Redescription of a monotypic genus Arctobius belonging to a monotypic subfamily from the northern Holarctic (Aranei: Amaurobiidae: Arctobiinae)

Marusik Y.M., Omelko M.M.

Arthropoda Selecta 2025; (3): 387–395

Amaurobius agelenoides (Emerton, 1919), a species with almost Circumholarctic distribution is redescribed in detail. It belongs to monotypic genus Arctobius Lehtinen, 1967 and monotypic subfamily Arctobiinae Leech, 1972. The male palp of this species is examined thoroughly for the first time. It possesses a unique shaped embolic division not known in the RTA lineage. Brief comments on Altellopsinae Lehtinen, 1967 are provided. A distribution map based on all known records is presented.

DOI 10.15298/arthsel.34.3.10

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