A new species of Eresus Walckenaer, 1805 (Araneae: Eresidae) from Iraq

: Al-Yacoub, Ghassan A. Ali; Al-Budeiri, Ahmed S. Mohammed; Zamani, Alireza

Publisher: British Arachnological Society

: 2025

Arachnology

: 20

: 1

: 31

: 33

: 2050-9928

: 2050-9936

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13156/arac.2024.20.1.31

: https://doi.org/10.13156/arac.2024.20.1.31

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.

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The research of Alireza Zamani was supported by a grant from the Turku University Foundation (ID 081820).