FIRST RECORD OF THE CELLAR SPIDER GENUS NITA HUBER & EL-HENNAWY, 2007 (ARANEAE, PHOLCIDAE) FROM IRAQ
@inproceedings{Baker2019FIRSTRO,
title={FIRST RECORD OF THE CELLAR SPIDER GENUS NITA HUBER \& EL-HENNAWY, 2007 (ARANEAE, PHOLCIDAE) FROM IRAQ},
author={Ishraq Mohammed Baker and Hayder Ali and Hula Y. Fadhil},
year={2019}
}The current study presents the cellar spiders genus Nita Huber & El-Hennawy, 2007 (Araneae, Pholcidae) as the first record for Iraq spider fauna, this genus represented by the species Nita elsaff Huber & El-Hennawy, 2007 were identified based on morphological characteristics and DNA sequence data. A short morphological description is also presented for cellar spiders listed in Iraq; including this species in addition to Artema Atlanta Walckenaer, 1837.
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Taxonomical Study of Spiders (Order, Araneae) from Different Localities of Iraq
- Biology
- 2020
This study represents the first molecular and morphological work on spiders of Iraq with specimens collected from different localities in seven provinces during June 2018-July 2019 in different climate conditions and identified eight families representing 17 genera and nine species.