Eresus moravicus Rezác, 2008

Material (deposited in IBER): BULGARIA: 2♂♂, Western Stara Planina Mts, Negushevo village, pasture, N 42.7286°, E 23.7026°, 695 m a.s.l., 10.05.1968 ; 1♂, South Black Sea coast, Strandzha Mts, N 42.1557°, E 27.8555°, 10 m a.s.l., 15.05.1968; 1 ♀, Burgas, N 42.4591°, E 27.4394°, 3 m a.s.l., 02.06.2009, lgt. M. Naumova; 1 ♀, Sliven, N 42.6571°, E 26.2849°, 191 m a.s.l, 04.06.2010, lgt. M. Naumova; 1 ♂, Ihtiman, Borika village, N 42.4941°, E 23.7001, 780 m a.s.l., 25.05.2013, lgt. T. Trifonov; 1 ♀, Plovdiv, Zelenikovo village, N 42.4069°, E 25.0839°, 315 m a.s.l., 03.06.2014, lgt. G. Glushkov ; 1 ♂, Plovdiv, Grebnata baza place, N 42.1495°, E 24.7139°, 164 m a.s.l., 27.05.2018, lgt. S. Semerdzhieva ; 1 ♂, Plovdiv, Trakia ward, N 42.1341°, E 24.7849°, 165 m a.s.l., 21.05.2018, lgt. R. Bor; 1 ♀, Plovdiv, Kyuchuka ward, N 42.1102°, E 24.7275°, 168 m a.s.l., 08.08.2018, K. Stoyanov; 2♂♂, Plovdiv, Yagodovo village, N 42.1160°, E 24.8520°, 158 m a.s.l., 05-10.06.2018, lgt. V. Genchev; 3 ♂♂, Plovdiv, Yagodovo village, N 42.1010°, E 24.8472°, 165 m a.s.l., 26.05.2019, lgt. V. Genchev; 1 ♀, Eastern Rhodopes Mts, Kardzhali, N 41.6325°, E 25.3933°, 250 m a.s.l., 07.2014 ; 1 ♂, Central Predbalkan, Byala Reka village, N 43.1330°, E 25.2178°, 224 m a.s.l., 20.05.2016, lgt. M. Naumova; 1 ♀, Kresna Gorge, N 41.7839°, E 23.1557°, 233 m a.s.l., 21.09.2017, lgt. M. Naumova; 4 ♂♂, Ihtimanska Sredna Gora Mts, Gabrovitsa village, N 42.2652°, E 23.9216°, 558 m a.s.l., 21.04-08.05.2018, lgt. E. Vacheva, habitat: a glade between oak trees; GREECE: 1 ♀, Sengelska Mts, Krushevska river near Fea Petra village, N 41.2742°, E 23.4365°, 200 m a.s.l., 08.05.2017, lgt. M. Naumova ; 1 ♂, near Solun (Tessaloniki), 2 km NW of Kolhiko village, N 40.7045°, E 23.2608°, 140 m a.s.l., 20.05.2017, lgt. M. Naumova .

Recently described species is reported from Austria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia and Albania (REZÁC et al. 2008, GRBIC & SAVIC 2010, NAUMOVA et al. 2016).

Our specimens correspond well to the original description, both in genital and somatic features. The females were black with yellow-orange front of the prosoma. The males had red hairs covering the posterior part of the carapace, femora of the legs II, and all segments of III and IV pairs of legs, except the tarsi, which were brownish. All males were found in spring (April–June).