A survey of East Mediterranean Dasumia (Araneae, Dysderidae) with description of new species

By

Kunt, Kadir Boğaç
Özkütük, Recep
Elverici, Mert

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2011

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

137

Pages

89-101

Subjects

Harpacteinae , Spider , Turkey

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.137.1783

 

Abstract

Dasumia gasparoi sp. n. is described based on specimens of both sexes. The new species is compared with the similar D. crassipalpis (Simon, 1882), described from Syria; and with D. mariandyna Brignoli, 1979, the only previously known species of the genus recorded from Turkey. Furthermore, we point out that, due to some contradictions to the original description of the genus, D. mariandyna may necessarily belong to another genus. Detailed morphological descriptions, diagnosis and figures of the copulatory organs of the new species are presented.