Iberina candida (Simon, 1875)

Figs. 3C, 4C, 5C.

Hahnia candida Simon, 1875 — Simon (1875): p. 143 (descr. ♀); transferred by Lehtinen (1967).

H. muscicola Simon, 1875: Simon (1875): p. 144, Plate 6, Fig. 1 (descr. ♂ ♀); synonymised by Harm (1966).

H. candida —O. Pickard-Cambridge (1879): p. 71 (descr. ♂).

H. rupicola Simon, 1884 — Simon (1884): p. 120 (descr. ♂); synonymised by Harm (1966).

H. candida — Harm (1966): p. 352, Figs. 17–22 (♂ ♀); synonymy.

Iberina candida — Lehtinen (1967): p. 240.

I. candida — Ledoux (2014): p. 33, Figs. 5, 8A–C, 9 (♂ ♀).

Material examined. GERMANY: Pretzfeld, Unterzaunsbach, 49.737°N, 11.235°E, 470 m a.s.l., rock face, 9 Sep– 12 Oct 2000, 1 ♂, leg. M.-A. Fritze & T. Blick • Streitberg, 49.810°N, 11.217°E, 450 m a.s.l., rock face, 21 May–11 Jun 1996, 1 ♀, leg. T. Blick & J. Sachteleben (CTB) • Homburg, 27 Jul 1985 – 20 Sep 1986, 1 ♂ 3 ♀, leg. E. Bauchhenss (NMB, ARAN 25509) • SPAIN: El Pinet, 38.1490°N, 0.6341°W, 20 May 2018, 1 ♀, leg. J. Dolanský (CJD) • FRANCE: Le Bugue, Le Tuquet, 44.8865°N, 0.9794°E, 28 Jun 2016, 1 ♀, leg. J. Dolanský (CJD) • CZECHIA: Lochkov, Lochkovský Profil Reserve, 49.9991°N, 14.3344°E, 26 May 2019, 2 ♀ • Lochkov, Radotínské Skály Reserve, 49.9945°N, 14.3463°E, 22 Sep 2019, 2 ♂ 4 ♀, leg. J. Dolanský (CJD) .

Description. ♀ (from Streitberg, Germany). CW 0.49 mm. Carapace pale yellow brown, abdomen yellowish grey with chevrons. Leg measurements: I: 1.59 (0.47, 0.18, 0.36, 0.31, 0.27); II: 1.43 (0.42, 0.16, 0.31, 0.28, 0.26); III: 1.33 (0.38, 0.15, 0.28, 0.28, 0.24); IV: 1.78 (0.50, 0.17, 0.42, 0.38, 0.31). Vulva with large secondary spermathecae (Fig. 5C).

♂ (from Pretzfeld, Germany). The palpal femur has five spines on the ventral side. The tibial apophysis starts with conical narrowing of the tibia and has a tooth at the end (Fig. 3C). The tip of the cymbium is rounded (Fig. 4C) .

Ecology. In detritus of forest steppe as well as rocky and grassy xerotherms.

Geographic distribution. Europe.