Gnaphosa mandschurica Schenkel, 1963

Marusik, Yuri M. & Omelko, Mikhail M., 2014, A survey of East Palaearctic Gnaphosidae (Araneae). 3. On new and poorly known Gnaphosa Latreille, 1804, Zootaxa 3894 (1) : -

Gnaphosa mandschurica Schenkel, 1963

Figs 92–94 , Map 2.

Gnaphosa mandschurica: Ovtsharenko et al. 1992: 45 , figs 151–152, 155–158 (♂♀); Marusik & Logunov 1995: 187, figs 53–54 (♂); Song et al. 1999: 450, figs 261N, 262D (♂♀); Song et al. 2004: 110, figs 62A–D (♂♀). Gnaphosa glandifera Schenkel : Marusik & Logunov, 1995: 187, figs 38–39 (♀, holotype).

For complete synonym listing and references see Platnick (2014).

Material examined. KAZAKHSTAN, Kokchetav [now Akmola] Area: 3♂ ( ISEA), Kuibyshevsk Dist., Rudeevskiy State Farm, ca 67°N, 53°E, 1982 (I.V.Knor).

Comments. Schenkel (1963) described this species under six different names. Five species were described on the basis of females, and one by male ( G. braendegaardi ). This species seems have the longest embolus of the Palaearctic species. Teeth or ridge on the basis of embolus are lacking or strongly reduced.

Distribution. This species was recently reported from Kazakhstan for the first time by Gromov (2011). His record lies 250 km east from the current record, which is the northeasternmost in the whole range. Gnaphosa mandschurica is known from northern Kazakhstan to Eastern Mongolia and neighbouring Inner Mongolia, and from Nepal to Gansu.

Figures

FIGURES 92 – 94. Male palp of Gnaphosa mandschurica. 92 ventral; 93 from above; 94 prolateral. Scale = 0.2 mm.