Anatextrix spectabilis, Kaya & Zamani & Yağmur & Marusik, 2023

Anatextrix spectabilis sp. nov.

Figs 1A-C View Figure 1 , 2A-E View Figure 2 , 3A-E View Figure 3 , 4A-D View Figure 4 , 5A-C View Figure 5 , 6A-C View Figure 6 , 7A-G View Figure 7

Type material.

Holotype ♂ (ZMUU), Türkiye: Mersin Province: Erdemli district, 36°44'N, 34°09'E, 960 m a.s.l., 18.07.2015, hand collection (E.A. Yağmur). Paratypes: 1♂2♀ (ZMUT), same data as for the holotype; 1♂17♀ (ZMUU), same data as for the holotype; Adana Province: 2♂12♀ (ZMUU), Pozantı district, 37°25'58"N, 34°55'11" E, 1396 m a.s.l., 27.09.2018, hand collection (R.S. Kaya and E.A. Yağmur); 2♂2♀ (AZMM), same locality, 31.10.2017-02.04.2018, pitfall traps, (E.A. Yağmur); 8♂3♀ (ZMUU), same locality, 31.10.2017-02.04.2018, pitfall traps, (E.A. Yağmur); 15♂6♀ (ZMUU), same locality, 04.08.2018-19.07.2019, pitfall traps, (E.A. Yağmur).

Etymology.

The specific epithet is a Latin adjective meaning “remarkable”.

Diagnosis.

Same as for the genus.

Description.

Male (Holotype). Habitus as in Fig. 1B View Figure 1 . Total length 6.55. Carapace 3.57 long, 1.22 wide at pars cephalica, 2.37 wide at pars thoracica. Eye sizes: AME: 0.11, ALE: 0.15, PME: 0.22, PLE: 0.16. Carapace, sternum, labium, and maxillae light brown; carapace with darker submedian bands. Chelicerae light reddish brown, each with 3 pro- and 2 retromarginal teeth. Legs yellowish brown, with annulations. Abdomen dorsally dark greyish with lighter foliate pattern, light greyish ventrally. Spinnerets light greyish, darker basally (Fig. 1C View Figure 1 ). Measurements of legs: I: 7.48 (2.00, 0.90, 1.53, 1.95, 1.10), II: 7.75 (2.15, 0.89, 1.53, 2.00, 1.18), III: 7.78 (2.00, 0.93, 1.60, 2.20, 1.05), IV: 9.64 (2.55, 0.84, 1.95, 2.97, 1.33). Spination is given in Table 1 View Table 1 .

Palp as in Figs 2A-E View Figure 2 , 3A-E View Figure 3 , 4A-D View Figure 4 , 5A-C View Figure 5 , 6A-C View Figure 6 ; femur relatively short (ca 3 × longer than wide, 1.5 × shorter than cymbium) and strongly modified: slightly bent, with proximal ( Pb) and distal ( Db) bulges and 2 outgrowths: spine-like ( Sp) and larger stump-like ( So). Patella short, wider than long, with ventral apophysis ( Va). Tibia slightly wider than long in retrolateral view, with retrolateral ( Rt) conical apophysis directed laterally, ventral keel ( Kt) and prolateral apophysis ( Pt). Cymbium droplet-shaped, ca 1.7 × longer than wide, with small baso-prolateral fold ( Cf). Subtegulum ( St) round, hidden by tegulum and conductor. Tegulum ( Te) small, round, hidden by conductor and embolus base. Conductor very large, ca 0.7 × shorter than cymbium; anterior and posterior parts extending over tegulum; anterior arm ( Ca) as long as wide, posterior arm ( Cp) more than 2 × longer than wide; posterior part of posterior arm very broad and extending ventrally; tip of posterior arm trifurcate. Embolus proper originates at about 8 o’clock position and terminates at about 5 o’clock position; base of embolus ( Eb) not rounded: mesal part straight, prolateral part bent on right angle.

Female (Paratype, ZMUT). Habitus as in Fig. 1A View Figure 1 . Total length 6.75. Carapace 2.95 long, 1.16 wide at pars cephalica, 2.97 wide at pars thoracica. Eye sizes: AME: 0.10, ALE: 0.15, PME: 0.22, PLE: 0.14. Coloration generally as in male, except for darker submedian bands on carapace and more distinct annulations on legs. Measurements of legs: I: 6.55 (1.80, 0.87, 1.30, 1.58, 1.00), II: 6.73 (1.87, 0.93, 1.30, 1.57, 1.06), III: 6.98 (1.90, 0.90, 1.33, 1.85, 1.00), IV: 9.05 (2.29, 1.04, 1.92, 2.60, 1.20). Spination is given in Table 1 View Table 1 .

Epigyne as in Fig. 7A-G View Figure 7 ; epigynal plate 1.6 × wider than long; fovea lacking depression, weakly sclerotized with thin septum ( Se), anterior part delimited by well sclerotized margin, posterior part delimited by weakly sclerotized margins; septum not covered by setae; copulatory openings ( Oc) located on posterior margin on both sides of septum; copulatory ducts ( Cd) fused, forming a rectangular plate ca 2 × longer than wide (Fig. 7G View Figure 7 ); receptacles ( Re) small, suboval, located anteriorly and separated by ca one length of each; fertilization ducts ( Fd) short and small.

Natural history.

The specimens were collected off their funnel-webs constructed under the stones or within shrubs and crevices in the soil. The habitat is a typical maquis shrubland dominated by Quercus L. ( Fagaceae ) and Pinus L. ( Pinaceae ) at Erdemli (Mersin), while it is dominated by Abies Mill. ( Pinaceae ) at Pozantı (Adana).

Distribution.

Known only from the provinces of Mersin and Adana, southern Türkiye.