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Micrommata Virescens TurkJZool 26(2002)305-307 ©TÜB‹TAK ResearchArticle Micrommatavirescens (Clerck,1757),aNewSpeciesfor theSpiderFaunaofTurkey(Araneae,Sparassidae) AbdullahBAYRAM DepartmentofZoology,FacultyofArtsandSciences,K›r›kkaleUniversity,71450Yahflihan,K›r›kkale-TURKEY SevdaÖZDA⁄ DirectorateofNationalEducation,09000Ayd›n-TURKEY Received:17.01.2001 Abstract: ThemorphologicalcharacteristicsofMicrommatavirescens(Clerck,1757),whichisrecordedforthefirsttimeinTurkey, aregiven. KeyWords: Micrommatavirescens,Sparassidae,Araneae,Taxonomy,Turkey TürkiyeFaunas›‹çinYeniBirÖrümcekTürü, Micrommatavirescens (Clerck,1757)(Araneae,Sparassidae) Özet: Türkiye'denilkkezkay›tedilen Micrommatavirescens (Clerck,1757)'inmorfolojiközellikleriverilmifltir. AnahtarSözcükler: Micrommatavirescens,Sparassidae,Araneae,Taksonomi,Türkiye Introduction bymeansofaSMZ10ANikonstereomicroscopewitha Sparassidspidersaretropicalintheirdistribution. cameralucida. Mostspecieshavebeendescribedfromtropicalregions. AfewspeciesarePalearctic(1,2).Sofar,inMicrommata, DiagnosisandDiscussion theonlyspeciesthathasbeenrecordedfromEuropeis M.virescens (3,4).InTurkey, M.ligurina (KochC.L., SpeciesDiagnosisKey 1845)wasrecordedfromBodrumbyDalmas(5).In 1(2) Infemale,prosomaandlegsareyellowish– Sparassidae,also, Eusparassusdufouri Simon,1932, E. dullgreen;epigyneisblack,longerthanbroad, walckenaeri (Audoin,1826), Heteropodavariegata inanterior,distancebetweenthearmsofthe (Simon,1874)and Oliosargelasius (Walckenaer,1805) ‘V’shapedshieldisnarrow,posteriorpointof havebeenrecordedfromTurkey(6). ‘V’reachesthemiddle;inmale,tibialapophysis Thispaperdealswiththecharacteristicfeaturesof isguttershaped,andbroadinthebase,blunt Micrommatavirescens (Clerck),andaddsaspeciestothe intheapical;tibiaIVwithtwodorsalspines; spiderfaunaofTurkey. opisthosomaisbrownwithblackishcardiac band....…..................................M.ligurina 2(1) Infemale,prosomaandlegsarebright MaterialsandMethods emeraldgreen;epigyneisblackish,broader Onemalespecimenandonefemalespecimenwere thanlong,inanterior,distancebetweenthe investigatedinthestudy.Bothspecimenswere armsiswide,posteriorpointdoesnotreach recordedfromDidimforests(Ayd›n).Themale themiddle;inmale,basalpartoftibial specimenwascollectedona Pistacia treeon apophysiswideandcylindrical,apicalpartis 01.08.1999,andthefemalespecimenonaStyrax tree thornshaped;tibiaIVwithonedorsalspine; on18.09.1999.Thespecimenswerepreservedin70 opisthosomaisyellowishwithclaretred %ethanol.Theidentificationanddrawingsweremade cardiacband..…......................M.virescens 305 Micrommatavirescens (Clerck,1757),aNewSpeciesfortheSpiderFaunaofTurkey(Araneae,Sparassidae) Fig.1. Genitalstructuresof Micrommata virescens.Malepalp,lateral(A), malepalp,ventral(B),female epigyne,ventral(C),femalevulva, ventral(D),maletibialapophysis, dorsal(E),malepalpalembolus, ventral(F). AB0.5mm CD EF 0.5mm Micrommatavirescens(Clerck,1757) centralbandandreddishsides.Inthecenterofthe (Syn.Micrommata rosea,M.viridissima) thoracicregion,anarrowdarkfoveapresent.Eyesare ringedwithwhitehairsintworows;anteriorrowis Measurementsinfemale,totallength:13.2mm. recurvedwhileposteriorrowisslightlyprocurved.Inner Carapace:Length4.6mm,width3.2mm.Opisthosoma: marginsofcheliceraearmedwithtwostrongteeth; Length:9.4mm,width5.2mm.Inmale,totallength: well-definedcheliceralscopulapresent.Maxillawith 8.8mm.Carapace:Length3.5mm,width2.3mm. brownscopula.Sternumyellowishgreen.Legsarevery Opisthosoma:Length:4.9mm,width2.0mm. long;tarsinotmuchlongerthanone-thirdofthe Infemale,carapaceandlegsarebrightemerald metatarsi;tarsalandmetatarsalscopulacomposedof green,butopisthosomaisyellowishgreen,andthereis longhairs;foot-clawswithnumerousteeth.Malepalps adeepergreencardiacbandnearitsbase.Inmale, withblacktibialapophysis(Fig.1A,B),epigynewith carapaceandlegsarearathersomberdullgreen,but circularchitinousshields(Fig.1C),vulvastructureasin slimopisthosomaisgoldontopwithabroad,red-brown Fig.1D. 306 A.BAYRAM,S.ÖZDA⁄ AccordingtoRoberts(7,3)andHeimerandNentwig Someauthorsdiscussedthat Micrommata species (4)thisspeciesoccursmoreoftenongreenleavesoflong mighttravelwithtropicalfruitsinshipstoPalearctic grassesandbushesinEurope.Inthisstudy,the countries(12,7). specimenswerefoundontheleavesofyoungPistacia and Thecoloranddesignofourspecimensaresimilarto Styrax.Mostspeciesofthisfamilyhavebeendescribed thoseofEuropeanspecimens,buttheprosomaisdark fromSouthAmerica,Africa,southeasternAsiaandNew greeninEuropeanspecimensinbothsexes.Inour Guinea(1,2). Micrommata ligurina isaMediterranean specimens,thebodylengthis8.8mminthemale,and species.IthasbeenrecordedfromsouthernEurope, 13.2mminthefemalewhiletheEuropeanlimitsare7- northernAfrica,Yugoslavia,Greeceandthesouthwest 10mmformales,and10-15mmforfemales.In partofTurkey(Bodrum)(1,2,6).However,M.virescens, addition,nosignificantdifferenceshavebeendetermined beingaPalearcticspecies,hasawiderdistribution.Sofar, ingenitalstructures.Thepalpandepigyneresemble ithasbeenfoundinsouthernEngland,Spain,theCanary thoseofGermanandRussianspecimens(4,10).Inthe andMadeiraIslands,Germany,Italy,Greece,Algeria, palpsofourspecimens,theembolusandtibialapophysis southernRussia,Syria,Israel,AfganistanandJapan(8- arenotverypointed,asdescribedinRoberts(3,7)and 11).ItisrecordedforfirsttimefromTurkeyinthisstudy. HeimerandNentwig(4)(Fig.1E-F). References 1. Brignoli,P.M.,AcatalogueoftheAraneaedescribedbetween 8. 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Dalmas,R.,Listed'araigneesdeBoudroomenAsieMineuresuivi (Aranei)ofTurkmenia.I.FamiliesAnyphaenidae,Sparassidae, d'uneetudedesespecesMediterraneesdugenreHabrocestum, Zoridae,Clubionidae,Micariidae,Oxyopidae.Sb.Trud.Gos.Zool. 1920,Ann.Mus.c›v.Stor.Nat.Genova ,pp.57-69. Muz.24:168-186, 6. Karol,S.,TürkiyeÖrümcekleri,I.ÖnListe,Ankara,1967,Ankara 12. Locket,G.H.andMillidge,A.F.,Britishspiders,Vol.I,London, ÜniversitesiFenFakültesiYay›nlar›No109,34sh. 1991,TheRaySociety. 7. Roberts,M.J.,ThespidersofGreatBritainandIreland,Vol.I., Colchester,1985,HarleyBooks,229pp. 307.
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