An updated and annotated checklist of the spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Iraq Author Al-Khazali, Azhar Mohammed 0000-0001-7268-696X Department of Science / Biology branch, College of Basic Education, University of Sumer, Dhi Qar, Iraq azhararach @ gmail. com; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 7268 - 696 X azhararach@gmail.com Author Kachel, Hamid Saeid Departments of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zakho, Zakho, Iraq Author Zamani, Alireza Zoological Museum, Biodiversity Unit, FI- 20014 University of Turku, Turku, Finland Author Hussen, Fenik Sherzad College of Science, Salahaddin University, Erbil, Iraq text Zootaxa 2023 2023-08-29 5339 2 132 158 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5339.2.2 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.5339.2.2 1175-5326 2D2FC44F-B1DC-4EF2-891E-85EFBD0021EB Phlegra fasciata (Hahn, 1826) Record: Basrah ( Najim & Al-Hadlag 2022 ). Distribution: Europe, Turkey , Caucasus, Russia (Europe to Far East), Central Asia, Iran , Afghanistan , India , China , Mongolia , Korea , Japan . Comment: Considering the body proportions and pattern of the specimen illustrated by Najim & Al-Hadlag (2022) , the specimen is likely to belong to the genus Stenaelurillus Simon, 1886 (D.V. Logunov, pers. comm.). It is necessary to re-examine the material to verify this record. Omitted herein .