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Arthropoda Selecta 16 (1): 4363 © ARTHROPODA SELECTA, 2007 Remarks on the Ural spider fauna (Arachnida, Aranei), 12. Spiders of the steppe zone of Orenburg Region Çàìåòêè ïî ôàóíå ïàóêîâ (Arachnida, Aranei) Óðàëà, 12. Ïàóêè ñòåïíîé çîíû Îðåíáóðãñêîé îáëàñòè S.L. Esyunin1, T.K. Tuneva2, Farzalieva G.Sh.1 Ñ.Ë. Åñþíèí1, Ò.Ê. Òóíåâà2, Ôàðçàëèåâà Ã.Ø.1 1Department of Zoology, Perm State University, Bukireva Street 15, Perm 614600 Russia, E-mail: [email protected] Êàôåäðà çîîëîãèè áåñïîçâîíî÷íûõ æèâîòíûõ, Ïåðìñêèé ãîñóäàðñòâåííûé óíèâåðñèòåò, óë. Áóêèðåâà 15, Ïåðìü 614600 Ðîññèÿ. 2Institute of Plant and Animal Ecology, 8 Marta Street 202, Ekaterinburg 620144 Russia, E-mail: [email protected] Èíñòèòóò ýêîëîãèè ðàñòåíèé è æèâîòíûõ ÓðÎ ÐÀÍ, Åêàòåðèíáóðã 620144, óë. 8 Ìàðòà, 202. KEY WORDS: spider, fauna, faunistics, Urals. ÊËÞ×ÅÂÛÅ ÑËÎÂÀ: ïàóêè, ôàóíà, ôàóíèñòèêà, Óðàë. ABSTRACT. Records from Orenburg Region are äîâ: Drassodes rostratus Esyunin et Tuneva, 2002 è provided for 100 spider species. Eight species: Pachyg- Xysticus ulkan Marusik et Logunov, 1990. Alopecosa natha clerckoides Wunderlich, 1984, Alopecosa psam- trabalis (Clerck, 1758) ïåðåîïèñûâàåòñÿ íà îñíîâà- mophila Buchar, 2001, Coelotes turkestanicus Ovtchin- íèè íîâûõ ìàòåðèàëîâ ñ Þæíîãî Óðàëà. Óñòàíîâ- nikov, 1999, Dictyna szaboi Chyzer, 1891, Zodariel- ëåíà íîâàÿ ñèíîíèìèÿ: Pardosa troitskensis Esyunin, lum nenilini (Eskov in Eskov et Marusik, 1995), Tha- 1996 syn.n. = P. maisa Hippa et Mannila, 1982. Îá- natus imbecillus L. Koch, 1878, T. mikhailovi Lo- ñóæäàåòñÿ òàêñîíîìè÷åñêèé ñòàòóñ "Pardosa" ne- gunov, 1996, and Chalcoscirtus paraansobicus Ma- bulosa (Thorell, 1872). Èñïðàâëåí ðÿä îøèáî÷íûõ rusik, 1990, are reported from Russia for the first time; îïðåäåëåíèé â ñïèñêå ïàóêîâ Îðåíáóðãñêîé îáëàñ- the 17 other species represent new records to the Urals. òè. Two species, Atypus muralis Bertkau, 1890, and La- trodectus tredecimguttatus (Rossi, 1790), are con- Introduction firmed as present on the basis of newly collected mate- rial. The females of Drassodes rostratus Esyunin et A history of the study of Orenburg spiders was Tuneva, 2002, and Xysticus ulkan Marusik et Logunov, discussed earlier by Efimik et al. [1997]. Since then, 1990, are described for the first time. Alopecosa traba- we have published additional data on the spider fauna lis (Clerck, 1758) is redescribed on the basis of fresh of this region [Esyunin & Efimik, 1998; Esyunin et al., material from the South Urals. Pardosa troitskensis 1999, 2003a; Esyunin & Tuneva, 2002; Tuneva & Esyunin, 1996, is synonymised with P. maisa Hippa et Esyunin, 2002, 2003a,b]. Spider specimens collected Mannila, 1982. The taxonomic status of "Pardosa" during 19961997, 20002005 and 2007 from several nebulosa (Thorell, 1872) is discussed. Some misiden- localities of the steppe zone of Orenburg Region are tifications in the previously published lists of Orenburg quite diverse, and include a number of new and little- spiders are corrected. known species. Faunistic records of spiders constitute the main ÐÅÇÞÌÅ. Ïðèâåäåíû íîâûå äëÿ Îðåíáóðãñêîé subject of this paper. We have put on record the mate- îáëàñòè íàõîäêè 100 âèäîâ. Âîñåìü âèäîâ: Pachy- rial of 129 species, eight of which are new to the fauna gnatha clerckoides Wunderlich, 1984, Alopecosa psam- of Russia, and 17 to the fauna of the Urals. Some mophila Buchar, 