Distribution List

References

Bosmans R. (unpubl.) Provisional list of spiders of North Africa. Database excerpt Aug. 2019

Helsdingen P J van (2010a) Araneae. In: Fauna Europaea Database (Version 2010.1), online at www.european-arachnology.org

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

World Spider Catalog (2020) World Spider Catalog. Version 21.0. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (20.03.2020) doi: 10.24436/2

Zimiris doriae Simon, 1882