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<figureCitation id="D5837B807F45860A73707D701A6A79AB" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Female (holotype) of Chaetopelma persianum sp. nov. (A-C; A, B in defensive posture), and unidentified males of Chaetopelma from Sardasht, Iran (D) and Sulaymaniyah, Iraq (E). A-C by Kari Kaunisto D by Shaton Khezrpour E by Christian Langner." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.109135.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/890165" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">, 3A-C</figureCitation>
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<paragraph id="2658F0600FD454E21A77B541138F603B" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Type material.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="07C61914B599755C0044FBC7B1B9CF1C" bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Holotype</emphasis>
♀ (ZMUT), Iran:
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: surroundings of Mahabad, 2065 m, 26.08.2022 (A.H. Aghaei, M. Gavahyan).
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<paragraph id="2F8439249E01DE323849115294A8F085" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Etymology.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="3D93F5BD5C7508AC72EDE5A5D319AC8A" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">The specific epithet of the new species refers to its type locality in Iran, which was historically known as Persia.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="42B2324657CD70BA24390F380AB80BE0" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Common name.</paragraph>
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We propose &quot;Persian Gold Tarantula&quot; (in Persian:
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;
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) as a common name.
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<paragraph id="CA54F97F5BC3983F79732D97DFDD62F2" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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The new species can be readily distinguished from
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,
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<emphasis id="5FE69303DBF045260AC1E8CC400F4F7C" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Ch. karlamani</emphasis>
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, and
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<emphasis id="5F23A5A85C1B4A61462265F6C7C0D8AE" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Ch. turkesi</emphasis>
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by the bilobed apical portion of its receptacles (vs apical portion with a single lobe; cf. Fig.
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with
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: fig. 4C-F and
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: fig. 2K), in addition to being considerably larger in total body length (36.6 vs 20.5-23.5). It differs from
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,
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, and
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by having tubular, more elongated receptacular lobes (vs either globular, or noticeably shorter; cf. Fig.
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with
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: figs 4A, B, 5A-D). It can be further diagnosed from the widely distributed
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by having shorter and less divergent receptacles (vs longer and strongly diverging posteriorly).
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<paragraph id="401D1BD6552E1D8554A79ED9FFDF7CB1" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Description.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="C999EBECB96CF4ACFA182D62C5358537" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Female.</emphasis>
Habitus as in Figs
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,
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. Total length 36.6. Carapace 13.75 long, 13.15 wide. Eye tubercle as in Fig.
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. Eye diameters and interdistances: ALE: 0.42, AME: 0.25 (0.41), PLE: 0.41, PME: 0.38, AME-AME: 0.45 (0.35), PME-PME: 0.81. Each cheliceral furrow with 14 promarginal teeth and 12 mesobasal denticles. Labium with 73 cuspules; 1.98 long, 2.78 wide. Sternum 6.43 long, 6.30 wide. Each maxilla with ca 140 cuspules; 4.60 long, 3.05 wide; with distinct anterior lobe.
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<emphasis id="FF04ABA927B793D6423E85EAC1D8A2C6" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Figure 1.</emphasis>
Female (holotype) of
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cephalothorax, dorsal and ventral views
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abdomen, dorsal and ventral views
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eye tubercle, dorsal view.
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<emphasis id="D5017DCFC0F2C5BA280D2FD8444EBCDA" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Figure 2.</emphasis>
Female (holotype) of
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<emphasis id="5BBFDEE8826CD6BE5046D937FBBF92F2" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Chaetopelma persianum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov., receptacles
<emphasis id="12A1F3CF05E670A2F158015FA4FC520F" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">A</emphasis>
dorsal view
<emphasis id="226EC6110C3035EB3315565370FA47A3" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">B</emphasis>
line drawing, dorsal view.
