First identified in 2003 in Turkmenistan, it has a distribution that extends from Caspian Sea to Lake Balkhash and includes Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

It also has a hairy clypeus and palpal femora, which enables it to be identified as not being the otherwise similar Aelurillus ater.

The length of the embolus varies, with examples found in the northeastern part of the species range being longer and more curved.

[10] The spider is similar to others in the genus, particularly Aelurillus ater, from which it differs mainly in having hairs on the clypeus and palpal femora.

[4] The spider differs from Aelurillus brutus in the lack of pattern on the bottom of the abdomen and the length of the hairs that line the carapace.

[1][13] The species holotype was collected by Vladimir Dubatolov in the Köýtendag Nature Reserve in Turkmenistan in 1991.

Examples have been found in many areas of Kazakhstan, including the Karatau Mountains, as well as the Betpak-Dala and Moiynkum Deserts, demonstrating the breadth of habitats in which the species can survive.

It has also been identified in the area around Tashkent in Uzbekistan, and the Surxondaryo Region which borders both Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.

The examples found across the distribution vary, with those in the southwest being larger, more hairy and darker.