Zodariellum asiaticum (Tyshchenko, 1970)

Zamani, Alireza & Marusik, Yuri M., 2022, New taxonomic considerations in Zodariellum Andreeva & Tyshchenko, 1968 (Araneae: Zodariidae), with notes on the presence of cymbial diverticulum in different zodariid genera, Zootaxa 5178 (2), pp. 161-177 : 164-165

Zodariellum asiaticum (Tyshchenko, 1970)

Figs 1A , 2A , 3A , 4A , 5A , 6A , 9A , 12A

Zodarion asiaticum Tyshchenko , in Marikovski & Tyshchenko 1970: 199, fig. 1 (♂ ♀).

Material examined. KAZAKHSTAN: Jambyl Region : 1♂ ( ZMMU), Korday Dist., 10 km SE of Korday Vil., Yeradzhy well, [43°02'N 74°42'E], 20.04.1997 (A.V. Gromov) .

Description. See Marikovski & Tyshchenko (1970). Habitus of male as in Fig. 1A . Male palp as in Figs 2A , 3A , 4A , 5A , 6A , 9A .

Comments. Previously illustrated only in the original description. The type material was collected from the nest of Polyergus rufescens (Latreille, 1798) ( Hymenoptera : Formicidae ). Marikovski & Tyshchenko (1970) and Pekár (2009) described its hunting and courtship behaviours.

Distribution. Kazakhstan (type locality; Fig. 12A ), Kyrgyzstan ( Zonstein et al. 1996) and Tajikistan ( Andreeva 1976). The record from Tajikistan is based on a singleton female that is most likely misidentified, and therefore not included in the map.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Habitus of Zodariellum asiaticum (A), Z. bactrianum (B), Z. turanicum sp. n. (C), Z. nenilini (D–E) and Z. turkmenicum sp. n. (F), dorsal view. A–D, F males; E female. Scale bars = 0.5 mm.

FIGURE 2. Male palps of Zodariellum asiaticum (A), Z. bactrianum (B, F), Z. nenilini (C), Z. turanicum sp. n. (D) and Z. turkmenicum sp. n. (E). A–E ventral view; F dorsal view of cymbium, showing cymbial diverticulum. Scale bars = 0.2 mm. Abbreviations: Cn—conductor, Cp—prolateral arm of conductor, Eb—base of embolus, Di—diverticulum, Ra—retrolateral tibial apophysis, Rb—branch(es) of retrolateral tibial apophysis, Sp—spur of tegular apophysis, Tg—tegular apophysis, To—triangular outgrowth, Tr—retrolateral arm of tegular apophysis, Tu—tutaculum.

FIGURE 3. SEM images of the male palps of Zodariellum asiaticum (A), Z. bactrianum (B), Z. nenilini (C), Z. turanicum sp. n. (D) and Z. turkmenicum sp. n. (E), ventral view. Scale bars = 0.1 mm. Abbreviations: Cn—conductor, Cp—prolateral arm of conductor, Eb—base of embolus, Ra—retrolateral tibial apophysis, Rb—branches of retrolateral tibial apophysis, Sp—spur of tegular apophysis, Tg—tegular apophysis, Tr—retrolateral arm of tegular apophysis, Tu—tutaculum.

FIGURE 4. Male palps of Zodariellum asiaticum (A), Z. bactrianum (B), Z. nenilini (C), Z. turanicum sp. n. (D) and Z. turkmenicum sp. n. (E), retrolateral view. Scale bars = 0.2 mm. Abbreviations: Ap—anterodorsal part of retrolateral tibial apophysis, Cn—conductor, Di—diverticulum, Ra—retrolateral tibial apophysis, Rb—branches of retrolateral tibial apophysis, Tr—retrolateral arm of tegular apophysis, Tu—tutaculum.

FIGURE 5. SEM images of the male palps of Zodariellum asiaticum (A), Z. bactrianum (B), Z. nenilini (C), Z. turanicum sp. n. (D) and Z. turkmenicum sp. n. (E), retrolateral view. Scale bars = 0.1 mm. Abbreviations: Cn—conductor, Cp—prolateral arm of conductor, Di—diverticulum, Eb—base of embolus, Ra—retrolateral tibial apophysis, Rb—branches of retrolateral tibial apophysis, Tr—retrolateral arm of tegular apophysis, Tu—tutaculum.

FIGURE 6. Male palps of Zodariellum asiaticum (A), Z. bactrianum (B), Z. nenilini (C), Z. turanicum sp. n. (D) and Z. turkmenicum sp. n. (E), dorsal view. Scale bars = 0.2 mm.

FIGURE 9. SEM images of the male palps of Zodariellum asiaticum (A), Z. bactrianum (B–C) and Z. turanicum sp. n. (D). A anteroretrolateral view; B ventroretrolateral view; C anteroventral view; D anterior view. Scale bars = 0.1 mm. Abbreviations: Cn—conductor, Eb—base of embolus, Ra—retrolateral tibial apophysis, Rb—branches of retrolateral tibial apophysis, Tr— retrolateral arm of tegular apophysis, Tu—tutaculum.

FIGURE 12. Distribution records of Zodariellum spp. A: 1) Z. asiaticum, 2) Z. bactrianum, 3) Z. bekuzini, 4) Z. continentale, 5) Z. proszynskii, 6) Z. spasskyi and Z. zebra, 7) Z. surprisum, 8) Z. sytchevskajae, 9) Z. turanicum sp. n., 10) Z. turkmenicum sp. n., 11) Z. tadzhikum, 12) Z. testaceofasciatum, 13) Z. volgouralense, 14) Z. nenilini (in part, excluding records from Mongolia). B: 1) Z. nenilini (in part, records from Mongolia), 2) Z. schmidti, 3) Z. mongolicum, 4) Z. chaoyangense, 5) Z. furcum, 6) Z. hunanense, 7) Z. planum. A single point may refer to several closely located records.