New data on spiders (Arachnida, Aranei) from the caves of Southwestern Siberia (Russia)

The paper reports six species of spiders from five families found in three caves located in the Altai Krai, Novosibirsk Oblast and Kemerovo Oblast of Russia. One troglophilic species, Improphantes improbulus (Simon, 1929) is recorded from Siberia and the Altai Mountains for the first time and anothe...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:Acta Biologica Sibirica
Main Author: A. Fomichev,Alexander
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2020
Subjects:
Altai Mountains
Araneae
cave fauna
new records
Salair Ridge
troglophile species
Sibirica
Siberia
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3897/abs.6.e59450
https://abs.pensoft.net/article/59450/
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Summary:The paper reports six species of spiders from five families found in three caves located in the Altai Krai, Novosibirsk Oblast and Kemerovo Oblast of Russia. One troglophilic species, Improphantes improbulus (Simon, 1929) is recorded from Siberia and the Altai Mountains for the first time and another troglophile species, Metellina merianae (Scopoli, 1763) is recorded from the Novosibirsk Oblast for the first time. Improphantes improbulus, a species new to Siberia, is illustrated. The distribution and habitat preferences of all six species is discussed.

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