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2023.
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<emphasis id="929E073EFFB0FFD9FE8ED33FFE3D5939" bold="true" box="[284,426,1307,1333]" pageId="6" pageNumber="18">Etymology.</emphasis>
The specific epithet refers to the famous King Gilgamesh, who ruled the Sumerian state of Uruk for the period between 2800 and 2500 BC.
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<emphasis id="929E073EFFB0FFD9FE8ED37AFE0B5974" bold="true" box="[284,412,1374,1400]" pageId="6" pageNumber="18">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
The new species is similar to
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<emphasis id="929E073EFFB0FFD9FC99D37BFC345974" box="[779,931,1375,1400]" italics="true" pageId="6" pageNumber="18">T. sumericus</emphasis>
<bibRefCitation id="C47BA6DDFFB0FFD9FC3ED37AFB4B5975" author="Zamani, A. &amp; Marusik, Y. M." box="[940,1244,1374,1401]" pageId="6" pageNumber="18" pagination="291 - 306" refId="ref4884" refString="Zamani, A. &amp; Marusik, Y. M. (2022) On a small collection of spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) from Iraq, with new species and records. Zoodiversity, 56 (4), 291 - 306. https: // doi. org / 10.15407 / zoo 2022.04.291" type="journal article" year="2022">Zamani &amp; Marusik, 2022</bibRefCitation>
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known from central
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, and
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Zamani &amp; Marusik, 2024
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known from
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. It can be differentiated from both of them, as well as all other species of
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by the form of the receptacles: anterior receptacle (
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) is spherical, posterior receptacle (
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) is vertically elongated oval. In
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they are oval and spherical, respectively, while in
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they are tubular and spherical, respectively. The anterior hood (
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) is semicircular in the new species, subtriangular in
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(
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) and nearly crescent-shaped in
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(
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).
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Description. Female (
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. Overall length 7.84. Carapace: 3.76 long, 3.18 wide. Abdomen: long, 4.08 wide 2.73. Carapace yellowish orange. Sternum reddish-orange with dark reddish edges. Labium, maxillae and chelicerae uniform reddish-orange. Coxae, legs and palps yellowish-orange, ventrally paler with rather long setae, especially on sides. Spinnerets yellowish-orange. Abdomen pale yellowish, dorsally with three pairs of opposite sigilla, light brown; ventrally yellowish white without pattern, covered with relatively long brown hairs, especially on sides (
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A-E). Measurements of legs: I: 2.24, 0.92, 1.89, 1.78, 1.08 (7.91). II: 1.91, 0.77, 1.98, 1.78, 1.20 (7.64). III: 3.17, 0.98, 3.62, 3.06, 1.39 (12.22). IV: 4.23, 1.05, 3.95, 3.02, 1.85 (14.1). Leg spination: I: Fe d1-1-1 p0-1-1-1 r1-1-0-0; Ti v1-1-1; Mt v2-0-0. II: Fe d1-1-1 p0-1-1-1 r0-1-1-0; Ti v1-1-1; Mt v2-1-0. III: Fe d1-1-1 p1-1-1 r1-1-1; Pa p0-1-0-1 r0-1-0; Ti d1-1-0 p1-0-1 r0-1-1 v2-2-2; Mt d2-2-0 p1-1-1 r1-1-1 v2- 2-2. IV: Fe d1-1-1 p1-1-1 r0-1-1; Pa r0-1-0; Ti d1-0-1 p1-1-1 r1-1-1 v2-2-2; Mt d2-2-0 p1-1-1 r1-1-1 v2-2-2.
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<emphasis id="929E073EFFB1FFD8FF2FD026FEB35A16" bold="true" box="[189,292,1538,1562]" pageId="7" pageNumber="19">Figure 6.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="67EAA0AFFFB1FFD8FEBBD025FD175A15" authority="Al-Khazali" authorityName="Al-Khazali" authorityYear="2024" box="[297,640,1537,1561]" class="Arachnida" family="Gnaphosidae" genus="Talanites" kingdom="Animalia" order="Araneae" pageId="7" pageNumber="19" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="gilgamesh" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="929E073EFFB1FFD8FEBBD025FD975A15" box="[297,512,1537,1561]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="19">Talanites gilgamesh</emphasis>
Al-Khazali
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,
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, holotype female. A. habitus in dorsal view; B. habitus in ventral view; C-E, epigyne. C. intact, ventral view; D. macerated ventral view; E. vulva, dorsal view.
