title: A revision of the Holarctic genus Larinioides Caporiacco, 1934 (Araneae: Araneidae).
abstract: Аll known species of Larinioides Caporiacco, 1934 are revised. Seven species are recognised, of which one is transferred from Araneus Clerck, 1757 as a new combination, Larinioides jalimovi (Bakhvalov, 1981) comb. n. The first description of a male of L. jalimovi is given. The following four new synonyms are proposed: Epeira gracilis Menge, 1878 syn. n. and Aranea dumetorum islandicola Strand, 1906 syn. n. = L. patagiatus (Clerck, 1757); Araneus cungei Bakhvalov, 1974, syn. n. = Larinioides folium (Schrank, 1803); and Araneus sclopetarius Clerck, 1757 syn. n. = L. cornutus (Clerck, 1757). Detailed illustrations of habitus, copulatory organs, and identification keys of males and females of all Larinioides species are provided.
authors.affiliation: The Western Slovakian Museum, Múzejné námestie 3, 91809 Trnava, Slovakia. Zoological Museum, University of Turku, FI-20014, Turku, Finland; Email: asestakova@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Šestáková
authors.affiliation: Zoological Museum, University of Turku, FI-20014, Turku, Finland Institute for Biological Problems of the North of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Portovaya Str. 18, 685000 Magadan, Russia.; Email: yurmar@mail.ru.
authors.forename: Yuri M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Marusik
authors.affiliation: Far Eastern Federal University, Sukhanova, 8, Vladivostok 690950 Russia. Gornotaezhnaya Station FEB RAS, Gornotaezhnoe Vil.,Ussuriyski Dist., Primorski Krai 692533 Russia; Email: omelkom@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mikhail M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Omelko
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D013112:Spiders / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development