Zodarion Walckenaer 1826
Creators: name: Benhalima, Souâd
name: Bosmans, Robert
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2020
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Arachnida
Araneae
Zodariidae
Zodarion

description: Key to the Zodarion species of the Moroccan region
Males (male of Z. trianguliferum unknown)
1 Tibial apophysis equal to or shorter than the tibia’s diameter (Figs 3, 9, 15, 19).................................... 2
- Tibial apophysis much longer than the tibia’s diameter (Figs 32–33, 37–38, 42–43, 72–73, 76–77, 80–81, 84–85, 88–89, 92–93).............................................................................................. 3
2 Embolus gradually narrowing; median apophysis small (Figs 10, 20).................................... Z. pallidum
- Distal part of embolus needle-like; median apophysis large (Figs 4, 16)................................ Z. isabellinum
3 Embolus terminally with two teeth (Figs 29–30, 34–36, 39–41)................................................. 4
- Embolus terminally with one tooth (Figs 70–71, 74–75, 78–79, 82–83, 86–87, 90–91)............................... 6
4 Tibial apophysis with oblique retrolateral groove (Figs 32–33).......................................... Z. valentii
- Tibial apophysis without oblique retrolateral groove (Figs 37–38, 42–43)......................................... 5
5 Tibial apophysis elongated, with median blunt tooth (Figs 37–38)..................................... Z. maculatum
- Tibial apophysis shorter, with recurved tip (Figs 42–43)..................................... Z. maghrebense sp. nov.
6 Tibial apophysis narrow from its base (Figs 72–73, 76–77, 92–93).............................................. 7
- Tibial apophysis wide (Figs 80–81, 84–85, 88–89)........................................................... 9
7 Distal part of tibial apophysis well developed, bent in dorso-lateral direction (Figs 92–93)......... Z. wesolowskae sp. nov.
- Distal part of tibial apophysis small (Figs 72–73, 76–77)...................................................... 8
8 Tibial apophysis gradually narrowing, with recurved tip (Figs 76–77)............................. Z. ericorum sp. nov.
- Tibial apophysis terminally widened into a spoonlike tip (Figs 72–73)........................... Z. azrouense sp. nov.
9 Tibial apophysis truncate terminally, tip slightly recurved (Figs 88–89)............................... Z. ogeri sp. nov.
- Tibial apophysis rounded terminally, tip distinctly recurved (Figs 80–81, 84–85).................................. 10
10 Tibial apophysis less elongated, with wide recurved tip (Figs 78–79)..................... Z. jeanclaudeledouxi sp. nov.
- Tibial apophysis elongated, with small recurved tip (Figs 82–83)................................. Z. mostafai sp. nov.
Females (females of Z. jeanclaudeledouxi sp. nov., Z. ogeri sp. nov. and Z. wesolowskae sp. nov. unknown)
1 Epigyne flat, without large pit (Figs 5, 12, 17, 21)............................................................ 2
- Epigyne with large pit, mostly near the posterior border (Figs 44–58), rarely in the median part (Figs 94–101) or in the anterior part of the epigyne and accompanied by a chitinised knob (Figs 102–109)........................................ 3
2 Median plate rectangular (Figs 5, 17)............................................................ Z. isabellinum
- Median plate trapezoid (Figs 12, 21).............................................................. Z. pallidum 3 Epigyne with pit situated at posterior border (Figs 44–45, 49–50, 54–55)......................................... 4
- Epigyne with pit in the median or anterior part (Figs 94–95, 98–99, 102–103, 106–107)............................. 6
4 Epigynal pit with postero-median angularity (Figs 49–50)........................................... Z. maculatum
- Epigynal pit without postero-median angularity (Figs 44–45, 54–55)............................................. 5
5 Epigynal pit twice as wide as high (Figs 44–45)...................................................... Z. valentii
- Epigynal pit only slightly wider than high (Figs 54–55)..................................... Z. maghrebense sp. nov.
6 Epigyne anteriorly with triangular plate (Figs 106–107).......................................... Z. trianguliferum
- Epigyne anteriorly without triangular plate (Figs 94–95, 98–99, 102–103)........................................ 7
7 Epigynal pit positioned anteriorly (Figs 102–103)............................................. Z. mostafai sp. nov.
- Epigynal pit positioned medially (Figs 94–95, 98–99)........................................................ 8
8 Epigynal pit hardly chitinised (Figs 94–95)................................................. Z. azrouense sp. nov.
- Epigynal pit with posterior border strongly chitinised (Figs 98–99)............................... Z. ericorum sp. nov.
description: Published as part of Benhalima, Souâd & Bosmans, Robert, 2020, Revision of the genus Zodarion Walckenaer, 1833 (part IV). The species of Morocco (Araneae: Zodariidae), pp. 93-114 in Zootaxa 4899 (1) on pages 95-96, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.5, http://zenodo.org/record/4400707