Gen. Asianellus Logunov, Heciak, 1996 (6 species)

Type species Asianellus festivus.
DIAGNOSIS. Confront to general characteristics of AELURILLINES which have the whole bulbus covered by opaque sclerotized tegulum and a coil of embolus hidden behind anterior part of tegulum, from where only its tip protrudes. Bulbus usually ends posteriorly by sharp pointed triangle, sometimes with narrow "tail". There is often also a small, conical protuberance ("bump") on tegulum. Tibial apophysis is short and robust, sometimes sclerotized and hook like, often accompanied dorsally by fleshy protuberance. Female epigyne, usually in a form of sclerotized flat plate, with indistinct, small copulatory openings, but often with sclerotized "wings" or edges, sclerotized chambers of spermathecae in a form of a pair of compact bodies with convoluted internal chambers, or a chain of irregular chambers. Copulatory ducts are sclerotized, or short and indistinct, even invisible.
More detailed features include two striking, unusual characters: in males developed longer fleshy dorsal ramus of tibial apophysis arching anteriorly to broad and short, pointed apically sclerotized ventral ramus. In females the prominent character are copulatory ducts in epigyne, sclerotized and running straight anteriorly, which turn abruptly medially after passing the mid-length of epigyne, then, making 180 turn, they produce short spermathecae, located centrally and directed posteriorly. Spermathecae consist of a few internal, convoluted chambers. That structure is comparable to those developed in Phlegra and Langona, where, however size of spermatheca and number of chambers is enormous and size of copulatory ducts reduced, in some cases to almost nil. Diagnostic drawings below are integral part of definition.

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