Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydro-Ecology, National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia, P. Sevak str. 7, Yerevan, Armenia
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Online Published on 23 January, 2023.
This study reports new records of spiders under few families from Armenia. These add to the checklist of the families Cheiracanthiidae Wagner, 1887; Eresidae C L Koch, 1845; Gnaphosidae Pocock, 1898; and Pholcidae C L Koch, 1850. The results include twelve species of which six are new records from Armenia, and include Eresus kollari Rossi, 1846; Pholcus alticeps Spassky, 1932; Holocnemus pluchei (Scopoli, 1763); Cheiracanthium erraticum (Walckenaer, 1802); Drassodes lapidosus (Walckenaer, 1802); and Aphantaulax cincta (L. Koch, 1866). Notes on the habitat and distributions are given.
Araneae, Arachnida, Armenia, Caucasus, Fauna, Cheiracanthiidae, Eresidae, Gnaphosidae, Pholcidae, Eresus kollari, Pholcus alticeps, Holocnemus pluchei, Cheiracanthium erraticum, Drassodes lapidosus, Aphantaulax cincta