Civizelotes gracilis (Canestrini, 1968)

Senglet, Antoine, 2012, Civizelotes new genus, and other new or little known Zelotinae (Araneae, Gnaphosidae), Revue suisse de Zoologie 119 (4), pp. 501-528 : 516-517

Civizelotes gracilis -group

I have not seen C. gracilis and C. pygmaeus , but the detailed drawings of Miller (1967) give good clues.

DEFINITION: Ƌ pedipalp: Embolus emerging from the terminal plate of the embolar radix (“scheibenförmige Basalplatte” in Miller (1967: 269) and “Truncus” in Miller (1967: pl. 4, figs 3-4, 7-8). Radix emitting a pointed apophysis near to the base of embolus (Figs 59, 62) and “S” in Miller, 1967: pl. 4, figs 3-4, 7-8).

Female: Epigynal plate in anterior sector (Fig. 66 and Grimm, 1985: figs 236,

238).

SPECIES INCLUDED: C. gracilis (Canestrini, 1968) comb. n., C. pygmaeus

( Miller, 1943) comb. n., and C. ibericus sp. n.

FIGS 50-57

Civizelotes dentatidens (Simon) . (50-54) Left male palp. (50) Prolateral view. (51) Ventral view. (52) Retrolateral view. (53) Prolateral-ventral-apical view. (54) Ventral-apical view. (55) Epigynum. (56) Vulva, external-lateral view. (57) Id., dorsal view. Bold lines indicate epigynal folds. Scale 0.2 mm.