taxonID	type	description	language	source
038BBA2BFFBAC1508EC1FC282D75FB35.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Ararat Province: 1 ♂, env. of Lanjar, 39 ° 49 ' N 44 ° 58 ' E, 28. v. 2021. Yerevan: 2 juv., Botanical Garden, 40 ° 12 ' 38 " N 44 ° 33 ' 25 " E, sweeping and litter, 17. v. 2021.	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFBAC1508EC1FC282D75FB35.taxon	discussion	Comments: This species is known from almost 60 localities in the Caucasus (Otto 2020): in the Russian part, as well as in Georgia and Azerbaijan. Juveniles of A. labyrinthica, A. orientalis (C. L. Koch, 1837) and Allagelena gracilens (C. L. Koch, 1841) look similar. However, the juvenile specimens from the Botanical Garden most probably belong to A. labyrinthica, which is a transpalaearctic species known from Armenia; the specimens have also been collected in the habitat common for this species.	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFBAC1508EFDFB552F82FA21.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Ararat Province: 3 juv., env. of Urtsadzor, 39 ° 54 ' 00 " N 44 ° 50 ' 53 " E, 1200 – 1300 m, on clay slope, 6. v. 2021; 1 juv., env. of Urtsalanj, 39 ° 49 ' N 44 ° 59 ' E, 1800 m, 11. v. 2021. Vayots Dzor Province: 1 (♀), env. of Gnishik, 39 ° 40 ' 18 " N 45 ° 17 ' 40 " E, ca. 2030 m, 11. v. 2021. Armavir Province: 3 juv., SW from Yerevan, Jrarbi, 40 ° 04 ' 46 " N 44 ° 14 ' 27 " E, saline ground and around water ponds, 13. v. 2021; 1 ♂ 2 ♀ 1 juv., 40 ° 04 ' 59 " N 44 ° 11 ' 26 " E, collapsing clay cliffs and near water, 13. v. 2021. Kotayk Province: 1 ♀ 4 juv., env. of Geghadir, 2 canyons nearby, 40 ° 09 ' N 44 ° 38 ' E, 15. v. 2021.	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFB9C1528ED8FF512C9AFEBD.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Ararat Province: 2 ♀ 7 juv., Garni Gorge, Azat River, 40 ° 06 ' 32 " N 44 ° 43 ' 57 " E, 1240 m, 5. v. 2021; 1 (♀) env. of Goravan, Goravan Sands State Sanctuary, 39 ° 53 ' 51 " N 44 ° 43 ' 35 " E, 6. v. 2021. Kotayk Province: 2 ♀ 7 juv., env. of Geghadir, 2 canyons, 40 ° 09 ' N 44 ° 38 ' E, 15. v. 2021. Gegharkunik Province: 1 juv., Sevan L., env. of Tsovagyugh, 40 ° 37 ' 12 " N 44 ° 57 ' 55 " E, 1920 m, 8. v. 2021. Vayots Dzor Province: 2 (♂ ♀), Shatin, Scenic place, 39 ° 50 ' 49 " N 45 ° 19 ' 00 " E, 9. v. 2021; 2 (♂) 1 (♀), env. of Shatin, 39 ° 51 ' 44 " N 45 ° 20 ' 19 " E, meadow with lava stones, 9. v. 2021. Shirak Province: 1 (♂) 2 juv., foothills of Aragats Mt., 40 ° 23 ' N 44 ° 13 ' E, ca. 2200 m, 16. v. 2021. Yerevan: 2 ♀, Scientific Centre of Zoology and Hydroecology, garden, 40 ° 12 ' 47 " N 44 ° 32 ' 00 " E, 1150 m, 1. vi. 2021.	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFB9C1528ED8FF512C9AFEBD.taxon	discussion	Comments: The species is currently known from over 80 records in the Caucasus (Otto 2020). Five adult females in our material are similar to T. domestica but may belong to other closely related species, and until the collection of corresponding males, their identification remains tentative. Juveniles may also belong to another species.	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFB8C1558E32FD902D8EFB65.taxon	description	(Figs 1 – 3)	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFB8C1558E32FD902D8EFB65.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Ararat Province: 1 ♀ or juv., Garni Gorge, Azat River, 40 ° 06 ' 32 " N 44 ° 43 ' 57 " E, 1240 m, 5. v. 2021; 7 ♀ or juv., 2 juv., env. of Urtsadzor, 39 ° 55 ' 26 " N 44 ° 48 ' 53 " E, 1040 m, clay canyons, 6. v. 2021. Vayot Dzor Province: 1 ♂ 2 juv., Gnishik River canyon, road to Noravank Monastery, 39 ° 41 ' 14 " N 45 ° 13 ' 21 " E, 1400 m, 10. v. 2021.	