New data on Dysdera Latreille, 1804 and Harpactea Bristowe, 1939 (Araneae: Dysderidae) of the Caucasus, with new species and records Author Zamani, Alireza 0000-0002-8084-9666 Zoological Museum, Biodiversity Unit, FI- 20014 University of Turku, Turku 20500, Finland. zamani.alireza5@gmail.com Author Marusik, Yuri M. 0000-0002-4499-5148 Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa. & Altai State University, Lenina Pr., 61, Barnaul, RF- 656049, Russia. & Institute for Biological Problems of the North, Portovaya Str. 18, Magadan 685000, Russia. yurmar@mail.ru text Zootaxa 2024 2024-01-04 5397 2 195 217 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5397.2.2 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5397.2.2 1175-5326 10468563 C55178A5-DABB-4615-8443-59B388F99A36 Dysdera daghestanica Dunin, 1991 Figs 6A–D , 12D–F , 13D Dysdera daghestanica Dunin, 1991a: 94 , fig. 3.4–6 ( ³♀ ). Dysdera daghestanica : Dunin 1992b: 63 , figs 7, 8 ( ³♀ ). Material. RUSSIA : Krasnodar Krai : 2³ 6♀ ( ZMMU ), Gelendzhik, Markotkh, 44°36'27"N 38°04'12"E , 31.04– 01.05.2016 ( K.V. Makarov , O.L. Makarova ) . Comments . This species has been treated in two taxonomic publications. It has been recorded in eight localities in Dagestan , located in the eastern Caucasus region ( Otto 2022 ). This species represents the first known occurrence on both the western and eastern parts of the Caucasus, with no records in between.The palp morphology of specimens from Krasnodar Krai closely matches that of the holotype . This species is typically found at elevations around 1000 m , inhabiting the zone of oak and hornbeam forests. It can be encountered on the forest edge, particularly under stones ( Dunin 1991a ). Distribution. North Caucasian disjunctive range. Known from Dagestan (east Caucasus) and Krasnodar Krai (the first and northernmost record, west Caucasus).