Title of article :
New data on the camel spider fauna of Iran (Arachnida: Solifugae), Part I. Kohgilouyeh and Boyer Ahmad Province
Author/Authors :
Hosseinpour ، Amin Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control - School of Health - Shiraz University of Medical Sciences , Maddahi ، Hassan Department of Biology - Faculty of Agriculture - Ferdowsi University of Mashhad , Azizi ، Kourosh Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control - Institute of Health - Research Center for Health Sciences , Soltani ، Aboozar Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control - Institute of Health - Research Center for Health Sciences
Abstract :
In this paper, which is the first contribution in the series devoted to the camel spiders of Iran, seven species from Kohgilouyeh and Boyer Ahmad Province are reported. The genus Gluviopsilla and two species; Gluviopsilla discolor (Kraepelin, 1899) (♀) and Paragaleodes nesterovi Birula, 1916 (♂♀) are new to the fauna of Iran, and five species Galeodes cf. krausi Harvey, 2002 (♂♀), Galeodes trichotichnus Roewer, 1934 (♂), Gylippus (Paragylippus) spinimanus Birula, 1905 (♀), Karschia (Karschia) persica Kraepelin, 1899 (♂) and Rhagodes caucasicus Birula, 1905 (♂♀) are new records for the province. Also, the females of P. nesterovi and G. cf. krausi are firstly recorded.
Keywords :
diversity , fauna , Iranian Plateau , new records , sun spider , Zagros Mountains
Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Animal Biosystematics
