40. Phalangium punctipes (L. Koch, 1878)

Opilio punctipes L. Koch, 1878: 63 (original description)

Zacheus caucasicus - Mkheidze, 1959: 113 (mention)

Zacheus caucasicus - Mkheidze, 1962: 185 (mention)

Metaplatybunus grandissimus - Mkheidze, 1959: 114 (mention)

Metaplatybunus grandissimus - Mkheidze, 1964: 121 (mention)

Phalangium punctipes - Staręga, 1966: 401 (mention)

Phalangium punctipes - Staręga, 1978: 216 (mention)

Phalangium punctipes - Snegovaya, 1999: 455-456 (figs 24-33, mention)

Phalangium punctipes - Snegovaya, 2004: 316 (mention)

Phalangium punctipes - Snegovaya, 2013: 185 (mention)

Phalangium punctipes - Snegovaya, Pkhakadze and Intskirveli, 2014: 204 (mention; locality data from historical collection of the Georgian National Museum)

Phalangium punctipes - Snegovaya, 2014: 3-4 (figs 17-33, 128, redescription, distributional data)

Type locality.

Armenia, Sardarabad near Yerevan.

Occurrence data in Georgia.

Guria • Bakhmaro, Chokhatauri Municipality; 2300 m a.s.l.; leg. T. Mkheidze, 9 August 1939 (Mkheidze 1959). Imereti • Kutaisi; leg. A.B Shelkovnikov, 30 June 1911 (Snegovaya et al. 2014). Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti • Mamisoni Pass, Shovi Municipality; 3000 m a.s.l.; leg. T. Mkheidze, 17 July 1938 (Mkheidze 1959). Samtskhe-Javakheti • Tskhratskaro, Bakuriani, Borjomi Municipality; leg. T. Mkheidze, 2 August 1945 (Mkheidze 1959). • Tatanisi, Akhaltsikhe Municipality; leg. T. Mkheidze, 18 July 1939 (Snegovaya et al. 2014). Shida Kartli • Gori; leg. K. Satunin, 16 June 1909 (Snegovaya et al. 2014). • Gori; leg. A. Riedel, 18 October 1958 ( Staręga 1966). Mtskheta-Mtianeti • Khevsureti; leg. M. Intskirveli (Snegovaya 2014). • Devdoraki surroundings, Kazbegi Municipality; leg. T. Mkheidze, 20 July 1938 (Mkheidze 1959). • Mutso, Shatili; leg. M. Intskirveli, 26 August 1988 (Snegovaya 2014). Tbilisi • Turtle Lake; leg. M. Zaitsev, 3 April 1913 (Snegovaya 2014). • Ortachala; leg. T. Mkheidze, 5 May 1946 (Mkheidze 1959). • Dighomi; leg. T. Mkheidze, 22 May 1946 (Mkheidze 1959). • Shavnabada; leg. T. Mkheidze, 15 June 1946 (Mkheidze 1959). • Kojori; leg. T. Mkheidze, 12 May 1938 (Mkheidze 1959). • Udzo; leg. T. Mkheidze, 12 May 1938 (Mkheidze 1959). • Okrokana; leg. T. Mkheidze, 12 May 1938 (Mkheidze 1959). Kakheti • environs of Telavi; leg. Fursov, April 1907 (Snegovaya 2014). • Eldari Valley, Dedoplitskaro Municipality; leg. T. Mkheidze, 25 March 1940 (Snegovaya et al. 2014). • Mukhrovani, Gardabani Municipality; 26 March 1950 (Snegovaya et al. 2014).

Global distribution.

Widespread throughout the Caucasus and neighbouring areas ( Staręga 1978; Snegovaya 2013).