A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
Taxonomic remarks on two Drassodes species (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) from Iran
Authors: Sergei L. Esyunin, Alireza Zamani
Publisher: Arachnological Society of East Asia. Biological Laboratory. Ohtemon-Gakuim University
Publication year: 2019
Journal: Acta Arachnologica
Volume: 68
Issue: 2
First page : 63
Last page: 71
eISSN: 1880-7852
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2476/asjaa.68.63
During a survey of the gnaphosid spider fauna of Iran, two interesting species of Drassodes Westring 1851 were collected. Drassodes marusiki sp. n. (♂♀, Isfahan Province, central Iran) is described as new to science, and its relationship with the closely related D. bifidus Kovblyuk & Seyyar 2009 (Turkey) is discussed, and Drassodes robatus Roewer 1961, which was originally described from Afghanistan, is recorded for the fauna of Iran for the first time; a redescription for its male and the first description for its female are provided.