Picking pearls from the Silk Road: Insights into the spider (Arachnida, Araneae) diversity in Georgia from the Caucasus Barcode of Life (CaBOL) project. Part III Author Seropian, Armen https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3777-9954 Institute of Ecology, Ilia State University, Cholokashvili av. 3 / 5 Tbilisi, 0162, Georgia armen.seropiani@iliauni.edu.ge Author Bulbulashvili, Natalia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6802-1209 Rustaveli st. 9, 1400, Gori, Georgia Author Krammer, Hans-Joachim https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7012-1752 LIB: Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Bonn, Germany Author Thormann, Jana LIB: Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Bonn, Germany Author Hein, Nils https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5172-8531 LIB: Leibniz Institute for the Analysis of Biodiversity Change, Bonn, Germany Author Karalashvili, Elisabeth https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9015-7604 Institute of Ecology, Ilia State University, Cholokashvili av. 3 / 5 Tbilisi, 0162, Georgia Author Kachlishvili, Nino https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5632-8959 Institute of Ecology, Ilia State University, Cholokashvili av. 3 / 5 Tbilisi, 0162, Georgia Author Datunashvili, Anastasia https://orcid.org/0009-0006-1421-2057 Institute of Ecology, Ilia State University, Cholokashvili av. 3 / 5 Tbilisi, 0162, Georgia text Caucasiana 2024 2024-04-26 3 89 118 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/caucasiana.3.e120883 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/caucasiana.3.e120883 2667-9809-3-89 EA5B0F14EB024AC8BAAB44E072825910 8FB37893D5A65CF99CFA4C15F5D943C2 Maculoncus obscurus Tanasevitch, Ponomarev & Chumachenko, 2016 Maculoncus (?) Maculoncus obscurus Tanasevitch, Ponomarev & Chumachenko, 2016: 426, figs 10-16 (♂). Material examined. GEORGIA - Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti • 1♂ ; Oni mun., Tskhmori Vill.; N42.53125° , E43.470933° ; 1269 m a.s.l. ; deciduous forest, litter sifting; leg. Astrin J. ; 18 Jul. 2018 ; ZFMK-TIS 8005081 (BOLD:AFJ0696) . Bacroding . A single barcode was obtained from the specimen ZFMK-TIS 8005081 (BOLD:AFJ0696). There are currently no barcodes for M. obscurus in BOLD Systems, we are submitting the first one. Remarks. Maculoncus obscurus is endemic to the Caucasus ( Nentwig et al. 2023 ; WSC 2023), where it is reported from Adygea ( terra typica ) and Georgia (Imereti region, Mukhura Vill.). It is the first record of this species in the Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti and the third in the region. The female of M. obscurus is unknown. Genus Metopobactrus Simon, 1884