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFB8C1558E32FD902D8EFB65.taxon	discussion	Comments: The species was described from Nakhchivan and later reported from the adjacent Iran (Marusik & Zamani 2015). This species well differs from other congeners in the region by the screwed embolus (Fig. 2). We illustrate the habitus (demonstrating the characteristic pattern of both male and female; Fig. 1), the male palp (Fig. 2) and the webs (Fig. 3) made among furrows in the stony cliffs. Bulb of this species has a characteristic slicing that has not been documented before (Fig. 2 A, B). Our current material represents the northwesternmost record of the species within its whole known range.	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFBFC1558EFFFAE32DF6F9C2.taxon	description	(Fig. 4)	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFBFC1558EFFFAE32DF6F9C2.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Gegharkunik Province: 1 ♂, Sevan Lake, env. of Tsovagyugh, 40 ° 37 ' 12 " N 44 ° 57 ' 55 " E, 1920 m, 8. v. 2021.	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFBFC1558EFFFAE32DF6F9C2.taxon	discussion	Comments: The single male found in Armenia was collected as a result of sifting pine litter. Earlier it was known from the coast of Black Sea in northern Georgia and Russia (Otto 2020).	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFBEC1578EEDFA052F76FEBD.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Ararat Province: 2 ♀, env. of Urtsadzor, 39 ° 54 ' 00 " N 44 ° 50 ' 53 " E, 1200 – 1300 m, on clay slope, 6. v. 2021; 1 ♀, env. of Urtsadzor, 39 ° 55 ' 26 " N 44 ° 48 ' 53 " E, 1040 m, clay canyons, 6. v. 2021. Vayots Dzor Province: 1 ♀, Shatin, Scenic place, 39 ° 50 ' 49 " N 45 ° 19 ' E, 9. v. 2021. Kotayk Province: 1 ♀, env. of Solak, 40 ° 28 ' 24 " N 44 ° 42 ' 57 " E, 14. v. 2021.	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFBEC1578EEDFA052F76FEBD.taxon	discussion	Comments: Females of this species have characteristic shape of epigyne and cannot be confused with the other two congeners occurring in the region; previously reported from the Northern Caucasus and Nakhchivan (Otto 2020).	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFBDC1568E2BFEC82E03FE1D.taxon	description	(Fig. 5)	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFBDC1568E2BFEC82E03FE1D.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Vayot Dzor Province: 1 ♀, Gnishik River canyon, road to Noravank Monastery, 39 ° 41 ' 14 " N 45 ° 13 ' 21 " E, 1400 m, 10. v. 2021. Kotayk Province: 2 ♀, env. of Solak, 40 ° 28 ' 24 " N 44 ° 42 ' 57 " E, 14. v. 2021; 1 ♀, Vokhchabert, 40 ° 09 ' 56 " N 44 ° 38 ' 59 " E, 15. v. 2021; 9 ♀, env. of Geghadir, 2 canyons nearby, 40 ° 09 ' N 44 ° 38 ' E, 15. v. 2021.	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFBDC1568E2BFEC82E03FE1D.taxon	discussion	Comments: The absence of males in our collected material does not allow us to identify this species with certainty. The epigyne of the Armenian specimens (Fig. 5 D, E) is most similar to those illustrated for M. scopensis, but still differ in having straight and anteriorly diverging margins of the fovea (vs. converging and concave). The epigyne of our specimens is also similar to those of M. lubricus (Simon, 1880) known from Eastern China but differs in the straight epigynal margins (vs. rounded) and also in the presence of numerous small spines on tarsus I, lacking in M. lubricus (Fu et al. 2009: fig. 7). We have provided figures for habitus and leg I to illustrate the characteristic features of this species, representing a genus previously not reported in the Caucasus. Mesiotelus scopensis is known from the Balkans, westernmost Anatolia (Elverici et al. 2013; Nentwig et al. 2021). Record from Iran may refer to the same species as Armenian specimens.	