2001, Coelotes turkestanicus Ovtchin- specimens have not been identified, and consequently nikov, 1999, Dictyna szaboi Chyzer, 1891, Zodariellum not been included in the list presented below. nenilini (Eskov in Eskov et Marusik, 1995), Thanatus The current work is based on the material collected imbecillus L. Koch, 1878, T. mikhailovi Logunov, 1996 by the authors (ESL Esyunin S.L., TTK Tuneva è Chalcoscirtus paraansobicus Marusik, 1990, óêàçà- T.K., FGS Farzalieva F.Sh.) and our colleagues Dr. íû âïåðâûå äëÿ Ðîññèè è 17 âèäîâ âïåðâûå äëÿ Mazura N.S (MNS) and Dr. Koz'minykh V.O. (VOK). Óðàëà. Äèñêóññèîííûå ñòàðèííûå óêàçàíèÿ äâóõ Most of the examined collections are retained in the âèäîâ: Atypus muralis Bertkau, 1890 è Latrodectus Department of Zoology of the Perm State University tredecimguttatus (Rossi, 1790), ïîäòâåðæäåíû íîâû- (PSU). Some specimens are housed in the Zoological ìè ìàòåðèàëàìè. Âïåðâûå îïèñàíû ñàìêè äâóõ âè- Museum of the Moscow University (ZMMU), the In- 44 S.L. Esyunin, T.K. Tuneva, Farzalieva G.Sh. stitute for Systematics and Ecology of Animals, No- adult #, 1 subadult $ (PSU-3682), [3], wormwood (Artemisia) vosibirsk (ISEA), and the Manchester Museum, Uni- steppe, 24.V.1997, ESL; 1 $ (PSU-3666), [4], windbreak, 19.VII.2000, collector unknown; 1 #, 3 $$ (PSU-3680), [5], bot- versity of Manchester (MMU). tomland forest, 04.VI.2003, TTK; 1 # (PSU-3681), Sol-Iletsk Chaetotaxy description is as follows: basal-medial- District, Ilek River, 20.VII.?, Kuznetsov S.; 7 ##, 11 $$ (PSU- apical spines. All measurements are in mm. 1185), [7], wormwood (Artemisia) and stony steppes, slopes of The steppe vegetation predominates in the South chalk cliffs, bank of brook in steppe, windbreak, 0409.VI.2000, Urals, and in its largest part is represented by Orenburg ESL & FGS; 2 ##, 1 $ (PSU-3679), same locality, steppe, 07.VI.2003, TTK. Region. Four subzones of the steppe zone are recog- REMARKS. The story of finding this species in the nized here (see Map). Spiders were collected mainly in Urals is full of confusion. The species was first recorded the following six localities: from the Urals by Kuznetsov [1995; Kuznetsov & Ni, The mountain meadow steppe subzone 1995] under the name of Uloborus walekenarius (sic!). 1 Novokazanka Vil. & Katrala River, Kuvandyk Efimik et al. [1997] re-examined the male from Kuznets- District, c. 51°66'N, 57°58'E; ovs collection and concluded that it was U. plumipes, Multiherbaceous-tussock-grass steppe subzone reasoning from the fact that its tibia I had 78 spines 2 environs of Orenburg, c. 51°81'N, 55°20'E, situated in a prolateral row [cf. Tyshchenko, 1971]. Hav- 3 Aituar Vil., Kuvandyk District, c. 51°13'N, ing examined more material of this species, we confirm that only a single species, U. walckenaerius, occurs in the 57°75'E, South Urals. The records of U. plumipes from Orenburg 4 Novotroitsk Orsk Region, c. 51°21'N, Region by Efimik et al. [1997] were based on misidentifi- 58°47'E, cation, and should actually be assigned to U. walcke- Tussock-grass steppe subzone naerius. 5 Novoiletsk Vil., Sol-Iletsk (Sol-Ilek) District, DISTRIBUTION. Trans-Palaearctic nemoral range. c. 50°89'N, 54°40'E, 6 Shalkar-Igiz-Kara Lake, Svetlyi District, c. 50°83'N, 60°87'E, THERIDIIDAE Wormwood-tussock-grass steppe subzone 7 Chybynda (Shybyndy) cavin, Sol-Iletsk (Sol- Achaearanea lunata (Clerck, 1758) Ilek) District, c. 50°56'N, 54°51'E. MATERIAL. 