One new genus and nineteen new species of ground spiders (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) from Iran, with other taxonomic considerations Author Zamani, Alireza A21C0B82-E2D9-4402-9408-D6160843DAF4 Zoological Museum, Biodiversity Unit, University of Turku, FI- 20014, Finland. Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Democritus University of Thrace, Dragana, 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece. Perm State University, Bukireva Street 15, Perm, 614600, Russia. Institute for Biological Problems of the North RAS, Portovaya Str. 18, Magadan, 685000, Russia. Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa. zamani.alireza5@gmail.com Author Chatzaki, Maria 2FBB48ED-84FE-4386-8F47-C958E9F8A2A1 maria.chatzaki@gmail.com Author Esyunin, Sergei L. 2B591857-5FAB-4B7D-B589-6C4977A3A493 Sergei. Sergei.Esyunin@psu.ru Author Marusik, Yuri M. F215BA2C-5072-4CBF-BA1A-5CCBE1626B08 yurmar@mail.ru text European Journal of Taxonomy 2021 2021-06-04 751 1 68 114 http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.751.1381 journal article 6279 10.5852/ejt.2021.751.1381 4e3af683-d8a6-40de-991b-c4584d66b8cc 2118-9773 4906007 1D27EA41-2396-463A-B1B2-0CCF79C9F3D2 Prodidomus inexpectatus sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 49D2D1DB-4FB3-4631-8A0C-7B8351270929 Fig. 18 Diagnosis The new species is very similar to P. redikorzevi Spassky, 1940 from which it differs by the shape of the tibial apophysis (with longer claw-like tip, and smaller dorsal lobe). Etymology The specific epithet is an adjective and refers to the unexpected discovery of a new species of this genus in Iran . Type material Holotype IRAN ; Hormozgan Province , 75 km N of Bandar Abbas , Siahu ; 27°33′ N , 55°38′ E ; 16 Feb. 2018 ; A. Zamani leg.; MHNG . Description Male Habitus as in Fig. 18A–B . Total length 2.32. Carapace 0.98 long, 0.84 wide. Sternum 0.72 long, 0.55 wide. Eye sizes: AME = 0.09, ALE = 0.08, PME = 0.11, PLE = 0.10. Body flattened, carapace ovoid. Ocular area triangular. Carapace, sternum, labium, chelicerae and maxillae dark yellow, without any pattern and with slightly darker margins. Chelicera ( Fig. 18G ) without teeth. Legs the same color as carapace, without annulations. Abdomen and spinnerets light gray and without any pattern. Leg III measurements: 2.39 (0.65, 0.37, 0.44, 0.49, 0.44), rest of the legs missing. Palp as in Fig. 18C–F, H–I . Femur length/width ratio 3.33; tibia with broad retrolateral apophysis and small, spine-like dorsal apophysis; lateral apophysis with claw-like tip and dorsal small lobe; cymbium elongated, oval, 1.7 times as long as wide, tip rounded; tegulum protruding ventrally, in lateral view, longer than cymbium’s width; embolus long, making roughly 2.25 loops. Female Unknown. Distribution Known only from the type locality in Hormozgan Province , southern Iran .