Description of a male Zimirina corsica sp. nov. (Arachnida, Araneae) – the first Prodidomidae species reported on the European territory of France

By

Canard, Alain
Devogel, Pierre
Oger, Pierre
Rollard, Christine
Villepoux, Olivier
Ysnel, Frédéric

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2025-9-1

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1250

Pages

285--291

Subjects

French Mediterranean island , long-spinneret ground spiders , new species , taxonomy , Zimirina

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1250.147215

 

Abstract

A new Prodidomidae species (genus Zimirina Dalmas) is proposed based on the description of a male specimen caught in Corsica. The specimen can be distinguished from other Zimirina males by the shape of its tegulum and cymbium. Considering that it differs in a number of characters from all other male Zimirina we propose to name this new species Zimirina corsicasp. nov., referring to the type locality.