A revision of the genus Nomisia in Greece and neighboring regions with the description of two new species
Author
Chatzaki, M.
text
Zootaxa
2010
2010-06-10
2501
1
1
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https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.2501.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.2501.1.1
1175-5326
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Nomisia conigera
(
Spassky, 1941
)
Figs 6–8
Pterotricha conigera
Spassky, 1941
, p. 22
,
Fig. 12
(Dm) (
holotype
from
Tadzhikistan
- not examined).
Nomisia conigera
Ovtsharenko & Fet, 1980
, p. 446
.
N. anatolica
Seyyar, Ayyildiz & Topçu, 2009
(p.63, figs 3–12) (
holotype
from
Turkey
,
Kayseri Province
- not examined).
Nov. Syn
.
Diagnosis:
N. conigera
is distinguished from all other congeners by the large triangular tibial apophysis of the palp and the large prolateral extension of the tegulum, as well as the laterally elongated margins of the epigyne, largelly disconnected form the central cavity.
Material examined:
TURKEY
:
Kilis province
,
Musabeyli district
,
Karbeyaz village
(
36°50.372' N
,
036°58.021'E
),
500 m
alt:
1 ♂
1 ♀
(
03.V.2008
, leg.
O. Seyyar
,
NUAM
)
.
Comments.
N. conigera
is a relatively poorly recorded species. It was only known by the description of the male from Gissar Valley,
Tadzhikistan
(
Spassky 1941
;
Spassky & Luppova, 1945
- redescribed) and other areas of Central Asia republics and
Azerbaijan
(
Mikhailov 1997
).
Ovtsharenko & Fet (1980)
and
Chatzaki
et al.
2002
had already noted the resemblance of this species to
N. ripariensis
(O. P.-
Cambridge, 1872
). In absence of comparative material at the time and because the characters seen in the drawing of
Spassky (1941
,
Fig. 12
) did not fully conform those of
N. ripariensis
,
Chatzaki
et al.
2002
postponed a possible synonymization.
A newly described species from south central
Turkey
,
N. anatolica
Seyyar, Ayyildiz & Topçu, 2009
(p. 63,
Figs 3–12
) gave the solution to this conflict, as it resembles
N. ripariensis
but it still has some clear differences, as commented by the authors in detail. The two species were also compared by the author and were found different in details of the embolic part of the palp, the relative size of the tibial apophysis and in the shape of epigynal margins and spermathecae. However the special features of the male genital organ of
N. anatolica
strongly coincide with the palp of
N. conigera
, as illustrated by
Spassky (1941
,
Fig. 12
). The similarity of the two nominal species –
N. conigera
and
N. anatolica
- mostly lies in the peculiar and very characteristic triangular tibial apophysis of the palpal organ, the frontally bulging tegulum, and the wide and strong embolus (E) of equal size at all its length. Hence here the synomymization of
N. anatolica
to
N. conigera
is proposed. Further characters distinct of this species are: in males, reduced median apophysis (M), partly transparent apophysis situated behind embolus with sclerotized lamella (l), slightly protruding in front (
Fig. 6
) and in females, largely separated lateral margins of the epigyne, not converging posteriorly (
Fig. 7
).
Distribution:
Turkey
(for detailed records see
Seyyar
et al.
2009
);
Azerbaijan
, Central Asian republics.