Corresponding author: Recep Sulhi Özkütük (
Academic editor: Shuqiang Li
A new species,
Özkütük RS, Marusik YM, Elverici M, Kunt KB (2016) A new species of
The goal of this paper is to provide a description of the new species together with notes comparing the two sibling species.
Examined specimens were collected from the Central Anatolia region of Turkey by using a litter reducer (Fig.
The following abbreviations were used in the text:
femur
metatarsus
patella
tarsus
tibia
Distribution map of four Turkish
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Drawings 8–16 and 17–21 are made by M. Kovblyuk and Z. Kastrygina.
Holotype ♂ (
The specific name is a toponym that refers to the type locality, Ankara, capital city of the Republic of Turkey.
Habitus of
Male palps of dorsal apophysis retrolateral apophysis loop of seminal duct posterior tip of conductor ventral apophysis
Epigynes of copulatory ducts other coils fovea Reseptacle
Copulatory organs of
Male palps of dorsal apophysis posterior arm of conductor retrolateral apophysis ventral apophysis
Epigynes of atrium copulatory ducts posterior coils fovea Reseptacle septum
Measurements.
Carapace dark greenishbrown. Cephalic region higher than thoracic region. Fovea distinct, blackish. Darkly colored crack-like pattern with indistinct borders apparent around fovea, at the corners of thoracic region and at the rear side of PME. Anterior eyes arranged in almost straight line. Chelicera color as carapace. Anterior surface of chelicera with irregularly distributed blackish setae of varying sizes, raised on small pits. Anterior margin of the cheliceral groove with four teeth, and posterior margin with three. Teeth on posterior margin smaller than anterior teeth, and almost identical in size to each other. Gnathocoxae yellowish brown, longer than wide, with sparsely distributed tiny, blackish, short setae on the surface. Labium trapezoid, slightly wider than long; darker in color compared to gnathocoxae. Sternum yellowish light brown, dark brown at the edges, with blackish setae on the surface varying in size especially towards the edges. Legs greyish light brown, with blackish setae in all segments, especially intense on ventral surfaces.
Posterior part of segments with dark rings.
Abdomen oval, with a characteristic pattern. Abdominal pattern forming a blackishbrown longitudinal band starting from the middle of the anterior side, barely reaching to the middle of abdomen, followed by five chevrons on the posterior. A variable dark colored pattern apparent onsides; tends to join with the first chevron at the anterior half. Apart from the specified patterns, dorsal side of abdomen grayish light brown, with variably distributed bright white spots. Ventral side of abdomen generally light in color, usually grayish, brown in some specimens.
Palp as in Figs
Females slightly lighter than males. Crack-like blackish pattern on carapace much more distinct in females. Dorsal pattern on abdomen distinct but usually duller in color compared to males. Calamistrum with eight setae, slightly longer than half of metatarsus. Spines lower in number compared to males. For leg measurements see Table
Leg measurements of
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I | 0.83 / 0.66 | 0.33 / 0.27 | 0.75 / 0.52 | 0.63 / 0.43 | 0.33 / 0.29 | 2.87 / 2.15 |
II | 0.70 / 0.59 | 0.30 / 0.24 | 0.62 / 0.44 | 0.54 / 0.36 | 0.32 / 0.26 | 2.48 / 1.88 |
III | 0.61 / 0.50 | 0.26 / 0.22 | 0.40 / 0.32 | 0.48 / 0.32 | 0.30 / 0.22 | 2.05 / 1.55 |
IV | 0.67 / 0.63 | 0.27 / 0.25 | 0.58 / 0.47 | 0.51 / 0.46 | 0.30 / 0.26 | 2.33 / 2.04 |
Epigyne as in Figs
It seems that adult specimens of the new species can be found throughout the whole year.
The first record of the genus
With description of
Below a key to the species reported from Turkey is provided.
1 | Abdomen with white guanine spots, patella with dorsal apophysis, the tip of conductor straight |
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– | Abdomen without guanine spots, patella without apophysis, tip of conductor coiled |
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2 | Tegulum with a prolateral-anterior thin loop of seminal duct (Fig. |
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– | Tegulum with an anterior broad loop of seminal duct (Fig. |
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3 | Palpal patella with dorsal conical outgrowth (Fig. |
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– | Palpal patella without dorsal conical outgrowth, the terminal loop of conductor not wider than other loops |
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1 | Abdomen with white guanine spots, epigyne with one atrium, copulatory openings widely spaced |
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– | Abdomen without white guanine spots, epigyne without atrium, but with two separate openings |
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2 | Atrium with a septum (Fig. |
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– | Atrium without septum (Figs |
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3 | Copulatory openings small, spaced by approx. 1/2 diameters |
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– | Copulatory openings large, separated by thin septum (Fig. |
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This work was supported by the Research Foundation of