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
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
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