Zodarion costablancae Bosmans 1994
Zodarion costablancae Bosmans, 1994 Figs 5, 14D–F, 15I, 16H, 17C Zodarion costablancae Bosmans 1994: 135, figs 74–76, 127–128 (♂ ♀). Zodarion costablancae — Pekár et al. 2011: 24 (♂ ♀). Material examined. SPAIN: 1♀, Muneras, Albacete, 39.021°N, 2.442°W, 970 m a.s.l., 10.VI.2018, D. Ortiz & O. Michálek leg., CMU; 1♂, Riópar, Albacete, 38.493°N, 2.41°W, 940 m a.s.l., 17.VI.2018, D. Ortiz & E. Líznarová leg., CMU; 1♂, 1♀, Can Picafort, Santa Margalida, Mallorca, 39.775°N, 3.136°W, 2 m a.s.l., 30.V.2019, D. Ortiz leg., CMU. Diagnosis: Males of Z. costablancae can be distinguished from other species within the rubidum group by the embolus with an obliquely bent tip (Fig. 14E). Females of this species can be differentiated from the closely related Z. costapratae by the height of the epigyne, which is at least 1.3 times larger (Figs 15I, 17C vs. Figs 15J, 17D), and by the simple broadening of the antero-median chitinous structure of the epigyne (vs. with wedge-shaped ridge in Z. costapratae; cf. Figs 15I, 17C and Figs 15J, 17D). Description: For a detailed description of the habitus and male palp, refer to Bosmans (1994). Epigyne (Fig. 17C): Epigynal plate sub-trapezoidal, anteriorly limited by a broadened, antero-median chitinous structure. Sides of the epigynal plate S-shaped. Epigyne with a longitudinal septum, reaching the posterior part of epigyne and accompanied by a pair of copulatory openings on antero-lateral sides of the septum; these copulatory openings connected to a pair of lateral pits by connecting grooves. Molecular data: COI mitochondrial barcodes (Genbank accession): MT370080, PP373361. Maximum intraspecific COI divergence (n=2): 2.3 %. Minimum interspecific divergence (to Z. machadoi): 7.1%. Consensus COI distance to the closest species (to Z. styliferum): 3.1%. Distribution: Spain.
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- 2025-04-23
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- Fern and Epiphyte Biology
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