A New Species of Zodarion Walckenaer, 1826 (Araneae: Zodariidae) from Turkey

Abstract

A new species, Zodarion tireboluensis sp. nov. is described and illustrated based on material collected in the Giresun Province of Turkey. Differences between the new species and the closely related Zodarion aurorae Weiss, 1982 are discussed. An updated dichotomous key to the known species of the "germanicum" group is provided.