Kut gen. nov., a new troglomorphic spider genus from Turkey (Araneae, Dysderidae)

Abstract

A new genus of troglomorphic Dysderidae is described, based mainly on the morphology of copulatory organs. The new genus Kutgen. nov., with the type species Harpactocrates troglophilus Brignoli, 1978, also includes two recently discovered new species from the coastal Mediterranean Turkey: Kut izmiricussp. nov. and K. dimensissp. nov. All three species display troglomorphic traits, most distinct in K. dimensissp. nov. Another genus-level trait is a characteristic simple type of bulb in males. Female copulatory organ shows similarity to the endemic Caucasian genus Cryptoparachtes Dunin, 1992 in paraspermatheca structure, whereas the male copulatory organ is unique among all known Dysderidae.

Arthropoda fauna of Zindan Cave (Isparta, Turkey) with notes on new records and some ecological characteristics

“…However, the species were found in mesovoid shallow substratum traps outside the cave (personal observation). Also, Kunt et al (2019) described a new genus (Kut gen. nov.) with the type species H. troglophilus. They reported that the species was probably not present in Zindan Cave and they also collected the species from Kurucaova Village (Konya Province) which is outside of the cave ecosystem.…”

A survey of the spider genus Dysdera Latreille, 1804 (Araneae, Dysderidae) in Iran, with fourteen new species and notes on two fossil genera

“…2.5–3× longer than the edge of the maxilla-sternum joint, all tarsi bearing claw tufts, posterior metatarsi bearing scopulae, and the spineless anterior tibiae and metatarsi. Furthermore, the bulb of dysderines does not bear a free embolus (with the exception of Harpactocrates Simon, 1914), and the posterior diverticulum of endogyne is large and wide ( Deeleman-Reinhold and Deeleman 1988 ; Le Peru 2011 ; Kunt et al 2019 ).…”