A NEW RECORD AND А TAXONOMIC REVIEW WITH CHECKLIST OF WOLF SPIDERS (ARANEAE, LYCOSIDAE) FROM IRAQ

 


A NEW RECORD AND А TAXONOMIC REVIEW WITH CHECKLIST OF WOLF SPIDERS (ARANEAE, LYCOSIDAE) FROM IRAQ

A New Record and а Taxonomic Review with Checklist of Wolf Spiders (Araneae, Lycosidae) from
Iraq. Al-Yacoub, G. A. A., Najim, S. A. — The material in the present study was collected from two
agricultural regions in Thi-Qar and Basrah Provinces, southern Iraq. Pardosa roscai (Roewer, 1951) was
recorded for the first time from Thi Qar Province in Iraq. А list of wolf spiders (Araneae, Lycosidae) from
Iraq is presented. In addition, a map of the areas, with a taxonomic review and confirmation of five species of wolf spiders is given, with photographs of palp and epigyne of several species, which were not published in previous studies.


Al-Yacoub, G. A. A. & Najim, S. A. (2023). A new record and а taxonomic review with checklist of wolf spiders (Araneae, Lycosidae) from Iraq. Zoodiversity 57(5): 383-390. doi:10.15407/zoo2023.05.383