Published May 7, 2026 | Version v1
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Tolokonniella stigmatisata

  • 1. Institute of Zoology, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia & Institute of Ecology, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia
  • 2. Unaffiliated, Tbilisi, Georgia
  • 3. Institute of Zoology, Ilia State University, Tbilisi, Georgia

Description

Tolokonniella stigmatisata (Menge, 1869)

Figs 3–4

Lathys stigmatisata: Marusik et al. 2009: 22, figs 29–32, 44, 51–53 (♂)

Material examined.

GEORGIA • ♂ (ISUIZ; CaBOL-ID 1039480); Dighomi Village, Tbilisi; 41.7803, 44.7005; 722 m a. s. l.; steppe, under stone; leg. N. Bulbulashvili; 04 May 2023.

Comments.

This species has a European range and is distributed from western Europe (Portugal) to the Ural River (Marusik et al. 2009; Nentwig et al. 2026; WSC 2026). In the Caucasus, it was previously known from North Ossetia-Alania, Russia (Krasnodar Kray), and Azerbaijan (Otto 2022; Marusik et al. 2004). This is the first record of T. stigmatisata from Georgia.

Notes

Published as part of Seropian, Armen, Bulbulashvili, Natalia & Egidunashvili, Vano, 2026, Spiders in a Growing City: New Country and Regional Records of Spiders (Araneae) from Tbilisi, Georgia, pp. 31-39 in Caucasiana 5 on pages 31-39, DOI: 10.3897/caucasiana.5.e189638

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
ISUIZ
Event date
2023-05-04
Verbatim event date
2023-05-04
Scientific name authorship
Menge
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Araneae
Family
Lathyidae
Genus
Tolokonniella
Species
stigmatisata
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Tolokonniella stigmatisata (Menge, 1869) sec. Seropian, Bulbulashvili & Egidunashvili, 2026

References

  • Marusik YM, Kovblyuk MM, Nadolny AA (2009) A survey of Lathys Simon, 1884, from Crimea with resurrection of Scotolathys Simon, 1884 (Aranei: Dictynidae). Arthropoda Selecta 18: 21–33.
  • Nentwig W, Bosmans R, Gloor D, Hänggi A, Kropf C (2026) Spiders of Europe. Version: 12.2022. Available from: https://www.araneae.nmbe.ch (Accessed: 21 / 02 / 2026)
  • WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 26. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch [Accessed: 21 / 02 / 2026]
  • Otto S (2022) Caucasian Spiders. A faunistic database on the spiders of the Caucasus. Version: 02.2022. https://caucasus-spiders.info/ (Accessed: 21 / 02 / 2026)
  • Marusik YM, Guseinov EF, Aliev HA (2004) Spiders (Arachnida: Aranei) of Azerbaijan 4. Fauna of Naxcivan. Arthropoda Selecta 13: 135–149.