taxonID	type	description	language	source
039C8784FFF0BB5BFF1BFACA42483150.taxon	description	Fig. 2 – 3, N 100 / 12, N 100 / 13, NS 12	en	Snegovaya, N. Y., Bovykina, G. V., Kondakov, A. V. (2025): Two new Opilio Herbst, 1798 species (Arachnida: Opiliones: Phalangiidae) from Azerbaijan. Zootaxa 5621 (4): 475-483, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5621.4.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5621.4.6
039C8784FFF0BB5BFF1BFACA42483150.taxon	materials_examined	Material. Holotype: 1 ♂ (ZMMU), Nakhchivan MR, Ordubad distr., Pazmari, 12.07.2021, leg. N. Snegovaya, I. Kerimova; Paratypes: Nakhchivan MR, Ordubad distr.: 5 ♂, 1 ♀ (RCNS), Agdere, 39 ° 06 ' 37.3 " N, 45 ° 54 ' 52.3 " E, 1,973 m a. s. l., 06.09.2012, leg. N. Snegovaya; 1 ♂, 1 ♀, 1 juv. (RCNS), same place, 26 – 30.07.2018, leg. N. Snegovaya; 1 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀ (ZMMU), 3 ♂♂, 1 ♀ (RCNS), same place, 28 – 30.07.2018, leg. N. Snegovaya; 6 ♂♂, 3 ♀♀ (RCNS), same place, 23.08.2023, leg. N. Snegovaya, I. Kerimova; 2 ♀♀, 3 juv. (RCNS), Tivi vill., 39 ° 05 ' 37.4 " N, 45 ° 54 ' 35.9 " E, 1889 m a. s. l., 4.09.2012, leg. N. Snegovaya; 2 ♂♂ (RCNS), same place, 26.07.2017, leg. N. Snegovaya; Bilav, 39 ° 00 ' 57.4 " N, 45 ° 49 ' 15.8 " E; 951 m a. s. l., 04.09.2012, leg. E. Guseynov; 11 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀, 1 juv. (RCNS), Bilav, 26.06.2021, leg. N. Snegovaya; 7 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀ (RCNS), Pazmari, 39 ° 2 ' 11.9 " N, 46 ° 1 ' 56.73 " E, 1983 m a. s. l., 12.07.2021, leg. N. Snegovaya, I. Kerimova.	en	Snegovaya, N. Y., Bovykina, G. V., Kondakov, A. V. (2025): Two new Opilio Herbst, 1798 species (Arachnida: Opiliones: Phalangiidae) from Azerbaijan. Zootaxa 5621 (4): 475-483, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5621.4.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5621.4.6
039C8784FFF0BB5BFF1BFACA42483150.taxon	description	Description. Male (Holotype). Large harvestman species, body length 7.5 mm long, 3.2 mm width. Body trapezoidal form with an elongated caudal part (Fig. 3 A). Sand-colored body with lighter and darker spots on the body and a darker pattern on the saddle. Legs, palps and chelicerae are also sand-colored. Body covered with transversal rows of small denticles. Eye mound low with six pairs black-tipped denticles (Fig. 3 B). Legs long, femora I cylindrical form with transversal rows of black-tipped denticles and setae (Fig. 3 C). Lengths of leg segments: I: 5.5 + 1.7 + 5.0 + 6.0 + 8.5 = 26.7; II: 10.5 + 2.0 + 8.5 + 7.0 + 16.0 = 44.0; III: 5.0 + 1.7 + 4.7 + 6.0 + 9.4 = 26.8; IV: 7.0 + 2.0 + 6.0 + 7.0 + 12.0 = 34.0. BLI — 1.72. Pedipalp not large, femur dorsally and ventrally with black-tipped denticles and setae, laterally with setae, patella dorsally and laterally with denticles, tibia with denticles on dorsal side and setae, tarsus with setae and ventrally with microdenticles (Fig. 3 D, E). Pedipalps lengths: 1.7 + 0.7 + 0.8 + 2.0 = 5.2 mm. Chelicera not large, basal segment dorsally with some denticles and setae, distal segments dorsally with denticles and setae (Fig. 3 F, G). Cheliceral basal segment length 1.7 mm, distal segment 2.1 mm. Penis long with extended base (2.8 mm long, glans 0.4 mm, stylus 0.1 mm). wings slightly expanded (Fig. 3 H, I). Glans of the penis banana-shapes dorsally with an expanded apical part (Fig. 3 J, K). Female differs by larger body size and oval body shape, smaller chelicera and pedipalps (Fig. 3 L). Female body length 5.2, wide 3.4. Pedipalp lengths 1.8 + 0.8 + 1.0 + 2.0 = 5.6. Cheliceral basal segment length 1.7, distal segment 2.1. Lengths of leg segments: I: 5.0 + 2.0 + 3.8 + 4.6 + 8.0 = 23.4; II: 9.2 + 2.0 + 8.2 + 6.6 + 20.0 = 46.0; III: 4.6 + 1.6 + 4.2 + 5.4 + 8.6 = 1741893102 24.4; IV: 7.0 + 1.6 + 6.0 + 8.0 + 12.0 = 34.6.	en	Snegovaya, N. Y., Bovykina, G. V., Kondakov, A. V. (2025): Two new Opilio Herbst, 1798 species (Arachnida: Opiliones: Phalangiidae) from Azerbaijan. Zootaxa 5621 (4): 475-483, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5621.4.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5621.4.6
