01421nas a2200181   4500008004100000245006500041210006200106300001100168520082400179653001501003653001601018653001601034100002101050700001801071700002301089700001901112856010801131       2014                        eng d00aFirst data about cave spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from Iran0 aFirst data about cave spiders Arachnida Araneae from Iran  a1–123 a<p>This paper reports seven species found in Shirabad Cave located in the western part of Golestan Province and two species found nearby. Three families: Anyphaenidae, Segestriidae and Theridiosomatidae, and one species, Metellina merianae (Scopoli, 1763) are recorded from Iran for the first time. Two species are described as new: Tegenaria zamanii Marusik &amp; Omelko, sp.n. (♀) and Segestria mirshamsii Marusik &amp; Omelko, sp.n. (♀). Four species: Lepthyphantes iranicus Saaristo &amp; Tanasevitch, 1996, Metellina merianae, Octonoba yesoensis (Saito, 1934) and Pholcus sp. are illustrated. Uloborus georgicus Mcheidze, 1997 from Eastern Georgia is synonymized with Octonoba yesoensis. The distribution of all species treated in the paper is briefly discussed, with emphasis on the easternmost records.</p>
10anew record10anew species10atroglobiont1 aMarusik, Yuri, M1 aNadimi, Ahmad1 aOmelko, Mikhail, M1 aKoponen, Seppo  uhttps://agelenidsoftheworld.myspecies.info/content/first-data-about-cave-spiders-arachnida-araneae-iran