New records of spiders of the family Thomisidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from the Caucasus

T.V. Nuruyeva & N.Yu. Snegovaya

Abstract. New records of two crab spider species, Bassaniodes ovadan (Marusik et Logunov, 1995) and Runcinia tarabayevi Marusik et Logunov, 1990, from Azerbaijan are presented. Both species are recorded from the Caucasus for the first time.

Key words: crab spiders, spiders, fauna, Nakhchivan, Araneae, Thomisidae, new records

Zoosystematica Rossica, 2024, 33(1): 102–105 ▪ Published online 5 July 2024

https://doi.org/10.31610/zsr/2024.33.1.102 ▪ Open full article

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