New data on cave spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Iran, with new species and records Author Zamani, Alireza Zoological Museum, Biodiversity Unit, FI- 20014 University of Turku, Turku, Finland. Author Darvishnia, Hamid Department of Biology, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran. Author Marusik, Yuri M. Institute for Biological Problems of the North, FEB RAS, Portovaya Str. 18. Magadan 685000, Russia. & Altai State University, Lenina Pr., 61, Barnaul, RF- 656049, Russia. & Department of Zoology & Entomology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein 9300, South Africa. text Zootaxa 2023 2023-11-02 5361 3 345 366 https://www.mapress.com/zt/article/download/zootaxa.5361.3.3/52195 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5361.3.3 1175-5326 10084538 D9AE18C9-A265-44F0-A0AF-E663A59B2EAF Scotargus pilosus Simon, 1913 Figs 11A–B , 12A–E , 13A–B Scotargus pilosus Simon, 1913: 367 , fig. 2. For a full list of references see the WSC (2023) . FIGURE 11. Habitus of Scotargus pilosus , male. A dorsal view; B prosoma, anterior view. Material. IRAN : Kerman Province : 1♁ ( ZMUT ), Torang Cave , 28°45'15.7"N , 56°49'10.0"E , 11.X.2016 ( M.J. Malek-Hosseini , Y. Bakhshi ) . Distribution. This species is one of the most widespread among those found in Iranian caves. It has a Transpalaearctic range, from the Iberian Peninsula ( Nentwig et al . 2023 ) to the Russian Far East ( Mikhailov 2013 ). Both the species and genus are new to Iran .