Bull 193 Noushig Zarikian Bull. Iraq nat. Hist. Mus. (2020) 16 (2): 193- 202. https://doi.org/10.26842/binhm.7.2020.16.2.0193 A CONTRIBUTION TO THE CHECKLIST OF THE JUMPING SPIDERS (ARANEAE: SALTICIDAE) OF ARMENIA Noushig Zarikian Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia E-mail: noushigz@hotmail.com Received Date: 24 Sep. 2020, Accepted Date: 22 October 2020, Published Date: 21 December 2020 ABSTRACT The paper presents an annotated checklist of the Salticidae of Armenia. This study was carried out in 2019-2020 in order to provide an inventory of the Salticidae fauna. Thirteen species are reported for the Armenian fauna for the first time: Afraflacilla epiblemoides (Chyzer, 1891); Aelurillus v-insignitus (Clerck, 1757); Asianellus festivus (C. L. Koch, 1834); Heliophanus dubius C. L. Koch, 1835; Heliophanus kochii Simon, 1868; Heliophanus tribulosus Simon, 1868; Heliophanus curvidens (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872); Macaroeris nidicolens (Walckenaer, 1802); Pellenes diagonalis (Simon, 1868); Pellenes geniculatus (Simon, 1868); Pellenes seriatus (Thorell, 1875); Pellenes tripunctatus (Walckenaer, 1802) and Phlegra fasciata (Hahn, 1826). Keywords: Annotated checklist, Araneae, Armenia, New records, Salticidae. INTRODUCTION The family Salticidae encompasses over 6193 species world-wide, placed in over 650 genera Metzner (2020). Diagnostic drawings of over 4000 species of Salticidae are recorded in the monograph “Salticidae (Araneae) of the World” (Prószyński, 2016). In addition, the family of Salticidae in the Caucasus regions has been well studied by many authors such as: Dunin (1979), Logunov and Marusik (2000), Logunov and Guseinov (2002), Azarkina (2002a and 2002 b, 2003) and Logunov (2015). Until recently, the Salticidae fauna of Armenia has been rather poorly studied; data on this group for Armenia were first mentioned in the work of Kulcyznski (1895). During the Soviet Union time, there were published a few papers which included data on the Armenian Salticidae fauna (Wesolowska, 1986); some papers important for the study of the Armenian fauna of Salticidae were published by several authors, such as: Logunov (1996, 1998a, 1998b, 1999, 2015), Logunov and Heciak(1996), Rakov and Logunov(1997), Logunov and Marusik(1998), Logunov and Rakov (1998) and Logunov and Guseinov (2002). 194 A contribution to the checklist of the jumping spiders In a comprehensive checklist of the spiders of the territories of the former Soviet Union by Mikhailov (2013), this study has listed some Salticidae species, adding more species in Addendum 2 to the catalogue Mikhailov (1999). Finally, in on-line faunistic database on the spiders of the Caucasus Ecoregion (Otto, 2020), as a result, the salticid fauna of Armenia reached 40 recorded species. This study aims to enrich the spider biodiversity data of Armenia. MATERIALS AND METHODS Specimens collecting The specimens were collected during 2019-2020 from various localities of Armenia (Map 1, Tab. 1) by the author; these specimens were kept in 70% Alcohol. Most of the materials were identified by the collectors themselves and some of them by the author of this paper depending on the guidelines of Jones-Walters (1989), Nentwig et al. (2020) and World Spider Catalog (2020). The collected materials label data as well as data on the number of specimens and their genders are provided. The specimens are kept in the collection of the Institute of Zoology, Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology, National Academy of Sciences of Armenia. General distribution is given according to the references listed above, also Otto (2020) and Nentwig (2020). The distribution in Armenia follows the references mentioned in Table (2). Table (1): The Collecting sites. No. Site Coordinate Altitude m.a.s.l 1 Amberd 40.39172 N, 44.23328 E 2100 2 Ara mount 40.38208 N, 44.58331 E 1500-1800 3 Geghadir 40.153054 N, 44.662765 E 1700 4 Jajur 40.84869 N, 43.96112 E 1738 5 Lanjar 39.82788 N, 44.97229 E 1845 6 Noravank 39.68189 N, 45.23053 E 1442 7 Yerevan 