039C8784FFF0BB5BFF1BFACA42483150.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The new species Opilio ordubadicus sp. nov. very close to Opilio morini Snegovaya, 2016, but differs from it by the structure of the penis — oval wings (dorsal view) in O. morini and wings narrow at the top and widening towards the bottom in O. ordubadicus [Snegovaya, 2016: fig. 35; Fig. 3 J]; in the longer and thinner legs of the O. morini, especially the Fe I (5.5 mm in O. ordubadicus vs 8.6 mm in O. morini) [Snegovaya, 2016: fig. 24; Fig. 3 C]; BLI: 1.72 in O. ordubadicus vs 2.69 in O. morini.	en	Snegovaya, N. Y., Bovykina, G. V., Kondakov, A. V. (2025): Two new Opilio Herbst, 1798 species (Arachnida: Opiliones: Phalangiidae) from Azerbaijan. Zootaxa 5621 (4): 475-483, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5621.4.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5621.4.6
039C8784FFF0BB5BFF1BFACA42483150.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The species is named after the Ordubad, one of the regions of Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic, where its type locality lies.	en	Snegovaya, N. Y., Bovykina, G. V., Kondakov, A. V. (2025): Two new Opilio Herbst, 1798 species (Arachnida: Opiliones: Phalangiidae) from Azerbaijan. Zootaxa 5621 (4): 475-483, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5621.4.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5621.4.6
039C8784FFF0BB5BFF1BFACA42483150.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known only from the type locality in Ordubad district (Nakhchivan AR, Azerbaijan).	en	Snegovaya, N. Y., Bovykina, G. V., Kondakov, A. V. (2025): Two new Opilio Herbst, 1798 species (Arachnida: Opiliones: Phalangiidae) from Azerbaijan. Zootaxa 5621 (4): 475-483, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5621.4.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5621.4.6
039C8784FFF7BB58FF1BF95B4357330C.taxon	description	Fig. 2, 4, N 100 / 14	en	Snegovaya, N. Y., Bovykina, G. V., Kondakov, A. V. (2025): Two new Opilio Herbst, 1798 species (Arachnida: Opiliones: Phalangiidae) from Azerbaijan. Zootaxa 5621 (4): 475-483, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5621.4.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5621.4.6
039C8784FFF7BB58FF1BF95B4357330C.taxon	materials_examined	Material. Holotype: 1 ♂ (ZMMU), Lerik, Gosmalyan, 38 ° 40 ' 12.6 " N, 48 ° 22 ' 29.1 " E, 1456 m a. s. l., 05.06.2023; Paratypes: 2 ♀♀ (ZMMU), 1 ♂, 6 ♀♀ (RCNS) Lerik, Gosmalyan, 20 – 23.06.2017, leg. N. Snegovaya; 3 ♂, 1 ♀ (RCNS), same place, 05.06.2023, leg. N. Snegovaya, I. Kerimova.	en	Snegovaya, N. Y., Bovykina, G. V., Kondakov, A. V. (2025): Two new Opilio Herbst, 1798 species (Arachnida: Opiliones: Phalangiidae) from Azerbaijan. Zootaxa 5621 (4): 475-483, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5621.4.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5621.4.6
