Distributional Notes on Three Wolf Spider Species (Araneae: Lycosidae) Recorded for the First Time in Diyala Province, Iraq

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  Distributional Notes on Three Wolf Spider Species (Araneae: Lycosidae) Recorded for the First Time in Diyala Province, Iraq Abstract This study presents new distributional data for three wolf spider species (Araneae: Lycosidae) from Diyala Province in eastern Iraq. Specimens were gathered from different districts and habitats between July 2025 and June 2026. The species Arctosa tbilisiensis Mcheidze, 1946, Lycosa piochardi Simon, 1876, and Wadicosa fidelis (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) are recorded for the first time in Diyala, extending their known ranges within Iraq. The paper describes key diagnostic morphological features and includes information about the examined specimens and their local distributions. These findings improve knowledge of the distribution of Iraqi Lycosidae and reveal that Diyala Province, despite its habitat variety, remains insufficiently studied. The records serve as a valuable baseline for future taxonomic, faunistic, and ecological research on spiders i...

Arachnologische Mitteilungen: Arachnology Letters VOL. 70 · NO. 1 | December 2025

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Arachnologische Mitteilungen: Arachnology Letters VOL. 70 · NO. 1 | December 2025


Arachnologische Mitteilungen: Arachnology Letters

Spider assemblages (Arachnida: Araneae) in five common pastures in the Black Forest Biosphere Reserve (Baden-Württemberg, Germany)

Matthis Schindler, Julian Eberhardt & Hubert Höfer
Arachnologische Mitteilungen: Arachnology Letters Dec 2025 Vol. 70, No. 1: 1-1
https://www.bioone.org/journals/arachnologische-mitteilungen/volume-70/issue-1/aramit7001/Spider-assemblages-Arachnida--Araneae-in-five-common-pastures-in/10.30963/aramit7001.full

Filling a gap: First record of the pseudoscorpion Lamprochernes abditus (Pseudoscorpiones: Chernetidae) in Slovakia

Jana Christophoryová, Lucia Vičanová, Daniel Gruľa & Samuel Krčmárik
Arachnologische Mitteilungen: Arachnology Letters Dec 2025 Vol. 70, No. 1: 2-8
https://www.bioone.org/journals/arachnologische-mitteilungen/volume-70/issue-1/aramit7002/Filling-a-gap--First-record-of-the-pseudoscorpion-Lamprochernes/10.30963/aramit7002.full

Ein Beitrag zur Springspinnenfauna (Araneae: Salticidae) der spanischen Balearen-Insel Ibiza mit der Erstbeschreibung von Salticus ebusitanus sp. nov. und elf Erstnachweisen für die Insel und vier für die Balearen.

Michael Schäfer
Arachnologische Mitteilungen: Arachnology Letters Dec 2025 Vol. 70, No. 1: 9-17
https://www.bioone.org/journals/arachnologische-mitteilungen/volume-70/issue-1/aramit7003/Ein-Beitrag-zur-Springspinnenfauna-Araneae--Salticidae-der-spanischen-Balearen/10.30963/aramit7003.full

Wiederfund von Arctosa maculata (Gefleckter Wühlwolf) (Araneae: Lycosidae) in Baden-Württemberg, mit Anmerkungen zum Habitatverlust durch das invasive Indische Springkraut (Impatiens glandulifera)

Timon Grum & Tobias Bauer
Arachnologische Mitteilungen: Arachnology Letters Dec 2025 Vol. 70, No. 1: 18-23

https://www.bioone.org/journals/arachnologische-mitteilungen/volume-70/issue-1/aramit7004/Wiederfund-von-Arctosa-maculata-Gefleckter-Wühlwolf-Araneae--Lycosidae-in/10.30963/aramit7004.fullA taste for ants: potential obligate myrmecophagy in Lasaeola (Araneae: Theridiidae)

Antonino Dentici & Valeria Federica Lo Bianco
Arachnologische Mitteilungen: Arachnology Letters Dec 2025 Vol. 70, No. 1: 24-28
https://www.bioone.org/journals/arachnologische-mitteilungen/volume-70/issue-1/aramit7005/A-taste-for-ants--potential-obligate-myrmecophagy-in-Lasaeola/10.30963/aramit7005.full

First record of the harvestman Dicranopalpus ramosus from Italy (Arachnida, Opiliones: Phalangioidea)

Ivan Petri, Paolo Pantini & Hay Wijnhoven
Arachnologische Mitteilungen: Arachnology Letters Dec 2025 Vol. 70, No. 1: 29-32
https://www.bioone.org/journals/arachnologische-mitteilungen/volume-70/issue-1/aramit7006/First-record-of-the-harvestman-Dicranopalpus-ramosus-from-Italy-Arachnida/10.30963/aramit7006.full

Improphantes parallelus sp. nov., a new linyphiid species close to Improphantes geniculatus from Bulgaria (Araneae: Linyphiidae)

Simeon Indzhov
Arachnologische Mitteilungen: Arachnology Letters Dec 2025 Vol. 70, No. 1: 33-37
https://www.bioone.org/journals/arachnologische-mitteilungen/volume-70/issue-1/aramit7007/Improphantes-parallelus-sp-nov-a-new-linyphiid-species-close-to/10.30963/aramit7007.full

Pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) of the Burda Mountains in Slovakia

Jana Christophoryová, Lucia Vičanová & Katarína Krajčovičová
Arachnologische Mitteilungen: Arachnology Letters Dec 2025 Vol. 70, No. 1: 38-49
https://www.bioone.org/journals/arachnologische-mitteilungen/volume-70/issue-1/aramit7008/Pseudoscorpions-Arachnida-Pseudoscorpiones-of-the-Burda-Mountains-in-Slovakia/10.30963/aramit7008.full

Silometopus acutus ist ein jüngeres Synonym von Silometopus bilacunatus (Araneae: Linyphiidae)

Karl-Hinrich Kielhorn
Arachnologische Mitteilungen: Arachnology Letters Dec 2025 Vol. 70, No. 1: 50-53
https://www.bioone.org/journals/arachnologische-mitteilungen/volume-70/issue-1/aramit7009/Silometopus-acutus-ist-ein-jüngeres-Synonym-von-Silometopus-bilacunatus-Araneae/10.30963/aramit7009.full

Outdoor records of Erigone dentosa on Texel and further records of Steatoda nobilis (Araneae: Linyphiidae, Theridiidae) in the Netherlands

Stephan Lauterbach
Arachnologische Mitteilungen: Arachnology Letters Dec 2025 Vol. 70, No. 1: 54-57
https://www.bioone.org/journals/arachnologische-mitteilungen/volume-70/issue-1/aramit7010/Outdoor-records-of-Erigone-dentosa-on-Texel-and-further-records/10.30963/aramit7010.full