Zodarion granulatum Kulczyński, 1908

Zodarion granulatum Kulczyński, 1908 View in CoL

Figs 52–53 View Fig View Fig , 105 View Fig

Zodarion granulatum Kulczyński, 1908: 59 View in CoL , pl. 2 figs 4, 10.

Zodarion granulatum View in CoL – Levy 1992: 92, figs 72–84. — Bosmans 2009: 275, figs 170–171, 178–179. — Lecigne & Henrard 2022: 37, fig. 5e, h. — Bosmans & Gavalas 2023: 33, fig. 21a–e. — Dimitrov 2024: 114, fig. 18.

Zodarion parashi View in CoL – Wunderlich 2022: 48, figs 105–106.

Diagnosis

Refer to Bosmans (2009) and Lecigne & Henrard (2022).

Type material examined

Holotype ( Zodarion parashi )

GREECE • ♂; Eastern Aegean Island Naxos ; 25.57° N, 37.0.37° E; 20 Jul. 1982; L. Parashi leg.; ZMH A0014216.

Material examined

CYPRUS • 1 ♂ (subadult); Nicosia, Olympus, Moutoulas Mountain ; 34.977° N, 32.828° E; 800 m a.s.l.; 25 Apr. 2022; S. Pekár, S. Shafaie, V. Šoltýsová and O. Michálek leg.; CMU GoogleMaps .

GREECE • 1 ♂; Aladjagiola Wetland ( N Chrisoupoli); 28 Jun. 2008; M. Schröder leg.; CMU .

SYRIA • 1 ♂; Aln Al-Zarah, near Idlib, Canyon of Oronthes ; 18 Mar. 2001; M. Řezáč leg.; CMU • 1 ♀; Mashta Al-Helu , Odem Forest ; 3 Apr. 2001; M. Řezáč leg.; CMU .

Description

For a detailed description, refer to Bosmans (2009).

Remarks

The length and arrangement of the PVS differ between males and females. Male specimens possess significantly longer PVS, which are arranged in a somewhat radiating pattern ( Fig. 52B View Fig ), whereas females have shorter PVS arranged parallel to each other ( Fig. 52D View Fig ). Moreover, the single male specimen from Syria exhibits a smaller PMA compared to the specimen from Greece, along with a more slender embolar tip.

Distribution

This species was previously recorded in Greece, Cyprus, Turkey, Lebanon, and Israel ( World Spider Catalog 2025). This is the first report of this species from Syria