New data on zodariid spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14310%2F25%3A00144607" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14310/25:00144607 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.1016.3063" target="_blank" >https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.1016.3063</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.1016.3063" target="_blank" >10.5852/ejt.2025.1016.3063</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
New data on zodariid spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) in the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean
Original language description
Although taxonomic research on zodariid spiders has a long history, the identification of many species has remained challenging due to insufficient documentation. In this study, we revisit 50 zodariid species from the Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean. For each taxon examined, we provide detailed photographic documentation of somatic and copulatory structures to facilitate future taxonomic investigations. Seven new species from three different genera are described: Lachesana gavishae Shafaie & Pek & aacute;r sp. nov. (male female, Israel), L. lubinae Shafaie & Pek & aacute;r sp. nov. (male female, Israel), Pax akilae Shafaie & Pek & aacute;r sp. nov. (male female, Syria), Zodarion jakubi Shafaie & Pek & aacute;r sp. nov. (male female , Oman), Z. levyi Shafaie & Pek & aacute;r sp. nov. (male female, Israel and Syria), Z. milani Shafaie & Pek & aacute;r sp. nov. (male, Syria), and Z. zonsteini Shafaie & Pek & aacute;r sp. nov. (male, Cyprus and Israel). Re-examination of the Z. nicki type specimen confirms its distinction from Z. nitidum, and we provide redescriptions of both sexes of Z. nitidum. Additionally, the male of Z. nicki and the female of Z. namrun are described here for the first time. We revalidate Z. tunetiacum and designate a neotype based on newly examined material. Two new synonymies are also proposed: Acanthinozodium crateriferum syn. nov. is synonymized with A. tibesti, and Z. kunti syn. nov. is synonymized with A. odem. Furthermore, we report ten new country records: A. odem (Syria), A. tibesti (Egypt), Z. abantense (Greece), Z. granulatum (Syria), Z. karpathos (Turkey), Z. morosum (Syria), Z. reticulatum (Turkey), Z. rhodiense (Cyprus, Syria), Z. thoni (Iran, Greece), and Z. tunetiacum (Egypt).
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10613 - Zoology
Result continuities
Project
<a href="/en/project/GA22-20229S" target="_blank" >GA22-20229S: Evolution of trophic specialisation in ant-eating spiders</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
European Journal of Taxonomy
ISSN
2118-9773
e-ISSN
2118-9773
Volume of the periodical
1016
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
FR - FRANCE
Number of pages
139
Pages from-to
1-139
UT code for WoS article
001578859000001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105018681045