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Genus: Clubiona Latreille, 1804 | Family: Clubionidae Simon, 1878

Clubiona caucasica Mikhailov & Otto, 2017

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LSID: urn:lsid:nmbe.ch:spidersp:049683

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Described:

Distribution: Turkey, Caucasus (Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan)

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Type Repository Provide information

Holotype: Zoological Museum of Moscow University (ZMMU), Moscow, Russia m (Ta-7965) - (Mikhailov, 2019b)
Paratype: Zoological Museum of Moscow University (ZMMU), Moscow, Russia mm ff (Ta-7965~7987) - (Mikhailov, 2019b)
Paratype: Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt am Main (SMF), Germany (data base search of type material, 11.01.2019) 5m 9f (36865-131, 36866-131, 36867-131, 36868-131, 36869-131, 36870-131, 36871-131, 36872-131, 36873-131) -

Taxonomic References

Clubiona caerulescens Marusik & Kunt, 2010b: 13, f. 2-3 (f; misidentified per Mikhailov, Otto & Japoshvili, 2017: 365)

Clubiona caucasica Mikhailov & Otto in Mikhailov, Otto & Japoshvili, 2017: 363, f. 1a-b,e, 2a-b, 3a-d (Dmf) Original description

Clubiona caucasica Fomichev, 2026: 12, f. 22-24 (m)

References

Fomichev, A. A. (2026). New data on the spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Dagestan, Russia. Acta Biologica Sibirica 12: 1-35. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.18252183 -- Show included taxa

Marusik, Y. M. & Kunt, K. B. (2010b). Spiders (Araneae) new to the fauna of Turkey. 4. New species records of Clubionidae. Turkish Journal of Arachnology 3(1): 13-15. -- Show included taxa

Mikhailov, K. G., Otto, S. & Japoshvili, G. (2017). A new species from the Clubiona caerulescens group from the Caucasus (Araneae: Clubionidae). Zoology in the Middle East 63(4): 362-368. doi: 10.1080/09397140.2017.1361188 -- 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
2026-01-26	New taxonomic reference entry	Fomichev, 2026
2017-10-31	New taxonomic reference entry	Marusik & Kunt, 2010b
2017-10-30	New taxonomic reference entry	Mikhailov, Otto & Japoshvili, 2017
2017-10-30	New species inserted	Mikhailov, Otto & Japoshvili, 2017