Synaphosus shirin Ovtsharenko, Levi et Platnik, 1994 (Gnaphosidae) and Holocnemus pluchei (Scopoli, 1763) (Pholcidae) – two new species of spiders (Aranei) in the fauna of the Caucasus
Journal: Caucasian Entomological Bulletin
Year: 2019

Two spider species are recorded for the Caucasus for the first time: Synaphosus shirin Ovtsharenko, Levi et Platnik, 1994 (Gnaphosidae) and Holocnemus pluchei (Scopoli, 1763) (Pholcidae). Copulative organs of collected specimens are illustrated. The first species, new for the fauna of the Caucasus and Azerbaijan, was described from West Iran (Kermanshah Province: Qasr-e Shirin) on the basis of one female. Later it was recorded for Cyprus. Badamly in the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic is northern