NOTES ON TAXONOMY AND FAUNA OF SPIDERS (ARANEI) OF THE SOUTH OF RUSSIA AND WESTERN KAZAKHSTAN

Abstract

A description of new species Alopecosa kulsaryensis sp. n. and a male Alopecosa inderensis Ponomarev, 2007 (family Lycosidae), which was known only on females, are presented in the paper. New synonymy and combination are established: Berlandina saraevi Ponomarev, 2008, syn. n. = Berlandina shnitnikovi (Spassky, 1934), comb. n. (from Pterotricha). New faunistic data on 52 species from families Araneidae, Gnaphosidae, Linyphiidae, Lycosidae, Miturgidae, Philodromidae, Salticidae, Tetragnathidae, Theridiidae, Thomisidae, Zodariidae are presented.

Keywords

• spiders
• taxonomy
• fauna
• south of russia
• western kazakhstan