Zodariidae  Thorell, 1881 / Zodarion  Walckenaer, 1826   154 species

Zodarion caucasicum  Dunin & Nenilin, 1987

Description
Male

Pedipalp: tibial apophysis sabre-shaped. Prosoma length: 0.92 mm. Prosoma brown, with dark brown, triangular spot and dark brown radial stripes. Prosoma length: 0.92 mm. Sternum yellow. Legs: coxae yellow, femora brown, remaining segments yellow. Opisthosoma: dorsum brown, with thin white longitudinal stripe and postero-dorsal spot, ventro-lateral and venter whitish.

Body length male: 1.88 mm
Female

Colouration as in males, except median spot on prosoma with 2 pale, small spots. Prosoma length: 1.03-1.10 mm.

Body length female: 2.35-2.38 mm
Additional information

Thermo- and xerophilic species, in semi-deserts and dunes.

Distribution
  Presence
  No data
Global distribution (WSC 2024): Azerbaijan
Phenology
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"No references" does not mean that the species does not occur in this country, but that we have not yet inserted the reference for it. We are working on it.

Azerbaijan   (Otto, 2022) |||
References

Dunin P M, Nenilin A B (1987) The spider family Zodariidae in the Caucasus (Arachnida: Araneae). Senckenbergiana Biologica 68: 191-198 pdf

Otto S (2022) Caucasian spiders. A faunistic database on the spiders of the Caucasus Ecoregion. Database version 02.2022. Internet: caucasus-spiders.info.

WSC (2024) World Spider Catalog. Version 25.5. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (31.10.2024) doi: 10.24436/2 pdf

Updates
21-03-2016 Datasheet update Detail
21-03-2016 Image insert