The spider family Filistatidae (Araneae) in Iran

Zookeys. 2015 Aug 10:(516):123-35. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.516.10146. eCollection 2015.

Abstract

All species of Filistatidae occurring in Iran are surveyed. Zaituniaakhanii sp. n. is described on the basis of female specimens collected in Tehran province, and the previously unknown male of Sahastatasinuspersica Marusik, Zamani & Mirshamsi, 2014 is described for the first time. Also, the endogynes of the holotypes of Zaituniaalexandri Brignoli, 1982, Zaituniamedica Brignoli, 1982 and Zaituniapersica Brignoli, 1982 are illustrated. Including these results, the number of Iranian species of Filistatidae is increased to seven, which indicates the highest species-richness of this family in the Western Palaearctic.

Keywords: Aranei; Fauna; Filistata; Near East; Sahastata; Zaitunia; new species.