A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
A revision of the Holarctic genus Larinioides Caporiacco, 1934 (Araneae: Araneidae)
Authors: Anna Šestáková, Yuri Marusik, Mikhail M. Omelko
Publisher: Magnolia Press
Publication year: 2014
Journal: Zootaxa
Volume: 3894
Issue: 1
First page : 61
Last page: 82
Number of pages: 22
ISSN: 1175-5326
eISSN: 1175-5334
DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3894.1.6
Аll known species of Larinioides Caporiacco, 1934 are revised. Seven species are recognised, of which one is transferred from Araneus Clerck, 1757 as a new combination, Larinioides jalimovi (Bakhvalov, 1981) comb. n. The first description of a male of L. jalimovi is given. The following four new synonyms are proposed: Epeira gracilis Menge, 1878 syn. n. and Aranea dumetorum islandicola Strand, 1906 syn. n. = L. patagiatus (Clerck, 1757); Araneus cungei Bakhvalov, 1974, syn. n. = Larinioides folium (Schrank, 1803); and Araneus sclopetarius Clerck, 1757 syn. n. = L. cornutus (Clerck, 1757). Detailed illustrations of habitus, copulatory organs, and identification keys of males and females of all Larinioides species are provided.