Mesiotelus alanyensis Zamani, Fomichev, Kaya & Marusik 2024, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Zamani, Alireza
name: Fomichev, Alexander A.
name: Naumova, Maria
name: Kaya, Rahşen S.
name: Marusik, Yuri M.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Liocranidae
Mesiotelus
Mesiotelus alanyensis

description: Mesiotelus alanyensis Zamani, Fomichev, Kaya & Marusik, sp. nov.
Figs 3, 40–42
Type material. Holotype ♀ (ZMUT), TÜRKIYE: Antalya Prov.: Alanya Dist., 36°40'31.3"N, 32°10'59.9"E, 1290 m, 9.VI.2009 (leg. Y.M. Marusik). Paratypes: 1♀ (ZMUT), same data as for the holotype; 11♀ (ZMUT), Alanya Dist., Taşatan Plateau, Banlıca Area, 36°40'05.5"N, 32°09'14.7"E, 739 m, under stones and in litter, 3.I.2013 (leg. Y.M. Marusik); 1♀ (ZMUT), Alanya Dist., slopes of Alanya Castle, Damlataş side, 36°32'11.6"N, 31°59'30.3"E, 50 m, pine forest, under stones and in litter, 7.I.2013 (leg. Y.M. Marusik); 2♀ (ZMUU), Mersin Prov.: Anamur Dist., Anamur–Kazancı rd., 36°28'44"N, 32°50'26"E, 1452 m, 9.VI.2009 (leg. R.S. Kaya).
Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the type locality of the new species.
Diagnosis. The epigyne of the new species is similar to that of M. tenuissimus (L. Koch, 1866) by having a long fovea and a small anterior hood (Ah). However, it can be distinguished by the following characteristics: the fovea is as long as it is wide (vs. wider than long), the anterior hood is wider than it is long (vs. as long as wide), and the posterior margin of the fovea has inclined, triangular extensions (Tr) (vs. roundly bent and transversal) (cf. Fig. 40 and Bosmans 2023: fig. 10D).
Description. Female (holotype). Habitus as in Fig. 3. Total length 4.12. Carapace 1.61 long, 1.37 wide. Eye sizes: AME: 0.09, ALE: 0.10, PME: 0.10, PLE: 0.11. Carapace, chelicerae, maxillae, labium and sternum light yellowish-brown. Legs slightly lighter than carapace, without annulations. Abdomen light beige, without any patterns. Spinnerets uniformly light beige. Paired ventral tibial spines: I, II: 2p; III, IV: 3p. Measurements of legs: I: 6.30 (1.72, 0.94, 1.61, 1.22, 0.81), II: 5.66 (1.57, 0.85, 1.39, 1.13, 0.72), III: 5.24 (1.43, 0.70, 1.14, 1.27, 0.70), IV: 7.80 (2.03, 0.84, 1.94, 2.10, 0.89).
Epigyne as in Figs 40–42; ca. 1.2 times longer than wide; fovea slightly longer than wide, with transversal ridges in anterior half; anterior hood (Ah) wider than long, ca. ¼ of fovea’s width; posterior margins inclining, with triangular extensions (Tr); copulatory ducts (Cd) short, as long as receptacles, roundly bent and forming x-shaped figure, not contiguous; receptacles (Re) spaced by less than their width.
Male. Unknown.
Comments. See under M. mediterraneus sp. nov.
Distribution. Known only from the listed localities in Antalya and Mersin provinces, southwestern Türkiye (Fig. 75).
description: Published as part of Zamani, Alireza, Fomichev, Alexander A., Naumova, Maria, Kaya, Rahşen S. & Marusik, Yuri M., 2024, New taxonomic and faunistic data on Liocranidae (Arachnida: Araneae) of West Palaearctic), with nine new species of Mesiotelus Simon, 1897, pp. 190-214 in Zootaxa 5519 (2) on pages 194-196, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5519.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/13915743