Kovblyuk M.M.1, Kastrygina Z.A.1, Marusik Yu.M.2 2013. A new genus Shaitan elchini gen. et sp.n. (Aranei: Gnaphosidae) from Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan // Arthropoda Selecta. Vol.22. No.2: 145–151 [in English].
1 Zoology Department, National Taurida V.I. Vernadsky University, Yaltinskaya str. 4, Simferopol 95007, Ukraine. E-mail: kovblyuk@mail.ru zoiac_21@mail.ru
2 Institute for Biological Problems of the North, RAS, Portovaya Str. 18, Magadan 685000, Russia. E-mail: yurmar@mail.ru
KEY WORDS: Gnaphosidae, new genus, new species, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan.
ABSTRACT. A new genus and a new species, Shaitan elchini gen. et sp.n., are described. The monotypic genus is characterized by stiff setae on the anterior surface of the cheliceral furrow, tarsal claws lacking teeth and the male copulatory organ lacking a median apophysis.