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Three new species of Pamirosa Fomichev, Omelko & Marusik, 2024 (Araneae: Lycosidae) from Kyrgyzstan, extending the known range of Artoriinae in Central Asia

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Three new Pamirosa species from Kyrgyzstan are diagnosed, described, and illustrated: P. alaica sp. nov. (male, female), P. archalturica sp. nov. (male) and P. transalaica sp. nov. (male, female). The new species represent the first records of the genus outside the type locality of the generotype, P. kudratbekovi Fomichev, Omelko & Marusik, 2024 (Pamir Mountains, Tajikistan). The new findings represent the northernmost records of Artoriinae. All new species were collected from screes at elevations of 3700-4200 m. A distribution map of all known Pamirosa species is provided. An identification key to all species is also provided. The distribution of scree-dwelling Lycosidae in Central Asia, and research prospects on this topic are discussed.

Source: Zootaxa

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5618.2.4

Authors: ALEXANDER A. FOMICHEV, MIKHAIL M. OMELKO

Institutions: Altai State University, Russian Academy of Sciences, Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity FEB RAS, Far Eastern Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Language: English

Topic: Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies

Subfield: Genetics

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4409051396

FWCI: 0.552

Cites: 11

Cited by: 1

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