Notes on Dysderidae (Arachnida, Araneae) of Armenia and Iran, with new species and records

By

Kosyan, Armine
Zamani, Alireza
Marusik, Yuri M.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1172

Pages

117--130

Subjects

Aranei , Caucasus , red devil spiders , woodlouse spiders

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1172.107112

 

Abstract

New data are provided on dysderid spiders of Armenia and Iran. Dysdera haykanasp. nov. is described based on male specimens collected in Kotayk and Lor provinces, central and northern Armenia. The female of Dysdera nakhchivanica Beydizade, Shafaie & Guseinov, 2018 is described for the first time, and the species is newly recorded from Armenia. Furthermore, new distribution data are provided for Harpactea armenica Dunin, 1989, including the first record of the species from Iran. Photographs and a distribution map are provided for all three species.