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
"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
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 (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2