title: Description of the first cave dwelling species of the spider genus Trilacuna Tong & Li from Iran (Araneae: Oonopidae).
abstract: A new species of the hard-bodied oonopid genus Trilacuna Tong & Li is described from a cave in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, southwestern Iran. Trilacuna qarzi sp. nov. is the first troglobiont species known of the genus, and is also the fifth oonopid species to be reported from Iran. Relationships of this new species are briefly discussed in the context of the limits of the genera belonging to the Dysderoides complex.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran Department of Biology, Payame Noor University (Pnu) of Yasouj, Iran; Email: malekhosseini1365@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mohammad-Javad Malek
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Hosseini
authors.affiliation: División Aracnología, Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" - CONICET, Av. Ángel Gallardo 470 C1405DJR, Buenos Aires, Argentina.; Email: grismado@macn.gov.ar.
authors.forename: Cristian J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Grismado
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran; Email: ssadeghi@shirazu.ac.ir.
authors.forename: Saber
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sadeghi
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran; Email: bakhshiyaser@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Yaser
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Bakhshi
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D059552:Caves; D017753:Ecosystem; D005260:Female; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size; D013112:Spiders / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development