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On two enigmatic spiders (Araneae: Cybaeidae & Phrurolithidae) from the Russian Far East
Yuri M Marusik1, Mikhail M Omelko, Seppo Koponen
1Institute for Biological Problems of the North, Portovaya Street 18, Magadan 685000, Russia Department of Zoology Entomology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa. yurmar@mail.ru.
Abstract:
Cybaeota Chamberlin Ivie, 1933, a genus previously known only in the Nearctic, has been found in the Maritime Province of Russia for the first time. It is represented by a new species, C. wesolowskae sp. nov. (♂♀), which is close to the generotype, C. calcarata (Emerton, 1911). Additionally, a new species, Phrurolithus lindemanni sp. nov. (♀), is described from the Maritime Province as well. It has unusually light colouration in comparison to other congeners. Trans-Pacific disjunctive ranges on species, genus and family levels in arthropods are briefly discussed.
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