Crosbyarachne silvestris (Georgescu, 1973) V. & Tanasevitch, 2011

Tanasevitch, Andrei V., 2011, On linyphiid spiders (Araneae) from the Eastern and Central Mediterranean kept at the Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Geneva, Revue suisse de Zoologie 118 (1), pp. 49-91 : 59

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5962/bhl.part.117799
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6311258
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03FA87DB-FF89-4624-2D8D-A8BDD2CC2050
treatment provided by	Carolina
scientific name	Crosbyarachne silvestris (Georgescu, 1973)
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

Crosbyarachne silvestris (Georgescu, 1973) View in CoL comb. n.

MATERIAL: 7 Ƌ, 14 ♀; 2 Ƌ, 2 ♀ ( ZMMU), Italy, Tuscany, Mt Argentario, Maremma, 280-400 m a.s.l., sifting litter under Quercus ilex & Q. suber , 13.-14.II.1980, leg. A. Focarile.

COMPARATIVE MATERIAL EXAMINED: 5 Ƌ, 1 ♀, Romania, Seica Nare , pitfall, IV.1980, from collection of I. Weiss .

REMARKS: According to the palp and epigyne conformation Tapinocyba silvestris Georgescu, 1973 clearly belongs to the genus Crosbyarachne Charitonov, 1937 and is similar to its single representative, C. bukovskyi Charitonov, 1937 , known from the Crimea and Turkey ( Gnelitsa, 2009). A comparison between the Italian and Romanian specimens of C. silvestris comb. n. has shown their identity, whereas similar specimens from Greece show small but stable differences (see below). This species is here reported for the first time for the Italian fauna.

RANGE: Mediterranean.