Based on a critical review of the literature and a study of the author’s own collection, a study of cave spiders in the Crimean Mountains has been conducted, resulting in records of 20 reliable species in eight families. Nine species were first discovered in Crimean caves, two of which have been described as new to science. Classification of spiders by ecosystem groups is provided depending on the cave lifestyle. The tragromorphic spider was discovered and is explained for the first time from Crimea. We discuss the most likely scenario of spider colonization into Crimea’s underground habitat. Most species arrived during multiple Pleistocene Salt-Holocene regressions in the Black Sea Basin when the zoogeographic corridors of exposed shelves united the Crimea, the Caucasus and the Balkans. However, four synanthropic species entered the Crimean Caves during historic times. High relative humidity and temperature are considered important factors that allow the cave to function as a refsia of Pleistocene Araneouna. An zoogeographic analysis of the cave spider will be conducted. The majority of spider species, taking into account a total of 16 species, are widely popular and ranges including cosmopolitan, horakokis, foliage, west and central, and the eastern Mediterranean. The three species are endemic to Crimea: Tegenaria Taurika, Viseti Fur Tatus sp. November.and Troglohyphantes Exspectatus sp. November. Viseti Fur Gurjin is Crimea cacacia subarachnoid disease.
Nadolny AA, Turbanov (2025) is a review of the Crimean Mountains cave spider (Arachnida, Araneae), with explanations of two new species. Zookeys 1230:37-80. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1230.137029
