A new species of anatextrix kaya, zamani, yagmur & marusik, 2023 (araneae, agelenidae, textricini) from southern turkiye, with a remarkable morphology of the male palpal femur

Abstract

Anatextrix monstrabilis sp. nov. (Araneae: Agelenidae) is described and illustrated, based on male and female specimens collected from Adana Province, Turkiye. The new species has an L-shaped male palpal femur bearing multiple apophyses, which is a rare trait in spiders. Anatextrix monstrabilis sp. nov. is the second species of the recently described genus Anatextrix Kaya, Zamani, Yagmur & Marusik, 2023, currently known only from southern Turkiye.