40.18048 N, 44.49591 E 966 8 Zovashen 40.09308 N, 44.64172 E 1150 195 Noushig Zarikian Map (1): Collecting sites; (1) Amberd, (2) Ara mount, (3) Geghadir, (4) Jajur, (5) Lanjar, (6) Noravank, (7) Yerevan, (8) Zovashen. RESULTS AND DISCUSSUION In our investigation, there were 13 species belonging to the family of Salticidae have been registered as a new record to the spider fauna of Armenia (Pl. 1), these species are listed below; also, the summery of checklist of species in Armenia is given in the Table (2). Afraflacilla epiblemoides (Chyzer, 1891) Material: 1 ♂, Shirak province, Jajur, 05.vi.2020. Distribution: Central and Eastern Europe. Habitats in Armenia: Rocky slops and gorges. Aelurillus v-insignitus (Clerck, 1757) Materials: 2♂♂, Shirak prov., Jajur, 05.vi.2020. Distribution: Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Central Asia and China. 196 A contribution to the checklist of the jumping spiders Habitats in Armenia: Rocky slops and gorges. Asianellus festivus (C. L. Koch, 1834) Material: 1♀, Kotayk prov., Geghadir, 18.iv.2020. Distribution: Europe, Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Kazakhstan, China, Korea and Japan. Habitats in Armenia: Dry, warm and rocky areas and steppes. Heliophanus dubius C. L. Koch, 1835 Materials: 1♀, Kotayk prov., Geghadir, 18.iv.2020. 1♂, Vayotsdzor prov., Noravank, 13.vi.2020. Distribution: Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and China. Habitats in Armenia: Dry, warm and rocky areas and steppes. Heliophanus kochii Simon, 1868 Materials: 4♀♀, Shirak prov., Jajur, 05.vi.2020. Distribution: Macaronesia, North Africa, Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Middle East, Kazakhstan. Introduced to Canada, and USA. Habitats in Armenia: Rocky slops and gorges. Heliophanus tribulosus Simon, 1868 Materials: 1♀, Shirak prov., Jajur, 05.vi.2020; 1♀, Yerevan, 30.vii.2020. Distribution: Europe to Kazakhstan. Habitats in Armenia: Rocky slops. Heliophanus curvidens (O. PickardCambridge, 1872) Material: 1 ♂, Ararat prov., Lanjar, 13.vi.2020. Distribution: Turkey, Israel to China, and India. Habitats in Armenia: Shrublands on foothills. Macaroeris nidicolens (Walckenaer, 1802) Material: 1♀, Yerevan, 30.vii.2020. Distribution: Macaronesia, Europe, North Africa to Turkey, Caucasus, Turkmenistan, Iran. Introduced to Sri Lanka. Habitats in Armenia: Shrublands on foothills. Pellenes diagonalis (Simon, 1868) Materials: 1 ♂, Kotayk prov., Zovashen, 16.v.2020; 1♀, Aragatsotn prov. Amberd, 30.v.2020. Distribution: North Macedonia, Greece, Turkey, Israel, Iran and Azerbaijan. Habitats in Armenia: Rocky arid mountain slopes. Pellenes geniculatus (Simon, 1868) Material: 1 ♂, Kotayk prov., Geghadir, 18.iv.2020. Distribution: Southern Europe, Africa, Turkey, Ukraine, Caucasus, Middle East, Iran, Kazakhstan, and Central Asia. Habitats in Armenia: Dry, warm and rocky areas and steppes. 197 Noushig Zarikian Pellenes seriatus (Thorell, 1875) Materials: 2 ♂♂, Kotayk prov., Zovashen, 16.v.2020. Distribution: France, Greece, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Iran, Central Asia. Habitats in Armenia: Rocky arid mountain slopes. Pellenes tripunctatus (Walckenaer, 1802) Materials: 2 ♂♂, Shirak prov., Jajur, 05.vi.2020. Distribution: Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia, and China. Habitats in Armenia: Rocky slops, gorges and wetlands. Phlegra fasciata (Hahn, 1826) Materials: 2♀♀, Aragatsotn prov., Ara Mount, 14. iv.2020; 1♂, Kotayk prov., Geghadir 18.iv.2020. Distribution: Europe, Turkey, Caucasus, Russia, Kazakhstan, Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan, India, China, Mongolia, Korea, and Japan. Habitats in Armenia: Rocky slops. Table (2): Summary of checklist of Salticid species in Armenia. No. Species Distribution in Armenia Reference 1 Afraflacilla epiblemoides (Chyzer, 1891) * Shirak province The current study 2 Asianellus festivus (C. L. Koch, 1834) * Kotayk prov. The current study 3 Asianellus potanini (Schenkel, 1963) Yerevan Logunov (2015) 4 Attulus ammophilus (Thorell, 1875) Gegharkunik