New data of spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Cyprus. 1. Dysderidae found in caves
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Guecel, Salih
Author
Charalambidou, Iris
Author
Goecmen, Bayram
Author
nt, Kadir Bogac K
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ZooKeys
2019
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.825.29029
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.825.29029
1313-2970-825-43
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Dysderocrates kibrisensis
sp. n.
Figures 2-4, 5-6
Type.
Holotype ♀ (NMNU); CYPRUS,
Lefkosa
,
Besparmak
Mountains,
Besparmak
(Pentadactylos) Cave (
35°17'22"N
;
33°27'56"E
), collected as a dead specimen inside the cave, ca 40 m from the cave entrance, 15.I.2018, leg. S.
Guecel
.
Comparative material.
Dysderocrates cf. regina
Deeleman-Reinhold, 1988: TURKEY 1♀ (ETAM), Konya,
Beysehir
,
Beysehir
Lake,
Haciakif
Island (
37°37'35.15"N
;
31°28'55.66"E
), 1183 m, 29.III.2011, leg. E.A.
Yagmur
(Fig. 7).
Dysderocrates tanatmisi
Karakas
Kilic
&
Oezkuetuek
, 2017: TURKEY 1♀ (ETAM), Antalya,
Elmali
,
Goeltarla
Village (
36°34'38"N
;
29°55'49"E
),
Cedrus libani
forest, under stones, 1065 m, 24.XII.2015, leg. K.B. Kunt & E.A.
Yagmur
(Fig. 8).
Derivatio nominis.
The specific name refers to the type locality
"Kibris"
, which is the Turkish name of Cyprus.
Diagnosis.
Dysderocrates kibrisensis
sp. n. can be differentiated from
D. silvestris
Deeleman-Reinhold, 1988 (spherical spermatheca) and
D. storkani
(pentagonal-shaped spermatheca) by the transverse spermatheca. The new species differs from
D. regina
by its longer spermatheca and triangular dorsal arch (Da, Fig. 7) and from
D. marani
(
Kratochvil
, 1937) by its anchor-shaped spermatheca and the dorsal arch longer than spermatheca. The spermatheca of
D. kibrisensis
sp. n. is similar to those of
D. tanatmisi
but differs by the angular shape of the anterior part of the dorsal arch versus the semicircular shape of the same in
D. tanatmisi
(cf. Figs 5, 8).
Measurements of holotype.
TL 17.00; AL 9.00; CL 8.00; CWmax 6.00; CWmin 4.80; AMEd 0.29; PLEd 0.21; PMEd 0.20; ChF 2.00; ChG 1.20; ChL 3.70. Leg measurements as shown in Table 1.
Table 1. Leg measurements of
Dysderocrates kibrisensis
sp. n.
| Leg |
C+
Tr
|
Fe
|
Pa
|
Ti
|
Mt
|
Ta
|
Total |
| I |
| II |
| III |
| IV |
Description of holotype.
Female. Carapace red, smooth. Cephalic region much narrower and darker than thoracic region (Fig. 2).
Eyes well developed (Figs 2, 3). Chelicerae blackish red. Labium and gnathocoxae blackish. Sternum reddish. Anterior part of sternum darker than posterior. Legs reddish orange. Coxae and trochanters of legs I‒II darker than legs III‒IV. Spines clumped prolaterally on leg I, uniformly distributed along a line on leg II (Fig. 4). Leg spination as shown in Table 2.
Figures 2-4.
Dysderocrates kibrisensis
sp. n. 2 Habitus of holotype female (arrows indicate tarsal and metatarsal scopulae) 3 Eyes 4 Femoral spination of anterior legs, left Leg I (above) right Leg II (below), prolateral view. Scale bar: 4 mm.
Table 2. Leg spination of
Dysderocrates kibrisensis
sp. n.
Tarsi and metatarsi III‒IV with scopulae. Scopulae in the first quarter of the metatarsi very dense (Fig. 2). Abdomen greyish-cream, covered with short, adpressed, dark setae arranged longitudinally (Fig. 2).
Vulva. Anterior spermatheca (S) and transverse bar (Tb) strongly sclerotized, dorsal arch (Da) relatively less sclerotized. Posterior diverticulum scarcely visible. Spermatheca flat with a button-shaped structure posteromedially. Anterior margin of spermatheca not smooth. Dorsal arch mushroom-cap-shaped. Dorsal arch (Da) and transverse bar (Tb) support triangular membranous structure. Transverse bar (Tb) arched (Figs 5, 6).
Male unknown.
Distribution.
Known from the type locality only.
Comments.
Seven species of
Dysderocrates
are known, and the entire genus is restricted to the Mediterranean Basin. We placed this species in
Dysderocrates
because it fits the diagnosis: large body size, three strong teeth on the cheliceral groove, and many spines on the anterior femora.
Dysderocrates kibrisensis
sp. n. is the first and only species of the genus reported from Cyprus.
Figures 5-8.
Dysderocrates kibrisensis
sp. n. Vulva 5 dorsal view, arrow indicates triangular membranous structure 6 ventral view
Dysderocrates cf. regina
Vulva 7 ventral view
Dysderocrates tanatmisi
Vulva 8 ventral view. Abbreviations: Da Dorsal arch Pd Posterior diverticulum S Spermatheca Tb Transverse bar. Scale bars: 0.125 mm (5-8), 0.1 mm (6).