<emphasis id="BABA91CA85E11C335F4235DF986F7C00" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">B</emphasis>
by Mahla Pourcheraghi.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<caption id="5EE5174ADE2FB05CDB228DEAC1654A68" doi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.109135.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/890165" pageId="0" pageNumber="75" start="Figure 3" startId="F3">
<paragraph id="E7226A8A449DAE33754C80BE5B9AA611" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">
<emphasis id="EDD108B6C2BF029624309E9D12A6823B" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Figure 3.</emphasis>
Female (holotype) of
<taxonomicName id="12C1F02E147C1A0B1A683B37CFEF8DAC" authorityName="Zamani &amp; West" authorityYear="2023" class="Arachnida" family="Theraphosidae" genus="Chaetopelma" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Chaetopelma persianum" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="75" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="persianum">
<emphasis id="04F11E109BC9D04BDF17F9E24F522239" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Chaetopelma persianum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. (
<emphasis id="B8F7213F4D0749BEFFA6823C72AAA724" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">A-C</emphasis>
;
<emphasis id="202D51FD47F669A1013150D48A12600B" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">A, B</emphasis>
in defensive posture), and unidentified males of
<taxonomicName id="05AA436E1D3442B8F39FC1488C718D9C" authorityName="Ausserer" authorityYear="1871" class="Arachnida" family="Theraphosidae" genus="Chaetopelma" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Chaetopelma" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="75" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="A813EC2368F9716C620913A0EE2319F2" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Chaetopelma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
from Sardasht, Iran (
<emphasis id="40780F5C4A4ABEA82C73C3D22DAB87E2" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">D</emphasis>
) and Sulaymaniyah, Iraq (
<emphasis id="AA3BF15104717594B3CE5871E010DCA0" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">E</emphasis>
).
<emphasis id="32808837A69002F7EEEE14141C43266E" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">A-C</emphasis>
by Kari Kaunisto
<emphasis id="8B9C6B2443062E6125C6782284FBEDA1" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">D</emphasis>
by Shaton Khezrpour
<emphasis id="073543C86A1CACF17D42E9DFCF0372DB" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">E</emphasis>
by Christian Langner.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="97933776F416B799E42E8BF5190B8427" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">
Colour in life (Fig.
<figureCitation id="88F809CE56223DE3A4779C70BBF3F50B" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Female (holotype) of Chaetopelma persianum sp. nov. (A-C; A, B in defensive posture), and unidentified males of Chaetopelma from Sardasht, Iran (D) and Sulaymaniyah, Iraq (E). A-C by Kari Kaunisto D by Shaton Khezrpour E by Christian Langner." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.109135.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/890165" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">3A-C</figureCitation>
): overall body and legs covered in dark brown pubescent pile setae, darker ventrally; carapace with woolly, silvery, golden pubescence; chelicerae with pale golden pile setae; labium and maxillae reddish brown; prolateral setal fringe of maxillae and along cheliceral furrows reddish; legs and abdomen covered with long scattered pale golden guard setae; book lungs light brown; spinnerets uniformly dark brown; scopulae with metallic blue-green iridescence caused by refracted light.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="2361D23781A0183B25BB6067D09A19A7" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">
Colour in alcohol (Fig.
<figureCitation id="48605F7A027548D74582CCD5719ED531" captionStart="Figure 1" captionStartId="F1" captionText="Figure 1. Female (holotype) of Chaetopelma persianum sp. nov. A, C cephalothorax, dorsal and ventral views B, D abdomen, dorsal and ventral views E eye tubercle, dorsal view." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.109135.figure1" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/890163" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">1A-C</figureCitation>
): overall as in live specimen, except for: darker and more prominent background color of body and legs; sternum, labium and maxillae more reddish; patellae with reddish brown stripes; book lungs yellowish brown.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="2BF5AF2F2E764EC9289ECA6F7097C460" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">
Measurements of palp and legs:
<emphasis id="7A8A30D4BD10CAD8908C2868CFAECC99" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">palp</emphasis>
: 22.9 (8.0, 5.1, 5.5, -, 4.3),
<emphasis id="998FE6B50BB33A248EC61075D1ACE0EC" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">I</emphasis>
: 36.35 (10.9, 7.0, 7.8, 6.4, 4.25),
<emphasis id="334AD904A8BA56B4E7731482DBD81E3A" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">II</emphasis>
: 33.5 (9.95, 6.05, 6.7, 5.95, 4.85),
<emphasis id="E9D0B9C67BC4C27693D9BCEDB639780F" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">III</emphasis>
: 31.0 (8.7, 5.8, 5.2, 6.85, 4.45),
<emphasis id="E05A0A7807BCFD4A9C7CD43CF0231006" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">IV</emphasis>
: 39.1 (10.75, 6.4, 7.95, 8.5, 5.5). Spination:
<emphasis id="C5438E83D00A4B21F1DF8B92501DF9C9" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">palp</emphasis>
: Ti: 1pl, 3v.
