Cebrennus Simon, 1880 (Araneae: Sparassidae): a revisionary up-date with the description of four new species and an updated identification key for all species
Author
Jäger, Peter
text
Zootaxa
2014
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.3790.2.4
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Cebrennus kochi
(
O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872
)
Figs 1–6
,
88–91
,
173
Heteropoda kochii
O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872
: 312
, pl. 14, fig. 13 (description of male and female;
syntypes
from Jerusalem,
Israel
, HECO B.1416, not examined).
Cebrenis kochi
Simon 1874
: 266
, pl. 5, fig. 2 (redescription of female, transfer to
Cebrenis
).
Cebrennus kochi
Simon 1880
: 332
(transfer to
Cebrennus
).
Fage 1921
: 163
, figs 2a–c (illustration of male and female);
Levy 1989
: 155
, figs 84–93 (illustration of male and female);
Jäger 2000
: 171
, figs 17–21 (illustration of male and female).
Material examined.
SYRIA
:
Rif Dimashq
:
3 males
(PJ 3392–3394), Golan, vicinity Camp Fauar,
June 1981
, K. Kallenberger leg. + ded. (
NHMW
).
ISRAEL
:
Northern District
:
1 female
(PJ 3402, SD 391), Golan, Lake of Galilee, olive orchard,
N 32°52'47"
,
W 35°33'01"
, [
165 m
elev.],
12 September 2011
(
SMF
).
Central District
:
1 male
(PJ 3409, SD 394), Geulim [32°17'47.35"N, 34°56'37.90"E,
63 m
elev.], at home, Ron Keren leg.
1 April 2012
(
TAUZM
Ar 50318).
Tel Aviv
:
1 male
(PJ 3401), Jaffa (
SMF
5570).
Southern District
:
1 female
(PJ 3400), Negev desert, between
Beer
Sheva and Mitzpe Ramon, Sede Boqer, Milan Rezac leg.
6–29 May 2003
(
SMF
).
Diagnosis.
Small to medium-sized Sparassinae, body length of males: 8.2–13.0, females: 14.3–19.6. Males and females see
Jäger (2000)
.
Description.
See
Levy (1989)
. Some additional characters are given here for
1 female
(PJ 3400): AME 0.41, ALE 0.33, PME 0.26, PLE 0.26, AME–AME 0.25, AME–ALE 0.38, PME–PME 0.51, PME–PLE 1.25, AME–PME 0.40, ALE–PLE 0.93, clypeus AME 0.23, clypeus ALE 0.25. Spination: Palp: 0 20, 0 0 0, 1000, 1000; legs: femur I–II 323, III 322(1), IV 321; patella 000; tibia I 202(3)4,
III–IV 2024
; metatarsus
I
,
III 2024
, II 202(1)4, IV 3036. Ventral metatarsi I–IV with scopula in distal half, without spines or bristles distally. Palpal claw with ca. 10 teeth.
Variation.
Males (n=5): PL 4.9–6.4, PW 4.3–6.0, AW 3.1–4.2, OL 5.3–6.9, OW 3.8–5.0; chelicerae with 2 anterior and 4–6 adnate posterior teeth. Females (n=1): PL 6.0, PW 4.9, AW 3.9, OL 5.1, OW 3.7; chelicerae with 2 anterior and 5/6 adnate posterior teeth. Females show a strong variation in the shape of epigynal field, median septum as well as the anterior membranous parts (atria) of the internal duct system (
Figs 1–6
).
Distribution.
Syria
,
Israel
(
Fig. 173
).