Notes on Cesonia , a newly recorded genus for the Asian spider fauna (Araneae, Gnaphosidae)

Abstract

The spider species Cesonia aspida Chatzaki, 2002, together with its genus Cesonia Simon, 1893, was found in Anatolia (Turkey) and represent new records for the Asian spider fauna. Its characteristic features, drawings of genitalia, a photograph of the general habitus and a distribution map for Eurasia are presented.