Zelotes strandi (Nosek, 1905)
Description
Male
Pedipalp: tibial apophysis long, slender and tapering. Terminal apophysis stout with bifid end. Median apophysis concave in the middle. Prosoma and sternum brown. Chelicerae: red-brown, promargin with 3 teeth, retromargin with 2 teeth. Opisthosoma brown.
Body length male: 5.3 mmFemale
Epigyne long and relatively narrow. Colouration as in males.
Body length female: 9.0 mmAdditional information
Up to 1200 m a.s.l., at higher altitudes under stones, near edges of forests and meadows, in lowlands in dry grassland, close to oak forests and dunes.
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Deltshev 2013)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Deltshev 2013)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Deltshev 2013)
Vulva
(Deltshev 2013)
Distribution List
References
Blagoev G, Deltshev C, Lazarov S, Naumova M (2018) The spiders (Araneae) of Bulgaria. Version: August 2018. National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences. Online at http://www.nmnhs.com/spiders-bulgaria/ (accessed on 10.9.2018) 
Bosmans R, Gavalas I (2023) The spiders (Araneae) of the tiny Greek island Iraklia (Kiklades), with the descriptions of 5 new Harpactea species (Araneae: Dysderidae), 3 species new to Europe and 8 new to Greece. Parnassiana Archives 11 (Suppl. 1): 1-91
Deltshev C (2013) On the identity of the poorly known spider species Zelotes strandi (Araneae: Gnaphosidae). Arachnologische Mitteilungen 45: 4-7
Naumova M (2020) Descriptions of two new spider species, with new data on the Albanian arachnofauna (Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones, Pseudoscorpiones and Scorpiones). Acta Zoologica Bulgarica 72: 3-12
Seyyar O, Demir H (2020b) Further notes on a little known spider species, Zelotes strandi (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) from Anatolia. Serket 17: 117-120
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (20.5.2026) doi: 10.24436/2