prov. Kulczynski (1895) Logunov (1998a) 5 Attulus dzieduszyckii (L. Koch, 1870) Armavir prov. Logunov (2015) 6 Attulus saltator (Simon, 1868) Mikhailov (1999) 7 Aelurillus v-insignitus (Clerck, 1757) * Shirak prov. The current study 8 Ballus chalybeius (Walckenaer, 1802) Syunik prov. Logunov and Rakov (1998) 9 Chalcoscirtus tanasevichi Marusik, 1991 Gegharkunik prov. Logunov and Marusik (1998) 10 Chinattus caucasicus Logunov, 1999 Lori, Syunik and Tavush prov. Logunov and Guseinov (2002) 11 Dendryphantes rudis (Sundevall, 1833) Tavush prov. Kulczynski (1895) 12 Euophrys frontalis (Walckenaer, 1802) Artsakh Logunov (2015) 13 Evarcha arcuate (Clerck, 1757) Armavir and Tavush prov. Koch (1878) Logunov (2015) 14 Evarcha armeniaca Logunov, 1999 Syunik prov. Logunov (1998b) 15 Heliophanus auratus C. L. Koch, 1835 Gegharkunik prov. Rakov et al. (1997) Logunov (2015) 198 A contribution to the checklist of the jumping spiders 16 Heliophanus cupreus (Walckenaer, 1802) Lori, Syunik and Tavush prov. Logunovand Guseinov (2002) 17 Heliophanu scurvidens (O. P.-Cambridge, 1872) * Ararat prov. The current study 18 Heliophanus dubius C. L. Koch, 1835* Kotayk and Vayotsdzor prov. The current study 19 Heliophanus equester L. Koch, 1867 Yerevan Kulczynski (1895) 20 Heliophanus flavipes (Hahn, 1832) Tavush prov. Logunov and Guseinov (2002) 21 Heliophanus forcipifer Kulczynski, 1895 Wesolowska (1986) 22 Heliophanus kochii Simon, 1868* Shirak prov. The current study 23 Heliophanus lineiventris Simon, 1868 Tavush prov. Logunov and Guseinov (2002) 24 Heliophanus patagiatus Thorell., 1875 Kotayk prov. Logunov (2015) 25 Heliophanus tribulosus Simon, 1868* Yerevan and Shirak prov. The current study 26 Macaroeris nidicolens (Walckenaer, 1802)* Yerevan The current study 27 Menemerus marginatus (Kroneberg, 1875) Mikhailov (2013) 28 Myrmarachne formicaria (De Geer, 1778) Tavush prov. Logunov and Guseinov (2002) 29 Pellenes diagonalis (Simon, 1868) * Kotayk and Aragatsotn prov. The current study 30 Pellenes geniculatus (Simon, 1868) * Kotayk prov. The current study 31 Pellenes seriatus (Thorell, 1875) * Kotayk prov. The current study 32 Pellenes tripunctatus (Walckenaer, 1802) * Shirak prov. The current study 33 Philaeus chrysops ( Poda, 1761) Gegharkunik and Tavush prov. Logunov and Guseinov (2002) 34 Phlegra cinereofasciata Simon, 1868 Gegharkunik prov. Logunov (1996) 35 Phlegra fasciata (Hahn, 1826)* Aragatsotn prov. and Kotayk prov., The current study 36 Pseudeuophrys erratica (Walckenaer, 1826) Syunik and Tavush prov. Logunov and Guseinov (2002) 37 Pseudicius pseudocourtauldi Logunov, 1999 Syunik prov. Logunov (1998 b) 38 Pseudomogrus albocinctus (Kroneberg, Mikhailov (2013) 199 Noushig Zarikian 1875) 39 Salticus tricinctus (C. L. Koch, 1846) Gegharkunik prov. Logunov (2015) 40 Sittis axdzieduszyckii (L. Koch, 1870) Armavir prov. Logunov (2015) 41 Synageles persianus Logunov, 2004 Syunik prov. 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(2020) 16 (2): 193- 202. في أرمينياSalticidae القائمة المرجعية للعناكب القافزة مساهمة التمام نوشيك زاريكيان ي فة للعلوم األكاديمية الوطني و علم البيئة المائية، علم الحيوانلالمركز العلمي يريفان، أرمينيا جمهورية أرمينيا، 21/12/2020 يخ النشر:، تأر22/10/2020 ، تأريخ القبول:24/09/2020 تأريخ االستالم: الخالصة ذ إ قائمة مرجعية مشروحة للعناكب القافزة في أرمينيا ، الحالية المقالة قدمت من أجل اضافة أنواع جديدة على قائمة 2020-2019أجريت هذه الدراسة في . إذ سجل خالل هذه الدراسة ثالثة عشر نوعًا العناكب القافزة في أرمينيا Afraflacilla و هذه األنواع هي: ،ألول مرة للمجموعة الحيوانية في ارمينيا epiblemoides (Chyzer, 1891)، Aelurillus v-insignitus (Clerck, 1757) ،Asianellus festivus (C. L. Koch, 1834) ،Heliophanus dubius C. L. Koch, 1835، H. kochii Simon, 1868، H. tribulosus Simon,1868،H. curvidens (O. Pickard - Cambridge, 1872)، Macaroeris nidicolens (Walckenaer, 1802)، Pellenes diagonalis (Simon, 1868) ، P. geniculatus (Simon, 1868) ، P. seriatus (Thorell, 1875) ،P. tripunctatus (Walckenaer, 1802) و Phlegra fasciata (Hahn, 1826). تأريخ الاستلام: 24/09/2020، تأريخ القبول: 22/10/2020، تأريخ النشر: 21/12/2020