<emphasis id="2A7E57F7DFA81B530239F9673F7C9DFF" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">I</emphasis>
: Ti: 2v; Mt: 1v.
<emphasis id="45554613CE0EB6A789A7624A135826B4" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">II</emphasis>
: Ti: 2v.
<emphasis id="A1995F94633B75B681A3319FEDA16018" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">III</emphasis>
: Ti: 4v; Mt: 1pl, 1rl, 4v.
<emphasis id="EFC90CE5294885A623D386AEB282409C" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">IV</emphasis>
: Ti: 4v; Mt: 1pl, 2rl, 6v. Scopulae: on metatarsi I and II very dense and covering ca 4/5, less dense on III and IV and covering distal 1/3 and 1/4, respectively; on tarsus I entire, on II-IV divided by longitudinal row of thick setae.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="D8B4D884CF4B4D5FAB69C07D3760DBCB" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Spinnerets: PLS: basal article: 2.95 long, median article: 2.12 long, apical article: 2.82 long, digitiform. PMS: 1.80 long.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="AC9B065C3E7BD9C8DFAB81306211DB61" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">
Endogyne as in Fig.
<figureCitation id="D6FB04D7A7D05395797037FD682BBA82" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="F2" captionText="Figure 2. Female (holotype) of Chaetopelma persianum sp. nov., receptacles A dorsal view B line drawing, dorsal view. B by Mahla Pourcheraghi." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.109135.figure2" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/890164" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">2A, B</figureCitation>
; receptacles paired, long, slightly diverging, and basally jointed; receptacles narrowing noticeably towards apex, each bearing two long tubular apical lobes; pore glands present all over receptacles, denser on lobes.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="3B5374DD9DA465C5248E5EECBF78E71B" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">
<emphasis id="02B1481C81FCA7DA358D3FF399FD9DBC" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Male.</emphasis>
Unknown.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="ECD23F3C2F81935E2B2B4319F916CC85" pageId="0" pageNumber="75" type="ecology">
<paragraph id="EB15E3E0C867484DBA6E7DB97C9689F5" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Ecology.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="A696F49503A568647362791E13FAB4A7" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">
An obligate burrowing species that inhabits high elevations in well-vegetated mountainous regions of the northern Zagros Mountains (Fig.
<figureCitation id="96381B1626569D8B03B6ECF2A10A2158" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Habitat (A) and burrow (B, C) of Chaetopelma persianum sp. nov. in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. The arrow in B indicates the location of the burrow. Photos by Amir Hossein Aghaei." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.109135.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/890166" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">4A</figureCitation>
). The holotype was collected in a self-made ground burrow constructed on sloped rocky ground, amidst sparse low vegetation and grasses. The burrow entrance comprised a low silk collar mixed with surrounding soil and debris (Fig.
<figureCitation id="7466AF811425F3BBBBDB78506C8254C6" captionStart="Figure 4" captionStartId="F4" captionText="Figure 4. Habitat (A) and burrow (B, C) of Chaetopelma persianum sp. nov. in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. The arrow in B indicates the location of the burrow. Photos by Amir Hossein Aghaei." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.109135.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/890166" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">4B, C</figureCitation>
). Specifics regarding the
<normalizedToken id="5ACC42E69F7C3CFC8BA3CC6B1EE504C8" originalValue="burrows">burrow's</normalizedToken>
interior are lacking due to the use of water to extract the specimen. The rainy season spans from October to late May, with surface temperatures ranging from -8 to 14 °C. The dry season extends from June to late September, with surface temperatures ranging from 6 to 31 °C. A male was observed in the type locality in May, suggesting that the breeding season occurs towards the end of the rainy season.
