New records of little-known species of Xysticus C. L. Koch, 1835 in Turkey (Araneae: Thomisidae)

Demir H., Aktas M., Topcu A.

ZOOLOGY IN THE MIDDLE EAST, vol.46, pp.99-102, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 46
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Doi Number: 10.1080/09397140.2009.10638334
  • Journal Name: ZOOLOGY IN THE MIDDLE EAST
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.99-102
  • Gazi University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Xysticus edax (O. P.-Cambridge, 1872), X. caperatus Simon, 1875, and,X kaznakovi Utochkin, 1968 arc recorded for the first time from Turkey. The characteristic features and SEM photographs of the male palpal organs of these species are given. These records increase the number of species of the genus Xysticus found in Turkey to 40.