Taxonomic notes on dubious spider species (Arachnida: Araneae) from the Russian Far East
The taxonomic status of six spider species described by Grube [1861] and Strand [1907] from the Russian Far East is re-examined. <i>Asagena amurica </i>Strand, 1907 is not a synonym of <i>Steatoda albomaculata</i> (De Geer, 1778)<i>, </i>but of <i>Asagena phalerata </i>(Panzer, 1801) (syn.n.). <i>Attus dimidiatus </i>Grube, 1861 is not a synonym of <i>Carrhotus xanthogramma </i>(Latreille, 1819), but possibly unknown female of <i>Mendoza zebra </i>(Logunov et Wesołowska, 1992);<i> </i>in the absence of type material the name remains a <i>nomen dubium</i>. <i>Attus fuscostriatus </i>Grube, 1861 is probably a senior synonym of <i>Talavera ikedai </i>Logunov et Kronestedt, 2003, but until conspecific material is found from the type locality, this identification will remain uncertain. <i>Micryphantes miniatus</i> Grube, 1861, <i>Linyphia albomaculata </i>Grube, 1861, and <i>Linyphia melanopleuros </i>Grube, 1861, currently cannot be identified based on their original descriptions, and previously suggested synonymies are unconvincing; these taxa are also relegated again to the status of <i>nomen dubium</i>.