A revision of the spider genus Raveniola (Araneae, Nemesiidae). II. Species from Central Asia Author Zonstein, Sergei L. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:author:EADD3607-30FF-49AE-93F5-8410630469BE Steinhardt Museum of Natural History, Tel-Aviv University, 69978 Tel-Aviv, Israel znn@tauex.tau.ac.il text European Journal of Taxonomy 2024 2024-10-24 967 1 185 https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/2699/12459 journal article 304964 10.5852/ejt.2024.967.2699 0647b761-1496-4dcd-abb6-495b67abe85f 2118-9773 13990819 C08B8027-50CC-417E-BCD4-5183B9FF6738 Raveniola caudata species group Diagnostic characters Maxilla with numerous cuspules arranged in a triangular area ( Figs 202–204 ). PMS medium-sized to large. Apical segment of PLS elongate and considerably longer than in other Raveniola spp. ( Figs 555– 558 cf. Figs 559–618 ). Males: tibiae and metatarsi I–II without modified hairs ( Figs 256, 258, 260 , 290 ); cymbium moderately short (as in Figs 349–351 ); embolus broadly tipped, always with well-developed subapical keel ( Figs 379–384 , 466–468 ). Females: spermathecae (known only for one species of the group) very wide, each with two short, thin, and closely spaced stalks ( Figs 487–488 ). Species included Raveniola caudata Zonstein, 2009 , R. inopinata sp. nov. , and R. redikorzevi ( Spassky, 1937 ) . Key to the species of the caudata group Males 1. Carapace and legs ginger brown or brownish orange, abdomen paler, light yellowish brown, with or without dorsal pattern ( Figs 1, 3 ); PMS larger, basal segment of PLS 1.8–2 times as long as PMS ( Figs 555, 557 ); embolic keel larger and higher ( Figs 379, 383 ) ...................................................... 2 – Carapace and legs dark sepia brown, abdomen almost uniformly greyish brown (not lighter than carapace, see Fig. 2 ); PMS smaller, basal segment of PLS 2.5 times as long as PMS ( Fig. 556 ); embolic keel smaller and lower ( Fig. 381 ) ......................................................... R. inopinata sp. nov. 2. Abdomen with clearly developed darker dorsal pattern ( Fig. 3 ). Copulatory bulb 2.5 times as long as wide, with proximal part of embolus less tapering ( Fig. 383 )........... R. redikorzevi ( Spassky, 1937 ) . – Abdomen with indistinct dorsal pattern ( Fig. 1 ). Copulatory bulb 2 times as long as wide, with proximal part of embolus more tapering ( Fig. 379 ) ................................. R. caudata Zonstein, 2009 . Females Within the group, only the female of R. redikorzevi is currently known (see below).