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Rev. Iber.
Aracnol., Vol. 27 (2015)
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A survey of
cave-dwelling spider fauna of Kohgiluyeh & Boyer-Ahmad and Fars
Provinces, Iran (Arachnida: Araneae) |
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Mohammad Javad Malek
Hosseini1,2, Alireza Zamani3, & Saber Sadeghi1 |
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1 Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of
Shiraz, Shiraz (Iran) |
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2 Department of Biology, Payam-e Noor University (PNU), Yasuj
(Iran) |
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3 School of Biology, College of Sciences, University of
Tehran, Tehran (Iran) - zamani.alireza5@gmail.com |
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Abstract: |
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A partial account of
the results of a study on the cave-dwelling spider fauna of Kohgiluyeh &
Boyer-Ahmad and Fars provinces, in southwestern and southern Iran, is
presented, Ten caves were investigated, about 75 spider specimens were
collected and 11 species were identified, of which Metellina
orientalis (Spassky, 1932) (Tetragnathidae) is recorded for the
fauna of Iran for the first time. Maps of localities are provided and
the male of the newly recorded species is illustrated. |
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Key words:
Araneae, Tetragnathidae, Metellina orientalis, troglofauna, Iran,
Kohgiluyeh & |
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Boyer-Ahmad, Fars. |
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La fauna de arañas
troglobias de las provincias de Kohgiluyeh-va-Boyer-Ahmad y Fars, Irán
(Arachnida; Araneae) |
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Resumen: |
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Se presenta parte de
los resultados de un estudio sobre la fauna troglobia de arañas de las
provincias de Kohgiluyehva-Boyer-Ahmad y Fars, en el suroeste y sur de
Irán. Se prospectaron diez cuevas, recogiéndose unos 75 especímenes de
arañas e identificándose 11 especies, de las que Metellina orientalis
(Spassky, 1932) (Tetragnathidae) se cita de Irán por primera vez. Se
incluyen mapas de localidades y se ilustra el macho de Metellina
orientalis. |
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Palabras clave:
Araneae, Tetragnathidae, Metellina orientalis, troglofauna, Irán,
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Kohgiluyeh-va-Boyer-Ahmad, Fars. |
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