Marusik (spider)

Marusik
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Gnaphosidae
Genus: Marusik
Lin & Li, 2023[2]
Species:
M. yurii
Binomial name
Marusik yurii
Lin & Li, 2023[1]

Marusik is a monotypic genus of spiders in the family Gnaphosidae containing the single species, Marusik yurii.[1] Only the male has been described.[2]

It is named after Russian arachnologist Yuri M. Marusik (born 1962).[2]

Distribution

Marusik yurii is only known from several males from the type locality in Cúc Phương National Park, Vietnam.[1]

Description

Body length is around 2.5-3 mm. The males of this species can be distinguished from related ones in the Haplodrassus group by having six eyes.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gen. Marusik Lin & Li, 2023". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2. Retrieved 2025-10-20.
  2. ^ a b c d Lin, Y. J. (2023). "Taxonomic notes on some spider species (Arachnida: Araneae) from China and Vietnam". Zoological Systematics. 48: 1–99. doi:10.11865/zs.2023101.