Souri, Amir Mohammad, Shafaie, Sepideh, Moradmand, Majid, Mirshamsi, Omid (2024). The spider genus Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1805 (Araneae, Theridiidae) in Iran with the first record of Latrodectus revivensis Shulov, 1948. , 10(1), 99-109. doi: 10.61186/jibs.10.1.99
Amir Mohammad Souri; Sepideh Shafaie; Majid Moradmand; Omid Mirshamsi. "The spider genus Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1805 (Araneae, Theridiidae) in Iran with the first record of Latrodectus revivensis Shulov, 1948". , 10, 1, 2024, 99-109. doi: 10.61186/jibs.10.1.99
Souri, Amir Mohammad, Shafaie, Sepideh, Moradmand, Majid, Mirshamsi, Omid (2024). 'The spider genus Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1805 (Araneae, Theridiidae) in Iran with the first record of Latrodectus revivensis Shulov, 1948', , 10(1), pp. 99-109. doi: 10.61186/jibs.10.1.99
Souri, Amir Mohammad, Shafaie, Sepideh, Moradmand, Majid, Mirshamsi, Omid The spider genus Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1805 (Araneae, Theridiidae) in Iran with the first record of Latrodectus revivensis Shulov, 1948. , 2024; 10(1): 99-109. doi: 10.61186/jibs.10.1.99

The spider genus Latrodectus Walckenaer, 1805 (Araneae, Theridiidae) in Iran with the first record of Latrodectus revivensis Shulov, 1948

Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics
Article 10, Volume 10, Issue 1, 2024, Pages 99-109    PDF (5.94 M)
Document Type: Research Article
DOI: 10.61186/jibs.10.1.99
Authors
Amir Mohammad Souri1; Sepideh Shafaie2; Majid Moradmand3; Omid Mirshamsi* 4
1Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
2Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic
3Department of Plant and Animal Biology, Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran [1]; Department of Biogeography, Trier University, Trier, Germany [2].
4Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran [1]; Research Department of Zoological Innovations (RDZI), Institute of Applied Zoology, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, Iran [2].
Abstract
In this study, Latrodectus revivensis Shulov, 1948 is recorded for the first time from Iran based on female specimens. This species was previously recorded from the eastern Mediterranean region. As a result, the number of Latrodectus species recorded from Iran is raised to six. A comparative diagnosis is provided for this species and other widow spiders previously recorded from the country. Latrodectus revivensis can be easily distinguished from its congeners by colouration, genitalic characters and the shape of the nest. This record represents the easternmost distribution limit of L. revivensis. An updated distribution map of Latrodectus species is also provided.
Keywords
distribution; Iranian Plateau; Taxonomy; Theridiidae; Widow spider
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