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Issue: Vol. 5601 No. 2: 7 Mar. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-03-07
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5601.2.4
Page range: 288-304
Abstract views: 128
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Two new species of Harpactea (Araneae, Dysderidae) from the Aegean region of Türkiye, with the redescription of Harpactea cruriformis Bosmans, 2011

Kırıkkale University; Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences; Department of Biology; TR-71451; Yahşihan; Kırıkkale; Türkiye.; Cyprus Wildlife Research Institute; Taşkent; Kyrenia; Cyprus.
Kırıkkale University; Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences; Department of Biology; TR-71451; Yahşihan; Kırıkkale; Türkiye
Manisa Celal Bayar University; Alaşehir Vocational School; TR-45600 Alaşehir; Manisa; Türkiye.,
Araneae Anatolia MSS spider subterranean taxonomy

Abstract

Two new Harpactea species, H. cosari sp. nov. (male female) and H. subterranea sp. nov. (male female), are described from the Manisa Province of Türkiye. The two new species belong to the rubicunda species group based on the characteristics of the male and female copulatory organs. H. subterranea sp. nov. was sampled from the mesovoid shallow substratum using special traps. An apparent reduction of the eyes was observed as an adaptation to living underground.

In addition to the new species, a new population of Harpactea cruriformis Bosmans, 2011, previously described from the Greek island of Chios, was discovered in İzmir province and reported as new to the spider fauna of Türkiye. Also, the unknown female of H. cruriformis is described for the first time. The female copulatory organ of the species resembles that of Harpactea terveli Lazarov, 2009, as it is the male. Bulb and vulva images of Harpactea pugio Varol & Akpınar, 2016 and H. terveli, along with bulb images of H. kencei Kunt, Elverici, Özkütük & Yağmur, 2011 and the holotype of H. cruriformis are included for comparison.

 

 

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