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFBCC1568EF9FD192E76FBB5.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Vayots Dzor Province: 1 (♂), Shatin, Scenic place, 39 ° 50 ' 49 " N 45 ° 19 ' 00 " E, 9. v. 2021.	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFBCC1568EF9FD192E76FBB5.taxon	discussion	Comments: Although the specimen is a subadult, it can be easily identified as this species due to the presence of four tubercles on the abdomen (vs. two or none in the other species). This species is the most common among all Ero species occurring in the Caucasus, and reported from 16 localities in Russia, Georgia and Azerbaijan (Otto 2020). Ero furcata (Villers, 1789) Material examined: Kotayk Province: 1 ♀, env. of Aghavnadzor, 40 ° 33 ' 56 " N 44 ° 40 ' 43 " E, 14. v. 2021. Comments: So far, this species was known only from the Northern Caucasus and northwestern Georgia (Otto 2020).	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFBCC1568EF9FDA82F09FD8D.taxon	description	(Otto 2020) and none have been recorded from Armenia before.	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFBCC1568ED1FBC12E6EFA65.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Ararat Province: 1 juv., Garni Gorge, Azat River, 40 ° 06 ' 32 " N 44 ° 43 ' 57 " E, 1240 m, 17. v. 2021; 1 ♀, env. of Goravan, Goravan Sands State Sanctuary, 39 ° 53 ' 51 " N 44 ° 43 ' 35 " E, 6. v. 2021. Vayots Dzor Province: 1 juv., env. of Shatin, 39 ° 51 ' 44 " N 45 ° 20 ' 19 " E, meadow with lava stones, 9. v. 2021. Armavir Province: 1 ♀, Jrarat, 40 ° 04 ' 59 " N 44 ° 11 ' 26 " E, collapsing clay cliffs and near water, 13. v. 2021. Kotayk Province: 1 (♂), env. of Geghadir, 2 canyons nearby, 40 ° 09 ' N 44 ° 38 ' E, 15. v. 2021.	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFBCC1568ED1FBC12E6EFA65.taxon	discussion	Comments: This is a single species of the genus in West Palaearctic and this is the commonest species of the family occurring in the Caucasus. It has been reported from 19 localities in Russia, Georgia and Azerbaijan (Otto 2020). In Armenia, it has been found in five localities.	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFBCC1568E2EFA702F94F9D5.taxon	description	1894 have been reported in the Caucasus (Mikhailov 2021). New to Armenia.	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFB3C1598E29FBA22DEFFA6B.taxon	description	(Fig. 6)	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFB3C1598E29FBA22DEFFA6B.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Ararat Province: 1 ♂ Garni Gorge, Azat River, 40 ° 06 ' 32 " N 44 ° 43 ' 57 " E, 1240 m, 5. v. 2021. Vayot Dzor Province: 1 ♀, Gnishik River canyon, road to Noravank Monastery, 39 ° 41 ' 14 " N 45 ° 13 ' 21 " E, 1400 m, 10. v. 2021.	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFB3C1598E29FBA22DEFFA6B.taxon	discussion	Comments: This species was previously known in the Caucasus and the entire former Soviet Union from a single locality in central-north Azerbaijan (Otto 2020). We have provided habitus figures to illustrate its characteristic pattern and features, which would aid identification of this species from the relatively similar Microdipoena jobi (Kraus, 1967): the epigyne with membranous, longer than wide scape and the cymbium with a conical extension furnished with curved setae (arrowed on Fig. 6 D).	