</paragraph>
<caption id="2D7F79B88BD84B6B50568A4ACEBED79B" doi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.109135.figure4" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/890166" pageId="0" pageNumber="75" start="Figure 4" startId="F4">
<paragraph id="37D03D62870B0B2142533A7406A32730" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">
<emphasis id="75F35B4CD635AD71EA00F25EE617051E" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Figure 4.</emphasis>
Habitat (
<emphasis id="F22B110E5C2D64ABC3A604F5C3BABCCB" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">A</emphasis>
) and burrow (
<emphasis id="A0D0A44AEE66AE296D059248F8174B14" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">B</emphasis>
,
<emphasis id="86D52EDA2F8E4EF86A6C492BF08CC7A3" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">C</emphasis>
) of
<taxonomicName id="D188B2C005619B2B2B79F700A4415616" authorityName="Zamani &amp; West" authorityYear="2023" class="Arachnida" family="Theraphosidae" genus="Chaetopelma" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Chaetopelma persianum" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="75" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="persianum">
<emphasis id="8258AFC162ADD8359B1ED09CB4266315" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Chaetopelma persianum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov. in West Azerbaijan Province, Iran. The arrow in
<emphasis id="5F9ADD43A506B69EA2E5064E2E459C63" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">B</emphasis>
indicates the location of the burrow. Photos by Amir Hossein Aghaei.
</paragraph>
</caption>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="139FAB4D51C34A16950BC541F19866CF" pageId="0" pageNumber="75" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="904972D088C9C7EE169F04AAE3FE2E6F" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Distribution.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="EF39E33EF5EED1594DB5BB920BE62106" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">
Currently, this species is confidently known only from the type locality, which extends the known range of the genus approximately 350 km eastwards (Fig.
<figureCitation id="788D4008D4B3B1006DD34218CB2755DC" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Known distribution records of Chaetopelma spp.: stars: Ch. altugkadirorum; squares: Ch. concolor; triangles: Ch. karlamani; hexagons: Ch. lymberakisi; circles: Ch. olivaceum; diamond: Ch. persianum sp. nov.; inverted triangles: Ch. turkesi. Yellow symbols indicate the type localities. Hollow diamonds represent localities of unidentified males that most likely belong to Ch. persianum sp. nov." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.109135.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/890167" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">5</figureCitation>
). Two males of
<taxonomicName id="D2688D8847777370A9A9A931660070F1" authorityName="Ausserer" authorityYear="1871" class="Arachnida" family="Theraphosidae" genus="Chaetopelma" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Chaetopelma" order="Araneae" pageId="0" pageNumber="75" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="0579252722C615DD09AA375F6210669A" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Chaetopelma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
have been photographed in localities very close to the type locality of the new species (Fig.
<figureCitation id="BE97BE58624FD7AEDD9C9D64A5C02593" captionStart="Figure 5" captionStartId="F5" captionText="Figure 5. Known distribution records of Chaetopelma spp.: stars: Ch. altugkadirorum; squares: Ch. concolor; triangles: Ch. karlamani; hexagons: Ch. lymberakisi; circles: Ch. olivaceum; diamond: Ch. persianum sp. nov.; inverted triangles: Ch. turkesi. Yellow symbols indicate the type localities. Hollow diamonds represent localities of unidentified males that most likely belong to Ch. persianum sp. nov." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.109135.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/890167" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">5</figureCitation>
): one male in Sardasht, West Azerbaijan Province, Iran (Fig.
<figureCitation id="53304360798D4934D60476E288AD0C68" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Female (holotype) of Chaetopelma persianum sp. nov. (A-C; A, B in defensive posture), and unidentified males of Chaetopelma from Sardasht, Iran (D) and Sulaymaniyah, Iraq (E). A-C by Kari Kaunisto D by Shaton Khezrpour E by Christian Langner." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.109135.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/890165" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">3D</figureCitation>
), and the other in the surroundings of Sulaymaniyah in Iraq (Fig.
<figureCitation id="C7EA211B1C1C3993D0D5924A9FB9BB59" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="F3" captionText="Figure 3. Female (holotype) of Chaetopelma persianum sp. nov. (A-C; A, B in defensive posture), and unidentified males of Chaetopelma from Sardasht, Iran (D) and Sulaymaniyah, Iraq (E). A-C by Kari Kaunisto D by Shaton Khezrpour E by Christian Langner." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.109135.figure3" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/890165" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">3E</figureCitation>
). It is highly likely that both males belong to
<taxonomicName id="A690B428D796DC70EAB5602022DE7170" lsidName="Ch. persianum" pageId="0" pageNumber="75" rank="species" species="persianum">
<emphasis id="F9872BF71B140917F306D8A4EE33FF67" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Ch. persianum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov., although further study of collected material from both sexes is necessary to verify this.
