Title of article :
FIRST RECORDS OF PHOLCIDAE (ARACHNIDA,ARANEAE)FROM IRAQ
Author/Authors :
Al-khazali, Azhar Mohammed Department of Science - BranchBiology - College of Basic Education - University of Sumer - Dhi Qar, Iraq , Najim, Shurouq Abdullah Universty of Basrah - Basrah, Iraq
Abstract :
The family Pholcidae represented by the species Artema doriae )Thorell, 1881)is recorded in Iraq for the first time.So far,23 families of spiders have been recorded in Iraq.In this paper, we add a new family and a description of a species belonging to this family in the checklist of Iraqi spider fauna.
Keywords :
Araneae , Artema doriae , Cellar spiders , First record , Iraq
Journal title :
Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum
