Arthropoda Selecta 12 (1): 4765 © ARTHROPODA SELECTA, 2003 Spiders (Arachnida: Aranei) of Azerbaijan. 2. Critical survey of wolf spiders (Lycosidae) found in the country with description of three new species and brief review of Palaeartic Evippa Simon, 1885 Ïàóêè (Arachnida: Aranei) Àçåðáàéäæàíà. 2. Îáçîð ïàóêîâ-âîëêîâ (Lycosidae) îòìå÷åííûõ â ôàóíå ðåñïóáëèêè ñ îïèñàíèåì òð¸õ íîâûõ âèäîâ è êðàòêèé îáçîð ïàóêîâ ðîäà Evippa Simon, 1885 Âîñòî÷íîé Ïàëåàðêòèêè Yuri M. Marusik1, Elchin F. Guseinov2 & Seppo Koponen3 Þ.Ì. Ìàðóñèê1, Ý.Ô. Ãóñåéíîâ2, Ñ. Êîïîíåí3 ¹ Institute for Biological Problems of the North, Portovaya Str. 18, Magadan, 685000 Russia. E-mail: [email protected] ¹ Èíñòèòóò áèîëîãè÷åñêèõ ïðîáëåì Ñåâåðà, ÄÂÎ ÐÀÍ, óë. Ïîðòîâàÿ 18, Ìàãàäàí 685000 Ðîññèÿ. ² Institute of Zoology, block 504, passage 1128, Baku 370073 Azerbaijan. E-mail: [email protected] ² Èíñòèòóò çîîëîãèè ÀÍ Àçåðáàéäæàíà, êâàðòàë 504, ïðîåçä 1128, Áàêó 370073 Àçåðáàéäæàí. 3 Zoological Museum, University of Turku, FIN-20014 Turku Finland. E-mail: [email protected] KEY WORDS: Aranei, Lycosidae, Evippa, wolf spiders, check-list, Caucasus, Azerbaijan, new records, new species. ÊËÞ×ÅÂÛÅ ÑËÎÂÀ: Aranei, Lycosidae, Evippa, ïàóêè-âîëêè, ñèñòåìàòè÷åñêèé ñïèñîê, Êàâêàç, Àçåðáàéäæàí, íîâûå íàõîäêè, íîâûå âèäû. ABSTRACT: Three species new to science are mon, 1870 îáíàðóæåíà âïåðâûå â ôàóíå Àçåðáàé- described from Azerbaijan: Evippa apsheronica sp.n. äæàíà è âñåãî Êàâêàçà. Ñîãëàñíî ëèòåðàòóðíûì è ($), E. caucasica sp.n. (#) and Pardosa gusarensis íîâûì äàííûì ôàóíà ïàóêîâ-âîëêîâ ðåñïóáëèêè sp.n. ($). A survey of Evippa Simon, 1882 reported âêëþ÷àåò 69 âèäîâ îòíîñèìûõ ê 14 ðîäàì: Alloho- from the former USSR is given and six species are gna (1), Alopecosa (14), Arctosa (4), Aulonia (2), illustrated. Evippa potanini Schenkel, 1963 syn.n. was Evippa (2), Geolycosa (1), Hogna (4), Lycosa (1), found to be a junior synonym of E. sjostedti Schenkel, Mustelicosa (1), Pardosa (29), Pirata (3), Trochosa 1936. Taxonomic status of Allohogna Roewer, 1955 (4), Wadicosa (1), Xerolycosa (2). Íàõîäêè 12 âèäîâ and generic placement of some species are discussed. è îäíîãî ðîäà ÿâëÿþòñÿ ñîìíèòåëüíûìè è íóæäàþòñÿ Trochosa hispanica Simon, 1870 was found in Azer- â ïîäòâåðæäåíèè. baijan and Caucasus for the first time. According to literature data and material studied the check-list of Introduction Azerbaijanian lycosids encompass 69 species belong- ing to 14 genera: Allohogna (1), Alopecosa (14), Arc- Spiders of the family Lycosidae are rather well tosa (4), Aulonia (2), Evippa (2), Geolycosa (1), Hogna studied in Caucasus. The first species of wolf spiders (4), Lycosa (1), Mustelicosa (1), Pardosa (29), Pirata were reported and described from Azerbaijan by L. (3),Trochosa (4),Wadicosa (1), Xerolycosa (2). Records Koch [1878] in his survey of Caucasian arachnids. of 12 species and one genus are doubtful and require Later, Schmidt [1895] added a few more species for confirmation. Caucasus and Azerbaijan. A detailed survey of Cauca- sian spiders was provided by Verzhbitsky [1902]. He ÐÅÇÞÌÅ: Îïèñàíû òðè íîâûõ âèäà èç Àçåð- listed 147 species and 3 subspecies. According to the áàéäæàíà: Evippa apsheronica