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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| 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 | doaj.art-553f7f1c0c894b8d9679eb5340f0e6362022-12-26T11:59:14ZengPublishing House "Akademperiodyka"Zoodiversity2707-725X2707-72682022-07-0156410.15407/zoo2022.04.291355On a Small Collection of Spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) from Iraq, with New Species and RecordsA. Zamani0Y. Marusik1Zoological Museum, Biodiversity Unit, University of Turku, FI-20014, FinlandDepartment of Zoology & Entomology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South AfricaThe 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.https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/355araneicentral asiafaunamiddle eastnajafredescriptiontaxonomy |
| spellingShingle | A. Zamani Y. Marusik On a Small Collection of Spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) from Iraq, with New Species and Records Zoodiversity aranei central asia fauna middle east najaf redescription taxonomy |
| 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 | aranei central asia fauna middle east najaf redescription taxonomy |
| url | https://ojs.akademperiodyka.org.ua/index.php/Zoodiversity/article/view/355 |
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