Notes on Dysderidae (Arachnida, Araneae) of Armenia and Iran, with new species and records
Author
Kosyan, Armine
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5692-5369
Faculty of Biology, Yerevan State University, Yerevan, Armenia
Author
Zamani, Alireza
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8084-9666
Zoological Museum, Biodiversity Unit, FI- 20014 University of Turku, Finland
zamani.alireza5@gmail.com
Author
Marusik, Yuri M.
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4499-5148
Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa & Altai State University, Lenina Pr., 61, Barnaul, RF- 656049, Russia
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Harpactea armenica Dunin, 1989
Figs 8A, B
, 9A-D
Harpactea armenica
Dunin, 1989: 142, figs 1-3 (♂♀).
Harpactea armenica
:
Dunin 1992
: 68, fig. 13 (♂♀).
Materials examined.
Armenia
:
Aragatsotn Province
:
24♂
34♀
29 juv.
(ZMMU), foothills of
Aragates Mt.
,
40°23'N
,
44°13'E
,
2200 m
,
16.05.2021
(
Y.M. Marusik
)
;
Ararat Province
:
1♂
(ZMMU), env. of
Urtsadzor Vill.
,
39°55'26"N
,
44°48'53"E
,
1040 m
,
6.05.2021
(
Y.M. Marusik
);
1♂
2♀
(ZMMU), env. of Urtsalanj Vill.,
39°49'N
,
44°59'E
,
1800 m
,
11.05.2021
(
Y.M. Marusik
);
5♂
1♀
(ZMMU),
Garni
gorge,
Azat river
,
40°06'32"N
,
44°43'57"E
,
1240 m
,
17.05.2021
(
Y.M. Marusik
)
;
Kotayk Province
:
3♂
2♀
(ZMMU), env. of
Geghadir
,
40°09'N
,
44°38'E
,
15.05.2021
(
Y.M. Marusik
);
2♂
4♀
(ZMMU), env. of Solak Vill.,
40°28'24"N
,
44°42'57"E
,
14.05.2021
(
Y.M. Marusik
);
1♂
1♀
(ZMMU), env. of Aghveran Vill.,
40°29'54"N
,
44°35'24"E
, 7-
8.05.2021
(
Y.M. Marusik
);
5♂
7♀
4 juv.
(ZMMU), same locality,
7.05.2021
(
Y.M. Marusik
)
;
Vayots Dzor Province
:
21♂
14♀
(ZMMU),
Shatin
,
39°50'N
,
45°19'E
,
9.05.2021
(Y.M.
Marusik
);
2♂
3♀
(ZMMU),
Shatin
,
39°50'N
,
45°19'E
,
9.05.2021
(
Y.M. Marusik
)
;
Yerevan
:
7♂
9♀
(ZMMU)
,
Yerevan
, botanical garden,
40°12'43"N
,
44°33'21"E
,
17.05.2021
(
Y.M. Marusik
)
.
Iran
:
East Azerbaijan Province
:
1♂
3♀
(MHNG),
NE of Sofian
,
38°21'N
,
45°50'E
,
5.06.1975
(
A. Senglet
)
;
Gilan Province
:
1♂
3♀
(MHNG),
Asalem
,
37°45'N
,
48°57'E
,
11.06.1975
(A.
Senglet
);
1♂
3♀
(MHNG),
Lahidjan
,
37°11'N
,
49°54'E
,
5.07.1973
(
A. Senglet
)
;
Mazandaran Province
:
1♂
3♀
(MHNG), road to
Djavaherdeh
,
36°55'N
,
50°33'E
,
1200 m
,
7.08.1974
(
A. Senglet
)
;
West Azerbaijan Province
:
1♂
3♀
(MHNG),
Qara Kelisa
,
39°04'N
,
44°38'E
,
31.05.1975
(
A. Senglet
)
.
Comments.
This species is most similar to
H. secunda
Dunin, 1989, a species restricted to northern Armenia, but can be differentiated from it by the base of embolus (
Eb
) (slightly and roundly bent, vs sharply bent to about 70°). It is possible that this small difference is only an intraspecific variation; in order to verify this, it is necessary to collect additional material from northern Armenia or examine the type specimens of
H. secunda
. Furthermore, it is likely that the female illustrated by
Dunin (1989
,
1992
) belongs to another species. All females collected in Armenia and Iran examined here have a longer receptacle, longer than anterior diverticulum (
Ad
)
sensu
Dunin (1992)
, and lack bulbous thickening of the receptacle (
Re
, Fig.
9D
).
Figure 8.
Habitus of
Harpactea armenica
, male (
A
) and female (
B
), dorsal.
Figure 9.
Copulatory organs of
Harpactea armenica
A-C
bulb, prolateral, retrolateral and ventral
D
endogyne, dorsal. Abbreviations:
Ad
- anterior diverticulum,
Eb
- base of embolus,
Re
- receptacle. Scale bars: 0.2 mm.
Distribution.
This species was previously known from only two localities in Armenia: Yerevan and the southernmost part of Kotayk Province. The new records slightly extend the known range of the species to the north, approximately 5° to the east, and around 4° to the south. Additionally, this species is newly recorded from Iran (Fig.
10
).
Figure 10.
Distribution records of
Dysdera haykana
sp. nov. (circles),
D. nakhchivanica
(squares), and
Harpactea armenica
(triangles). Type localities are marked with red.