Zamani Alireza, von Wirth Volker, Fabiánek Přemysl, Höfling Jonas, Just Pavel, Korba Jan, Petzold Alice, Stockmann Mark, Elmi Hassan Sh Abdirahman, Vences Miguel, Opatova Vera
Department of Biology, University of Turku, 20500 Turku, Finland University of Turku Turku Finland.
Theraphosid Research Team, Hofmarkstraße 6, 85462 Eitting, Germany Theraphosid Research Team Eitting Germany.
Zookeys. 2025 Jul 22;1247:89-126. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.1247.162886. eCollection 2025.
A taxonomic revision of the eumenophorine tarantula genus Pocock, 1897, which currently comprises three species, Pocock, 1897 (♂♀; Socotra, Yemen), Fage, 1922 (♂♀; Madagascar), and Pocock, 1903 (♂♀; Yemen), is presented. By integrating both morphological data and a molecular phylogeny based on mitochondrial () and nuclear (, ) markers, the genus is herein redefined to include only the type species, . A new genus, Zamani & von Wirth, , is established to comprise , along with four new species from the Arabian Peninsula and the Horn of Africa described herein: Zamani & von Wirth, (♂; Saudi Arabia), Zamani, von Wirth & Stockmann, (♂♀; Yemen, Oman), Zamani & von Wirth, (♂; Somaliland), and Zamani, von Wirth & Just, (♂♀; Somaliland). The new genus is partially characterised by possessing the longest male palps known in tarantulas, possibly functioning in cannibalism avoidance during mating. Both the molecular phylogeny and morphological characters suggest that is probably not congeneric with , and also indicate that multiple species may be currently subsumed under the former name. Therefore, is regarded as incerta sedis pending further studies to clarify its taxonomic placement, as it is also considered to represent a species complex. Finally, the distribution of all studied taxa is discussed within a biogeographic framework.
对1897年命名的真猛蛛属（Eumenophorine）狼蛛进行了分类修订，该属目前包括三个物种：1897年的波科克真猛蛛（♂♀；也门索科特拉岛）、1922年的法热真猛蛛（♂♀；马达加斯加）和1903年的波科克真猛蛛（♂♀；也门）。通过整合形态学数据和基于线粒体（）和核（，）标记的分子系统发育，本文重新定义该属，仅包含模式种。建立了一个新属，即2020年的扎马尼蛛属（Zamani & von Wirth），包含原真猛蛛，以及本文描述的来自阿拉伯半岛和非洲之角的四个新物种：2020年的沙特扎马尼蛛（♂；沙特阿拉伯）、2020年的也门-阿曼扎马尼蛛（♂♀；也门、阿曼）、2020年的索马里兰扎马尼蛛（♂；索马里兰）和2020年的索马里兰-贾斯特扎马尼蛛（♂♀；索马里兰）。新属的部分特征是拥有狼蛛中已知最长的雄性触肢，这可能在交配时起到避免同类相食的作用。分子系统发育和形态特征均表明原真猛蛛可能与真猛蛛不同属，也表明目前可能有多个物种被归入前者的名称之下。因此，在进一步研究以明确其分类地位之前，原真猛蛛被视为分类地位不确定，因为它也被认为代表一个物种复合体。最后，在生物地理框架内讨论了所有研究类群的分布。
