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 2118-9773 269335 CA243C98-9461-441A-BBD9-ECBDEC103DD9 Zaitunia afghana ( Roewer, 1962 ) Fig. 14 Filistata afghana Roewer, 1962: 12 ( ♀ ). Note: figs 6 and 9 labeled as F. afghana refer to Z. huberi sp. nov. Zaitunia afghana – Zonstein et al . 2013: 69 (transfer from Filistata ). Diagnosis Zaitunia afghana can easily be distinguished from other species of the group, except Z. brignoliana sp. nov. , by having the receptacles subdivided apically and with a distinct stem (the receptacles are undivided in most other species and a stem is lacking; in Z. brignoliana sp. nov. , the subdivided receptacles are wider – cf. Fig. 16 D–F). Material examined Holotype AFGHANISTAN : ♀ , Helmand Province , Tchehel Dokhteran Cave , Kouh-Ghoramban, nearTchongoulak, Nawzad district, about 75 km N of Gereshk , c. 32º24' N , 64º30' E , 1300 m , 17 Apr. 1957 , K. Lindberg ( ZMLS L57/3752, A.206; examined) . Almost all legs except left legs I and IV are partially missing in the holotype . Paratype of F. afghana actually belongs to Z. huberi sp. nov. Description Female HABITUS. See Fig. 14 A–B, D. BODY LENGTH. 6.20. COLOUR. Whole body and legs light brownish-yellow, carapace with darker brown clypeus (however, with lighter yellow median stripe), long but narrow median spot dilated anteriorly; eye tubercle and narrow bands along carapace margins dark brown; chelicerae with narrow median brownish stripes; palpal and leg femora with narrow and incomplete light brown fasciae; abdomen without dorsal pattern. CARAPACE ( Fig. 14 C). 2.52 long, 1.90 wide. EYES. AME 0.09, ALE 0.21, PLE 0.18, PME 0.17, AME–AME 0.04. ENDOGYNE ( Fig. 14 G–K). Receptacles with distinct stem and dumbbell-shaped transversal head. Pores cover only the head. Heads separated by distance of twice their diameters. LEG MEASUREMENTS.

Femur	Patella	Tibia	Metatarsus	Tarsus	Total
Palp	1.55	0.63	0.89	―	0.98	4.05
I	3.29	0.95	3.23	2.74	1.65	11.86
II	2.52	0.86	―	―	―	―
III	1.88	0.80	―	―	―	―
IV	2.78	0.93	2.07	2.00	1.13	8.91

Male Unknown. Remarks During the present study, we found that Roewer (1962) erroneously assigned two different species of Zaitunia , almost indistinguishable from each other by habitus, to the type series. Hence, we redescribe the holotype , but the paratype of Filistata afghana , previously redescribed by Zonstein et al . (2013) , is considered to represent a new species, Z. huberi sp. nov. , listed and described below. Fig. 14. Somatic characters and endogyne of Zaitunia afghana ( Roewer, 1962 ) , holotype, ♀. A–B . Habitus, dorsal and ventral. C . Prosoma, dorsal. D . Habitus, lateral. E–F . Calamistrum from above and lateral. G–I , K . Endogyne, dorsal. J . Right receptacle, dorsal. Scale bars: A, D = 1.0 mm; B–C = 0.5 mm; E–G, I = 0.2 mm; H = 1.0 mm. Ecology According to the label data, the holotype was collected in a cave; other information is not available. Distribution Known only from the type locality ( Fig. 47 ).