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 Synaphosus syntheticus ( Chamberlin, 1924 ) Figs 7A , 8D Nodocion syntheticus Chamberlin, 1924: 614 , figs 50–51. For a full list of references see the WSC (2023) . Material. IRAN : Fars Province : 1♀ ( ZMUT ), Qaemiyeh , Tang-e Zendan Cave (= Zendan-e-Shahpour Cave ), 29°51'40.00"N , 51°39'36.80''E , 18.V.2016 ( H. Darvishnia , Y. Bakhshi ) ; Ilam Province : 1♀ ( ZMUT ), Dehloran , Khoffash Cave , 32°43'N , 47°18'E , 8.IX.2014 ( H. Darvishnia ) ; 1♀ ( ZMUT ), same locality, 12.VII.2014 ( H. Darvishnia ) . Distribution. South Mediterranean (from Libya to Israel ), Saudi Arabia , and Iran . Introduced to USA and Mexico ( WSC 2023 ). New record for Iran , with the material from Fars representing the easternmost record of the species across its known range.