Description of a new species of Hersiliola and the male ofDuninia rheimsae Marusik & Fet, 2009 from Iran (Araneae: Hersiliidae)

Abstract

Hersiliola artemisiae sp. nov. is described from central and south-central regions of Iran. In addition, the male of Duninia rheimsae Marusik & Fet, 2009 is described for the first time and compared with two other congeners, D.

A new species of hersiliid spider (Aranei: Hersiliidae) from Iran

“…To date, 11 species of Hersiliidae belonging to four genera have been known from Iran: Bastanius Mirshamsi, Zamani et Marusik, 2016;Duninia Marusik et Fet, 2009;Hersilia Audouin, 1826;andHersiliola Thorell, 1870 [Zamani et al, 2018]. Although the species diversity of the family in Iran is higher than it is in any other neighboring country and Hersiliidae has been the subject of several regional revisions [Marusik, Fet, 2009;Mirshamsi et al, 2013;Mirshamsi et al, 2016;Zamani et al, 2017], new collecting efforts in western Iran have yielded one more new species, of which description is given below. The new species has an uncertain generic position and is likely to belong to a new genus.…”