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With regard to the distribution of the species known previously
in Turkistan itself, our observations do not enable us to draw any
conclusions whatever, the more so, as the European fauna in this
respect has hardly been touched. From the comparison of the localities
it is not evident, for instance, whether the Central European forms
met with in Turkistan belonged principally to any known zone, or
whether the sharp contrast in the nature of the lower and Alpine zones,
or steppe and cultivated zones, is accompanied by the predominance of
known typical forms of spiders. It is necessary, however, to direct
attention to certain facts connected with vertical distribution. On the
banks of the Iskander-Kul, at 7,000', were found not only Epeira
patagiata, Linyphia hortensis, ThericLium sisyphium, Misumena
vapid, and Thomisus onustus, but in much higher localities not a few
species were dlso met with. Thus in Autchi pass, at an elevation of
7,500' to 11,200' were collected Erigone bicuspidata, Theridium
dlbomaculatum, Lycosa palustris, Xysticus cristatus, and Philaeus
haemorrhoicus, and of the new species, Drassus breviceps, monticola,
and Lycosa velox; in the Kichi-Alai, higher than 9,000', were found
Lycosa palustris, X. cristatus, and’Heliophaifus truncorum, and on
the Jiptyk pass at 8,650', Latrodectus conglobatus.
The evident incompleteness of our information concerning Turkistan
spiders was also the cause of my departure from the plan laid down
of giving a table for the definition of genera and species. For the
European genera, which up to the present have been met with in
Turkistan, there exists alreadv a very detailed table in the work of Prof.
Thorell, of Upsala (“ On European Spiders,” by T. Thorell, Upsala,
4to, 1869-70), a work which I have followed in the systematic arrangement
of the species enumerated below':—
I . E p e ir o id a e .
1 . A r g i o p e B r ü n n i c h i i , S c o p .
2 . l o b a t a , P a l i .
3 . E p e i r a r e g i a , K o c h .
4 . „ t a r t a r i c a , n.s.
5 . c o r n u t a , C l .
6 . p a t a g i a t a , , ,
7 . , , s o l l e r s . W a l c k .
8 . . . c u c u r b i t i n a , C l .
9 . ‘ . . . a d i a n t a , W a l c k .
1 0 . . . a c a l y p h a , . .
1 1 . , . V i c t o r i a , T h o r .
1 2 . S i n g a h a m a t a , C l .
1 3 . . , H e r i i , H a h n .
1 4 . . . p y g m a e a , S u n d .
1 5 . a l b o v i t t a t a , W e s t r .
1 6 . a e n e a , n.s.
1 7 . Z i l l a m o n t a n a , C . K o c h .
1 8 . M e t a d e n t i p a l p i s , n.s.
1 9 . T e t r a g n a t h a e x t e n s a , L .
2 0 . U l o b o r u s W a l c k e n a e r i u s , L a t r .
2 1 .
2 2 .
23-
2 4 . 25-
I I . T h e r id io id a e .
P a c h y g n a t h a C l e r k i i . S u n d .
„ d e G e e r i , , ,
L i n v p h i a p u s i l l a , — . .
h o r t e n s i s ,
, , n e b u l o s a , . .
2 6 . E r i g o n e d e n t i p a l p i s . R e u s s .
2 7 . „ b i c u s p i d a t a . M e n g e .
2 8 . , , l i v i d a , B l a c k w .
2 9 . „ f u s c i p a l p i s , C . K o c h .
3 0 . E r o t u b e r c u l a t a . d e G .
3 1 . T h e r i d i u m ( P h y l l o n e t h i s ) l i n e a t u m ,
C L
„ s i s y p h i u m , C l .
„ t u b e r c u l a t u m , n.s.
„ % p u n i c u m , L u e .
S t e a t o d a t r i a n g u l o s a , W a l c k .
L i t h y p h a n t e s c o r o l l a t u s , L .
„ h a m a t u s , C . K o c h .
L a t r o d e c t u s c o n g l o b a t u s , „
„ e r e b u s , S a v . e t A u d .
32.
