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Doi

10.30963/aramit5702

Author

Zamani A, Marusik YM, Soofi M, Koponen S, Caleb JTD & Šestáková A

Year

2019

Title

First record of Poltys nagpurensis (Araneae: Araneidae) from Iran

Title translated

Erstnachweis von Poltys nagpurensis (Araneae: Araneidae) im Iran

Issue

Heft 57

Pages

4-7

Abstract

A female specimen of Poltys (Araneidae) is reported from southern Iran, representing the first record of the genus for the whole Middle East and its westernmost record in the entire Asian region. The specimen was identified as Poltys nagpurensis Tikader, 1982, previously known only from central and western India. Since the Iranian specimen differs in habitus morphology (but not in the epigyne), a brief description and comparison to the holotype with photos of the habitus and copulatory organs are provided.

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Keywords

Aranei, fauna, India, orb-weaver spider