SURVEY OF RUNNING CRAB SPIDERS PHILODROMIDAE (ARANEAE) OF ARMENIA

Abstract

Twelve species of philodromid crab or running crab spiders (Philodromidae) have been recorded in Armenia. Nine species are new to the spider fauna of this country: Philodromus cespitum (Walckenaer, 1802); Philodromus emarginatus (Schrank, 1803),Philodromus rufus Walckenaer, 1826;Rhysodromus histrio (Latreille, 1819),Thanatus atratus Simon, 1875;Thanatus formicinus (Clerck, 1757);Thanatus imbecillus L. Koch, 1878;Thanatus vulgaris Simon, 1870 and Thanatus pictus L. Koch, 1881.

Keywords

• araneae
• armeniacaucasus checklist
• first records
• philodromidae