Zodarion atlanticum Pekár & Cardoso, 2005

Shafaie, Sepideh, Pekár, Stano & Ortiz, David, 2025, Integrative taxonomy of the Iberian Zodarion species of the rubidum and styliferum groups (Araneae: Zodariidae), Zootaxa 5624 (1), pp. 1-69 : 9-12

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scientific name	Zodarion atlanticum Pekár & Cardoso, 2005
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Zodarion atlanticum Pekár & Cardoso, 2005 View in CoL

Figs 4 View FIGURE 4 , 14A–C View FIGURE 14 , 15H View FIGURE 15 , 16G View FIGURE 16 , 17B View FIGURE 17

Zodarion atlanticum Pekár & Cardoso 2005: 54 View in CoL View Cited Treatment , figs 5–8 (♂ ♀).

Zodarion atlanticum View in CoL — Pekár et al. 2011: 22 View Cited Treatment (♂ ♀).

Material examined. PORTUGAL: 1♀, Guarda, Guarda, 40.535°N, 7.289°W, 930 m a.s.l., 2. VI.2018, D. Ortiz & S. Pekár leg., CMU GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Valmaior , Albergaria-A-Velha, 40.698°N, 8.462°W, 3. VI.2018, D. Ortiz & S. Pekár leg., CMU GoogleMaps ; 1♂, 3♀, Igreja , Aveiro, 40.646°N, 8.654°W, 40 m a.s.l., 3. VI.2018, D. Ortiz & S. Pekár leg., CMU GoogleMaps ; 1♀, Bajouca , Leiria, 39.9°N, 8.789°W, 130 m a.s.l., 4. VI.2018, D. Ortiz & S. Pekár leg., CMU GoogleMaps ; 1♂, 42 juv., Torreira, Murtosa , 40.766°N, 8.710°W, 23.III.2022, S. Pekár et al. leg., CMU GoogleMaps .

Diagnosis: Males of Z. atlanticum can be distinguished from other relatives in the rubidum group by the embolus and its subterminal tooth, both with truncated tips ( Fig. 14B View FIGURE 14 ). Females, on the other hand, can be identified by a combination of characters, including the convergent postero-lateral margins of the epigyne ( Figs 15H View FIGURE 15 , 17B View FIGURE 17 ), and the short septum ( Figs 15H View FIGURE 15 , 17B View FIGURE 17 ).

Description: For a detailed description of the habitus and male palp, refer to Pekár & Cardoso (2005). Epigyne ( Fig. 17B View FIGURE 17 ): Epigynal plate sub-trapezoidal, anteriorly limited by an antero-median chitinous ridge. The ridge anteriorly accompanied by a wedge-shaped structure. Epigynal plate posteriorly widened, laterally S-shaped. Epigyne with a short longitudinal septum, posteriorly elongated toward the epigynal plate. Epigyne accompanied by a pair of copulatory openings on antero-lateral sides of the septum. These copulatory openings linked to a pair of lateral pits by connecting grooves.

Molecular data:

COI mitochondrial barcodes (Genbank accession): KX954299, MT370090 , PP373358, PP373359.

Maximum intraspecific COI divergence (n=4): 1.3 %. Minimum interspecific divergence (to Z. gregua ): 4.6%. Consensus COI distance to the closest species (to Z. styliferum ): 3.1%.

Distribution: Portugal, Azores.