Nomisia exornata (C. L. Koch, 1839 ), 1921

Chatzaki, M., 2010, A revision of the genus Nomisia in Greece and neighboring regions with the description of two new species, Zootaxa 2501 (1), pp. 1-22 : 9-10

Nomisia exornata (C. L. Koch, 1839)

Figs 24–27 , 52

Pythonissa exornata C. L. Koch, 1839: p. 63 , Figs 476–477 (holotype from Greece, Nafploio – not examined)

Nomisia exornata: Dalmas, 1921, p. 278 , Figs 61, 83; Seyyar et al. 2009, p. 64, Fig.1 .

Diagnosis: N. exornata is distinguished from its male congeners by the large embolus (relative to the rest of tegulum), the characteristic membrane behind it and the remarkably curved and pointed tip (like a claw) of the tibial apophysis which is turned downwards. Females are similar to N. excerpta , N. recepta , N. peloponnesiaca n. sp. and N. ripariensis but are distinguished from them by the longer and more coiled introductory ducts of spermathecae as well as the lateral margins of the epigyne not reaching one another and leaving the lobes of the spermathecae outside their frame.

Citations in Greece: IPEIROS: Arta; IONIAN ISLANDS: Kefallonia; Kerkyra ; THESSALIA : Magnisia; STEREA ELLADA : Attiki ; Salamina; PELOPONNISOS : Argolida, Nafplio; AEGEAN ISLANDS: Evvoia, Dystos; Naxos; Syros; Santorini; Palia Kammeni; Rodos; Symi; CRETE (?).

New records: GREECE: Thrace: Dadia : 2 ♂♂ 1 ♀ (ptf, 04. VI.07, leg. S. Buchholz); Nestos Delta: 2 ♂♂ (ptf, 27. V.07, leg. S. Buchholz); Aegean Islands (all deposited at NHMC) : Samothrace: Feggari Mt, 300 m alt: 1 ♀ (14. III.09 to 18. VII.09, leg. M. Chatzaki); Thassos : 2 ♂♂ (ptf, 29. V.07, leg. S. Buchholz); Astypalaia : Chora to Maltezana , shortly after the narrowest part of the island: 5 ♂♂ 9 ♀ (ptf, 24. IV.05 to 13. VI.05); E part of the island, Maltezana to Vathy , Juniperus sp. : 1 ♂ 2 ♀ (ptf, 24. IV.05 to 13. VI.05); W part of the island, Kastro district , Agios Ioannis church: 2 ♂♂ (ptf, 24. IV.05 to 13. VI.05); Stream after Agios Ioannis church: 4 ♂♂ 15 ♀ (ptf, 27. IV.05 to 13. VI.05); Pontikousa islet: 6 ♂♂ 17 ♀ (ptf, 26. IV.05 to 12. VI.05); Ofidousa islet: 17 ♂♂ 17 ♀ (ptf, 24. IV.05 to 12. VI.05); Kounoupoi islet: 21 ♂♂ 22 ♀ (ptf, 24. IV.05 to 11. VI.05); Koutsomytis islet: 10 ♂♂ 9 ♀ (ptf, 24. IV.05 to 11. VI.05); Agia Kyriaki islet: 2 ♂♂ 16 ♀ (ptf, 25. IV.05 to 11. VI.05); Kalymnos : Stimenia , at the end of the road, close to the church of Ag. Nikolaos: 3 ♂♂ 2 ♀ (ptf, 06. IV.05 to 09. VI.05); Kalavros islet: 41 ♂♂ 4 ♀ (ptf, 04. IV.05 to 10. VI.05); Plati islet: Juniperus oxycedrus 2 ♂♂ (ptf, 31. III.05 to 08. VI.05); Lakkos - Juniperus macrocarpa : 4 ♂♂ 1 ♀ (ptf, 03. IV.05 to 08. VI.05); Pserimos islet, SE part - abandoned cultivations near the beach, phrygana: 11 ♂♂ 1 ♀ (ptf, 02. IV.05 to 07. VI.05); NW part, natural phrygana: 1 ♀ (ptf, 01. IV.05 to 07. VI.05); Nisyros : Nikia to Avlaki - phygana: 1 ♀ (ptf, 01. V.05 to 05. VI.05); Nikia to Avlaki , phygana - maquis: 45 ♂♂ 27 ♀ (ptf, 01. V.05 to 05. VI.05); Kaldera : 10 ♂♂ 8 ♀ (ptf, 01. V.05 to 05. VI.05); Moni Evangelistrias , road of Palaiokastro : 10 ♂♂ 8 ♀ (ptf, 01. V.05 to 01. VI.05); Pergousa islet: 1 ♀ (ptf, 05. V.05 to 06. VI.05) [all leg. M. Chatzaki]; Samos : Psili Ammos : 2 ♂♂ 2 ♀ (ptf, 02.V.2006 to 06.VII.2006); 1 ♀ (ptf, 05. V.07 to 01. VII.07); 3 ♂♂ (04. III.08 to 09. V.08) [all leg. D. Kaltsas]; Santorini: Pori-Fira: 2 ♂♂ 22 ♀ (ptf, 14. IV.06 to 14.07.06); Akrotiri-Kabia beach: 3 ♂♂ 6 ♀ (ptf, 23. IV.06 to 14.07.06); Vlichada: 8 ♂♂ 9 ♀ (ptf, 23. IV.06 to 14.07.06); Prof. Hlias: 1 ♀ (ptf, 17. V.03 to 24. VIII.03); Oia: 1 ♂ 6 ♀ (17/ V.03 to 24. VIII.03); Thirasia: 4 ♂♂ 10 ♀ (ptf, 20. IV.06 to 04.08.06) [all leg. M. Chatzaki]; Rodos: Attaviros, 1000 m alt: 2 ♂♂ 3 ♀ (ptf, 12. V.06 to 08. VII.06) (leg. M. Chatzaki & D. Kaltsas) .

Comments. The presence of N. exornata on Crete is doubted. The record is by Roewer (1959). However the author has made extensive samplings all over the island of Crete and never found any. Because of the general similarity of this species to N. excerpta which is widely distributed on the island of Crete and also because there are already two species of Nomisia documented on the same island, it may be assumed that Roewer’s identification was wrong.

Distribution: Europe to Central Asia.

Figures

FIGURES 24–27. N. exornata from Astypalaia island – NHMC8433. Male palp, ventral view (24), retrolateral view (25), epigyne (26), vulva (27).

FIGURES 1–4. N. aussereri from Peloponnisos, Taygetos Mt. – ZMUA G565.7(1). Male palp, ventral view (1), ventral to retrolateral view (2), epigyne (3), vulva (4). E: embolus. M: median apophysis.