Arachnological information
https://arages.de/en/journal/arachnology-lettersAl-Khazali AM & Kachel HS
Contribution to the knowledge of harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones) from Iraq, with updated checklists for Iraq, Iran and Türkiye
Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Weberknechte (Arachnida: Opiliones) aus dem Irak, mit aktualisierten Checklisten für Irak, Iran und Türkei
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Specimens of the genus Phalangium Linnaeus, 1758 (Phalangiidae Latreille, 1802) are reported from northern Iraq and were identified as Phalangium punctipes (L. Koch, 1878). These represent the first record of both, genus and species, for the Iraqi Opiliones fauna. The characteristic features of the species and illustrations of their habitat are presented. This record increases the number of known Opiliones in Iraq to six species, which is a very low number compared to the Opiliones checklists from two nearby countries, namely Iran with 28 species and Türkiye with 89 species and five subspecies. Nineteen species and two subspecies records from the Türkiye checklist are considered misidentifications and therefore omitted in our revised checklist.
distribution, Erbil, harvestman, new record, Northern Iraq