Berlandina mesopotamica Al-Khazali, 2020

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Berlandina mesopotamica Al-Khazali, 2020

Figs 3E–G , 4

Berlandina mesopotamica – Al-Khazali & Fomichev, 2021: 70, figs 1a–e, 2a–c (♀).

Material examined

IRAN • 2 ♀♀; Bushehr Province, close to the Persian Gulf; 28°56′ N, 50°49′ E; 30 May 1974; A. Senglet leg.; MHNG .

Comments

For diagnosis and descriptions see Al-Khazali (2020) and Al-Khazali & Fomichev (2021).

Distribution

Previously known only from southeastern Iraq. New to Iran, with the current material representing the southeasternmost record of the species across its known range.

Figures

Fig. 3. A–D. Berlandina artaxerxes sp. nov., holotype, ♂ (SMF). A. Habitus, dorsal view. B–D. Palp, ventral, proventral and retrolateral views. –E–G. Berlandina mesopotamica Al-Khazali,2020, ♀ (MHNG). E. Habitus, dorsal view. F–G. Epigyne, ventral and dorsal views. Abbreviations: Ao = apical outgrowth; Eb = embolar base; Po = pointed process. Scale bars: 0.2 mm, unless stated otherwise.

Fig. 4. Berlandina mesopotamica Al-Khazali, 2020, ♀ (MHNG). A. Chelicerae, posterior view. B–C. Epigyne, ventral and dorsal views. Scale bars: A = 0.2 mm; B–C = 0.1 mm.