Araniella yaginumai Tanikawa, 1995

Marusik, Yuri M. & Koponen, Seppo, 2000, New data on spiders (Aranei) from the Maritime Province, Russian Far East, Arthropoda Selecta 9 (1), pp. 55-68 : 56

Araniella yaginumai Tanikawa, 1995 *

Figs. 1-7 .

Chikuni, 1989; 69, f. 25a; Tanikawa, 1995: f. 1-9.

Material examined: l ♀, [09] env. ofAnisimovka Vill ., 43º10'N 132º46'E, 24- 28.07.1998, YM ; 1 ♂, [17] Lazovski Reserve, Korpad’ Camp, 43º16'N 134º08'E, 6- 9.08.1998, YM

COMMENTS. The first record in the province and the Russian Far East. Siberio-M anchurian nemoral range. Known from Altais [ Marusik et al., 1996; sub Araniella sp.) andTuva [ Marusik et al., 2000] to the east to Sakhalin, South Kuriles (personal data), Japan and Taiwan [ Song et al., 1999].

Figures

Figs 1 - 7. Variation of copulatory organs of Araniella yaginumai. 1 - 2 — male palp, lateral view; 3 — male palp, subapical view; 4 — 5 — epigyne, ventral view; 6 — 7 — epigyne, view from behind. Scale = 0.1 mm.