A review of the spider genus Iberina (Araneae, Hahniidae)
Author
Růžička, Vlastimil
text
Zootaxa
2022
2022-05-06
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Iberina difficilis
(
Harm, 1966
)
Figs. 3E
,
4E
,
5E
.
Hahnia difficilis
Harm, 1966
—
Harm (1966)
: p. 356
, Figs. 29–35 (descr.
♂
♀
); transferred by
Lehtinen (1967)
.
Iberina difficilis
—
Lehtinen (1967)
: p. 240
.
I. difficilis
—
Ledoux (2014)
: p. 34
, Fig. 10.
Material examined.
Owing
to the indistinguishability of males of
I. difficilis
and
I. montana
, only material containing females is considered.
SWITZERLAND
,
Son Cassian
,
9 Jun–27 Jul 2003
,
1 ♂
2 ♀
(
NMB
,
ARAN 25962
)
•
Grindelwald
,
Adelboden
,
2 ♂
1 ♀
, sub
I. montana
, misidentification (
NMB
,
ARAN 02003
a)
•
CZECHIA
: Srní—
Horská Kvilda
,
Jezerní Slať Reserve
,
1060 m
a.s.l.
, 29
Jun
?,
2 ♂
2 ♀
, leg.
F. Miller
(
NMP
,
P6A 755
/1)
•
Horní Planá
—
Pernek
,
770 m
a.s.l.
,
30 Jul 1956
,
2 ♂
2 ♀
, leg.
F. Miller
(
NMP
,
P6A 755
/2)
•
Zlaté Hory
,
Rejvíz Reserve
,
770 m
a.s.l.
, 25
Sep
?,
2 ♂
2 ♀
, leg.
F. Miller
(
NMP
,
P6A 755
/6)
•
Borová Lada
,
17 Sep 1985
,
2 ♀
, leg.
A. Kůrka
•
Zaječov
, former military training area
Jordán
,
49.7230°N
,
13.8623°E
,
810 m
a.s.l.
,
29 Mar–15 Aug 2017
,
3 ♂
1 ♀
, leg. K. Tajovský & V. Pižl
• Obecnice, former military training area Tok,
49.709°N
,
13.880°E
,
810 m
a.s.l.,
17–21 Jul 2017
,
2 ♂
2 ♀
, leg.
R. Tropek
(
IECA
)
•
Jílové—Sněžník
,
26 Jun 1998
,
1 ♀
, leg.
E. Kula
(
CVB
)
•
Liberec
,
Černá Hora Mt
.,
11 Jun–15 Sep 2018
,
1 ♂
3 ♀
• Hejnice (distr. Liberec), Zelený Kámen Mt.,
8 Jun—12 Sep 2018
,
2 ♂
3 ♀
• Desná, Bukovec Mt.,
15 Aug–2 Sep 2018
,
3 ♀
• Harrachov, Mrtvý Vrch Mt.,
7 Jul–11 Aug 2019
,
1 ♂
1 ♀
, leg.
P. Vonička
(
CAK
)
.
Description.
♀
(from Horní Planá,
Czechia
). CW
0.60 mm
. The carapace is yellow brown with blackish fovea and radiating striae, and the abdomen is blackish grey with chevrons. Leg measurements: I: 2.01 (0.60, 0.23, 0.43, 0.38, 0.37); II: 1.82 (0.56, 0.22, 0.36, 0.35, 0.33); III: 1.65 (0.48, 0.17, 0.35, 0.34, 0.31); IV: 2.28 (0.65, 0.22, 0.51, 0.50, 0.40). Epigyne: the spermathecae are indistinct, hardly visible. Vulva: the primary spermathecae are separated by a space broader than their diameter, and secondary spermathecae are greatly reduced, hardly visible (
Fig. 5 E
).
♂
(from
Horní Planá
,
Czechia
).
Palpal
femur with three spines on the ventral side (
Fig. 2O
).
The
tibial apophysis starts with conical narrowing of the tibia and has cuttings (
Fig. 3E
).
The
tip of the cymbium is rounded (
Fig. 4E
)
.
Ecology.
In peat bogs, heathlands and other open, wet habitats, mainly in higher altitudes.
Geographic distribution.
Europe.