Alireza Zamani
Ph.D.
alireza.zamani@utu.fi : 163 |
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 substrateNew data on spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Türkiye, with descriptions of four new species (2026)
- Journal of Natural HistoryZooKeys
- Comparative performance of pitfall, ramp, and tube traps for sampling arthropods in an arid region of southeastern Iran (2026)
- Journal of Insect Biodiversity and SystematicsZootaxa
- Insights Into Spatial Orientation and Cognition in Tarantulas (Araneae: Theraphosidae) Under Natural Conditions, With Notes on Possible Ontogenetic Niche ShiftsWest Side Story: systematics of funnel-weavers (Araneae: Agelenidae: Ageleninae) from arid western South Africa, with two new genera and 16 new species (2026)
- Ecology and EvolutionZooKeysZootaxa
- New data on Anatolidion Wunderlich, 2008, Neottiura Menge, 1868, and Theridion Walckenaer, 1805 (Araneae: Theridiidae) from the South Caucasus (2026)
- Zootaxa
- New data on spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of the Arabian Peninsula and the Levant, with new species and records (2026)
- ZooKeys
- (2026)
- New species and records of spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from the Maghreb (2026)
- New species and records of Zora C.L. Koch, 1847 (Araneae, Miturgidae) from Armenia (2026)
- (2026)
- An annotated checklist of the spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Azerbaijan (2025)
- Zootaxa



