A new species of velvet spider (Araneae: Eresidae), Eresus urus sp. n., is described based on specimens of both sexes collected in Thi-Qar Province, southern Iraq. The description, diagnosis, digital photographs and a distribution map are provided.
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25 March 2025
A new species of Eresus Walckenaer, 1805 (Araneae: Eresidae) from Iraq
Ghassan A. Ali Al-Yacoub,
Ahmed S. Mohammed Al-Budeiri,
Alireza Zamani
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Arachnology
Vol. 20 • No. 1
March 2025
Vol. 20 • No. 1
March 2025
Mesopotamia
Middle East
taxonomy
velvet spiders