2 ##, 8 $$ (PSU-3068), [1], birch, oak and In the list of species provided below, these seven flood land poplar forests, 28.VI05.VII.2002, TTK; 2 subadult $$ localities are referred to only as their corresponding (PSU-1817), [3], birch (Betula)-poplar (Populus) forest, 16.V.1997, numbers in square brackets. ESL. CATALOGUE. Middle Ural: Perm Area. South Ural: Annotated list of species Bashkortostan, Chelyabinsk Area. DISTRIBUTION. Circum-Holarctic temperate range. ATYPIDAE Episinus angulatus (Blackwall, 1836) Atypus muralis Bertkau, 1890 MATERIAL. 1 #, 1 subadult # (PSU-1815), [3], poplar (Populus) bottomland forest and Betula-Populus forest in steppe, MATERIAL. 1 # (PSU-3021), [1], stony slope, 06.VII.2002, 16 & 24.V.1997, ESL. TTK. CATALOGUE. South Ural: Bashkortostan. REMARKS. At the end of 19th century, this species DISTRIBUTION. West-Eurasian nemoral range. was first mentioned for Orenburg Region by A. Kroneberg [1875] under the name of Atypus piceus (Sulzer, 1776). Euryopis flavomaculata (C.L. Koch, 1836) Kroneberg [1875: p. 28] wrote that he saw the male spec- imens received by Mr. Fedchenko from Orenburg. Later, MATERIAL. 1 #, 2 $$ (PSU-3084), [1], stony slope, 26.VI reasoning from this remark, the species has been repeated- 06.VII.2002, TTK. ly reported from this region under the name of Atypus CATALOGUE: North Ural: Perm Area. Middle Ural: piceus [e.g., Kharitonov, 1927, 1932; Tyschenko, 1971]. Perm and Ekaterinburg Areas, mountain region. South Ural: Zonstein [1985] argued that all the records of A. piceus Bashkortostan, Chelyabinsk Area. from the territory of the USSR were erroneous and should DISTRIBUTION. Trans-Eurasian nemoral range. have been assigned to another species Atypus muralis. Earlier, we [Esyunin & Efimik, 1996] doubted that this Euryopis laeta (Westring, 1861) species would occur in the Urals. New data confirm its presence here. This is the east-northernmost record of this MATERIAL. 3 $$ (PSU-1228), [7], windbreak, stony and West Eurasian steppic species. shrub (Caragana) steppes, 0910.VI.2000, ESL & FGS. CATALOGUE. South Ural: Bashkortostan, Chelyabin- ULOBORIDAE sk Area. DISTRIBUTION. West-Palaearctic nemoral range. Uloborus walckenaerius Latreille, 1806 Lasaeola tristis (Hahn, 1833) U. plumipes (non Lucas): Efimik et al., 1997, p. 86, fig. 5 (#). MATERIAL. 2 ##, 1 $$ (PSU-3070), [1], stony slope with MATERIAL. 1 # (PSU-3044), [1], flood land, 01.VII.2002, shrub or wormwood (Artemisia), 24.VI02.VII.2002, TTK; 1 sub- TTK. Remarks on the Ural spider fauna, 12 45 CATALOGUE. North Ural: Komi Republic, Perm Area. Middle Ural: Perm Area. South Ural: Chelyabinsk Area. DISTRIBUTION. West-Eurasian nemoral range. Latrodectus tredecimguttatus (Rossi, 1790) MATERIAL. 1 # (PSU-2449: dry specimen), [2], Donguz Steppe, steppe, under stone, V.2000, ESL. REMARKS. After the first finding of L. tredecimgutta- tus in Orenburg Region [Rossikov, 1904], more than a cen- tury has passed. This species has long been thought not to occur here, but a new finding confirms its existence in the South Urals. Map. Spider encounters (17, see explanations in text) and the DISTRIBUTION. West-Central Palaearctic steppe range. botanical regioning of the Orenburg Region. Subzones of the steppe zone: MTG multiherbaceous-tussock-grass steppe, TG tus- sock-grass steppe, WTG wormwood-tussock-grass steppe, MM Neottiura suaveolens (Simon, 1879) mountain meadowy steppes and steppe meadows. Êàðòà.