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 …

South America is the fourth largest continent on the planet; its birds, mammals, and
amphibian's biodiversity is relatively well known, but no outright assessment of the continent …

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 …

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 …

A new speciesChinattus mikhailovi sp. nov.(♂♀, from Pakistan, Peshawar) is diagnosed,
described and illustrated. New records of Chinattus validus (Xie, Peng et Kim, 1993) from …

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 …

Spider venom contains various peptides and proteins, which can be used for
pharmacological applications. Finding novel therapeutic strategies against …

A new species of the hard-bodied oonopid genus Trilacuna Tong & Li is described from a
cave in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, southwestern Iran. Trilacuna qarzi sp. nov …

One new genus (Sestakovaiagen. nov.; Liocranidae) and 10 new species of five families of
spiders are described from different provinces of Iran: Brigitteaavicennasp. nov.(♂♀, Alborz …