The spider genus pireneitega kishicla, 1955 in the caucasus (Aranei: Ageleniclae: Coelotinae)

Abstract

Two Pireneitega Kishida, 1955 species are found in the Caucasus. Pireneitega ovtchinnik- ovi sp.n. (♂ ♀) is described from West Caucasus (Western Georgia, Adygeya and Abkhazia). Pireneitega seg- estriformis (Dufour, 1820) is rejected from the list of spiders of Russia and Caucasus (its records are the result of misidentifications of P. ovtchinnikovi sp.n.). Pireneitega spasskyi (Charitonov, 1946) is re-described from East Caucasus (Dagestan, Eastern Georgia, Azer-baijan). The male of P. spasskyi is described and this species is recorded from Russia (Dagestan) for the first time. For comparison with Caucasian species, diagnostic drawings of P. segestriformis from France and P. garibaldii (Kritscher, 1969) from Italy are provided. Information on the distribution and phenology of both Caucasian species is provided. © Arthropoda selecta, 2013.