Marusik Yu.M.1, Omelko M.M.2, Simonov P.S.3, Koponen S.4 2015. New data about orb-weaving spiders (Aranei: Araneidae and Tetragnathidae) from the Russian Far East // Arthropoda Selecta. Vol.24. No.2: 207–214 [in English].
1 Institute for Biological Problems of the North RAS, Portovaya Str. 18, Magadan, Russia. E-mail: yurmar@mail.ru
2 Far Eastern Federal University, Sukhanova 8, Vladivostok RF-690950, Russia. E-mail: omelkom@gmail.com
3 Pacific Institute of Geography FEB RAS, Radio Str. 7, Vladivostok, 690041, Russia E-mail: palzpss@yandex.ru
4 Zoological Museum, University of Turku, FI-20014 Turku, Finland. E-mail: sepkopo@utu.fi
KEY WORDS: Orb weaver, Araneae, Maritime Province, new synonym, new record.
ABSTRACT. Two species described by Bakhvalov from the Russian Far East are synonymized: Gibbaranea abscissa (Karsch, 1879) = Araneus amurius Bakhvalov, 1981, syn.n.; Plebs sachalinensis (S. Saito, 1934) = Araneus russicus Bakhvalov, 1981, syn.n. Two species, Neoscona scylloides Bösenberg et Strand, 1906, Menosira ornata Chikuni, 1955, and one genus, Menosira Chikuni, 1955 are reported from Russia for the first time. Occurrence of Araneus ventricosus (L. Koch, 1879), a sibling species of A. macacus Uyemura, 1961, in the Russian Far East (Maritime Province) was confirmed.