Loxosceles rufescens is a circum-Mediterranean spider species, potentially harmful to
humans. Its native area covers the Mediterranean Basin and Near East. Easily spread with …

New faunistic and taxonomic data are provided for 24 families of Iranian spiders. As a result,
six genera (Callilepis, Leptopilos, Parasyrisca (Gnaphosidae), Mastigusa (Hahniidae) …

Excitotoxicity is a common pathological process in Alzheimer's disease (AD) which is
caused by the over-activity of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate receptors (NMDARs). The release of …

In this paper one family (Hahniidae), seven genera (Cyrtophora, Hahnia, Lachesana,
Megamyrmaekion, Meta, Nita and Zodarion) and 30 species are recorded for the fauna of …

The paper is the third contribution in the series devoted to spider species new to the fauna of
Iran. The family Miturgidae, seven genera (Agelescape, Dictyna, Firmicus, Paracedicus …

An overview of the Arachnida and their study in Iran is provided. Besides ancient poetry,
relics (going back to 5,000 YBP), and early medical observations (at least 2,000 YBP), the …

Until recently only 33 species of spiders had been known from Iraq. New material collected
in northern Iraq reveals 20 species, 13 genera and six families new to the country. One …

In this paper, which is the second devoted to spiders of Iran, faunistic records of one family,
12 genera and 30 species that are new to the fauna of Iran are presented. The recorded …

The paper presents a diagnosis and description of a new wolf spider Hogna ackermanni sp.
n.(# $) from Afghanistan, and redescriptions of two Near East Hogna species that to date …

Although spiders constitute a highly diversified group of animals, the knowledge regarding
their geographic distribution (ie, the so-called Wallacean shortfall) and diversity patterns is …