The spider genus Pterotricha in Iran, with the description of a new genus (Araneae, Gnaphosidae)

Zamani, Alireza; Seiedy, Marjan; Saboori, Alireza; Marusik, Yuri M.

doi:10.3897/zookeys.777.26745

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“…74), but it remains unclear whether this was the only variation present at the location and whether males and females were collected in exactly the same location. Another specimen from southern Iran illustrated by Zamani et al (2018) is similar to the "variation form" sensu Levy (1995: fig. 75).…”

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confidence: 80%

“…The identification of the females are to be considered as provisional: their epigynes are similar to that of Pterotricha cf. dalmasi reported from southern Iran by Zamani et al (2018) and that illustrated by Levy (1995: fig. 75) from Israel; it is possible that they belong to the currently undescribed female of Pterotricha kovblyuki Zamani & Marusik, 2018, and the species could potentially have a larger range than what is currently known for it.…”

Section: Pterotricha Dalmasi Fage 1929mentioning

confidence: 83%

“…Distribution. This species has been recently described on the basis of a single male specimen from western Iran, thus, this is the southernmost record of its occurrence in the whole known range (Zamani et al 2018).…”

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confidence: 93%

“…This species has been previously recorded from Algeria, Egypt, Sudan, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia and, provisionally, Iran. Thus, the current record from UAE is the easternmost in the whole known range of the species (Zamani et al 2018).…”

Section: Pterotricha Dalmasi Fage 1929mentioning

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The spider genus Pterotricha Kulczyński, 1903 (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) in the United Arab Emirates

Zamani¹

2018

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Spiders of the gnaphosid genus Pterotricha Kulczyński, 1903 occurring in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are surveyed on the basis of a large collection deposited in the American Museum of Natural History. Within the examined material, six species were recognized, four of which are described as new to science: P.arabicasp. n. (♂♀), P.esyuninisp. n. (♂), P.nadolnyisp. n. (♂) and P.stevensisp. n. (♂), and two are newly recorded for the fauna of the UAE: P.dalmasi Fage, 1929 (hitherto known from Algeria, Egypt, Sudan, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and possibly Iran) and P.kovblyuki Zamani & Marusik, 2018 (hitherto known only from Iran). Illustrations for all treated species and a map of collection localities are provided.

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The spider genus Pterotricha Kulczyński, 1903 (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) in the United Arab Emirates

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2018

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“…Number of previous literature on the Iranian spiders were recently summarized by Mozaffarian and Marusik (2001) and Mirshamsi et al (2013); new faunistic records of the jumping and crab spiders from Iran by Logunov et al (2006). Checklist of spiders from Iran by Sahra (2006); on the other hand, Tabrizi and Hedayati (2014) conducted a study on the spiders from several metropolis parks in Tehran; also Hosseini et al (2015) worked on cave-dwelling spider fauna of different locations in Iran. Iraqi spider fauna were poorly studied in spite of a broad variety of habitats in this country, only 33 species of spiders were known until now compared with adjacent Turkey region with over 1000 species (Bayram et al, 2008) and 668 species from Iran (Zamani et al, 2018). During the last century, Iraqi spider fauna hadn't been studied.…”

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Taxonomical Study of Spiders (Order, Araneae) from Different Localities of Iraq

Baker

Ali

2020

Iraq Nat. Hist. Mus. Publ.

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This study represents the first molecular and morphological work on spiders of Iraq. Specimens were collected from different localities in seven provinces during June 2018-July 2019 in different climate conditions. Using both molecular and morphological approaches, eight families representing 17 genera and nine species were identified. Eight genera: Cryptachaea Archer, 1946; Micaria Western, 1851; Ozyptila Simon, 1864; Paramicromerys Millot, 1946; Tegenaria Latreille, 1804; Trachyzelotes Lohmander, 1944; Uroctea Dufour, 1820 and Zelotes Gistel, 1848; and five species: Cryptachaea riparia (Blackwall, 1834); Tegenaria pagana C. L. Koch, 1840; Trachyzelotes jaxartensis (Kroneberg, 1875); Pardosa amentata (Clerck, 1757) and Oecobius putus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 were first recorded for the Iraqi spider fauna. Identification keys for distinguishing families and genera based on the main characteristics were constructed. Molecular-identification was performed for specimens that were difficult to identify by morphological methods, and to confirm the results of the morphological identification. DNA was extracted from 28 spiders’ specimens; PCR-amplified the mtDNA fragment of 710bp of the Cytochrome C Oxidase Subunit I (COI) gene using the primers LCO 1490 Forward / HCO-700ME Reverse. The results of DNA sequences showed 16 samples successful in sequencing. Sixteen local sequenced specimens were submitted to GenBank and edited and combined with COI gene sequences that are associated in GenBank using the neighbor-joining method and the phylogenetic tree was drawn. Eight species of 16 genera belonging to eight families were confirmed by molecular barcoding. The DNA sequences and associated information about the specimens (collection and locality date) deposited in GenBank.

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The Effect of Sampling Bias on Evaluating the Diversity and Distribution Patterns of Iranian Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae)

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Although spiders constitute a highly diversified group of animals, the knowledge regarding their geographic distribution (i.e., the so-called Wallacean shortfall) and diversity patterns is incipient on a global scale; while attempts to explore such patterns have been made for the highly diversified Neotropical fauna, several Old World regions are historically neglected. Aiming to close this gap, the present study provides the most comprehensive review of spatial variation in the diversity patterns of the spider fauna of Iran. We also examined the effects of sampling biases on the results. We gathered a database with 4434 non-duplicate records of 935 species of spiders from Iran, 215 of which are currently considered endemic to the country. We showed that, despite a significant improvement in state-of-the-art taxonomic research regarding this fauna in the past 20 years, the Iranian spider fauna suffers from a highly uneven distribution of records throughout the country and its ecoregions. Additionally, highly sampled areas are typically near large cities. We also found a high correlation between the number of records and species of spiders and the number of records of plants and other animals in Iran, suggesting that the biodiversity shortfalls herein described for spiders are corroborated by other taxa. The biases reported herein are likely to be observed for other countries, as the area alone explained only 33.24% of the spider species richness among 171 compared countries. We hope that the present study stimulates further sampling and research aiming to explore this fauna and the underlying biological processes related to its patterns of diversity and distribution.

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The spider genus Pterotricha in Iran, with the description of a new genus (Araneae, Gnaphosidae)

Cited by 7 publications

References 11 publications

The spider genus Pterotricha Kulczyński, 1903 (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) in the United Arab Emirates

The spider genus Pterotricha Kulczyński, 1903 (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) in the United Arab Emirates

Taxonomical Study of Spiders (Order, Araneae) from Different Localities of Iraq

The Effect of Sampling Bias on Evaluating the Diversity and Distribution Patterns of Iranian Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae)

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