New taxonomic data on Zodariinae (Araneae: Zodariidae) of Azerbaijan, Iran Afghanistan and Pakistan Author Zamani, Alireza 0000-0002-8084-9666 Zoological Museum, Biodiversity Unit, University of Turku, FI- 20014, Finland. & zamani. alireza 5 @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 8084 - 9666 zamani.alireza5@gmail.com Author Marusik, Yuri M. 0000-0002-4499-5148 Institute for Biological Problems of the North RAS, Portovaya Str. 18, Magadan, Russia. & Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa. & yurmar @ mail. ru; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 4499 - 5148 yurmar@mail.ru text Zootaxa 2022 2022-06-22 5155 3 423 438 journal article 92616 10.11646/zootaxa.5155.3.7 ad4832f5-244a-4496-aff4-2a66edf67108 1175-5326 6683460 F5C7AA93-FE9B-4940-AD7E-EAB4A1564E42 Indozodion lindbergi ( Roewer, 1960 ) , comb. n. Zodarion lindbergi Roewer, 1960: 45 , f. 15a‒f ( ♂ ♀ ). Figs 1A‒F , 2A‒C , 3A‒E Type material examined. Holotype ♂ ( GNM ) and one palp mounted on a slide ( SMF ), AFGHANISTAN : Parwan Province : Jabal-os-Sarâj , under stone in a steppe, 25.07.1957 ( K. Lindberg ) . Allotype ♀ ( GNM ), AFGHANISTAN : Kabul Province : Qal’eh Lakou , valley of Kabul , under stone in a steppe, 7.07.1957 ( K. Lindberg ) . Additional material examined. PAKISTAN : Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province : 1♂ ( MHNG ), Chitral, above Madaklasht, under stone, 2900‒3000 m , 27.05.1973 ( Cl. Besuchet, I . Löbl) . Comments. The generic placement is tentative and because of the similarity of RTA, elongate tegular apophysis ( Ta ), long embolus, and round receptacles. Diagnosis. Both sexes differ from I. inayatullahi by the dark anterior part of carapace ( vs . almost uniformly colored). The male of I. lindbergi differs from that of the generotype by the absence of strong setae on the palpal tibia and RTA ( vs . present), and the slightly bent tip of RTA directed anteriorly ( vs . bent at about 45º and directed dorsally). The epigyne of I. lindbergi lacks anterior transversal pits ( vs . present in I . inayatullahi ), and receptacles are more widely separated (by 4.5 diameters vs . less than 3 in I . inayatullahi ). Description. Male (specimen from Pakistan ). Habitus as in Fig. 1A . Total length 3.45. Carapace 1.65 long, 1.23 wide. Eye sizes: AME: 0.13, ALE: 0.11, PME: 0.08, PLE: 0.09. Carapace, sternum, labium, chelicerae and maxillae yellowish; carapace with irregular dark patterns on pars cephalica. Legs yellowish, without annulations. Abdomen dorsally grayish and with scattered darker patches; grayish brown ventrally. Spinnerets pale, uniform in color. Measurements of legs: I: 5.67 (1.57, 0.54, 1.38, 1.27, 0.91), II: 5.66 (1.52, 0.56, 1.19, 1.44, 0.95), III: 5.50 (1.50, 0.59, 1.08, 1.51, 0.82), Fe IV: 2.00, rest of the segments missing. FIGURE 1. Habitus and male palp of Indozodion lindbergi ( Roewer, 1960 ) . A male habitus, dorsal; B female habitus, dorsal; C–F palp, dorsal, retrolateral, prolateral and ventral. Scale bars = 0.2 mm, unless stated otherwise. Abbreviations: Ta— tegular apophysis, Tl— lamellar extension of the tegular apophysis, Va— ventro-retrolateral apophysis. Palp as in Figs 1C–F , 2A–C ; femur 3 times longer than wide, 1.25 times shorter than cymbium; patella as long as wide; tibia short, as long as wide, with very long RTA almost 2.5 times longer than tibia itself ( Fig. 1C, F ), and small ventro-retrolateral apophysis ( Va ) ( Fig. 1D ); tibia and RTA slightly longer than cymbium; RTA almost straight, about 10 times longer than wide (=basal width), tip sharply pointed; cymbium elongate, 2 times longer than wide, lacking folds and tutaculum; bulb oval, 2 times longer than wide; tegular apophysis ( Ta ) long, originating from mesal part of tegulum, almost straight, ca. 4 times longer than wide, with anterior lamellar extension ( Tl ) and hook-like tip ( Figs 1E‒F , 2B ); sperm duct not meandering; conductor ( Co ) small, visible on SEM images only ( Fig. 2C ); embolus broad, originating at about 6 o’clock position and terminating at a 12 o’clock position, bifurcated terminally at about 10:30 o’clock position, ventral branch ( Ev ) shorter than embolus proper ( Ep ), tip sharply pointed, terminating on terminal part of tegular apophysis ( Fig. 2B‒C ). FIGURE 2. SEM images of the male palp of Indozodion lindbergi ( Roewer, 1960 ) . A retrolateral; B ventral; C distal. Scale bars = 0.1 mm. Abbreviations: Co— conductor, Ep— embolus proper, Ev— ventral branch of embolus. FIGURE 3. Epigyne and vulva of Indozodion lindbergi ( Roewer, 1960 ) . A macerated epigyne, ventral; B vulva, dorsal; C intact epigyne, ventral; D right receptacle, dorsal; E left receptacle, dorsal. Scale bars = 0.2 mm. Abbreviations: Oc— copulatory opening, Re— receptacle. Female ( allotype from Afghanistan ). Habitus as in Fig. 1B . Total length 5.30. Carapace 2.24 long, 1.55 wide. Eye sizes: AME: 0.17, ALE: 0.12, PME: 0.08, PLE: 0.11. Carapace yellowish brown, darker at pars cephalica. Chelicerae light brown. Sternum, labium and maxillae yellowish. Legs yellowish, without annulations; distolateral portion of Fe I and entire Ti I darker. Abdomen dorsally dark grayish and with a pale posterior spot; beige ventrally, margins of book lungs more heavily sclerotized than opercula. Spinnerets uniformly yellowish. Measurements of legs: I: 6.84 (1.74, 0.65, 1.51, 1.85, 1.09), II: 6.70 (1.73, 0.67, 1.30, 1.88, 1.12), III: 7.05 (1.82, 0.71, 1.35, 2.17, 1.00), IV: 9.00 (2.40, 0.75, 2.11, 2.77, 0.97). Epigyne as in Fig. 3A–E ; almost 2 times wider than long, semicircular, lacking fovea and hood, with poorly distinct, slit-like copulatory openings ( Oc ) leading directly to receptacles ( Re ); copulatory ducts indistinct; receptacles oval, slightly longer than wide, separated by more than 4 diameters. Note. The conductor is reduced in size in both I. lindbergi and I. inayatullahi , and apparently it is the tegular apophysis that functions as a conductor in these two species. Distribution. Known from one locality in northern Pakistan and two localities in eastern Afghanistan .