title: Nesticus dimensis new species, a new troglobitic spider from Turkey (Araneae, Nesticidae), with comments on its phylogenetic relationships.
abstract: A new troglobitic spider species, Nesticus dimensis n. sp. (felmale male), inhabiting the Dim Cave of Alanya (Antalya Prov., Turkey) is diagnosed and described. The new species belongs to the Eastern Mediterranean Nesticus Group, which includes N. eremita and N. speluncarum as the most common and widespread species along with N. arenstorffi and N. henderickxi. Evolutionary relationships of the taxa belonging to this group of species are discussed on the basis of morphological and molecular data (using cox1, rrnL and H3 gene sequence data).
authors.affiliation: Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio), Departament de Biologia Animal, Universitat de Barcelona. Av. Diagonal, 643. Barcelona - 08028, Spain.
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lopez-Pancorbo
authors.forename: Kadir
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Boğaç
authors.forename: Gergin
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Blagoev
authors.forename: Christo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Deltshev
authors.forename: Carles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ribera
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D060829:Arthropod Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D049628:Body Size; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D013112:Spiders / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D060829:Arthropod Proteins; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV