First record of the spider Oecobius ferdowsii Mirshamsi, Zamani & Marusik, 2017 (Araneae, Oecobiidae) in Kazakhstan

Abstract

The first record from Kazakhstan of the oecobiid spider Oecobius ferdowsii Mirshamsi, Zamani & Marusik, 2017 is presented. This species was previously known only from Iran. A single male specimen was collected on the Ustyurt Plateau in southwestern Kazakhstan, approximately 900 km north from the closest known locality in northern Iran. A redescription, photographs, and distribution map are provided.

Keywords

• Aranei
• biodiversity
• Central Asia
• distribution