Logunov D.L.1, Vazirianzadeh B.2,3, Moravvej S.A.2, Navidpour S.4 2007. New faunistic records of the jumping and crab spiders (Aranei: Salticidae, Thomisidae and Philodromidae) from Iran // Arthropoda Selecta. Vol.15 (for 2006). No.3: 225–228 [in English].

1 The Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL UK. E-mail: dmitri.v.logunov@manchester.ac.uk The corresponding author.

2 Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Jundi Shapour University of Medical Sciences, Ahwaz, Islamic Republic of Iran.

3 Research Centre of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Jundi Shapour University of Medical Sciences, Ahwaz, Islamic Republic of Iran.

4 Department of Medical Entomology, Razi Institute, Ahwaz, Islamic Republic of Iran.

Key Words: redescription, faunistics, distribution.

Abstract. New faunistic records for 19 species of Philodromidae, Salticidae and Thomisidae for the spider fauna of Iran are presented. Five jumping spiders (Heliophanus curvidens, Langona tartarica, Menemerus marginatus, Plexippus paykulli, and Pseudicius arabicus) and two philodromid species (Philodromus fallax and P. hierosolymitanus) are new records for the spider fauna of Iran. P. hierosolymitanus is illustrated and redescribed on the basis of the Iranian specimens.

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