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Genus: Asthenargus Simon & Fage, 1922 | Family: Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859

Asthenargus caucasicus Tanasevitch, 1987

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:009512

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Distribution: Caucasus

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Holotype: Zoological Museum of Moscow University (ZMMU), Moscow, Russia m (Ta-4468) - (Mikhailov, 2019a)
Paratype: Zoological Museum of Moscow University (ZMMU), Moscow, Russia 1m 3f (Ta-4469~4470) - (Mikhailov, 2019a)

Taxonomic References

Asthenargus caucasicus Tanasevitch, 1987a: 338, f. 74-80 (Dmf) Original description

Asthenargus caucasicus Tanasevitch, 1990: 103, f. 21.26, 22.7, 24.32 (mf)

Asthenargus caucasicus Zamani, Kosyan & Marusik, 2026b: 728, f. 2A-B (f)

References

Tanasevitch, A. V. (1987a). The linyphiid spiders of the Caucasus, USSR (Arachnida: Araneae: Linyphiidae). Senckenbergiana Biologica 67: 297-383. -- Show included taxa

Tanasevitch, A. V. (1990). The spider family Linyphiidae in the fauna of the Caucasus (Arachnida, Aranei). In: B. R. Striganova (ed.) Fauna nazemnykh bespozvonochnykh Kavkaza. Akademia Nauk, Moscow, pp. 5-114. -- Show included taxa

Zamani, A., Kosyan, A. & Marusik, Y. M. (2026b). New data on spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from Armenia, including a unique case of palpal teratology. Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 12(4): 725-744. doi: 10.48311/jibs.12.04.725 ZooBank: 5B7BE87F-2183-440B-A58F-0A76144D0FD0 -- Show included taxa

External Resource References

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Nentwig, W., Blick, T., Bosmans, R., Kropf, C., Stäubli, A.: Spiders of Europe. www.araneae.nmbe.ch. Version 01.2026. doi: 10.24436/1

GBIF.org (2026). GBIF Home Page (via GBIF API). Available from: https://www.gbif.org [8 January 2026]

Edit History

Date	Type	Reference	Old value	Comment
2026-09-18	New taxonomic reference entry	Zamani, Kosyan & Marusik, 2026b
2026-09-18	Species distribution update	Zamani, Kosyan & Marusik, 2026b	Old value