33-
34-
35-
m 37-
39-
p o v e r t y o f T u r k i s t a n r e p r e s e n t a t i v e s o f . t h e f a m i l y o f Attoidae, w h i c h , a s i s
k n o w n i s e x t r e m e l y r i c h i n s p e c i e s i n S o u t h e r n E u r o p e , N . A f r i c a , a n d S y r i a ,
a n d f a r t h e r i s c o m p o s e d o f f o r m s n o t s o e a s i l y e s c a p i n g t h e a t t e n t i o n o f c o l l e c t o r s
a s t h e s m a l l Linyphia. Erigone, a n d o t h e r s . J u d g i n g f r o m w h a t I h a v e s u c c e e d e d
i n c o l l e c t i n g i n t h e s t e p p e s o f S . E . R u s s i a a n d t h e e a s t e r n p a r t o f t h e C a u c a s u s
t h e s e l o c a l i t i e s a l s o , i n a n i m p o r t a n t d e g r e e , f a l l s h o r t o f t h e n u m e r o u s Attoidae o f
W e s t e r n c o u n t r i e s .
I I I . SCYTODOIDAE.
4 0 . P h o l c u s F o r s k a l i i , T h o r .
IV . E n y o id a e .
4 1 . Z o d a r i u m b a c t r i a n u m , n.s.
V . H e r s il io id a e .
4 2 . H e r s i l i o l a p a l l i d a , n.s.
V I . A g e l e n o id a e .
4 3 . D i c t y n a a r u n d i n a c e a , L .
4 4 . ■ „ c o n s e c u t a , C a m b r .
4 5 . A m a u r o b i u s l o n g i p a l p i s , n.s.
4 6 . C a e l o t e s m a j o r , n.s.
4 7 . A g e l e n a l a b y r i n t h i c a , C l .
VII. D r a s so id a e .
4 8 . C l u b i o n a m a r a c a n d i c a , n.s.
4 9 . C h i r a c a n t h i u m c a r n i f e x , F a b r .
5° - , > n u t r i x , W a l c k .
5 1 - » i t a l i c u m , C a n . e t P a v .
52 - , , S e i d l i t z i i , L . K o c h .
53- . » b r e v i d e n s , n.s.
5 4 . M i c a r i a p u l i c a r i a , S u n d .
5 5 - , , p y g m a e a , n.s.
5 6 . „ m o d e s t a , n.s.
5 7 . D r a s s u s v i l l o s u s , T h o r .
5 8 . „ l o r i c a t u s , L . K o c h .
59- „ l u t e s c e n s , C . K o c h . _
6 0 . „ r u f e s c e n s , - K . r .
6 1 . „ b r e v i c e p s , n.s.
6 2 . „ m o n t i c o l a , n.s.
6 3 - „ F e d c h e n k o i , n.s.
6 4 . M e l a n o p h o r a P e t i v e r i i , S c o p .
65- „ c o n s p i c u a , L . K o c h .
6 6 . „ j a x a r t e n s i s , n.s.
67- Ü f a s c i m a n a , n.s.
6 8 . „ h a m i p a l p i s , n.s.
6 9 - „ p i c e a , n.s.
7 0 . G n a p h o s a v a r i a n a , C . K o c h .
71 - „ e x o r n a t a , - , ,
72 - „ r u f a l a , L . K o c h . .
V I I I . D y s d e r o id a e .
7 3 . D y s d e r a a c u l e a t a , n.s.
74- „ t a r t a r i c a , n.s.
IX . T h e r a p h o s o id a e .
7 5 . C t e n i z a f e r g h a n e n s i s , n.s.
7 6 . C y r t a u c h e n i u s W a l c k e n a e r i , L u c .
X . T h o m is d id a e .
77- S p a r a s s u s s e r i c e u s , n.s.
78- „ o c u l a t u s , n.s.
79- A r t a n e s p a l l i d u s , W a l c k .
8 0 . „ p o e c i l u s , T h o r .
8 1 . P h i l o d r o m u s a u r e o l u s , C l .
8 2 - , , e l e g a n s , B l a c k w .
° 3- „ f a l l a x , S u n d .
° 4- „ p i c t u s , n.s.
8 5 - „ h u m i l i s , 1 1 .S .
8 6 . T h a n a t u s o b l o n g u s , W a l c k .
| 7- „ a r e n a r i u s , T h o r .
• • A l b i n i , S a v . e t A . u d .
8 9 . T h o m i s u s a b b r e v i a t u s , W a l c k .
9 0 . M i s u m e n a v a t i a , C l .
9 1 . M i s u m e n a l a t e r a l i s , C . K o c h .
9 2 . „ v i l l o s a , W a l c k .
9 3 . D i a e a d o r s a t a , F a b r .
9 4 . „ g l o b o s a , „
9 5 . X y s t i c u s c r i s t a t u s , C l .
9 6 - „ b i f a s c i a t u s , C . K o c h .
97- „ l u c t u o s u s , B l a c k w .
9 8 . , , a c e r b u s , T h o r .
99- , , s a b u l o s u s , H a h n .
1 0 0 . „ b r e v i t a r s i s , S i m .
1 0 1 . „ c o n c i n n u s , n.s.
1 0 2 . „ l u g u b r i s , n.s.
X I . L y c o s o id a e .
1 0 3 . L y c o s a h e r b i g r a d a , B l a c k w .
1 0 4 . „ p a l u s t r i s , L .
1 0 5 . „ v e l o x , n.s.
1 0 6 . . , , . o r i e n t a l i s , n.s.
1 0 7 . „ c o n c o l o r , n.s.
108. , , a c u l e a t a , n:s.
1 0 9 . T a r e n t u l a t r a b a l i s , C l .
1 1 0 . . , f a b r i l i s , , ,
I I I - . . a l b o f a s c i a t a , B r u l l é
1 1 2 . . , l a t i f a s c i a t a , n.s.
113- • > n a r b o n e n s i s , L a t r .
1 1 4 . „ a l t i c e p s , n.s.
H 5 - f a l v i v e n t r i s , n.s.
1 1 6 . T r o c h o s a r u r i c o l a , D e G .
117- ,■ t e r r í c o l a , T h o r .
1 1 8 . , , c i n e r e a , F a b r .
1 1 9 . _ , , s i n g o r i e n s i s , L a x m .
1 2 0 . D o l o m e d e s f i m b r i a t u s , C l .
1 2 1 . O c y a l e m i r a b i l i s , C l .
X I I . O x y o p o id a e .
1 2 2 . O x y o p e s l i n e a t u s , L a t r .
123- g e n t i l i s , C. K o c h .
X I I I . E r e s o id a e .
1 2 4 . P a l p i m a n u s g i b b u l u s , D u f .
1 2 5 . E r e s u s c i n n a b a r i n u s , O l i v .
1 2 6 . . , t r i s t i s , n. s.
1 2 7 . . . i m p e r i a l i s , D u f .
1 2 8 . . , a r e n a r i u s , n.s.
X I V . A t t o id a e .
1 2 9 . L e p t o r c h e s t e s h i l a r u l u s , C. K o c h .
1 3 0 . E p i b l e m u m t r i c i n c t u m , , ,
1 3 1 . H e ü o p h a n u s t r u n c o r u m , „
1 32 - - , f l a v i p e s , H a h n .
133- „ n i t e n s , C . K o c h .
! 34- „ r u f i t h o r a x , S i m .
1 3 5 . B a l l u s r u f i p e s , S i m .
1 3 6 . M a r p e s s a o b s c u r a , n.s.
* 37- ■ , m a r g i n a t a , n.s.
1 3 8 . M e n e m e r u s i n d i s t i n c t u s , C a m b i
1 3 9 . E u o p h r y s i n t e n t a , B l a c k w .
ï 4 0 . , , o c e l l a t a , n.s.
1 4 1 . P h i l a e u s h a e m o r r h o i c u s , C . K o c h .
1 4 2 . A t t u s f l o r i c o l a , C. K o c h .
1 4 3 . , , a l b o - c i n c t u s , n.s.
1 4 4 . . . e l e g a n s , n.s.
1 4 5 . A e l u r o p s a t e r , n.s.
I 1 4 6 , . , v a r i e g a t u s , n.s.