First record of the spider Oecobius ferdowsii Mirshamsi, Zamani & Marusik, 2017 (Araneae, Oecobiidae) in Kazakhstan [PDF]
The first record from Kazakhstan of the oecobiid spider Oecobius ferdowsii Mirshamsi, Zamani & Marusik, 2017 is presented. This species was previously known only from Iran.
Alexander A. Fomichev
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The north-easternmost record of a Central Asian funnelweb spider, Coelotes turkestanicus Ovtchinnikov, 1999 (Araneae, Agelenidae) [PDF]
The first record of the funnelweb spider Coelotes turkestanicus Ovtchinnikov, 1999 from the eastern Kazakhstan is presented. This species was previously known from Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, southern Kazakhstan, and the Orenburg Oblast of Russia.
Alexander A. Fomichev
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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.
A. Zamani, Y. Marusik
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Pardosa colchica Mcheidze, 1946: a first report from West Azerbaijan Province, Iran (Araneae: Lycosidae) [PDF]
A survey of species belonging to Pardosa monticola species group from Iran showed a new report. A detailed study reveals that the only female specimen from West Azerbaijan Province belongs to P. colchica Mcheidze, 1946.
Sepideh Shafaie +4 more
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Redescriptions of two poorly known species of Zodariellum Andreeva & Tystshenko, 1968 (Araneae, Zodariidae) from Uzbekistan [PDF]
Two poorly known species of the zodariid spider genus Zodariellum Andreeva & Tystshenko, 1968 – Z. spasskyi (Charitonov, 1946) and Z. zebra (Charitonov, 1946) – are redescribed based on type specimens from eastern Uzbekistan. Additionally, a lectotype is
Sergei L. Esyunin +2 more
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The spider (Aranei) fauna of the Urals: diversity, structure, typification [PDF]
The spider fauna of the Urals accounted 485 species belonging to 202 genera and 23 families. The spider fauna of the Urals is much less diverse in comparison with faunas of the adjacent plains and surrounding mountains.
S.L. Esyunin
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Three new species of spiders (Aranei) from Iran [PDF]
Three new species of spiders are described from different provinces in Iran: Shaitan angramainyu sp. n. (Gnaphosidae) related to Sh. elchini Kovblyuk, Kastrygina et Marusik, 2013 known from Azerbaijan to Kazakhstan, Piratula raika sp. n.
A. Zamani, Y.M. Marusik
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Preliminary data on the fauna of spiders (Aranei) of Taman Peninsula and Tuzla Island (Russia) [PDF]
Eighty five species of spiders belonging to 18 families are found in Taman Peninsula and Tuzla Island, from which 13 species were collected in Tuzla Island and 80 species in Taman Peninsula.
A.V. Ponomarev +3 more
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Spiders of Kola Peninsula, Russia (Arachnida: Aranei) [PDF]
A checklist of 228 spiders from the Kola Peninsula, Russia is based and compiled on the original collections and on literature data. Some previous misidentifications are rectified.
A.V. Tanasevitch, I.O. Kamayev
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Walckenaeria stylifrons and Spiracme mongolica (Araneae, Linyphiidae, Thomisidae), two new species to Slovakia [PDF]
The spiders Walckenaeria stylifrons (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1875) and Spiracme mongolica (Schenkel, 1963) are reported from Slovakia for the first time. These new records are based on adult males found in Western Slovakia in xerothermic habitats.
Pavol Purgat +5 more
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