Contribution to the distribution of spiders with significant medical importance (Araneae: Loxosceles and Latrodectus) in Iran, with a new record for the country

A faunistic review is given on the Iranian medically important spiders of two genera Loxosceles and Latrodectus. Latrodectus cinctus Blackwall, 1865 is reported for the first time from Iran (and for the second time from Asia) and is replaced with the previous erroneous reports of L. hasseltii Thorel...

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Main Authors: Alireza Zamani, Omid Mirshamsi, Alireza Savoji, Mehran Shahi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ferdowsi University of Mashhad 2014-09-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics
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Online Access:https://ijab.um.ac.ir/article_26935_26dcecd70f5688379b5ebb4704a0f9d1.pdf