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFB2C1588EF2FB1B2D07F9C5.taxon	description	(Fig. 7)	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFB2C1588EF2FB1B2D07F9C5.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Ararat Province: 1 ♂ 1 juv, Garni Gorge, Azat River, 40 ° 06 ' 32 " N 44 ° 43 ' 57 " E, 1240 m, 17. v. 2021. Yerevan: 2 ♂ 1 ♀, city, on walls, 12 – 16. v. 2021. Vayot Dzor Province: 2 juv., Gnishik River canyon, road to Noravank Monastery, 39 ° 41 ' 14 " N 45 ° 13 ' 21 " E, 1400 m, 10. v. 2021.	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFB2C1588EF2FB1B2D07F9C5.taxon	discussion	Comments: In the Caucasus, this species was previously known only from four localities in Azerbaijan, including one in Nakhchivan (Otto 2020). The record from Armenia is northwesternmost in the entire range (from Armenia to Sichuan, China; WSC (2021 )). We have provided figures of the male and female habitus that are lacking in the literature and in internet. Males have slightly variable abdominal pattern and may have distinct or indistinct leg annulations (cf. Figs 7 A & 7 B). The epigyne (Fig. 7 D) of this species differs drastically from all congeners occurring in the Middle East.	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFB1C15B8EDBFDC02F96FC15.taxon	description	(Fig. 8)	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFB1C15B8EDBFDC02F96FC15.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Ararat Province: 1 ♂, env. of Urtsadzor, 39 ° 55 ' 26 " N 44 ° 48 ' 53 " E, 1040 m, clay canyons, 6. v. 2021. Vayot Dzor Province: 1 ♀ Gnishik River canyon, road to Noravank Monastery, 39 ° 41 ' 14 " N 45 ° 13 ' 21 " E, 1400 m, 10. v. 2021. Yerevan: 2 ♂ 1 juv., suburb of Yerevan, Nubarashen, ca. 40 ° 05 ' 32 " N 44 ° 32 ' 13 " E, 1100 m, 12. v. 2021; 2 ♀ 2 juv., city, indoors, v. 2021.	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFB1C15B8EDBFDC02F96FC15.taxon	discussion	Comments: Holocnemus pluchei is the only species of its genus with a wide distribution (almost cosmopolitan). Females and even juveniles of this species can be recognized due to their swollen palps (Fig. 8 A – E). This species can be also recognized by the characteristic abdominal pattern, longitudinal spots on legs (Fig. 8 C, D) and annulations (Fig. 8 D). Furthermore, this species has a very deep and large thoracic fovea unknown in other pholcids occurring in the region (Fig. 8 C, E).	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFB1C15B8E12FB502F8EF9C5.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Ararat Province: 3 ♂ 1 ♀ Garni Gorge, Azat River, 40 ° 06 ' 32 " N 44 ° 43 ' 57 " E, 1240 m, 5. v. 2021; 3 ♀, env. of Urtsadzor, 39 ° 54 ' 00 " N 44 ° 50 ' 53 " E, 1200 – 1300 m, clay slope, 6. v. 2021. Vayots Dzor Province: 3 ♂ 1 juv., Shatin, Scenic place, 39 ° 50 ' 49 " N 45 ° 19 ' 00 " E, 9. v. 2021. Armavir Province: 2 ♂ 2 ♀ SW from Yerevan, Jrarbi, 40 ° 04 ' 46 " N 44 ° 14 ' 27 " E, saline ground and around water ponds, 13. v. 2021 (YMM & V. Zh. Ambardzumyan). Yerevan: 1 ♂ 2 ♀ suburb of Yerevan, Nubarashen, ca. 40 ° 05 ' 32 " N 44 ° 32 ' 13 " E, 1100 m, 12. v. 2021; 3 ♀, Botanical Garden, 40 ° 12 ' 38 " N 44 ° 33 ' 25 " E, sweeping & litter, 17. v. 2021.	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFB1C15B8E12FB502F8EF9C5.taxon	discussion	Comments: This recently described species was known from North-Central Azerbaijan east to Mazandaran and south to Fars Province in Iran (Zamani & Marusik 2020 a, b). The current records extend the known range about 3 ° to the west.	