Zodarion diatretum Denis, 1935
Description
Male
Pedipalp: tibial apophysis long, with distinct longitudinal groove. Prosoma bicoloured: eye region, clypeus, V-shaped stripe and radiating striae reddish brown, remaining parts yellowish brown. Prosoma length: 1.42-1.64 mm. Legs yellowish white. Opisthosoma: dorsum violet-black, with a posterior spot, often starting in the middle of the opisthosoma, venter greyish white, area around spinnerets slightly darkened.
Body length male: 2.4-3.2 mmFemale
Epigyne with deep, oval transverse depression. Colouration as in males. Prosoma length: 1.76-2.20 mm.
Body length female: 3.4-5.6 mmDistribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Bosmans 1994b)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Bosmans 1994b)
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Shafaie et al. 2025b)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Shafaie et al. 2025b)
Pedipalp, ventral view
(Shafaie et al. 2025b)
Epigyne
(Bosmans 1994b)
Epigyne
(Shafaie et al. 2025b)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Bosmans 1994b)
Vulva, ventral view
(Shafaie et al. 2025b)
Distribution List
References
Bosmans R (1994b) Revision of the genus Zodarion Walckenaer, 1833 in the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands (Araneae, Zodariidae). Eos 69: 115-142 
Branco V V, Morano E, Cardoso P (2019) An update to the Iberian spider checklist (Araneae). Zootaxa 4614: 201-254
Shafaie S, Pekár S, Ortiz D (2025b) Zodarion spiders (Araneae: Zodariidae): morphology, molecular characterisation and reassessment of the elegans, italicum, and pusio groups from Iberia and the Canary Islands. Journal of Natural History 59: 1825-1875
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
| 04-07-2025 | Image insert | |
| 21-03-2016 | Datasheet update | Detail |