Fomichev A.A.1,2, Marusik Yu.M.3 2011. New data on spiders (Arachnida: Aranei) of the Altai Republic, Russia // Arthropoda Selecta. Vol.20. No.2: 117–123 [in English].
1 Novosibirsk State Pedagogical University, Vilyuiskaya 28, Novosibirsk 630126 Russia. E-mail: a.fomichov@mail.ru
2 Siberian Zoological Museum, Institute for Systematics and Ecology of Animals, SB RAS, Frunze str., 11, Novosibirsk 91, 630091 Russia
3 Institute for Biological Problems of the North, RAS, Portovaya Str. 18, Magadan 685000, Russia. E-mail: yurmar@mail.ru
doi: 10.15298/arthsel.20.2.03
KEY WORDS: Russian Altai, Aranei, spiders, new records.
ABSTRACT. A survey of 14 species found in the Altai, for the first time is presented. The male of Drassodes katunensis Marusik, Hippa & Koponen, 1996, is described for the first time. Two species: Gnaphosa banini Marusik & Koponen, 2001, and Pardosa nenilini Marusik, 1995, are recorded from Russia for the first time. Species new to Russia and D. katunensis are illustrated.