Thomisidae  Sundevall, 1833 / Xysticus  C. L. Koch, 1835   82 species

Xysticus bacurianensis Mcheidze, 1971

Description
Male

Embolus massive, strongly extended laterally, tutaculim finger-shaped. Prosoma length: 2.4 mm.

Body length male: 4.9 mm
Female

Spermatheca with strong transverse membranous duct. Prosoma length: 2.6 mm.

Body length female: 6.2 mm
Additional information

Under stones, on herbs and grass in the alpine zone of Caucasian Mountains.

Distribution
  Presence
  No data
Global distribution (WSC 2026): Turkey, Caucasus (Russia, Georgia, Azerbaijan)
Phenology
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Figures
Distribution List
Azerbaijan   (Otto, 2022) ||| Georgia   (Otto, 2022) ||| Russia, Southern   (Otto, 2022) ||| Turkey (Asia)   (Danışman et al., 2025a) |||
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 pdf

Logunov D V, Demir H (2006) Further faunistic notes on Cozyptila and Xysticus from Turkey (Araneae, Thomisidae). Arachnologische Mitteilungen 31: 40-45 pdf

Otto S (2022) Caucasian spiders. A faunistic database on the spiders of the Caucasus Ecoregion. Database version 02.2022. Internet: caucasus-spiders.info.

Ovtsharenko V I (1979) Spiders of the families Gnaphosidae, Thomisidae, Lycosidae (Aranei) in the Great Caucasus. Trudy Zoologicheskogo Instituta Akademii Nauk SSSR, Leningrad 85: 39-53 pdf

WSC (2026) World Spider Catalog. Version 27. Natural History Museum Bern, online at http://wsc.nmbe.ch (13.2.2026) doi: 10.24436/2 pdf

Updates
18-12-2014 Image insert
01-12-2013 Distribution update Detail