Zodarion atlanticum Pekár & Cardoso, 2005
Description
Male
Pedipalp: tibial apophysis broad, gradually tapering, curved anterio-dorsally, distally pointed. Prosoma, Chelicerae and sternum brown. Prosoma length: 1.25 mm. Legs yellow, except femora I-II brown. Opisthosoma: dorsum dark sepia, with a whitish spot above spinnerets, venter pale.
Body length male: 2.39 mmFemale
Epigyne with 2 pouches, anterior margin with a wedge-shaped structure. Colouration as in males, except femora III-IV light brown. Prosoma length: 1.34 m.
Body length female: 3.19 mmDistribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Pekár & Cardoso 2005)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Pekár & Cardoso 2005)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Shafaie et al. 2025a)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Shafaie et al. 2025a)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Shafaie et al. 2025a)
Epigyne
(Pekár & Cardoso 2005)
Epigyne
(Shafaie et al. 2025a)
Vulva
(Pekár & Cardoso 2005)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Shafaie et al. 2025a)
Distribution List
References
Branco V V, Morano E, Cardoso P (2019) An update to the Iberian spider checklist (Araneae). Zootaxa 4614: 201-254 
Pekár S, Cardoso P (2005) Ant-eating spiders (Araneae: Zodariidae) of Portugal: additions to the current knowledge. Zootaxa 1009: 51-60
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