Harpactea ballarini sp. nov., a new dysderid (Araneae, Dysderidae) spider from Turkey

Authors: KADİR BUĞAÇ KUNT, RECEP SULHİ ÖZKÜTÜK, MERT ELVERİCİ

Abstract: A new species of the spider genus Harpactea Bristowe, 1939 is described from pine forests in Antalya Province, in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. The new species resembles H. abantia (Simon, 1884) known from Greece, but differs in a number of characters. Detailed morphological description and illustrations of the new species are provided on the basis of both sexes.

Keywords: Harpactea abantia, Mediterranean, new species, woodlouse hunters

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