A survey of East Mediterranean Dasumia (Araneae, Dysderidae) with description of new species

• DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.137.1783
• Publication Date: 2011-10-14T12:59:26Z
• Authors: Kadir Kunt; Recep Özkütük; Mert Elverici
• Keywords: 0106 biological sciences; Turkey; QL1-991; Spider; Zoology; 01 natural sciences; spider; Article; Harpacteinae

Dasumia gasparoi sp. n. is described based on specimens of both sexes. The new species compared with the similar D. crassipalpis (Simon, 1882), from Syria; and mariandyna Brignoli, 1979, only previously known genus recorded Turkey. Furthermore, we point out that, due to some contradictions original description genus, may necessarily belong another genus. Detailed morphological descriptions, diagnosis figures copulatory organs are presented.