Two Tegenariini genera
occurring in Iran, Azerithonica Guseinov, Marusik et Koponen, 2005 and
Tegenaria Latreille, 1804 are revised. As a result, the former genus and
its type species, Azerithonica hyrcanica Guseinov, Marusik et Koponen,
2005 are recorded in Iran for the first time. A new species, A. sagartia
sp.n. (♀, Mazandaran) is described from northern Iran, representing the
second species of Azerithonica, enabling us to provide an updated
diagnosis for the genus. Furthermore, six new species of Tegenaria are
described from western and northern Iran, namely: T. arsacia sp.n. (♀,
Hamedan), T. daylamanica sp.n. (♀, Gilan), T. eros sp.n. (♀, Golestan),
T. guseinovi sp.n. (♀, Kermanshah), T. rahnamayi sp.n. (♀, Mazandaran)
and T. shirin sp.n. (♂, Kermanshah). In addition, T. halidi Guseinov,
Marusik et Koponen, 2005, previously known from Azerbaijan only, is
newly recorded for the fauna of Iran, and new distribution records are
provided for T. domestica (Clerck, 1757), T. lenkoranica Guseinov,
Marusik et Koponen, 2005 and T. pagana C.L. Koch, 1840. With the
exception of the widely-distributed and well-known T. domestica and T.
pagana, all of the remaining species are illustrated, and known
distributions of Azerithonica spp. and all Iranian Tegenaria spp. are
mapped.