araneae - Zodarion costapratae

Description

Male

Prosoma dark brown. Prosoma length: 1.0-1.5 mm. Sternum dark brown. Legs: femora dark brown, remaining segments yellow. Opisthosoma: dorsum dark brown, venter pale.

Body length male: 2.2-2.6 mm

Female

Colouration as in males. Prosoma length: 1.2-1.7 mm.

Body length female: 2.7-3.7 mm

Distribution

Presence

No data

Global distribution (WSC 2026): Portugal

Phenology



Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec

Figures

Pedipalp, ventral view
(Pekár et al. 2011)

Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Pekár et al. 2011)

Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Shafaie et al. 2025a)

Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Shafaie et al. 2025a)

Pedipalp, ventral view
(Shafaie et al. 2025a)

Epigyne
(Shafaie et al. 2025a)

Vulva, ventral view
(Pekár et al. 2011)

Vulva, dorsal view
(Pekár et al. 2011)

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, Barriga J C, Carvalho J C (2011) Update to the zodariid spider fauna of the Iberian peninsula and Madeira (Araneae: Zodariidae). Zootaxa 2814: 19-32

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

Zodarion costapratae Pekár, 2011