Palpimanus sogdianus Charitonov, 1946
Description
Male
Colouration as in female
Body length male: 4.4-5.0 mmFemale
Prosoma reddish-brown, cephalic region raised. Sternum, labium, maxillae and leg I reddish brown. Legs II-IV light brown. Opisthosoma yellowish with numerous small sclerotised dots. Anterior epigastric area and part of the area above the pedicel with Scutum.
Body length female: 5.6-5.8 mmDistribution
Phenology
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Figures
Pedipalp, prolateral view
(Marusik & Guseinov 2003)
Pedipalp, retrolateral view
(Marusik & Guseinov 2003)
Apical part of bulbus
(Marusik & Guseinov 2003)
Apical part of bulbus
(Marusik & Guseinov 2003)
Epigyne
(Marusik & Guseinov 2003)
Vulva, ventral view
(Marusik & Guseinov 2003)
Vulva, dorsal view
(Marusik & Guseinov 2003)
Distribution List
References
Danışman T, Kunt K B, Özkütük R S, Coşar İ (2025a) The checklist of the spiders of Turkey. Version 2025 [last updated 01 December 2025], online at http://www.spidersofturkey.info 
Fomichev A A, Marusik Y M, Zonstein S (2023) New and poorly known species of Palpimanus Dufour, 1820 (Araneae, Palpimanidae) from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan. Zootaxa 5339: 256-272
Marusik Y M, Guseinov E F (2003) Spiders (Arachnida: Aranei) of Azerbaijan. 1. New family and genus records. Arthropoda Selecta 12: 29-46
Otto S (2022) Caucasian spiders. A faunistic database on the spiders of the Caucasus Ecoregion. Database version 02.2022. Internet: caucasus-spiders.info.
Seropian A, Bulbulashvili N, Otto S, Krammer H-J, Kachlishvili N, Datunashvili A (2023b) Picking pearls from the Silk Road: insights into the spider (Arachnida, Araneae) diversity in Georgia from the Caucasus barcode of life project. Part II. Caucasiana 2: 231-297
WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2
Updates
| 30-08-2023 | Distribution update | Detail |