First data about cave spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from Iran |
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| Authors: | Yuri M Marusik Ahmad Nadimi Mikhail M Omelko Seppo Koponen |
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| Institution: | 1. Institute for Biological Problems of the North, Magadan, Russiayurmar@mail.ru;3. Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Plant Production, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Gorgan, Iran;4. Gornotaezhnaya Station FEB RAS, Ussuriyski Dist., Primorski krai, Russia;5. Far Eastern Federal University, Vladivostok, Russia;6. Zoological Museum, University of Turku, Turku, Finland |
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| Abstract: | This paper reports seven species found in Shirabad Cave located in the western part of Golestan Province and two species found nearby. Three families: Anyphaenidae, Segestriidae and Theridiosomatidae, and one species, Metellina merianae (Scopoli, 1763) are recorded from Iran for the first time. Two species are described as new: Tegenaria zamanii Marusik & Omelko, sp.n. (♀) and Segestria mirshamsii Marusik & Omelko, sp.n. (♀). Four species: Lepthyphantes iranicus Saaristo & Tanasevitch, 1996, Metellina merianae, Octonoba yesoensis (Saito, 1934) and Pholcus sp. are illustrated. Uloborus georgicus Mcheidze, 1997 from Eastern Georgia is synonymized with Octonoba yesoensis. The distribution of all species treated in the paper is briefly discussed, with emphasis on the easternmost records.http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:614A0FF0-40B0-4A7E-B2B8-C6B117A80AFE |
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| Keywords: | Troglobiont new species new record |
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