A survey of East Palaearctic Gnaphosidae (Araneae). 5. On Synaphosus from Central Asia.
Four new species of Synaphosus are described from Central Asia: S. shmakovi sp. n. (♀, Western Mongolia), S. ovtsharenkoi sp. n. (♂♀, Central Mongolia), S. mongolicus sp. n. (♀, South-Western Mongolia) and S. saidovi sp. n. (♀, Tajikistan). New faunistic records and illustrations of S. palearcticus Ovtsharenko, Levy & Platnick, 1994 and S. turanicus Ovtsharenko, Levy & Platnick, 1994 are provided. Synaphosus with three named species is recorded for the first time from Mongolia, and S. palearcticus is reported for the first time from Tajikistan.
Institute for Biological Problems of the North RAS, Portovaya Str. 18, Magadan 685000, Russia Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa Far Eastern Federal University, Sukhanova 8, Vladivostok 690950, Russia Zoological Museum, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turku, Finland; Email: unknown.
Yuri M
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Marusik
Altai State University, Lenina Pr., 61, Barnaul, RF-656049, Russia; Email: unknown.
Alexander A
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Fomichev
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008986:Mongolia; D013045:Species Specificity; D013112:Spiders / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification*; D013620:Tajikistan