Acantholycosa lignaria

Acantholycosa lignaria (Clerck, 1757) Figs 3, 4, 13 Araneus lignarius Clerck, 1757: 90, pl. 4, fig. 4 (♂ ♀). Acantholycosa lignaria: Dahl 1908: 367, 369, fig. 61 (♂ ♀); Song et al. 1999: 316, fig. 186 B (♀); Marusik et al. 2004: 119, figs 27–29, 54, 115–121 (♂ ♀); Almquist 2006: 184, figs 187 a – h (♂ ♀); Marusik and Omelko 2011: 6, figs 23, 33, 34, 37 (♂ ♀). 1 Material examined. China: • 3 ♂, Inner Mongolia, Hulun Buir, Ewenki Co., Yiminhe Town, Yimin River bank, 48°36'6"N, 119°47'40"E, elev. 669 m, 26–31.07. 1972, J. M. He and D. R. Yang leg. • 1 ♂, Jilin Prov., Yanbian Pref., Antu Co., Erdaobaihe Town, 42°26'11"N, 128°6'1"E, elev. 728 m, 24. 06. 1979. Diagnosis. Acantholycosa lignaria is similar to A. zonsteini Marusik & Omelko, 2017 (Marusik and Omelko 2017, figs 1–9) in having a rather large paleal apophysis, bilobated tip of embolus and flat and broad embolic spine (Figs 3 A, B, 4 B – F), but it can be differentiated by the terminal apophysis angled ventrally (Figs 3 A, 4 B, D, F) (vs. straight); the triangular embolic spine extending posteriorly (Figs 3 A, 4 B, D, F) (vs. conical spine extending prolaterally); and the subdistal part of the embolus not tapering ventrally (Figs 3 A, 4 B, D, F) (vs. tapering). Description. See Marusik et al (2004). Habitus as shown in Fig. 4 A, male palp as in Figs 3 A, B, 4 B – F. Distribution. From Germany and Sweden east to Kamchatka and south to Jilin and northeastern Inner Mongolia (China). Comment. This species belongs to the A. lignaria - group.