The first western palearctic record of euprosthenops pocock (Araneae, pisauridae), with description of a new species from israel

Sergei Zonstein*, Yuri M. Marusik

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Abstract

The primarily Afrotropical genus Euprosthenops Pocock, 1897 is recorded in the Western Palearctic for the first time. A diagnosis and an illustrated description of E. insperatus sp. nov., based on a single male from southern Israel, are provided. Considering the structure of the male palp, the holotype of E. insperatus sp. nov. resembles males of two widespread African species, E. australis Simon, 1898 and E. proximus Lessert, 1916; it differs from them by colouration pattern as well as by the different shapes of the retrolateral tibial apophysis and the palpal sclerites. A short survey of the regional insect and spider genera of the paleotropical origin is also presented.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)13-27
Number of pages15
JournalZooKeys
Issue number1065
DOIs
StatePublished - 2021

Funding

FundersFunder number
Ministry of Absorption, Israel
Turun Yliopisto
Universitat de Barcelona
Tongren University

    Keywords

    • Afrotropical
    • Arava Valley
    • New species
    • Paleotropical
    • Spiders
    • Taxonomy

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