On a Small Collection of Spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) from Iraq, with New Species and Records

The results of an investigation on a small collection of spiders from Najaf Province in southern Iraq are reported. Four species are described: Hersiliola babylonica sp. n. (♂♀; Hersiliidae), Liocranoeca deserticola sp. n. (♂; Liocranidae), Talanites sumericus sp. n. (♀; Gnaphosidae) and Zelotes jak...

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Hauptverfasser: Zamani, A., Marusik, Y.
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description The results of an investigation on a small collection of spiders from Najaf Province in southern Iraq are reported. Four species are described: Hersiliola babylonica sp. n. (♂♀; Hersiliidae), Liocranoeca deserticola sp. n. (♂; Liocranidae), Talanites sumericus sp. n. (♀; Gnaphosidae) and Zelotes jakesi sp. n. (♀; Gnaphosidae). Two families (Liocranidae; Miturgidae), five genera (Evippa Simon, 1882; Heriaeus Simon, 1875; Liocranoeca Wunderlich, 1999; Prochora Simon, 1886; Talanites Simon, 1893) and five species (Enoplognatha gershomi Bosmans & Van Keer, 1999; Evippa amitaii Armiach Steinpress et al., 2021; Heriaeus buffoni (Audouin, 1826); Prochora lycosiformis (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872); Thanatus vulgaris Simon, 1870) are recorded in Iraq for the first time; for E. gershomi, the epigyne is described for the first time, the male is redescribed and the species is newly reported also from Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.
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spelling oai:ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua:article-3552023-12-05T09:39:51Z On a Small Collection of Spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) from Iraq, with New Species and Records Zamani, A. Marusik, Y. Aranei Central Asia fauna Middle East Najaf redescription taxonomy The results of an investigation on a small collection of spiders from Najaf Province in southern Iraq are reported. Four species are described: Hersiliola babylonica sp. n. (♂♀; Hersiliidae), Liocranoeca deserticola sp. n. (♂; Liocranidae), Talanites sumericus sp. n. (♀; Gnaphosidae) and Zelotes jakesi sp. n. (♀; Gnaphosidae). Two families (Liocranidae; Miturgidae), five genera (Evippa Simon, 1882; Heriaeus Simon, 1875; Liocranoeca Wunderlich, 1999; Prochora Simon, 1886; Talanites Simon, 1893) and five species (Enoplognatha gershomi Bosmans & Van Keer, 1999; Evippa amitaii Armiach Steinpress et al., 2021; Heriaeus buffoni (Audouin, 1826); Prochora lycosiformis (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872); Thanatus vulgaris Simon, 1870) are recorded in Iraq for the first time; for E. gershomi, the epigyne is described for the first time, the male is redescribed and the species is newly reported also from Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Publishing House "Akademperiodyka" of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine 2022-07-27 Article Article application/pdf https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/355 10.15407/zoo2022.04.291 Zoodiversity; Vol. 56 No. 4 (2022): Zoodiversity Zoodiversity (Vestnik Zoologii); Том 56 № 4 (2022): Zoodiversity 2707-7268 2707-725X 10.15407/zoo2022.04 en https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/355/168 Copyright (c) 2022 Alireza Zamani, Yuri Marusik
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On a Small Collection of Spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) from Iraq, with New Species and Records
title On a Small Collection of Spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) from Iraq, with New Species and Records
title_full On a Small Collection of Spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) from Iraq, with New Species and Records
title_fullStr On a Small Collection of Spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) from Iraq, with New Species and Records
title_full_unstemmed On a Small Collection of Spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) from Iraq, with New Species and Records
title_short On a Small Collection of Spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) from Iraq, with New Species and Records
title_sort on a small collection of spiders (arachnida, araneae) from iraq, with new species and records
topic_facet Aranei
Central Asia
fauna
Middle East
Najaf
redescription
taxonomy
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