Anemesia pallida, Zonstein, 2018

Zonstein, Sergei, 2018, A revision of the spider genus Anemesia (Araneae, Cyrtaucheniidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 485, pp. 1-100 : 35

Anemesia pallida species group

Diagnostic characters

The group comprises small, pale-coloured species. Males in this group resemble those of the castanea species group in possessing a laterally spinose cymbium, but differ from them in the considerably shorter palpal tibia and embolus ( Figs 182–183 , 211–214 , cf. Figs 180–181 , 206–210 ). Females of Anemesia pallida sp. nov. can be distinguished from other congeners in the reduced dorsal abdominal pattern ( Fig. 23 ) and in the specific shape of the deeply divided spermathecae ( Fig. 250 ).

Species included

Anemesia pallida sp. nov. and A. parvula sp. nov.

Figures

Figs 173–187. Anemesia spp., ƋƋ, palpal tibia, cymbium and palpal organ, retrolateral views. 173. A. birulai (Spassky, 1937) (holotype). 174. A. koponeni Marusik, Zamani & Mirshamsi, 2014 (holotype). 175. A. pococki sp. nov. (holotype). 176. A. tubifex (Pocock, 1889) (Kalaimor). 177. A. andreevae sp. nov. (holotype). 178. A. oxiana sp. nov. (holotype). 179. A. sogdiana sp. nov. (holotype). 180. A. castanea sp. nov. (holotype). 181. A. karatauvi (Andreeva, 1968) (Hojamaston). 182. A. pallida sp. nov. (holotype). 183. A. parvula sp. nov. (holotype). 184. A. incana Zonstein, 2001 (holotype). 185. A. infumata sp. nov. (holotype). 186–187. A. infuscata sp. nov. (paratype from Sanglok Mts and holotype, respectively). Scale bars: 1.0 mm.

Figs 206–214. Anemesia spp., ƋƋ, details of palpal organ; ventral (206–207, 209, 211, 213) and retrolateral (208, 210, 212, 214) views. 206–208. A. castanea sp. nov. (paratype and holotype, respectively). 209–210. A. karatauvi (Andreeva, 1968) (Hojamaston). 211–212. A. pallida sp. nov. (holotype). 213–214. A. parvula sp. nov. (holotype). Scale bars: 0.5 mm.

Figs 18–26. Anemesia spp., ♀♀, habitus, dorsal views. 18. A. andreevae sp. nov. 19. A. oxiana sp. nov. 20. A. sogdiana sp. nov. 21. A. castanea sp. nov. 22. A. karatauvi (Andreeva, 1968). 23. A. pallida sp. nov. 24. A. incana Zonstein, 2001. 25. A. infumata sp. nov. 26. A. infuscata sp. nov. Scale bars: 5.0 mm.

Figs 245–265. Anemesia spp., ♀♀, spermathecae, dorsal views. 245. A. castanea sp. nov. (Ganjina). 246– 249. A. karatauvi (Andreeva, 1968) (Mt Hojamaston). 250. A. pallida sp. nov. (paratype, Ganjina). 251– 253. A. incana Zonstein, 2001 (paratypes, Ganjina). 254. Same (Mt Hojamaston). 255–257. A. infumata sp. nov. (paratypes). 258–259. A. infuscata sp. nov. (paratypes, Varzob). 260–262. Same (paratypes, Sanglok Mts). 263–265. Same (paratypes from Kuhitek Mts, Sultanmazar and Sangdara, respectively). Scale bars: 0.5 mm.