On a Small Collection of Spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) from Iraq, with New Species and Records
Journal: Zoodiversity
Year: 2022

The results of an investigation on a small collection of spiders from Najaf Province in southern Iraq are reported. Four species are described: Hersiliola babylonica sp. n. (♂♀; Hersiliidae), Liocranoeca deserticola sp. n. (♂; Liocranidae), Talanites sumericus sp. n. (♀; Gnaphosidae) and Zelotes jakesi sp. n. (♀; Gnaphosidae). Two families (Liocranidae; Miturgidae), five genera (Evippa Simon, 1882; Heriaeus Simon, 1875; Liocranoeca Wunderlich, 1999; Prochora Simon, 1886; Talanites Simon, 1893) a