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ABSTRACT
Currently, five species of three genera of Hersiliidae are known from Iran. Bastanius gen. nov., with the type species B. kermanensis sp. nov. (♂♀), and Hersilia talebii sp. nov. (♀) are described from south and south-eastern Iran. In addition, Hersiliola macullulata (Dufour, 1831) is recorded for the first time from Iran, and Hersiliola foordi Marusik & Fet, 2009 is transferred to Bastanius gen. nov. Detailed morphological descriptions and a distribution map of all hersiliid species occurring in Iran are provided.
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Acknowledgements
The authors wish to thank F. Nazari and A. Kazemi for their help during field activities, and A. Savoji for providing us with his collected material.
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Funding
Financial support was provided by the office of research affairs, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, and the Iran National Science Foundation (INSF-90001780).