Gnaphosidae  Banks, 1892 / Zelotes  Gistel, 1848   128 species

Zelotes acarnanicus  Lissner & Chatzaki, 2018

Beschreibung
Männchen

[The whole spider is black when seen in dorsal view, except for dark orange-brown metatarsi and orange-brown tarsi. Venter of prosoma, coxae and opisthosoma slightly lighter than carapace, only lung opercula and area between them orange-brown. Scutum distinct only in preserved specimen, approximately triangular, slightly truncated posteriorly, occupying approximately ¼ of abdominal length. Tibial retrolateral apophysis of approximately the same length as palpal tibia. Apex of apophysis with a tiny notch. Median apophysis a projecting ridge. Terminal apophysis transverse, with waved edges. Embolar base parallel to terminal apophysis with apical crest and tapering retrolateral projection with extra dorsal flip. Embolus long, u-shaped, turning dorsally from retrolateral side, gradually ending to a fine curving tip.]

Körperlänge Männchen: 7.5 mm
Weibchen

Färbung wie Männchen [Anterior epigynal margins with distinct pockets, medially interrupted. Lateral epigynal margins slightly curved. Copulatory ducts with transverse dorsal curves and with lateral glandular heads, then medially looped and continuing as vertical tubes towards the receptacles. Receptacles large, circular, and separated by ¼ of their diameter.]

Körperlänge Weibchen: 6.7 mm
Zusätzliche Informationen

Die Art gehört zur subterraneus-Gruppe (zur Abgrenzung siehe Senglet 2004).

Verbreitung
  Vorkommen
  kein Nachweis
Verbreitung Kommentar: Nur vom Locus typicus bekannt.
Weltweite Verbreitung (WSC 2024): Greece
Phänologie
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Abbildungen
Verbreitungsnachweise

"No reference" bedeutet nicht, dass die Art in diesem Land nicht vorkommt, sondern dass wir die Referenz hierfür noch nicht eingefügt haben. Wir arbeiten daran.

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Literatur

Lissner J, Chatzaki M (2018) A new spider species, Zelotes acarnanicus sp. n. (Araneae: Gnaphosidae), from mainland Greece. Arachnologische Mitteilungen 55: 57-59 pdf

Senglet A (2004) Copulatory mechanisms in Zelotes, Drassyllus and Trachyzelotes (Araneae, Gnaphosidae), with additional faunistic and taxonomic data on species from southwest Europe. Mitteilungen der Schweizerischen Entomologischen Gesellschaft 77: 87-119 pdf

WSC (2024) World Spider Catalog. Version 25.0. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (22.01.2024) doi: 10.24436/2 pdf

Updates
03-06-2018 Datasheet update Detail
15-05-2018 Image insert
15-05-2018 Distribution update Detail