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFB0C15A8ED6FB482FD4FA75.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Vayots Dzor Province: 3 ♂ 3 ♀, env. of Gnishik, 39 ° 40 ' 18 " N 45 ° 17 ' 40 " E, ca. 2030 m, 11. v. 2021.	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFB0C15A8ED6FB482FD4FA75.taxon	discussion	Comments: This is the most widespread species of the family in entire Holarctic (from Iberian Peninsula to Kuril Islands) (Mikhailov 2021; WSC 2021).	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFB7C15D8E33FBF42D10FA46.taxon	description	(Fig. 9)	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFB7C15D8E33FBF42D10FA46.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Vayots Dzor Province: 2 ♂, env. of Shatin, 39 ° 51 ' 44 " N 45 ° 20 ' 19 " E, meadow with lava stones, 9. v. 2021; 2 ♂ ♀ 1 juv., Gnishik River canyon, road to Noravank Monastery, 39 ° 41 ' 14 " N 45 ° 13 ' 21 " E, 1400 m, 10. v. 2021. Kotayk Province: 1 ♂ env. of Geghadir, 2 canyons nearby, 40 ° 09 ' N 44 ° 38 ' E, 15. v. 2021	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFB7C15D8E33FBF42D10FA46.taxon	discussion	Comments: This identification is tentative, as these specimens may belong to an undescribed species, as Micrommata ligurina has not been recorded in the Caucasus. The females of M. ligurina differ from those of M. virescens in having a dark longitudinal spot on the carapace (Fig. 9 A) (vs. lacking), and a longer epigynal septum (Fig. 9 E). Males differ in different coloration of their appendages (light yellowish vs. green).	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFB7C15C8EC3FA572E65FE9D.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Yerevan: 1 (♀) suburb of Yerevan, Nubarashen, ca. 40 ° 05 ' 32 " N 44 ° 32 ' 13 " E, 1100 m, clay­stony cliff, 12. v. 2021.	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFB7C15C8EC3FA572E65FE9D.taxon	discussion	Comments: This identification is tentative, as we have only a single subadult female; other similar genera are not known in the region, and O. sericeus is the only species of the genus known to occur in the Caucasus, from two localities in Daghestan and Georgia (Otto 2020).	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFB6C15C8EF0FE282F8DFE0D.taxon	description	(Otto 2020). None of these species were previously reported from Armenia.	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFB6C15C8E2FFD982F7DFCE5.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined: Ararat Province: 1 ♀, env. of Urtsadzor, 39 ° 54 ' 00 " N 44 ° 50 ' 53 " E, 1200 – 1300 m, on clay slope, 6. v. 2021; 1 ♂, Garni Gorge, Azat River, 40 ° 06 ' 32 " N 44 ° 43 ' 57 " E, 1240 m, 5. v. 2021; 2 ♀, env. of Goravan, Goravan Sands State Sanctuary, 39 ° 53 ' 51 " N 44 ° 43 ' 35 " E, 6. v. 2021. Armavir Province: 1 ♀ SW from Yerevan, Jrarbi, 40 ° 04 ' 46 " N 44 ° 14 ' 27 " E, saline ground and around water ponds, 13. v. 2021 & V. Zh. Ambardzumyan. Yerevan: 1 juv., Yerevan, Botanical Garden, 40 ° 12 ' 38 " N 44 ° 33 ' 25 " E, sweeping & litter, 17. v. 2021.	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
038BBA2BFFB6C15C8E2FFD982F7DFCE5.taxon	discussion	Comments: This is the most widespread species of the genus both globally and regionally, 29 records in the Caucasus alone (Otto 2020).	en	Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A., Marusik, Yuri M. (2021): On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia. Israel Journal of Entomology 51 (1): 103-117, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6466083, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6466082
