Redescriptions of two poorly known species of Zodariellum Andreeva & Tystshenko, 1968 (Araneae, Zodariidae) from Uzbekistan

Esyunin, Sergei L.; Zamani, Alireza; Marusik, Yuri M.

doi:10.61186/jibs.9.4.703

Redescriptions of two poorly known species of Zodariellum Andreeva & Tystshenko, 1968 (Araneae, Zodariidae) from Uzbekistan

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

Sergei L. Esyunin ¹

Alireza Zamani ²

Yuri M. Marusik ³

¹ Perm State University, Bukireva Street 15, Perm 614068, Russia

² Zoological Museum, Biodiversity Unit, FI-20014 University of Turku, Turku 20500, Finland

³ Institute for Biological Problems of the North, FEB RAS, Portovaya Str. 18, Magadan 685000, Russia [1]. Altai State University, Lenina Pr., 61, Barnaul, RF-656049, Russia [2]

10.61186/jibs.9.4.703

Abstract

Two poorly known species of the zodariid spider genus Zodariellum Andreeva & Tystshenko, 1968 – Z. spasskyi (Charitonov, 1946) and Z. zebra (Charitonov, 1946) – are redescribed based on type specimens from eastern Uzbekistan. Additionally, a lectotype is designated for the former species.

Graphical Abstract

Redescriptions of two poorly known species of Zodariellum Andreeva & Tystshenko, 1968 (Araneae, Zodariidae) from Uzbekistan

Keywords

Aranei

Central Asia

lectotype

Zodariinae

Z. spasskyi

Z. zebra

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