• Title of article

    FIRST RECORD OF THE CELLAR SPIDER GENUS NITAHUBER &EL-HENNAWY, 2007 (ARANEAE, PHOLCIDAE) FROM IRAQ

  • Author/Authors

    Baker, Ishraq Mohammed Department of Biology - College of Science - University of Baghdad - Baghdad, Iraq , Ali, Hayder Badry Department of Biology - College of Science - University of Baghdad - Baghdad, Iraq , Fadhil, Hula Younis Department of Biology - College of Science - University of Baghdad - Baghdad, Iraq

  • Pages
    9
  • From page
    403
  • To page
    411
  • Abstract
    The current study presents the cellar spiders genus NitaHuber & El-Hennawy, 2007 (Araneae, Pholcidae) as the first record for Iraq spider fauna, this genus represented by the species Nita elsaffHuber & 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 AtlantaWalckenaer, 1837.
  • Keywords
    Araneae , Iraq , Nita , Pholcidae , spiders
  • Journal title
    Bulletin of the Iraq Natural History Museum
  • Serial Year
    2019
  • Record number

    2603396