First DNA barcoding of Dysderidae (Araneae) from Kosovo, with new records and the description of a new species of Harpactea Bristowe, 1939
New taxonomic and faunistic data on the dysderid spiders of Kosovo are presented, along with a survey of previous records. Harpactea dardanica Geci & Zamani sp. nov., belonging to the lepida species-group, is described as new to science based on male specimens collected in the Bjeshkt-e-Nemuna National Park, western Kosovo. Dysdera adriatica Kulczyski, 1897, Dy. lata Reuss, 1834, Dasumia kusceri (Kratochvl, 1935), H. rubicunda (C.L. Koch, 1838), H. srednagora Dimitrov & Lazarov, 1999, and H. tenuiemboli Deltshev, 2011, as well as the genus Dasumia Thorell, 1875, are reported from Kosovo for the first time. Additional records are provided for Dy. longirostris Doblika, 1853 and H. lepida (C.L. Koch, 1838). DNA barcodes (partial sequences of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene) were generated for all species. Photographic illustrations are provided for the newly described species, as well as for H. srednagora and H. tenuiemboli.
Authors
- Thomas Strohmeier
- Alireza Zamani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8084-9666)
- Astrit Bilalli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2820-8009)
- Donard Geci (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6587-3414)
- Halil Ibrahimi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4301-4387)
- Stephan Koblm�ller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1024-3220)
Institutions
- University of Turku (FI)
- Turku University of Applied Sciences (FI)
- Pan-European University (SK)
- Graz University of Technology (AT)
- Nawi Graz (AT)
- University of Prishtina (XK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-06-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5653.4.2
- Primary Topic
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00