Marusik Yu.M.1, Khruleva O.A.2 2023. The first record of Araneus corticarius (Emerton, 1884) (Aranei: Araneidae) in the Palaearctic // Arthropoda Selecta. Vol.32. No.4: 513–517 [in English].
1 Institute for Biological Problems of the North FEB RAS, Portovaya Str. 18, Magadan 685000, Russia. E-mail: yurmar@mail.ru
2 A.N. Severtsov Institute of Ecology and Evolution RAS, Leninsky Pr. 33, Moscow 119071, Russia. E-mail: oa-khruleva@mail.ru
doi: 10.15298/arthsel.32.4.13
ABSTRACT: Araneus corticarius (Emerton, 1884), a species of orb-weaving spiders previously known from across the Nearctic is reported in the Palaearctic (Northeastern Siberia, Chukotka) for the first time. The species is briefly redescribed and its distribution is mapped. A survey of the northern limits of distribution of the genus Araneus Clerck, 1757 in the Holarctic revealed that the northernmost distribution record of the genus lies in the Anabar Plateau, Middle Siberia (71°4'N 103°E).
KEY WORDS: Araneae, Nearctic, Chukotka, orb-weaving spider, distribution, illustrated redescription.