Marusik Yu.M.1, Guseinov E.F.2, Aliev H.2 2005. Spiders (Arachnida: Aranei) of Azerbaijan 4. Fauna of Naxcivan // Arthropoda Selecta. Vol.13 (for 2004). No.3: 135–149 [in English].
1 Institute for Biological problems of the North, Portovaya Str. 18, Magadan, 685000 Russia. E-mail: yurmar@mail.ru
2 Institute of Zoology, block 504, passage 1128, Baku 370073 Azerbaijan.
ABSTRACT. A list of 185 species from 28 families found in Naxçivan, Azerbaijan is presented. Three species: Malthonica lyncea (Brignoli, 1978), Singa neta (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) and Siwa atomaria (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876) are new to the fauna of the whole former Soviet Union. Eight species are new to Caucasus as a whole (Drassyllus crimeaensis Kovblyuk, 2003, Haplodrassus silvestris (Blackwall, 1833), Micaria dives (Lucas, 1846), Minicia marginella (Wider, 1834), Pellenes seriatus (Thorell, 1875), Sitticus pulchelus Logunov, 1992, Dipoena inornata (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1861) and Lasaeola prona (Menge, 1868) and three are new to Azerbaijan (Bolyphantes caucasicus Tanasevitch, 1990, Cyclosa sierrae Simon, 1870 and Xysticus spasskyi Utotschkin, 1968). 15 poorly know species are illustrated.
KEY WORDS: Aranei, spiders, Caucasus, Azerbaijan, Nakhichevan, fauna, new records.