Coelotesvignai Brignoli, 1978 (Araneae: Agelenidae) from Turkey: first description of male and annotations on terminology of copulatory organs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The agelenid spider species Coelotesvignai Brignoli, 1978 was described, based on female specimens from Turkey.

New information

The unknown male is here described, based on specimens from the type locality: Bolu, Abant Mountains, Turkey. The variation of the female copulatory organs is illustrated. The relationships of the species with its putative closest congeners are discussed. The discrepancy between the morphological terminology used in the Coelotinae and Ageleninae is discussed and some suggestions how to unify them are proposed.

SUBMITTER: Dimitrov DK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8520035 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature