Metellina orientalis ( Spassky, 1932 )

Zamani, Alireza, Darvishnia, Hamid & Marusik, Yuri M., 2023, New data on cave spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Iran, with new species and records, Zootaxa 5361 (3), pp. 345-366 : 360-361

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5361.3.3
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10164612
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scientific name	Metellina orientalis ( Spassky, 1932 )
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Metellina orientalis ( Spassky, 1932) View in CoL

Meta orientalis Spassky, 1932: 184 , figs 5–8.

For a full list of references see the WSC (2023).

Material. IRAN: East Azerbaijan Province: 2♂ 2j. ( ZMUT), Ajab Shir, Hamzeh Zendan Cave , 37°30'30.65"N, 46°00'39.07"E, 13.IX.2016 (Y. Bakhshi) GoogleMaps ; Ilam Province: 6♂ 3♀ 3j. ( ZMUT), Dehloran, Pahleh, Kabir Kuh , Malek Cave , 33°12'17.20''N, 47°03'17.50''E, 14.V.2016 (H. Darvishnia) GoogleMaps ; 3♀ 1j. ( ZMUT), same locality GoogleMaps ; 2♂ 2♀ 7j. ( ZMUT), GoogleMaps Sarabeleh, Chehel Sotoon Cave , 33°46'40.80''N, 46°37'42.50''E, 1541 m, 8.X.2014 (H. Darvishnia) GoogleMaps ; Isfahan Province: 1♀ ( ZMUT), Semirom, Dengezlu Cave , 30°51'N, 51°38'E, 2250 m, 27.IX.2016 (M.J. Malek-Hosseini) GoogleMaps ; Kermanshah Province: 3♂ 1♀ ( ZMUT), Kerend, Kerend Cave , 34°15'36.65''N, 46°17'21.84''E, 16.X.2016 (H. Darvishnia); GoogleMaps Kohgiluyeh & Boyer-Ahmad Province: 1♀ 1j. ( ZMUT), Gachsaran, Gakal Cave , 1100 m, 30°18'44.0"N, 51°09'28.0"E, XI.2017 (M.J. Malek Hosseini) GoogleMaps ; Lorestan Province: 1♂ 1♀ ( ZMUT), Aligudarz, Darreh-ye Ashkaft Cave , 33°13'21.3"N, 48°48'58.0"E, 20.X.2016 (Y. Bakhshi) GoogleMaps ; 1♀ ( ZMUT), Aleshtar, Kahman Cave , 33°57'12.20''N, 48°19'10.80''E, 1907 m, 24.V.2016 (H. Darvishnia); GoogleMaps 1♂ 2♀ ( ZMUT), Khorram Abad, Pir Morad Cave, 33°43'38.00"N, 48°26'18.20"E, 24.IX.2016 (H. Darvishnia); GoogleMaps 1♂ 1j. ( ZMUT), Borujerd , Tang-eLor Cave , 33°47'55.30"N, 48°37'11.20"E, 21.X.2016 (Y. Bakhshi) GoogleMaps ; West Azerbaijan Province: 1♂ 2♀ ( ZMUT), Miandoab, Jabiglu Cave, 36°55'N, 46°35'E, 15.IX.2016 (Y. Bakhshi); 1♂ ( ZMUT), GoogleMaps Khoy , Ali Sheikh Cave , 38°49'N, 44°34'E, 12.IX.2016 (Y. Bakhshi) GoogleMaps .

Records in Iran. Fars, Isfahan, Kermanshah, Kohgiluyeh & Boyer-Ahmad, Mazandaran, and Tehran ( Zamani et al. 2022b). New records for East Azerbaijan, Ilam, Lorestan, and West Azerbaijan.

Distribution. Anatolia to Iran and western Turkmenistan ( WSC 2023).