On linyphiid spiders (Araneae) from the Eastern and Central Mediterranean kept at the Muséum d’histoire naturelle, Geneva Author Tanasevitch, Andrei V. text Revue suisse de Zoologie 2011 2011-03-31 118 1 49 91 journal article 10.5962/bhl.part.117799 0035-418X 6311696 Crosbyarachne silvestris (Georgescu, 1973) comb. n. MATERIAL : 7 Ƌ, 14 ♀ ; 2 Ƌ, 2 ♀ ( ZMMU ), Italy , Tuscany , Mt Argentario, Maremma, 280-400 m a.s.l., sifting litter under Quercus ilex & Q. suber , 13.-14.II.1980 , leg. A. Focarile. COMPARATIVE MATERIAL EXAMINED : 5 Ƌ, 1 ♀ , Romania , Seica Nare , pitfall , IV.1980 , from collection of I. Weiss . REMARKS: According to the palp and epigyne conformation Tapinocyba silvestris Georgescu, 1973 clearly belongs to the genus Crosbyarachne Charitonov, 1937 and is similar to its single representative, C. bukovskyi Charitonov, 1937 , known from the Crimea and Turkey ( Gnelitsa, 2009 ). A comparison between the Italian and Romanian specimens of C. silvestris comb. n. has shown their identity, whereas similar specimens from Greece show small but stable differences (see below). This species is here reported for the first time for the Italian fauna. RANGE: Mediterranean.