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<paragraph id="A055DB2CFFB1FFD8FE8ED0A7FECF5B0F" blockId="7.[189,1399,1667,1997]" pageId="7" pageNumber="19">
Epigyne as in
<figureCitation id="38D1C7A9FFB1FFD8FE41D0A7FDB65A92" box="[467,545,1667,1694]" captionStart="Figure 6" captionStartId="7.[189,264,1538,1562]" captionTargetBox="[189,1392,191,1518]" captionTargetId="figure-306@7.[189,1393,189,1518]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="Figure 6. Talanites gilgamesh Al-Khazali, sp. n., holotype female. A. habitus in dorsal view; B. habitus in ventral view; C-E, epigyne. C. intact, ventral view; D. macerated ventral view; E. vulva, dorsal view." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14654840" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14654840/files/figure.png" pageId="7" pageNumber="19">Figs 6</figureCitation>
C-E; epigynal plate slightly longer than wide, covered on sides and posterior area with long, sparse brown hairs; anterior hood (
<emphasis id="929E073EFFB1FFD8FC14D080FC315AB3" box="[902,934,1700,1727]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="19">Ah</emphasis>
) crescent-shaped, with thickened outer edge, dark brown; anterior receptacle (
<emphasis id="929E073EFFB1FFD8FD1AD0E3FD325AED" box="[648,677,1735,1761]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="19">Ar</emphasis>
) spherical, posterior receptacle (
<emphasis id="929E073EFFB1FFD8FBB8D0E3FBD05AEC" box="[1066,1095,1735,1760]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="19">Pr</emphasis>
) elongated oval, set at an obtuse angle.
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<paragraph id="A055DB2CFFB1FFD8FE8ED12EFE715B28" blockId="7.[189,1399,1667,1997]" box="[284,486,1801,1828]" pageId="7" pageNumber="19">
<emphasis id="929E073EFFB1FFD8FE8ED12EFEF55B28" bold="true" box="[284,354,1802,1828]" pageId="7" pageNumber="19">Male.</emphasis>
Unknown.
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</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="E8F088A7FFB1FFD8FE8ED108FAC35BA7" pageId="7" pageNumber="19" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="A055DB2CFFB1FFD8FE8ED108FAC35BA7" blockId="7.[189,1399,1667,1997]" pageId="7" pageNumber="19">
<emphasis id="929E073EFFB1FFD8FE8ED108FE3D5B4A" bold="true" box="[284,426,1836,1862]" pageId="7" pageNumber="19">Comments.</emphasis>
This species was found near piles of dirt about 30 meters from freshly moved soil transported from open lands outside the city to bury some yards in residential neighbourhoods within Al-Nasr City. Likely, this species was inadvertently transported to the city through these soil transport operations. Despite my efforts to search for additional specimens, I was unable to collect any males.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="E8F088A7FFB1FFD8FE8ED196FB6A5BC1" box="[284,1277,1970,1997]" pageId="7" pageNumber="19" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="A055DB2CFFB1FFD8FE8ED196FB6A5BC1" blockId="7.[189,1399,1667,1997]" box="[284,1277,1970,1997]" pageId="7" pageNumber="19">
<emphasis id="929E073EFFB1FFD8FE8ED196FE2B5BC0" bold="true" box="[284,444,1970,1996]" pageId="7" pageNumber="19">Distribution.</emphasis>
Known only from the
<typeStatus id="7F51658EFFB1FFD8FD5AD197FD6C5BC1" box="[712,763,1971,1997]" pageId="7" pageNumber="19">type</typeStatus>
locality in Thi Qar Province, southern
<collectingCountry id="D8FD9BBCFFB1FFD8FB54D197FB625BC1" box="[1222,1269,1971,1997]" name="Iraq" pageId="7" pageNumber="19">Iraq</collectingCountry>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
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