Alireza Zamani
@alirezazamani.bsky.social
Arachnologist and taxonomist
University of Turku, Finland
University of Turku, Finland
Zamani, A., Szabó, K. & Szűts, T. (2025). Persian treasures: integrative taxonomy reveals high species’ diversity of ladybird spiders (Araneae: Eresidae: Eresus). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 204(4): zlaf086.
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August 18, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Zamani, A., Szabó, K. & Szűts, T. (2025). Persian treasures: integrative taxonomy reveals high species’ diversity of ladybird spiders (Araneae: Eresidae: Eresus). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 204(4): zlaf086.
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🔴 Eresus rezaci — Named after Dr. Milan Řezáč, a Czech arachnologist.
🔴 Eresus agrinus — Derived from the Kurdish word for ‘fire,’ this name was selected through a two-stage public survey.
🔴 Eresus marmoratus — From the Latin marmoratus, meaning ‘marbled’.
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🔴 Eresus agrinus — Derived from the Kurdish word for ‘fire,’ this name was selected through a two-stage public survey.
🔴 Eresus marmoratus — From the Latin marmoratus, meaning ‘marbled’.
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August 18, 2025 at 9:42 AM
🔴 Eresus rezaci — Named after Dr. Milan Řezáč, a Czech arachnologist.
🔴 Eresus agrinus — Derived from the Kurdish word for ‘fire,’ this name was selected through a two-stage public survey.
🔴 Eresus marmoratus — From the Latin marmoratus, meaning ‘marbled’.
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🔴 Eresus agrinus — Derived from the Kurdish word for ‘fire,’ this name was selected through a two-stage public survey.
🔴 Eresus marmoratus — From the Latin marmoratus, meaning ‘marbled’.
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🔴 Eresus surena — Named in honour of Rustaham Suren (d. 53 or 52 BC), a prominent Parthian spahbed (general).
🔴 Eresus sparabara — Named from the Old Persian word meaning ‘shield bearer’.
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🔴 Eresus sparabara — Named from the Old Persian word meaning ‘shield bearer’.
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August 18, 2025 at 9:42 AM
🔴 Eresus surena — Named in honour of Rustaham Suren (d. 53 or 52 BC), a prominent Parthian spahbed (general).
🔴 Eresus sparabara — Named from the Old Persian word meaning ‘shield bearer’.
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🔴 Eresus sparabara — Named from the Old Persian word meaning ‘shield bearer’.
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In our new paper, co-authored with Krisztián Szabó and @tszuts.bsky.social, we present an integrative taxonomic study of ladybird spiders, and describe seven beautiful new species from Iran:
🔴 Eresus athanatoi — Named after the Persian Immortals, the elite warriors of the Achaemenid army.
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🔴 Eresus athanatoi — Named after the Persian Immortals, the elite warriors of the Achaemenid army.
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August 18, 2025 at 9:42 AM
In our new paper, co-authored with Krisztián Szabó and @tszuts.bsky.social, we present an integrative taxonomic study of ladybird spiders, and describe seven beautiful new species from Iran:
🔴 Eresus athanatoi — Named after the Persian Immortals, the elite warriors of the Achaemenid army.
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🔴 Eresus athanatoi — Named after the Persian Immortals, the elite warriors of the Achaemenid army.
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My final paper for 2024 was published today. In total, this year I co-authored 13 papers and co-described a genus and 35 species. The specimens for these new species were collected from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Ecuador, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan.
December 11, 2024 at 2:55 PM
My final paper for 2024 was published today. In total, this year I co-authored 13 papers and co-described a genus and 35 species. The specimens for these new species were collected from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Ecuador, Georgia, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Uzbekistan.
Meet Pseudanapis yasunica Zamani & Marusik, 2024 from Ecuador! 🇪🇨 With a total body length of only 0.93 mm, this tiny spider is officially the 200th species of arachnids that I have described and named!
July 7, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Meet Pseudanapis yasunica Zamani & Marusik, 2024 from Ecuador! 🇪🇨 With a total body length of only 0.93 mm, this tiny spider is officially the 200th species of arachnids that I have described and named!