Dysdera elamana Zamani & Marusik, 2023

Dysdera elamana Zamani & Marusik , sp. n.

Figs 4A View FIGURE 4 , 5A–C View FIGURE 5

Type material. Holotype ♂ ( ZMUT), IRAN: Ilam Province: Pakal Vil., 45 km of Ilam-Darreh Shahr road, Barreh Zard Cave (= Kona Tarikah ), 33°29'N, 46°42'E, 2268 m, 14.VII.2014 ( H. Darvishnia). GoogleMaps

Etymology. The specific epithet is an adjective, referring to Elam, an ancient civilization centered in the western and southwestern parts of modern-day Iran.

Diagnosis. The new species is most similar to D. iranica Zamani, Marusik & Szűts, 2023 (see Zamani et al. 2023: fig. 8) in the shape of the median crest ( Mc) and broad ventral sclerite ( Vs), but can be distinguished from it by the relatively longer tegulum (i.e., longer than wide, vs. as long as wide) and the distinct anterior crest ( Ac).

Description. Male. Habitus as in Fig. 4A View FIGURE 4 . Total length 6.47. Carapace 3.10 long, 2.45 wide. Eye sizes: AME 0.18, PME 0.17, PLE 0.16. Carapace, chelicerae, sternum, labium and maxillae reddish. Chelicerae with 4 teeth in one row. Legs yellowish orange. Abdomen beige, without any pattern. Spinnerets uniformly light beige. Measurements of legs: I: 10.30 (2.84, 1.78, 2.46, 2.60, 0.62), II: 9.27 (2.60, 1.52, 2.20, 2.40, 0.55), III: 6.91 (2.00, 1.10, 1.30, 1.97, 0.54), IV: 8.88 (2.55, 1.30, 1.91, 2.44, 0.68). Spination: Palp: Fm: 1pl. Legs: I: Fm: 3pl. II: Fm: 3pl. III: Fm: 3pl, 1rl; Ti: 3pl, 2rl, 6v; Mt: 3pl, 2rl, 5v. IV: Fm: 6d, 1pl, 1rl; Ti: 2pl, 2rl, 8v; Mt: 2pl, 2rl, 6v.

Palp as in Fig. 5A–C View FIGURE 5 ; bulb ca. 1.5 times longer than cymbium; psembolus 1.33 times longer than tegulum, 1.4 times wider; median crest ( Mc) highest proximally, lacking spines, C-shaped in dorsal view, screw-like forming anterior crest ( Ac) in retrolateral view.

Female. Unknown.

Distribution. Known only from the type locality in Barreh Zard Cave ( Fig. 15A View FIGURE 15 ), Ilam Province, western Iran ( Fig. 17 View FIGURE 17 ).