Gnaphosa similis Kulczynski 1926

• Main Authors: Marusik, Yuri M., Koponen, Seppo
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2000
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Arachnida; Araneae; Gnaphosidae; Gnaphosa; Gnaphosa similis; Blagodatnoe; Magadan; Chukotka; Kamchatka; Yakutia
• Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/3509163; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3509163

Gnaphosa similis Kulczynski, 1926 * Figs. 8, 10-11. Ovtsharenko et al., 1992; f. 149-?150; Marusik & Logunov, 1995: f. 55-56; Ovtsharenko & Marusik, 1995: f. 3.9,17. Material examined: 5 ♂ ♂, Sikhote-Alinsky Reserve, Blagodatnoe Kordon, 44º56'N 136º32.6'E, 7- 12.07.1999, YS. COMMENTS. The first record in the province and the southernmost point o fdistribution. Baikalo-Manchurianboreo­ nemoral range. Known from Chita Area (personal data) to Chukotka on the north [Marusik et al., 1992; 69°N, sub G. muscorum ] to the south to the Maritime Province [Ovtsharenko etal., 1992: sUbC. muscorum ] and eastern Mongolia (personal data). Being described from Kamchatka, this species was recently [Ovtsharenko et al., 1992] synonymised under Holarc­ tic C. muscorum (L. Koch, 1866). Study o f topotypes, as well as o f numerous specimens from Yakutia, Chita and Magadan areas reveals that G. similis is an independent species, being very similar to G. muscorum. Males o f these species can be separated by the shape and position of outgrowth on the base of embolus (cf. Figs. 8-9). Females o f two species differ by shape and direction o f accessorial glands. Published as part of Marusik, Yuri M. & Koponen, Seppo, 2000, New data on spiders (Aranei) from the Maritime Province, Russian Far East, pp. 55-68 in Arthropoda Selecta 9 (1) on page 59, DOI:10.5281/zenodo.822713