title: The spider family Filistatidae (Araneae) in Iran.
abstract: All species of Filistatidae occurring in Iran are surveyed. Zaituniaakhanii sp. n. is described on the basis of female specimens collected in Tehran province, and the previously unknown male of Sahastatasinuspersica Marusik, Zamani & Mirshamsi, 2014 is described for the first time. Also, the endogynes of the holotypes of Zaituniaalexandri Brignoli, 1982, Zaituniamedica Brignoli, 1982 and Zaituniapersica Brignoli, 1982 are illustrated. Including these results, the number of Iranian species of Filistatidae is increased to seven, which indicates the highest species-richness of this family in the Western Palaearctic.
authors: Institute for Biological Problems of the North RAS, Portovaya Str. 18, Magadan 685000, Russia ; Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa ; Far Eastern Federal University, Sukhanova 8, Vladivostok 690950, Russia.
authors: Yuri M
authors: YM
authors: Marusik
authors: Department of Animal Biology, School of Biology and Centre of Excellence in Phylogeny of Living Organisms in Iran, College of Sciences, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran ; Pars Plateau Zoologists Group, Iran.
authors: Alireza
authors: A
authors: Zamani
keywords: Aranei; Fauna; Filistata; Near East; Sahastata; Zaitunia; new species