Descriptions of Two New Spider Species, with New Data on the Albanian Arachnofauna (Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones, Pseudoscorpiones and Scorpiones)

Abstract

Forty-five species of arachnids have been collected from 14 localities in Albania. These belong to four orders: Araneae (38 species of 19 families), Opiliones (2 species of 2 families), Pseudoscorpiones (2 species of 2 families) and Scorpiones (3 species of 2 families). From them, two new spider species are described and illustrated: Bassaniodes blagoevi sp. n. (male) (Thomisidae) and Mesiotelus deltshevi sp. n. (female) (Liocranidae). Theridion glaucinum Simon,

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Descriptions of Two New Spider Species, with New Data
on the Albanian Arachnofauna (Arachnida: Araneae,
Opiliones, Pseudoscorpiones and Scorpiones)
Maria Naumova

Bulgaria; E-mail: munny@abv.bg
Abstract: 
 

described and illustrated: Bassaniodes blagoeviMesiotelus deltshevi
Theridion glaucinum Simon, 1881 

Attulus , Bianor,
Filistata SilhouettellaCalocheiridius 
 Rhacochelifer  
-
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Key words: Bassaniodes blagoeviMesiotelus deltshevi
Introduction
 -
     et al.


      
   


 -


    
 et


     

the Albanian fauna of arachnids.
Materials and Methods
-
       
    -


-

and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sci-
        
-
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Systematics and Phylogenetics
Research Article
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Naumova M.
-

-
        
      
-
, 


-



 

Results


recorded and described here: Mesiotelus deltshevi
         and
Bassaniodes blagoevi-
 

Descriptions of new species


Mesiotelus
Mesiotelus deltshevi sp. n.
Figs. 2–3
Type material
      
    

Comparative material examined: Mesiotelus
scopensis 


Etymology:
the outstanding arachnologist and the great mentor

name is a noun in genitive case.
Diagnosis:     -
        
Mesiotelus scopensis    
    Mesiotelus
tenellus       -

 
in M. deltshevi  M. tenellus and in M.
scopensis.  


M. scopensis-
M. tenellusM.
scopensis
small in M. deltshevi and large in M. scopensis.




Descriptions of Two New Spider Species, with New Data on the Albanian Arachnofauna...
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Description:    
-
    

     
    
     

    -

  
      
     
     

        



v, many di.

-
-
  
 

Male
Ecology: 


Distribution:
Remarks: The genus Mesiotelus  -
      

    
       -
        Me-
siotelus pococki    
(

revision.

Bassaniodes 
Bassaniodes blagoevi sp. n.

Type material
      
-

Comparative material examined: Bassani-
odes tristrami  
     
Figs. 2–3. Mesiotelus deltshevi
Figs. 4–5. Mesiotelus scopensis-


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Naumova M.
 

Etymology:
-
 -
cies name is a noun in genitive case.
Diagnosis:     
    B. tristrami and B. lalandei

 
B. blagoevi vs. short- to me-
dium-sized and dull in B. tristrami and B. lalandei,
and also ventrally curved in B. tristrami.
Description:    
-
       

-
    
        
     -
      
-

       
-

         
           
     





-
      -
      
-

-
cated. Tutaculum rounded. Tegulum large, slightly
 
    


Female
Ecology:       


Distribution:
Remarks: The female Xysticus  cribratus in
-
male of B. blagoevi according to the structure of its
B. tris-
trami, B. cribratus, B. lalandei
B. cribratus
Records of known species

   


Bassaniodes blagoevi


Descriptions of Two New Spider Species, with New Data on the Albanian Arachnofauna...
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

Filistata
cf. insidiatrix and Philodromus    
         

Remarks: Zygiella atrica-

Filistata cf. insidiatrix    -



F. insidi-
atrix   
-


-
cently described F. pygmaea
     -

Zelotes strandi    
       -

surrounding regions.
Oedothorax agrestis-

Silhouettella loricatula
of the genus Silhouettella and the third
Oonops domesticus Dal-
Tapinesthis
inermis
Philodromus   is similar to
P. buchari       
 