</paragraph>
<caption id="E2B757BE3C5EACF1D2D7CD836BC4FEBE" doi="10.3897/zookeys.1174.109135.figure5" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/890167" pageId="0" pageNumber="75" start="Figure 5" startId="F5">
<paragraph id="D376BA2753809011FAAF2463763F39DF" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">
<emphasis id="8BE660905FA7D3E75B31728701E06C41" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Figure 5.</emphasis>
Known distribution records of
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<emphasis id="9449D4BC5D2A38A2E2DC78E5798627BF" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Chaetopelma</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
spp.:
<emphasis id="6CE1EAB217AAE8442E564215888DBB10" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">stars</emphasis>
:
<taxonomicName id="341CD3BA896914D43E49320A069DF7C9" lsidName="Ch. altugkadirorum" pageId="0" pageNumber="75" rank="species" species="altugkadirorum">
<emphasis id="1B3184E88B2880AE52F8149843603EA4" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Ch. altugkadirorum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
;
<emphasis id="BD669B6FD03BDA7C92CB0EC301B34A63" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">squares</emphasis>
:
<taxonomicName id="0B80BC048E2EF751637036D587249E19" lsidName="Ch. concolor" pageId="0" pageNumber="75" rank="species" species="concolor">
<emphasis id="A1DA8A5167694C81C78B878AA227D6A2" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Ch. concolor</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
;
<emphasis id="79838BE497CC3D72D0183402FE3CD81C" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">triangles</emphasis>
:
<taxonomicName id="D165EA5A50EB568A5202C8F2004482E5" lsidName="Ch. karlamani" pageId="0" pageNumber="75" rank="species" species="karlamani">
<emphasis id="1D577E03BFA042E4BFA787174FDAB2EA" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Ch. karlamani</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
;
<emphasis id="B042A01C9783A48225B9FFCC367E817D" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">hexagons</emphasis>
:
<taxonomicName id="C9EF0E24121D8897A2ADB7B1DAFCDD27" lsidName="Ch. lymberakisi" pageId="0" pageNumber="75" rank="species" species="lymberakisi">
<emphasis id="34AAD03DCA23A11B84603ED0DA32FEB4" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Ch. lymberakisi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
;
<emphasis id="908DED3113BA87FAF5FC64327B11A353" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">circles</emphasis>
:
<taxonomicName id="32FE83202E71937B2A59E9B0B2AAF60F" lsidName="Ch. olivaceum" pageId="0" pageNumber="75" rank="species" species="olivaceum">
<emphasis id="DE735B51E67650B286916DB35C429F31" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Ch. olivaceum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
;
<emphasis id="B247FAAC314FC2A3127E62ED7AFA913B" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">diamond</emphasis>
:
<taxonomicName id="56802C2C354078CD408A7070FFFFAF88" lsidName="Ch. persianum" pageId="0" pageNumber="75" rank="species" species="persianum">
<emphasis id="B4CEBA54373121ABA9E47CFF43F80E3A" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Ch. persianum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov.;
<emphasis id="2C9A22CB8872A3781C21E8078232AF28" bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">inverted triangles</emphasis>
:
<taxonomicName id="49142E0960DAB55137BF3A53C1D1C512" lsidName="Ch. turkesi" pageId="0" pageNumber="75" rank="species" species="turkesi">
<emphasis id="9350911E0FF05D9AB5F54DB6B519A61B" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Ch. turkesi</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Yellow symbols indicate the type localities. Hollow diamonds represent localities of unidentified males that most likely belong to
<taxonomicName id="7ECA299E64AE7933054A2667DC57B2BD" lsidName="Ch. persianum" pageId="0" pageNumber="75" rank="species" species="persianum">
<emphasis id="EEC018607E1C99D420068BEF4AD8CE20" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="75">Ch. persianum</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
sp. nov.
</paragraph>
</caption>
</subSubSection>
</treatment>
</subSection>
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