On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia

Authors

  • Noushig A. Zarikian Scientific Centre of Zoology and Hydroecology, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, P. Sevak Str. 7, Yerevan 0014, Armenia
  • Evgenia A. Propistsova Department of Entomology, Biological Faculty, Moscow Lomonosov State University, Leninskie Gory, Moscow 119234, Russia. E-mail: propistsovae@yandex.ru https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7031-2200
  • Yuri M. Marusik Institute for Biological Problems of the North RAS, 18 Portovaya Str., Magadan, Russia. Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa. Zoological Museum, Biodiversity Unit, University of Turku, FI-20014, Finland. E-mail: yurmar@mail.ru https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5524-0122

Keywords:

Biodiversity, Arachnida, Aranei, spiders, Armenia, Caucasus, Palaearctic, new records

Abstract

In this paper, 11 families (Agelenidae, Filistatidae, Hahniidae, Liocranidae, Mi­metidae, Mysmenidae, Oecobiidae, Pholcidae, Phrurolithidae, Sparassidae and Uloboridae), 18 genera and 18 species of spiders new to Armenia are reported. One genus, Mesiotelus Simon, 1897 (Liocranidae) is new to the entire Caucasus. Illustrations are provided for six species.

Published

2021-12-31

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