Acanthinozodium dorsa, Zamani & Marusik, 2021

Zamani, Alireza & Marusik, Yuri M., 2021, Revision of the spider family Zodariidae (Arachnida, Araneae) in Iran and Turkmenistan, with seventeen new species, ZooKeys 1035, pp. 145-193 : 145

publication ID	https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1035.65767
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scientific name	Acanthinozodium dorsa
status	sp. nov.

Treatment

Acanthinozodium dorsa View in CoL sp. nov. Figs 14I View Figure 14 , 18C, D View Figure 18 , 21A-C View Figure 21 , 24C, D View Figure 24 , 30F-I View Figure 30 , 33 View Figure 33

Type material.

Holotype ♂ and paratypes 26♂16♀ (MMUE), Iran: Fars Province: 50 km NE of Shiraz, Bamoo reserve area, 29°45'N, 52°45'E, 18-28.05.2000 (Y.M. Marusik).

Etymology.

The specific epithet is a Persian feminine name meaning “precious”. Noun in apposition.

Diagnosis.

The male of the new species differs from all congeners in the region by the prolateral outgrowth of the median apophysis projecting ventrally (vs. not projecting) and the long and broad RTA, apically twisted and lacking outgrowths (vs. with 1-2 outgrowths). The female is most similar to A. elburzicum sp. nov. but differs by the epigynal hood being longer than wide (vs. wider than long) and less separated receptacles (ca. 2.5 times of their diameter vs. 4).

Description.

Male (holotype). Habitus as in Fig. 18C View Figure 18 . Total length 3.85. Carapace 1.87 long, 0.89 wide at pars cephalica, 1.39 wide at pars thoracica. Eye sizes and interdistance of PMEs: AME: 0.15, ALE: 0.12, PME: 0.09, PLE: 0.09, PME-PME: 0.20. Carapace yellowish brown, darker at pars cephalica. Sternum, labium, maxillae and chelicerae light brown. Legs yellowish, without annulations. Abdomen dark brown dorsally, pale ventrally. Spinnerets pale, uniform in color. Measurements of legs: I: 8.20 (2.02, 0.68, 1.90, 2.19, 1.41), II: 6.89 (1.68, 0.68, 1.49, 1.99, 1.05), III: 7.23 (1.88, 0.64, 1.45, 2.13, 1.13), IV: 8.71 (2.18, 0.62, 2.11, 2.70, 1.10).

Palp as in Figs 14I View Figure 14 , 21A-C View Figure 21 , 24C, D View Figure 24 . RTA long and broad, almost as long as the bulb, twisting ventrally toward the apex; ventral apophysis small and finger shaped; tegulum with posterior process; median apophysis (Ma) with a distinct prolateral projection, winding ventrally to a blunt tip; embolus (Em) originating at about the 8:30 o’clock position; embolus proper thin and slightly curving near the base and apex.

Female. Habitus as in Fig. 18D View Figure 18 . Total length 4.46. Carapace 1.93 long, 0.96 wide at pars cephalica, 1.46 wide at pars thoracica. Eye sizes and interdistance of PMEs: AME: 0.15, ALE: 0.12, PME: 0.09, PLE: 0.10, PME-PME: 0.15. Coloration as in male. Measurements of legs: I: 6.58 (1.39, 0.56, 1.52, 1.88, 1.23), II: 6.49 (1.62, 0.69, 1.34, 1.77, 1.07), III: 6.24 (1.71, 0.63, 1.25, 1.85, 0.80), IV: 8.45 (2.24, 0.72, 1.90, 2.60, 0.99).

Epigyne as in Fig. 30F-I View Figure 30 . Epigynal plate over 3 times wider than long; anterior hood ca. 2 times longer than wide; receptacles subrectangular, separated by about 2.5 times of their widths.

Distribution.

Known from the type locality in Fars Province, southern Iran (Fig. 33 View Figure 33 ).