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.