sp.n. ($), E. caucasica latest data [Marusik & Guseinov, 2003] 83 species of sp.n. (#) è Pardosa gusarensis sp.n. ($). Ïðèâåäåí wolf spiders belonging to 12 genera were known to îáçîð âèäîâ ðîäà Evippa Simon, 1882 çàðåãèñò- occur in Caucasus, of them 59 species belonging to 12 ðèðîâàííûõ â ÑÑÑÐ è ïðîèëëþñòðèðîâàíû 6 âèäîâ. genera were known from Azerbaijan. Two additional Îáíàðóæåíî, ÷òî Evippa potanini Schenkel, 1963 genera Evippa and Wadicosa were added by us [Marusik syn.n. ÿâëÿåòñÿ ìëàäøèì ñèíîíèìîì E. sjostedti & Guseinov, 2003] to Azerbaijan and Caucasian fau- Schenkel, 1936. Îáñóæäàåòñÿ òàêñîíîìè÷åñêèé ñòàòóñ nas. By the number of species known in Azerbaijan wolf ðîäà Allohogna Roewer, 1955 è ðîäîâàÿ ïðèíà- spiders are the third largest family. Higher species äëåæíîñòü íåêîòîðûõ âèäîâ. Trochosa hispanica Si- diversity was reported for Linyphiidae [89 species, cf. 48 Yuri M. Marusik, Elchin F. Guseinov & Seppo Koponen Mikhailov, 2002] and Salticidae [82 species, cf. Lo- Descriptions of new species and survey of gunov & Guseinov, 2001]. Only one paper was devoted Evippa reported from the former Soviet Union specifically to lycosids from Azerbaijan [Zyuzin & Logunov, 2000]. In the beginning of this project, the main goal of our Evippa Simon, 1882 paper was to survey all literature data about wolf spiders of Azerbaijan and to give comments on the status of Thirty-four species are known to belong to this genus. species and genera found there. However the scope of Evippa species occur in south Palaearctic, southern China, our study was extended when, in checking some old and northern parts of India and Africa south to the Congo River. Ten species of this genus were listed from the former USSR new material, we found three new species belonging to [Mikhailov, 1997]. All of them, except for E. eltonica Dunin, Evippa and Pardosa. Because Evippa is a poorly stud- 1994 were known from the Asian part of the former USSR. ied genus in east Palaearctic we decided to provide a Until recently this genus was unknown from Azerbaijan and brief illustrated review of species known in the former the Caucasus as a whole. The nearest records of Evippa lie in Soviet Union. northern Ciscaspia (Elton Lake) and Turkmenistan. While it was found that several species records from Thanks to the courtesy of Drs D.V. Logunov & A.A. Azerbaijan are doubtful we are not removing these Zyuzin we were able to examine all central Asian Evippa. species from the country-list until more material is Taking this opportunity we give figures of these species, but studied and necessary revisions done. Lycosa felina L. without text, which will be provided in a special revision. Koch, 1878, mentioned from Azerbaijan [cf. Mikhailov, 1997], is not listed here. It was described from Georgia Evippa kronebergi Roewer, 1955 (Azkhur) and was mistakenly assigned to Azerbaijan. Lycosa aculeata Kroneberg, 1875: 38, pl. 5, fig. 46ac ($). Evippa aculeata: Simon, 1895: 342; Mikhailov, 1997: 124. Material and methods Pardosa a.: Charitonov, 1932: 42 Acantholycosa a.: Reimoser, 1935: 171; Bonnet, 1955: 132. All L. Kochs [1878] records were made around Baku and Evippa kronebergi Roewer, 1955: 154 (replacement name, by thought that Lycosa aculeata preoccupied by Sundevall, 1833); here we list these records as Apsheron Peninsula. Mikhailov, 1998: 19; Platnick, 2002. Below we list geographical names which are spelled in Study of all catalogues reveals that Lycosa aculeata more than one way: Absheron = Apsheron; Kusary = Gusar; Sundevall, mentioned by Roewer [1955] was never de- Nakhchyvan = Nakhitchevan; Zakataly = Zagatala. scribed. Sundevall [1833] just listed in his paper Lycosa The city presently known as Gyandzha, had the name aculeata (Clerck, 1757) (= Alopecosa aculeata). According Elisabetpol = Elisawetpol early in the 19th century to begin- to Bonnet [1955] this combination (Lycosa a.) was never ning of 20th. Later, in Soviet times (mid 1930s) its name was used by other authors, and at the time of Kronebergs changed to Kirovabad, and in the 1990s its name was name description his species name was not a homonym of the was changed again to the Gyandzha (name used before 19th Clercks name. However Roewers [1955] replacement name century). is valid, because it was made before 1960 (cf. Article 59.2. Illustrations were made using both reflected and trans- of ICZN, 4th edition). mitted light microscopes with drawing devices. Micropho- Unfortunately the type of this species was lost. Figure 46c tographs were made with a Jeol JSM-5200 SEM in the provided by Kroneberg [1875] for epigyne resembles those of Zoological Museum, University of Turku. E. schenkeli ternbergs, 1979 and another species belonging The following abbreviations have been used for collec- to sjostedti group. tions and museums: CAS Californian Academy of Sciences, San-Francisco; IZBA Institute of Zoology, Baku; YMT Evippa badchysica ternbergs, 1979 Yuri M. Marusiks temporary collection in Zoological Muse- um, University of Turku; ZMMU Zoological Museum, Figs. 2324. Moscow University; ZMUT Zoological Museum, Univer- sity of Turku. Evippa badchysica ternbergs, 1979: 65, fig. 1 ($). Collectors names are also abbreviated: EG Elchin F. COMMENTS. Known so far only from the type locality, Guseinov, YM Yuri M. Marusik. southwestern Turkmenistan. Some standard abbreviations have been used for eyes and their interdistances: AME anterior median eyes; ALE Evippa beshkentica Andreeva, 1976 nomen nu- anterior lateral eyes; PME posterior median eyes; AME- dum [cf. Mikhailov, 1997]. Illustrations and list of material PME distance between AME & PME, ø diameter. were given, but there was no formal description. Figs. 112. Copulatory organs of Evippa apsheronica sp.n. (13), E. caucasica sp.n. (46), E. eltonica Dunin (79) and E. sibirica Marusik (1012). 12 epigyne, ventral view, before and after maceration respectively; 3 epigyne, dorsal view; 4, 7, 10 male palp, ventral view; 5, 11 part of tegulum with tegular apophysis and conductor, retrolateral view; 6, 9, 12 embolic complex; 8 tegular apophysis and conductor, retrolateral view. Scale = 0.1 mm. Ðèñ. 112. Êîïóëÿòèâíûå îðãàíû Evippa apsheronica sp.n. (13), E. caucasica sp.n. (46), E. eltonica Dunin (79) è E. sibirica Marusik (1012). 12 ýïèãèíà, âèä ñíèçó, ïåðåä è ïîñëå ìàöåðàöèè; 3 ýïèãèíà, âèä ñâåðõó; 4, 7, 10 ïàëüïà ñàìöà, âèä ñíèçó;