039C8784FFF7BB58FF1BF95B4357330C.taxon	description	Description. Male (Holotype). Body length 6.2 mm, 3.2 width, body mostly quadrangular form with an elongated caudal part, with transversal rows of small denticles (Fig. 4 A). Eye tubercle low with six part denticles on each side (Fig. 4 B). Legs long, covered with transversal rows of denticles and setae. Lengths of leg segments: I: 7.0 + 1.8 + 5.2 + 7.2 + 10.0 = 31.2; II: 12.4 + 2.0 + 10.0 + 8.0 + 16.2 = 48.6; IV: 8.3 + 1.6 + 6.5 + 9.0 + 14.6 = 40.0. BLI- 2.19. Pedipalps not very thick, femur, patella and tibia with a small number of denticles dorsally, tarsus with setae and ventrally with microdenticles (Fig. 4 D, E). Pedipalps lengths: 1.4 + 0.6 + 0.95 + 1.15 = 4.1 mm. Chelicera not large, all segments with a small number of denticles and setae (Fig. 4 F, G). Cheliceral basal segment length 1.35 mm, distal segment 1.85 mm. The body color is light brown with spots of lighter and darker color and different sizes. The darker pattern of the saddle on the dorsal side of the body is clearly visible. The legs, palps and chelicerae are also light brown. Penis long, the base of the penis is widened, then gradually narrows, expanding at the glans into wings (Figs. 4 H, I). Wings dark-brown colors, from a ventrally rounded form (Fig. 4 J, K). The truncus of the penis is wide at the base and tapers toward the apical part. The glans is banana-shaped with a slightly widened apical part with 2 pairs of setae. Penis 2.9 mm long, glans 0.35 mm, stylus 0.1 mm. Female also differs by larger body size and oval body shape, smaller chelicera and pedipalps (Fig. 4 L – P). The female is darker in color than the male, especially the pattern of the saddle. Female body length 6.5, wide 3.6. Pedipalp lengths 1.5 + 0.55 + 0.85 + 1.65 = 4.55. Cheliceral basal segment length 1.35, distal segment 1.85. Lengths of leg segments: I: 6.0 + 1.2 + 4.6 + 6.6 + 10.6 = 29.0; II: 9.0 + 1.6 + 8.0 + 5.5 + 17.6 = 41.7; III: 5.6 + 1.6 + 3.5 + 4.6 + 8.0 = 23.3; IV: 7.5 + 1.4 + 4.8 + 7.0 + 11.4 = 32.1.	en	Snegovaya, N. Y., Bovykina, G. V., Kondakov, A. V. (2025): Two new Opilio Herbst, 1798 species (Arachnida: Opiliones: Phalangiidae) from Azerbaijan. Zootaxa 5621 (4): 475-483, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5621.4.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5621.4.6
039C8784FFF7BB58FF1BF95B4357330C.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. The new species Opilio ilhamakerimovae sp. nov. also very close to Opilio morini Snegovaya, 2016, but differs from it by the structure of the penis — wider and darker wings of O. ilhamakerimovae vs less wide and lighter wings of O. morini [Fig. 4 J; Snegovaya, 2016: fig. 35]; in the longer and thinner legs of the O. morini and Fe I (6.0 mm in O. ilhamakerimovae vs 8.6 mm in O. morini) [Fig. 4 C; Snegovaya, 2016: fig. 24]; BLI: 2.19 in O. ilhamakerimovae vs 2.69 in O. morini.	en	Snegovaya, N. Y., Bovykina, G. V., Kondakov, A. V. (2025): Two new Opilio Herbst, 1798 species (Arachnida: Opiliones: Phalangiidae) from Azerbaijan. Zootaxa 5621 (4): 475-483, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5621.4.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5621.4.6
039C8784FFF7BB58FF1BF95B4357330C.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The new species is named in honor of my friend Ilhama Kerimova (Institute of Zoology, Baku).	en	Snegovaya, N. Y., Bovykina, G. V., Kondakov, A. V. (2025): Two new Opilio Herbst, 1798 species (Arachnida: Opiliones: Phalangiidae) from Azerbaijan. Zootaxa 5621 (4): 475-483, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5621.4.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5621.4.6
039C8784FFF7BB58FF1BF95B4357330C.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known only from the type locality in Lerik district (Azerbaijan).	en	Snegovaya, N. Y., Bovykina, G. V., Kondakov, A. V. (2025): Two new Opilio Herbst, 1798 species (Arachnida: Opiliones: Phalangiidae) from Azerbaijan. Zootaxa 5621 (4): 475-483, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5621.4.6, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5621.4.6
