NEW RECORDS ON SALTICIDAE AND THERIDIIDAE (ARANEAE) SPIDERS FROM ARMENIA

Abstract

New data on jumping spiders (Salticidae) and tangle-web spiders (Theridiidae) of Armenia are provided on the basis of recently collected specimens in various regions of Armenia. One species, Ballus rufipes(Simon, 1868) is recorded as new to the Caucasus Region, in addition to the following species:Neon reticulatus(Blackwall, 1853), Pellenes brevis(Simon, 1868), Salticus scenicus(Clerck, 1757)and Synageles dalmaticus(Keyserling, 1863) that belong to a family Salticidae,are recorded in Armenia for the first time.A further 7 species of Theridiidae are recorded in Armenia for the first time Kochiura aulica(C. L. Koch, 1838), Steatoda albomaculata(De Geer, 1778), Steatoda bipunctata(Linnaeus, 1758), Steatoda castanea Clerk, 1757, Steatoda grossa(C. L. Koch, 1838), Steatoda paykulliana Walckenaer, 1806 and Steatoda triangulosa(Walckenaer, 1802).

Keywords

• raneae
• armenia
• new records
• salticidae