A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal
A new species of Eresus Walckenaer, 1805 (Araneae: Eresidae) from Iraq
Authors: Al-Yacoub, Ghassan A. Ali; Al-Budeiri, Ahmed S. Mohammed; Zamani, Alireza
Publisher: British Arachnological Society
Publication year: 2025
Journal: Arachnology
Volume: 20
Issue: 1
First page : 31
Last page: 33
ISSN: 2050-9928
eISSN: 2050-9936
DOI: https://doi.org/10.13156/arac.2024.20.1.31(external)
Web address : https://doi.org/10.13156/arac.2024.20.1.31(external)
A new species of velvet spider (Araneae: Eresidae), Eresus urus sp. n., is described based on specimens of both sexes collected in Thi-Qar Province, southern Iraq. The description, diagnosis, digital photographs and a distribution map are provided.
Funding information in the publication:
The research of Alireza Zamani was supported by a grant from the Turku University Foundation (ID 081820).
