Redescription of Dysdera cylindrica (Aranei: Dysderidae) from Pakistan with notes on the distribution of the family

Dysdera cylindrica O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885 is redescribed based on the lectotype male (designated here) and paralectotype female. The species was collected in northern Punjab, Pakistan, but not in Kashmir as indicated in the World Spider Catalog [2017]. Dysdera cylindrica together with D. arnoldii Charitonov, 1956 and D. subcylindrica Charitonov, 1956 form comprise the cylindrica species group. Dysderidae is a single family of spiders endemic to Palaearctic. The family ranges from Azores to Kyrgyzstan. Only six species, all from the genus Dysdera, are known outside the Palaearctic. Five of them are known exclusively from mountains adjacent to the Palaearctic. One species, D. crocata C.L. Koch, 1838 is cosmopolitan due to anthropogenic reasons.</p

Redescription of two West Himalayan Cheiracanthium (Aranei: Cheiracanthiidae)

 Two species of Cheiracanthium, known only from the original descriptions, C. adjacens O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885 and C. approximatum O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885, are redescribed based on their types. A lectotype is designated for C. adjacens. The type localities of the two species lie in Himalaya, not in Tibet (Yarkand, Xinjiang, China), as indicated in catalogs. The lectotype (designated here) of C. insulanum (Thorell, 1878) a species described from Ambon, Indonesia is illustrated for the first time. It was found that literature records and figures of C. insulanum refer to C. approximatum. Because of this, seven species considered as junior synonyms of C. insulanum are moved to synonyms of C. approximatum: C. adjacensoides Song, Chen et Hou, 1990, syn.n., C. paradjacens Chen et Gao, 1990, syn.n., C. payateus Barrion et Litsinger, 1995, syn.n., C. tigbauaensis Barrion et Litsinger, 1995, syn.n., C. tingilium Barrion et Litsinger, 1995, syn.n., C. bikakapenalcolium Barrion et Litsinger, 1995, syn.n. and Cheiracanthium hugiscium Barrion et Litsinger, 1995, syn.n.</p

A redescription of Aculepeira matsudae (Aranei: Araneidae), a species recently found in Far East Russia

Aculepeira matsudae Tanikawa, 1994, a species previously known from Central Hokkaido is reported from Far East Russia for the first time. Previously it was recorded in Khabarovsk and Maritime Provinces as Aculepeira cf. matsudae. The species is redescribed in detail, and an updated diagnosis is provided as well as comparisons with two other species occurring in Far East Russia. The status of species assigned to Aculepeira that occur in the Neotropical Realm is briefly discussed.</p

A survey of the Alopecosa cursor species group (Aranei: Lycosidae) from Asia

Species belonging to the Alopecosa cursor group from Central Asia have been surveyed. Four species are recognized: A. cursor (Hahn, 1831) (male female, Iberian Peninsula to Northern Xinjiang and Altai), A. cursorioides Charitonov, 1969 (male female, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and possibly NE Iran), A. passibilis (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885) (male, SW Xinjiang), and A. pentheri (Nosek. 1905) (male female, Italy to Azerbaijan). Alopecosa cursorioides stat.n. was originally described as a subspecies ofA. cursor. A new combination, Alopecosa passibilis comb.n., is suggested for the species originally described in Lycosa and currently considered in Pardosa. A. cursor and A. pentheri occur sympatrically in the Crimea and Caucasus. Faunistic records of these species are often mixed up due to indistinguishable females. Detailed information of distribution, habitat preferences, and phenology of A. cursor and A. pentheri in the Crimea are provided.</p

New data on the spider fauna of Iran (Arachnida: Aranei), Part VI

A family (Zoropsidae), five genera (Archaeodictyna Caporiacco, 1928, Microneta Menge, 1869, Sintula Simon, 1884, Zilla C.L. Koch, 1836, Zoropsis Simon, 1878), and 26 spider species are recorded in Iran for the first time. New provincial records for 61 species are presented. Considering the new results, 746 spider species are known from Iran.</p

Figs 1–4 in A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS BERLANDINA (ARANEI: GNAPHOSIDAE) FROM KAZAKHSTAN

Figs 1–4. Berlandina ilika sp. n., male palp. 1 – ventral view; 2 – prolateral view; 3 –Published as part of Fomichev, A.A. & Marusik, Yu.M., 2019, A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS BERLANDINA (ARANEI: GNAPHOSIDAE) FROM KAZAKHSTAN, pp. 13-18 in Far Eastern Entomologist 390 on page 15, DOI: 10.25221/fee.390.2, http://zenodo.org/record/716477

Figs 9–11 in A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS BERLANDINA (ARANEI: GNAPHOSIDAE) FROM KAZAKHSTAN

Figs 9–11. Berlandina ilika sp. n., male. 9 – habitus, dorsal view; 10 – bulb, retrolateralPublished as part of Fomichev, A.A. & Marusik, Yu.M., 2019, A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS BERLANDINA (ARANEI: GNAPHOSIDAE) FROM KAZAKHSTAN, pp. 13-18 in Far Eastern Entomologist 390 on page 17, DOI: 10.25221/fee.390.2, http://zenodo.org/record/716477

Figs 5–8 in A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS BERLANDINA (ARANEI: GNAPHOSIDAE) FROM KAZAKHSTAN

Figs 5–8. Bulb of Berlandina spp. 5, 7 – B. ilika sp. n.: 5 – ventral view; 7 – apical view;Published as part of Fomichev, A.A. & Marusik, Yu.M., 2019, A NEW SPECIES OF THE GENUS BERLANDINA (ARANEI: GNAPHOSIDAE) FROM KAZAKHSTAN, pp. 13-18 in Far Eastern Entomologist 390 on page 16, DOI: 10.25221/fee.390.2, http://zenodo.org/record/716477