The spider genus Pulchellodromus Wunderlich, 2012 in the Crimea (Aranei: Philodromidae)

Abstract

The validity of the genus Pulchellodromus Wunderlich, 2012 is discussed. A new combination is established: Pulchellodromus mainlingensis (Hu et Li, 1987) comb.n., ex Philodromus. Two species of Pulchellodromus are recorded from the Crimea for the first time: P. medius (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) and P. ruficapillus (Simon, 1885). The record of P. medius from the Crimea lies at the north-easternmost limit of the known species range. Both species are provided with diagnostic drawings, notes on their distribution, habitat preferences and phenology in the Crimea. РЕЗЮМЕ. Обсуждается валидность рода Pulchellodromus Wunderlich, 2012. Установлена новая комбинация: Pulchellodromus mainlingensis (Hu et Li, 1987) comb.n., ex Philodromus. Впервые в Крыму зарегистрированы 2 вида рода Pulchellodromus: P. medius (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) и P. ruficapillus (Simon, 1885). Находка P. medius в Крымусамая северо-восточная точка его известного ареала. Для обоих видов приводятся диагностические рисунки, географическое распространение, биотопическая приуроченность в Крыму и фенология.

The spider genus Rhysodromus Schick, 1965 in the Crimea (Aranei: Philodromidae)

“…Recently, Philodromus was subdivided by Wunderlich [2012] into several distinct genera, as listed by Kastrygina, Kovblyuk [2014: Table 1]. Of them, only the genus Pulchellodromus has been reviewed in the Crimean fauna [Kastrygina, Kovblyuk, 2014]. In the present paper, we are providing new faunistic records and diagnostic drawings for the two species of genus Rhysodromus Schick, 1965 from the Crimea.…”

“…To date, two philodromid gen-The spider genus Rhysodromus Schick, 1965 era -Thanatus C.L. Koch, 1837 and Pulchellodromus Wunderlich, 2012 -have been reviewed in the Crimean fauna [Kastrygina, Kovblyuk, 2013, 2014. The genus Philodromus Walckenaer, 1826 is the largest one in the family.…”

New data on the spider fauna (Aranei) of Dagestan, Russia

“…The species is rare and local in Dagestan, but it is widespread in the Mediterranean and was also recorded from Kazakhstan [Nentwig et al, 2018]. In Russia, it was also found in the Crimea [Kastrygina, Kovblyuk, 2014], Cis-Azov Area [Ponomarev et al, 2016] and the northern part of Stavropol Territory [Ponomarev et al, 2017a]. Rhysodromus timidus (Szita et Logunov, 2008) Figs 15-19.…”

A new species of the genus Pulchellodromus Wunderlich, 2012 (Aranei: Philodromidae) from Spain

“…At present, the genus Pulchellodromus Wunderlich, 2012 contains 12 species [Kastrygina, Kovblyuk, 2014;WSC, 2016]: P. afroglaucinus (Muster et Bosmans, 2007); P. bistigma (Simon, 1870); P. glaucinus (Simon, 1870); P. lamellipalpis (Muster, 2007); P. mainlingensis (Hu et Li, 1987); P. medius (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872); P. pardalis (Muster et Bosmans, 2007); P. pulchellus (Lucas, 1846); P. punctiger (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1908); P. ruficapillus (Simon, 1885); P. simoni (Mello-Leitão, 1929) and P. wunderlichi (Muster et Thaler, 2007). Most of the Pulchellodromus species are known from the Mediterranean Region, except for P. medius that extends its range to the Caucasus, P. ruficapillus going to western Kazakhstan, and P. mainlingensis that is known from Tibet [Kastrygina, Kovblyuk, 2014;WSC, 2016]. Recently, the genus was well described and diagnosed by Muster et al [2007: sub the pulchellus species group], Wunderlich [2012] and Kastrygina, Kovblyuk [2014].…”

“…Most of the Pulchellodromus species are known from the Mediterranean Region, except for P. medius that extends its range to the Caucasus, P. ruficapillus going to western Kazakhstan, and P. mainlingensis that is known from Tibet [Kastrygina, Kovblyuk, 2014;WSC, 2016]. Recently, the genus was well described and diagnosed by Muster et al [2007: sub the pulchellus species group], Wunderlich [2012] and Kastrygina, Kovblyuk [2014]. All the Mediterranean species were revised by Muster et al [2007].…”