Zodarion Walckenaer, 1826

Genus Zodarion Walckenaer, 1826 View in CoL

Type species: Enyo nitida Audouin, 1826 , based on a female from Egypt .

Genus diagnosis and species composition: See Bosmans (1994) for diagnosis and WSC (2025) for species composition.

Species groups and species composition

A total of 14 species groups have been established for the genus, six of which have been confirmed to exist in Iberia ( Bosmans 1997, 2009; Shafaie & Pekár 2024). Below, the Iberian rubidum View in CoL and styliferum View in CoL groups are listed, with additional details on diagnostic characters. The species groups are listed alphabetically and followed by the included species in alphabetical order.

The rubidum View in CoL group in Iberia

Members of this group share the following characters: tibial apophysis robust, resembling a curved blade, with or without a lateral hump and a terminal tooth. Median apophysis reverse U-shaped or inclined C-shaped. Embolus wide, accompanied by a subterminal tooth wider or equally wide. Epigyne always with two copulatory openings. Epigynal plate variable in shape, including bell-shaped, lip-shaped, sub-trapezoidal with a longitudinal septum, or sub-quadrate with a lamellar-shield.

Species included: Z. alacre ( Simon, 1870) View in CoL , Z. andalusiacum Jocqué, 1991 View in CoL , Z. atlanticum Pekár & Cardoso, 2005 View in CoL , Z. costablancae Bosmans, 1994 View in CoL , Z. costapratae Pekár, 2011 View in CoL , Z. couseransense Bosmans, 1997 View in CoL , Z. fuscum ( Simon, 1870) View in CoL , Z. machadoi Denis, 1939 View in CoL , Z. minutum Bosmans, 1994 View in CoL , Z. rubidum Simon, 1914 View in CoL , Z. timidum ( Simon, 1874) View in CoL , and Z. viduum Denis, 1937 View in CoL .