* Synaphosus palearcticus Ovtsharenko, Levy & Platnick, 1994

Figs 7–10

Synaphosus palearcticus: Ovtsharenko et al. 1994: 6, figs 3–5, 21–29 (♂ ♀).

Synaphosus palearcticus: Marusik and Fomichev 2016: 437, figs 4, 28–30, 36–42 (♂ ♀).

Material examined.

GEORGIA • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Kakheti, Dedoplistskaro mun., Chachuna MR, Dalis Mta Reservoir; N 41.2804 °, E 45.8968 °; semidesert, under rocks; leg. Seropian A; 19 May 2024; CaBOL-IDs 1037705, 1038162 . • 1 ♀, 1 ♂, 1 juv.; Shida Kartli, Gori, Kvernaki ridge; N 41.9926 °, E 44.1330 °; heathland, under rocks; leg. Seropian A; 31 Mar. 2024; CaBOL-IDs 1037287, 1037285, 1037680 .

Comments.

This species is distributed from Crete to Kazakhstan (Nentwig et al. 2024; WSC 2024). In the Caucasus, it was previously recorded in Armenia and Azerbaijan (Otto 2022). It is the first record of Synaphosus Platnick & Shadab, 1980 in Georgia.