Zodarion abantense Wunderlich, 1980

Dimitrov, Dragomir, 2020, Taxonomic contribution to the genus Zodarion Walckenaer, 1826 in Turkey with description of a new species (Araneae: Zodariidae), Zootaxa 4810 (2), pp. 361-367 : 362-364

Zodarion abantense Wunderlich, 1980

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Zodarion abantense Wunderlich, 1980: 236 , figs 19–24.

? Zodarion abantense: Dunin & Nenilin, 1987: 192 , figs 1–2.

Zodarion abantense: Bosmans, 2009: 228 , figs 32–34, 60–61.

Zodarion tireboluensis Danışman & Rubio, 2017: 179 , figs 1–4. n. syn.

Material examined. ♂ holotype, 20♂ paratypes, 1♀ paratype, Turkey, Bolu vill., Abant Mountains , 29.04– 20.05. 1976, leg. H. Korge (SMF 30055, 30056, 58853) .

For diagnosis and description see Wunderlich (1980) and Bosmans (2009).

Distribution. Turkey,? Georgia ( Fig 16 ).

Remarks. The species was described from near Bolu, Turkey ( Wunderlich 1980) and was recorded subsequently form Abkhazia, Georgia ( Dunin & Nenilin 1987). Danışman & Rubio (2017) described Z. tireboluensis n. syn. from Aslancık village, near Tirebolu, Turkey. After careful examination of the type material of Z. abantense it became obvious that the SEM pictures of Z. tireboluensis n. syn. in Danışman & Rubio (2017) show no differ- ence with the type specimens of Z. abantense ( Figs 8–10 , 12–13 ). Here it is also provided a mirrored image of the left palp ( Fig 9 ) for easy comparison with the imaged right palp of Z. tireboluensis . The shapes of the RTA, E, MA and the retinaculum are fully identical. The picture of the female vulva ( Danışman & Rubio 2017: 183, fig. 4, right) also shows no differences from that of Z. abantense ( Figs 11 , 14–15 ). The authors diagnose Z. tireboluensis n. syn. as being close to Zodarion aurorae Weiss, 1982 , but it is not compared to Z. abantense . The measurements and the description also fit those of Z. abantense . Therefore, Z. tireboluensis n. syn. is considered a junior synonym of Z. abantense .

The record of Z. abantense from Abkhazia, Georgia ( Dunin & Nenilin 1987) might be doubtful. In the drawings presented in the paper it is obvious that the TA in lateral view is perpendicular to the cymbium while on the type specimens the angle is different and it is ending at 10 o’clock ( Fig 10 ). There are also some differences in the shape of the retinaculum. However, only a re-examination of the material from Georgia may prove that .

Z. abantense has a typical Euxinic distribution (see Dimitrov 2020: 167–168 ), near the southern Black Sea shores.

Figures

FIGURE 16. Distribution map.

FIGURES 8–11. Zodarion abantense (SMF 58853). 8, left palp, ventral view; 9, left palp, ventral view (flipped); 10, left palp, retrolatera view; 11, epigyne, ventral view.

FIGURES 12–15. Zodarion abantense (SMF 58853). 12, left palp, ventral view; 13, left palp, retrolateral view; 14, epigyne, ventral view; 15, epigyne, dorsal view. Scale bar, 0.2 mm.