Acipes andalusius Enghoff & Mauries 1999
Abstract
Acipes andalusius Enghoff & Mauriès, 1999 Figs 7A–B, 10 Records in the literature The species was described from 20 specimens collected in a cave in Peal del Becerro, Jaén, Spain (Enghoff & Mauriès, 1999), but the name of the cave (PB-2) was only mentioned later by Enghoff & Reboleira (2013). In this same publication they mentioned a personal communication from the collector, who stated that the species was also present in a nearby cave (PB-4). Eight further specimens were reported from collections made in the decade of 1990 by Mauriès (2013), five of them from the cave “Cueva de la Pasada de Algeciras”, Hornachuelos, Córdoba, Spain, and three other specimens from “Pasada Jeira” (most probably misspelling of “Pasada de Algeciras”, thus same locality). Material examined SPAIN • 1 ♂, 1 subadult ♂, 1 ♀; Jaén, Peal del Becerro, Cave PB-4, ca 400 m from entrance; 37°47′56.8′′ N, 2°53′41.5′′ W; 1010 m a.s.l.; 15 Aug. 1994; A. Tinaut leg.; UAH. Remarks The studied male specimen from PB-4 shows some minor differences from that of the original description from PB-2. The apical flange is less truncated and more rounded in its apical margin than shown in the drawing of the original description (Fig.10 C–D). The first pair of male legs was not drawn in the original description, but it is stated to be identical to those of A. serratus. However, in the studied specimen the first pair of legs is less modified, the tarsal remnant is slightly more developed and shows a visible terminal claw (Fig. 10F), not drawn in the original description of A. serratus (see Enghoff 1983: fig. 61). The specimens from Córdoba (Sierra Morena) were tentatively assigned to Acipes aff. andalusius by Mauriès (2013), but Reboleira & Enghoff (2017) considered them as Acipes andalusius.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Subterranean biodiversity and taxonomy
Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
Publication details
- Publication date
- 12 February 2026
- Language
- EN