Attulus saltator 

Albania.
Bianor albobimaculatus-



  
in Albania.
Phlegra lineata
 -


Theridion glaucinum    
   
-
Bassaniodes tristrami

Filistata cf. insidiatrix, subadult female, dorsal


8
Naumova M.

No Taxa n/sex Village District Latitude Longitude Alt
ARANEAE
Agelenidae
1. Inermocoelotes falciger  Ksamil Saranda   18
Araneidae
 Argiope bruennichi      
3. Larinioides suspicax


     
 *Zygiella atrica      

 Filistata cf. insidiatrix   Ksamil Saranda   8

 Nomisia aussereri
  Saranda   111
 Jorgcat    
     
     
 *Zelotes strandi      
 Ksamil Saranda   8
Hahniidae
8. Hahnia nava       

 Agyneta rurestris       
     
10. Linyphia triangularis      1008
     
11. *Oedothorax agrestis      1008
 Prinerigone vagans      
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13. *Mesiotelus deltshevi       1008

 Hogna radiata
 Bistritsa    
     
     
Oecobiidae
 Oecobius maculatus  Ksamil Saranda   8
 Uroctea durandi  Jorgcat    
     

 Silhouettella loricatula  Ksamil Saranda   8
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18. Oxyopes heterophthalmus      

 Philodromus       1008
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 Holocnemus pluchei
     

     
  Saranda   
     
Salticidae
 Attulus saltator      
 Bianor albobimaculatus   Saranda   

Descriptions of Two New Spider Species, with New Data on the Albanian Arachnofauna...
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 Euophrys rubarbis
     
 Jorgcat    
     
 Ksamil Saranda   
  Saranda   
 Menemerus semilimbatus  Ksamil Saranda   8
 Phlegra lineata      
 Ksamil Saranda   
Segestriidae
 Segestria bavarica      1008
Tetragnathidae
 Metellina mengei       1008
 Tetragnatha extensa      1008
Theridiidae
 Asagena phalerata      
30. Crustulina sticta  Ksamil Saranda   8
31. Euryopis episinoides
  Saranda   
  Saranda   
 Ksamil Saranda   8
 Steatoda bipunctata      
33. Steatoda triangulosa
     
 Ksamil Saranda   8
  Saranda   
  Saranda   
 *Theridion glaucinum Simon, 1881      
Thomisiidae
 *Ozyptila balcanica Deltshev, Blagoev,
      
 Ozyptila conuens
  Saranda   
     
     
 Bassanoides blagoevi       
Trachelidae
38. *Metatrachelas rayi      

Nemastomatidae
 Paranemastoma longipes      

 Lacinius horridus   Saranda   111

Cheliferidae
 * Rhacochelifer maculatus   Ksamil Saranda   8

 Calocheiridius libanoticus      
1tn Ksamil Saranda   

Buthidae
 Aegaeobuthus gibbosus      
 Bistritsa    

 Euscorpius hadzii   Saranda   
 Euscorpius italicus      
 Continuation.

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Naumova M.


Ozyptila balcanica-


Metatrachelas rayi-
nus for the Albanian fauna and second record for

Paranemastoma longipes -
-
      
      Paranemastoma
tenue described by     
Herzegovina sub Nemastoma (Nemastoma tenue,


  
moment, P. tenue  
of P. longipes    
 (
Rhacochelifer maculatus   
-
        
      -
Rhaco-
chelifer      
Eucalyptus globulus
Calocheiridius libanoticus   
     

fauna.
Euscorpius italicus   -
       
     
from natural habitats near human settlement but
clearly outside of it.
Paranemastoma longipes


Theridion glaucinum


Descriptions of Two New Spider Species, with New Data on the Albanian Arachnofauna...
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Discussion
     
       -
   
      -
cies, Bassaniodes blagoevi
Mesiotelus deltshevi    Ther-
idion glaucinum Simon, 1881    
       
-
 

are Attulus , Bianor-
 , Filistata   Silhouettella

    Calocheiridius
 Rhacochelifer 


      
-
tively, in Albania.
       
-
nian arachnofauna still needs a great attention and
targeted faunistic investigations.
Acknowledgements:     
-
ful recommendations and comments on an earlier draft of the
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

   -

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
under threat. In:  J.C., - 
    

-

 C.,  B.,    
    

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    

 V., 


      -
  
    

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Mesobuthus, and Olivierus
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       
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. 
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     
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     
    
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Graecophalangium
   
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