Nemastoma kozari Novak, Kozel, Podlesnik & Raspotnig 2021, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Novak, Tone
name: Novak, Ljuba Slana
name: Kozel, Peter
name: Schaider, Miriam Gudrun
name: Komposch, Christian
name: Lipovšek, Saška
name: Podlesnik, Jan
name: Paušič, Igor
name: Raspotnig, Günther
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Opiliones
Nemastomatidae
Nemastoma
Nemastoma kozari

description: Nemastoma kozari Novak, Kozel, Podlesnik & Raspotnig sp. nov.
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Figs 2, 4F, 5F, 6F, 7F, 8F, 9F, 10F, 11F, 12F, 13E; Table 9
Diagnosis
Species of the N. b. complex with highly arched, symmetrical Pa-Tr dorsal margin, concave dorsal margin of Pa-Ti and equilateral triangular glans, and Rec sem of 5 elongated vesicles attached to a bladder.
Etymology
The species name ʻ kozari ʼ is dedicated to Senad Kozar (Travnik), whose friendship and hospitality helped us in a searching expedition on the Vlašić planina Mts.
Material examined
Holotype BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA – YK10 • 1 ♂; Mrazišče, the Vlašić planina Mts, Travnik; 44.28° E, 17.63° N; 1550 m a.s.l.; 1 Oct. 2019; S. Kozar, J. Podlesnik, P. Kozel and T. Novak leg.; light submontane beech and fir forest litter; PMSL-Opiliones-TN 137/2019.
Paratypes BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA – YK10 • 2 ♂♂, 1 ♀; same collection data as for holotype; PMSL- Opiliones-TN 137/2019.
Other material
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA – YK10 • 4 ♂♂, 10 ♀♀; Oštrike, Vlašić Planina Mts; 1 Oct. 2019, S. Kozar, J. Podlesnik, P. Kozel and T. Novak leg. (GR5534–5543, GR5547–5550); PMSL.
Description
Male (holotype)
BODY. Length 1.90, body width: 1.41.
CHELICERAE. Ch basal article (without Apo) length 0.61, 2.0 times as long as wide at Ch max width at dorsal hump. Ch-Apo small, 0.24 times as high as basal article length, rounded-trapezoid, widest distally; Ch-Apo height 0.14, max width 0.12, min width 0.09 (at the base), ventral margin slightly concave. Secretion field apically. Distal article length 0.60, max width 0.19, movable finger length 0.23 (Figs 4F, 6F, 9F).
PEDIPALPS. Pa-Tr relatively very high (Pa-Tr height:length ~ 0.7:1), Pa-Fe moderately robust (Pa-Fe min:max width ~1:2.7), with 4 subequidistant stout spines in the distal Pa-Fe third. Pa-Pt relatively thin (length:max width ~1:4.5), Pa-Ti dorsally conspicuously concave (Figs 5F, 6F). Pa article lengths in Table 9.
PENIS. Pe length 1.55, base 0.60, glans 0.13, stylus 0.04 (Figs 7F, 8F).
LEGS. Pseudoarticle leg-Fe formula I−IV: 0−1−1−2. Tarsomere leg formula I−IV: 8−14−8−9. Leg article lengths in Table 9.
Female
BODY. Length 2.03, body width 1.67.
CHELICERAE. Ch basal article length 0.63, 2.4 times as long as wide at dorsal hump, with slightly arched dorsal margin in front of indentation, and slightly concave ventral margin (Fig. 13E). Distal article length 0.66, max width 0.23, movable finger length 0.28.
PEDIPALPS. Pa-Tr with moderately high, arched dorsal margin, Pa-Fe with conspicuous distal bonce, Pa-Pt and Pa-Ti elongated (Fig. 13E). Pa article lengths in Table 9.
OVIPOSITOR. Ovipositor length 0.93, Rec sem consisted of bladder and 5 elongated sac-like vesicles (Fig. 11F).
LEGS. Leg lengths in Table 9.
Distribution
Bosnia and Herzegovina, probably endemic to the Vlašić planina Mts. Vertical distribution: 1550−1630 m a.s.l. Type locality: Mrazišče, Mt. Paljenik in the Vlašić planina Mts, Travnik (44.28° N, 17.63° E, 1550 m a.s.l.), Bosnia.
Ecology
Nemastoma kozari sp. nov. individuals have been found in light submontane beech and fir forests, but may inhabit also other vegetation types. Phenology: adults probably eurychronous.
description: Published as part of Novak, Tone, Novak, Ljuba Slana, Kozel, Peter, Schaider, Miriam Gudrun, Komposch, Christian, Lipovšek, Saška, Podlesnik, Jan, Paušič, Igor & Raspotnig, Günther, 2021, Hidden diversity within the Nemastoma bidentatum Roewer, 1914 complex (Opiliones: Nemastomatidae) Part I: Morphological evidence, pp. 1-67 in European Journal of Taxonomy 777 on pages 27-28, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.777.1561, http://zenodo.org/record/5637112