Talanites farsensis Zamani & Marusik, 2024

Zamani, Alireza, Esyunin, Sergei L., Mikhailov, Kirill G. & Marusik, Yuri M., 2024, New data on the spider fauna of Iran (Arachnida: Araneae), Part XI., Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 10 (2), pp. 285-309 : 298-299

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.10.2.285
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scientific name	Talanites farsensis Zamani & Marusik
status	sp. nov.

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Talanites farsensis Zamani & Marusik View in CoL , sp. n. ( Figs 2E, 7E–F)

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Type Material. Holotype ♀ ( ZMUT), IRAN: Fars Prov.: ~ 40 km SE of Shiraz, Ck on Maharloo lake, 29°29'N 52°42'E, 23–28.V.2000 (Y.M. Marusik). GoogleMaps

Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the type locality of the new species in Fars Province.

Diagnosis. In the conformation of the epigyne, the new species is most similar to T. sumericus Zamani &

Marusik, 2022, known from Iraq, and the generotype T. fervidus Simon, 1893 , known from Egypt and the Levant. The new species differs from both similar species by the smaller size (carapace 1.79 long vs. 2.46 and 1.9–3.0, respectively), and the anterior receptacle (Ar) tubular and small (vs. oval and subequal in size to posterior receptacle) (cf. Fig. 7E–F and Zamani & Marusik, 2022: fig 1B, C and Levy, 1999: figs 14, 15).

Description. Female (Holotype). Habitus as in Fig. 2E. Total length 4.62. Carapace 1.79 long, 1.25 wide. Eye sizes: AME: 0.09, ALE: 0.10, PME: 0.09, PLE: 0.08. Carapace, chelicerae, maxillae, labium and sternum light yellowish brown. Carapace with slightly darker lateral bands. Legs slightly lighter than carapace, without annulations. Chelicerae each with 3 pro- and 2 retromarginal teeth. Abdomen light beige, without any patterns. Spinnerets uniformly light beige. Measurements of legs: I: 4.43 (1.30, 0.63, 1.03, 0.79, 0.68), II: 4.33 (1.18, 0.66, 0.92, 0.86, 0.71), III: 4.09 (1.05, 0.56, 0.80, 0.98, 0.70), IV: 6.17 (1.58, 0.72, 1.38, 1.65, 0.84).

Epigyne as in Fig. 7E–F; epigynal plate slightly longer than wide, with weakly sclerotized broad scape, as long as wide; copulatory openings located on lateral margins of fovea; anterior receptacles (Ar) tubular, broad parallel; posterior receptacles (Pr) globular, almost as wide as scape, almost contiguous; glands indistinct.

Male. Unknown.

Distribution. Known only from the type locality in Fars Province, southcentral Iran.