Alireza Zamani
Ph.D.
alireza.zamani@utu.fi Office: 163 ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8084-9666 |
Arachnology; Evolutionary Biology; Taxonomy; Systematics; Faunistics
I am an arachnologist with expertise in spider systematics and biogeography, primarily specializing in the fauna of the Caucasus, Middle East, and Central Asia. Over the course of my career, I have described and named more than 200 arachnid taxa from various countries across South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. This research contributes to our understanding of arachnid diversity, as well as their geographical distribution patterns and evolutionary relationships. Additionally, I have actively contributed to research projects and published papers in other fields such as functional morphology, phylogeography, ecology, and theoretical concepts of taxonomy.
Arachnids of Finland
- A new species of ant-eating spider (Araneae: Zodariidae) from the Kyzylkum Desert of Uzbekistan, with colour variation possibly associated with substrate (2026)
- Journal of Natural History
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Comparative performance of pitfall, ramp, and tube traps for sampling arthropods in an arid region of southeastern Iran (2026)
- Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Insights Into Spatial Orientation and Cognition in Tarantulas (Araneae: Theraphosidae) Under Natural Conditions, With Notes on Possible Ontogenetic Niche Shifts (2026)
- Ecology and Evolution
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - New data on Anatolidion Wunderlich, 2008, Neottiura Menge, 1868, and Theridion Walckenaer, 1805 (Araneae: Theridiidae) from the South Caucasus (2026)
- Zootaxa
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - New data on spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of the Arabian Peninsula and the Levant, with new species and records (2026)
- ZooKeys
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - New data on spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Türkiye, with descriptions of four new species (2026)
- ZooKeys
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - New species and records of Zora C.L. Koch, 1847 (Araneae, Miturgidae) from Armenia (2026)
- ZooKeys
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - West Side Story: systematics of funnel-weavers (Araneae: Agelenidae: Ageleninae) from arid western South Africa, with two new genera and 16 new species (2026)
- Zootaxa
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - An annotated checklist of the spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Azerbaijan (2025)
- Zootaxa
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - A new species of Eresus Walckenaer, 1805 (Araneae: Eresidae) from Iraq (2025)
- Arachnology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)



