Zarikian N.1, Kosyan A.2, Marusik Yu.M.3 2023. New records of spiders (Arachnida: Aranei) from Armenia. 1. Ten genera and 20 species of the families Araneidae, Theridiidae and Thomisidae // Euroasian Entomological Journal. Vol.22. No.3: 142–150 [in English].
1 Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology NAS Armenia, P. Sevak Str. 7, Yerevan 0014 Armenia.
2 Yerevan State University, Alex Manoogian Str. 1, Yerevan 0025 Armenia.
3 Institute for Biological Problems of the North FEB RAS, Portovaya Str. 18, Magadan 685000 Russia; Altai State University, Lenina Pr. 61, Barnaul RF-656049 Russia; Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300 South Africa.
doi 10.15298/euroasentj.22.03.04
ABSTRACT. New faunistic data on spiders of Armenia are presented. 9 genera, Agalenatea Archer, 1951, Larinia Simon, 1874, Zilla C.L. Koch, 1834 (all three Araneidae), Simitidion Wunderlich, 1992, Pholcomma Thorell, 1869, Phycosoma O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1880, Phylloneta Archer, 1950 (all four Theridiidae), Cozyptila Lehtinen et Marusik, 2005 and Monaeses Thorell, 1869 (both Thomisidae), and 20 species, Agalenatea redii (Scopoli, 1763), Larinia bonneti Spassky, 1939, Zilla diodia (Walckenaer, 1802), Simitidion simile (C.L. Koch, 1836), Pholcomma gibbum (Westring, 1851), Phycosoma inornatum (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1861), Phylloneta impressa (L. Koch, 1881), Cozyptila guseinovorum Marusik et Kovblyuk, 2005 and Monaeses israeliensis Levy, 1973, are reported for the first time. The occurrence of Aculepeira talishia (Zawadsky, 1902) (Araneidae) in Armenia is also confirmed. Record of Ozyptila brevipes (Hahn, 1826) from Armenia is new to Transcaucasia, since the previous record of this species from Cisbaikalia was found to be O. sincera Kulczynski, 1926 (Thomisidae). Illustrations of Cozyptila guseinovorum, Monaeses israeliensis, Ozyptila brevipes and Xysticus kulczynskii are based on the specimens from Armenia are provided, as well as new distribution records for 10 other species found in Armenia for the first time.
KEY WORDS: Araneae, Caucasus, Near East, Transcaucasia, new record.
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