Mysmena leucoplagiata (Simon, 1880)

Zarikian, Noushig A., Propistsova, Evgenia A. & Marusik, Yuri M., 2021, On spider families (Arachnida: Araneae) new to Armenia, Israel Journal of Entomology (Oxford, England) 51 (1), pp. 103-117 : 111

Mysmena leucoplagiata (Simon, 1880)

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Material examined: Ararat Province: 1♂ Garni Gorge, Azat River , 40°06'32"N 44°43'57"E, 1240 m, 5.v.2021 . Vayot Dzor Province: 1♀, Gnishik River canyon, road to Noravank Monastery , 39°41'14"N 45°13'21"E, 1400 m, 10.v.2021 .

Comments: This species was previously known in the Caucasus and the entire former Soviet Union from a single locality in central-north Azerbaijan ( Otto 2020). We have provided habitus figures to illustrate its characteristic pattern and features, which would aid identification of this species from the relatively similar Microdipoena jobi (Kraus, 1967) : the epigyne with membranous, longer than wide scape and the cymbium with a conical extension furnished with curved setae (arrowed on Fig. 6D).