Zodarion abantense Wunderlich, 1980
Description
Male
Prosoma dark brown, reticulated with black. Prosoma length: 1.4 mm. Legs yellow-brown, femur I dark brown, femora II-IV somewhat paler. Opisthosoma: dorsum dark violet brown, venter with rounded, whitishspot.
Body length male: 3.1-3.9 mmFemale
Colouration as in males.
Body length female: 4.8 mmDistribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Bosmans 2009)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Bosmans 2009)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Wunderlich 1980b)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Wunderlich 1980b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Wunderlich 1980b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Danışman & Rubio 2017)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Dimitrov 2020c)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Dimitrov 2020c)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Dimitrov 2020c)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Dimitrov 2020c)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Shafaie et al. 2025d)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Shafaie et al. 2025d)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Shafaie et al. 2025d)
Median apophysis
(Bosmans 2009)
Epigyne
(Bosmans 2009)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Wunderlich 1980b)
Epigyne, posterior view
(Wunderlich 1980b)
Epigyne
(Danışman & Rubio 2017)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Dimitrov 2020c)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Dimitrov 2020c)
Vulva
(Bosmans 2009)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Wunderlich 1980b)
Vulva
(Danışman & Rubio 2017)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Dimitrov 2020c)
Distribution List
References
Bosmans R (2009) Revision of the genus Zodarion Walckenaer, 1833, part III. South East Europe and Turkey (Araneae: Zodariidae). Contributions to Natural History 12: 211-295 
Danışman T, Kunt K B, Özkütük R S, Coşar İ (2025a) The checklist of the spiders of Turkey. Version 2025 [last updated 01 December 2025], online at http://www.spidersofturkey.info
Danışman T, Rubio G D (2017) A new species of Zodarion Walckenaer, 1826 (Araneae: Zodariidae) from Turkey. Entomological News 127: 178-183
Dimitrov D (2020c) Taxonomic contribution to the genus Zodarion Walckenaer, 1826 in Turkey with description of a new species (Araneae: Zodariidae). Zootaxa 4810: 361-367
Otto S (2022) Caucasian spiders. A faunistic database on the spiders of the Caucasus Ecoregion. Database version 02.2022. Internet: caucasus-spiders.info.
Shafaie S, Pekár S, Seyyar O (2025d) New data on zodariid spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean. European Journal of Taxonomy 1016: 1-139
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (20.5.2026) doi: 10.24436/2
Wunderlich J (1980b) Zur Gattung Zodarion Walckenaer 1847 mit Neubeschreibungen (Arachnida: Araneae: Zodariidae). Senckenbergiana Biologica 60: 229-240