A checklist of the spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Afghanistan

: Sajadi, Samin Sadat; Wesal, Mohammad Wasil; Zamani, Alireza; Moradmand, Majid

Publisher: Magnolia Press

: 2024

: Zootaxa

: 5551

: 1

: 50

: 1175-5326

: 1175-5334

DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5551.1.1

: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5551.1.1

An annotated checklist of the spiders of Afghanistan, comprising 253 species in 134 genera and 32 families, is provided. The list includes 96 and 13 currently considered endemic and subendemic species, respectively. A separate list of rejected records is also presented.

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The research of Alireza Zamani was supported by a grant from the Turku University Foundation (ID 081820). The research of Majid Moradmand was supported by the Alexander von Humbold Foundation and Trier University.