A new species of Amaurobius (Araneae, Amaurobiidae) from the central Anatolian region of Turkey, with the redescription of Amaurobius ausobskyi Thaler & Knoflach

Danışman T., Coşar İ., Kunt K. B., YAĞMUR E. A.

Journal of Natural History, cilt.60, sa.5-8, ss.365-379, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 60 Sayı: 5-8
  • Basım Tarihi: 2026
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/00222933.2025.2599914
  • Dergi Adı: Journal of Natural History
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Artic & Antarctic Regions, BIOSIS, Environment Index, Geobase
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.365-379
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Anatolia, morphology, spider, taxonomy
  • Manisa Celal Bayar Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

A new Amaurobius species, A. turkiyensissp. n. (male) is described from the Konya Province of Turkey. In addition to this new species, a new population of Amaurobius ausobskyi Thaler & Knoflach, 1998, previously described from Greece, was discovered in Aydın and Denizli provinces and its unknown male was described for the first time. Furthermore, A. ausobskyi Thaler & Knoflach, A. deelemanae Thaler & Knoflach, and A. obustus L. Koch, were reported as new species for the spider fauna of Turkey. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:757E457E-3251-4DED-AA05-5FD0E5728766.