New data on spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Iraqi Kurdistan, with new species and records Author Zamani, Alireza 0000-0002-8084-9666 Zoological Museum, Biodiversity Unit, FI- 20014 University of Turku, Turku 20500, Finland zamani.alireza5@gmail.com Author Khudhur, Farhad A. 0000-0001-5267-6334 University of Sulaimani, Sulaymaniyah, Kurdistan Region, Iraq & University of Mendel, Brno, Czech Republic qi.ude.lusvinu@ruhduhk.dahraf Author Marusik, Yuri M. 0000-0002-4499-5148 Institute for Biological Problems of the North FEB RAS, Magadan, Russia & Altai State University, Barnaul, Russia & Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa yurmar@mail.ru text Zootaxa 2024 2024-08-05 5492 2 260 278 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5360.3.8 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5492.2.6 1175-5326 4C877712-B5C4-451A-87BE-B0C08B2BEC24 Marinarozelotes jaxartensis (Kroneberg, 1875) Material. IRAQ : Sulaymaniyah Governorate : 1♀ ( ZMUT ), Bakrajo, Hazar Merd, Dekon Vil., 35°30'03.2"N 45°18'55"E , 15.04.2023 . Records in Iraq . Baghdad and Dhi Qar . New record for Iraqi Kurdistan . Distribution. Northern Africa to Caucasus, Russia (Europe) to Central Asia, and Middle East. Introduced to Hawaii , USA , Mexico , South Africa , India , China , and Japan .