Corresponding author: Christo Deltshev (
Academic editor: Gergin Blagoev
The genus
A new spider species,
The genus
Thus, the genus is currently known to comprise 10 species ranging from India to the USA. Here, we describe a new species of
The specimens were hand-collected under stones. Coloration is described from alcohol-preserved specimens. Male palps and female genitalia were examined and illustrated after dissection from spiders’ bodies. All photos were taken with the aid of Panasonic DMC-FS62 digital camera mounted on Wild M5A stereomicroscope. Measurements of the legs are taken from the dorsal side. Total length of the body includes the chelicerae. All measurements are in mm. Abbreviations: AME – anterior median eyes; ALE – anterior lateral eyes; E – embolus; C – conductor; MA – median apophysis; PLE – posterior lateral eyes; PME – posterior median eyes; SD – sperm duct; ST – spermatheca. The type specimens are deposited in the National Museum of Natural History (NMNHS), Sofia, Bulgaria.
Material used for comparison:
Male holotype: Total length 5.25; prosoma, length 2.55, width 1.80; sternum length 1.43, width 1.05; chelicerae, length 0.75, width 0.30; opisthosoma, length 5.25. Carapace uniformly brown, with a fovea in the posterior half (Fig.
Male palp (Fig.
Female paratype: Total length 6.00; prosoma, length 2.63, width 1.80; sternum length 1.50, width 1.05; opisthosoma, length 3.38 (Fig.
Epigyne and vulva (Figs
The somatic characters of the new species correspond to those of the genus
Named in honour of the Bulgarian zoologist Pavel Stoev, who collected the species; name in genitive case.
The species is hitherto known only from two closely situated localities in the western slope of Koytentag Mts, southeastern Turkmenistan (Fig.
I am obliged to Pavel Stoev (NMNHS, Sofia) who collected the new species and committed the material for study. I also thank E. Gavosh-Regef (Hebrew University of Jerusalem) for access to comparative material of
Male habitus, dorsal and ventral view: a, c -
Male palp, ventral, prolateral and retrolateral view. a, c, e -
Female habitus, dorsal and ventral view: a, c
Female epigyne, ventral and dorsal view: a, c,
Male palp, ventral, prolateral and retrolateral view, respectively. a, c, e -
Female epigyne, ventral and dorsal view: a, c
Distribution map of
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II | 1.58 | 0.98 | 1.20 | 1.05 | 0.83 | 5.64 |
III | 1.35 | 0.75 | 0.90 | 1.13 | 0.75 | 4.88 |
IV | 1.95 | 1.05 | 1.50 | 1.73 | 0.98 | 7.21 |
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I | 1.65 | 1.05 | 1.28 | 0.9 | 0.75 | 5.63 |
II | 1.05 | 0.75 | 1.05 | 0.9 | 0.68 | 4.43 |
III | 1.13 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.9 | 0.68 | 4.21 |
IV | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.43 | 1.35 | 0.75 | 6.23 |