Resembles Z. strandi. The tibial apophysis is shorter, the terminal apophysis is shorter and the bifid end is less expressed, the posterior sclerite of the terminal apophysis is not bifid distally.
Body length male: 5.2-7.1 mmResembles Z. strandi. The lateral epigynal margins are more spaced, the spermathecae are larger and the epigynal ducts are more coiled.
Body length female: 5.7-9.2 mm"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.
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