The spider genus Pterotricha in Iran, with the description of a new genus (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) Author Zamani, Alireza Author Seiedy, Marjan Author Saboori, Alireza Author Marusik, Yuri M. text ZooKeys 2018 777 17 41 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.777.26745 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.777.26745 1313-2970-777-17 5A0099FCD7FC4B7F80BD4EF78F8854B1 Pterotricha Kulczynski , 1903: 43. Bobineus Roewer 1955 : 773. Pterotricha : Dalmas 1921 : 248; Levy 1995 : 944; Murphy 2007 : 122-123. Type species. Aranea lentiginosa C. L. Koch, 1837. Comments. The genus belongs to Gnaphosinae , and like all other members of this subfamily has a serrated keel on chelicera. It is easily distinguished from all other Gnaphosinae by long to very long spinnerets (Figs 1c, 4a, 6 a-b , 10 b-c , 11g), the male palp with squarrose tibial apophysis and a heavily sclerotized (non-membranous) and pointed "conductor" . Most of the species have a stylus on embolus (vs. lacking in all other genera). Distribution. The genus is known from Spain to South Africa, to western India, with a single, doubtful record of Pterotricha saga ( Doenitz & Strand, 1906) from Japan (most likely belonging to Callilepis Westring, 1874).