Synema anatolicum Demir, Aktaş & Topçu, 2009
Description
Male
Prosoma dark red-brown. ocular tubercles light brown. Sternum, labium, maxillae and chelicerae dark red-brown. Legs dark brown, basal part of tibiae, metatarsi and tarsi yellow. Opisthosoma: dorsum with 2 white spots, venter with one white patch.
Female
Colouration as in males. Opisthosoma: dorsum with dark pattern.
Distribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Demir et al. 2009a)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Demir et al. 2009a)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Dimitrov & Naumova 2021)
Pedipalp, dorsal view
(Bosmans & Gavalas 2023)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Bosmans & Gavalas 2023)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Bosmans & Gavalas 2023)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Nuruyeva et al. 2026)
Tip of embolus, ventral view
(Bosmans & Gavalas 2023)
Tip of tibial apophysis, ventral view
(Nuruyeva et al. 2026)
Palpal tibia, retrolateral view
(Dimitrov & Naumova 2021)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Dimitrov & Naumova 2021)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Nuruyeva et al. 2026)
Epigyne, ventral view
(Demir et al. 2009a)
Epigyne
(Dimitrov & Naumova 2021)
Epigyne
(Bosmans & Gavalas 2023)
Epigyne
(Nuruyeva et al. 2026)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Demir et al. 2009a)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Dimitrov & Naumova 2021)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Bosmans & Gavalas 2023)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Dimitrov & Naumova 2021)
Habitus, dorsal view
(Nuruyeva et al. 2026)
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
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 
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
Demir H, Aktas M, Topçu A (2009a) A new species of the genus Synema Simon, 1864 (Araneae: Thomisidae) from Turkey. Biológia (Bratislava) 64: 742-744
Demircan Aksan N, Topçu A (2022c) A preliminary checklist of the spider fauna of European Türkiye. Serket 19: 39-56
Dimitrov D, Naumova M (2021) A faunistic survey of the spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Sakar Mountain, Bulgaria. Arachnology 18: 689-699
Helsdingen P J van (2013) A quick scan of the spider fauna of the European part of Turkey. Nieuwsbrief SPINED 33: 29-38
Nuruyeva T V, Snegovaya N Y, Aliyeva A R (2026) Nine new records of spiders (Arachnida: Aranei) from Azerbaijan. Acta Biologica Sibirica 12: 133-143
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2
Updates
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| 24-12-2013 | Distribution update | Detail |