A revision of the spider genus Zaitunia (Araneae, Filistatidae) Author Sergei Zonstein Author Yuri M. Marusik text European Journal of Taxonomy 2016 2016-07-20 214 1 97 journal article 10.5852/ejt.2016.214 ee2ae0e8-2a06-4305-987e-e7e1fc97154a 269335 CA243C98-9461-441A-BBD9-ECBDEC103DD9 Zaitunia medica ( Brignoli, 1982 ) Fig. 17 Zaitunia medica Brignoli, 1982: 72 , fig. 16 ( ♀ ). Zaitunia medica – Marusik & Zamani 2015: 131 , figs 5c–d ( ♀ ). Material examined Holotype IRAN : ♀ , Isfahan Province , Laybid , 33º28' N , 50º42' E , 2100 m , 7 Jul. 1975 , P.M. Brignoli & M. Di Rao ( MSNV ). Paratype IRAN : 1 ♀ , same data as holotype. Diagnosis In structure of the vulva, females of Z. medica resemble those of Z. alexandri , but differ from them and all other congeners by their unpaired, very short and robust knob-shaped (transverse oval) receptacles ( Fig. 17 D, F–H). Description Female (holotype) HABITUS. See Fig. 17 A–B. BODY LENGTH. C. 8.00 (pro- and opisthosoma are separate). Fig. 17. Somatic characters and endogyne of Zaitunia medica Brignoli, 1982 , holotype, ♀. A. Prosoma, lateral. B–C . Prosoma, dorsal. D , F–G . Endogyne, dorsal (D: after Brignoli 1982 ). E . Calamistrum, dorsal. H . Right receptacle, dorsal. Scale bars: A, B = 1.0 mm; C = 0.2 mm; F = 0.1 mm. COLOUR. Whole spider pale brownish-yellow; eye tubercle brownish-black; chelicerae and distal segments of legs I–IV light reddish-brown; carapace (except clypeus) and abdomen without discernible pattern. CARAPACE ( Fig. 17 C). 3.04 long, 2.36 wide. EYES. AME 0.10, ALE 0.21, PLE 0.18, PME 0.17, AME–AME 0.07. ENDOGYNE ( Fig. 17 F–H). Receptacles hemispherical to transverse oval, wider than high, separated by their width, covered by a few fine pores ( Fig. 17 D). LEG MEASUREMENTS (holotype).

Femur	Patella	Tibia	Metatarsus	Tarsus	Total
Palp	1.40	0.81	0.98	―	1.17	4.36
I	3.17	1.18	2.89	2.82	1.76	11.82
II	2.50	1.04	2.01	1.98	1.31	8.84
III	2.12	0.82	1.51	1.54	0.93	6.92
IV	2.82	1.11	2.42	2.37	1.30	10.02

Note It is worth noting that Brignoli (1982) illustrated a more elongate receptacle with a stem that had distinct pores on the top, whereas the examined holotype has receptacles lacking a stem and covered with less distinct pores. Male Unknown. Distribution Known only from the type locality ( Fig. 47 ).