Hersiliidae is a tropical and subtropical family of spiders first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1869, which are commonly known as tree trunk spiders. They have two prominent spinnerets that are almost as long as their abdomen, earning them another nickname, the "two-tailed spiders". They range in size from 10 to 18 mm long. Rather than using a web that captures prey directly, they lay a light coating of threads over an area of tree bark and wait for an insect to stray onto the patch. When this happens, they encircle their spinnerets around their prey while casting silk on it. When the insect is immobilized, they can bite it through the shroud.
Araniella is a genus of orb-weaver spiders first described by R. V. Chamberlin & Wilton Ivie in 1942. The genus includes Araniella cucurbitina, the cucumber green spider.
Pritha garfieldi is a species of araneomorph spiders in the family Filistatidae.
Sahastata sinuspersica is a species of the araneomorph spider family Filistatidae.
Zaitunia is a genus of crevice weavers that was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 1967.
Alireza Zamani is an Iranian arachnologist and taxonomist.
Paracedicus is a genus of Asian araneomorph spiders in the family Cybaeidae, and was first described by Victor R. Fet in 1993. First placed as a subgenus of Cedicus, it was elevated to genus status in 2003.
Devade is a genus of cribellate araneomorph spiders in the family Dictynidae, and was first described by Eugène Simon in 1884. Originally placed with the Amaurobiidae, it was moved to the intertidal spiders in 1983, then to the Dictynidae in 1989.
Duninia is a genus of Asian tree trunk spiders that was first described by Yuri M. Marusik & Victor R. Fet in 2009.
Hersiliola is a genus of tree trunk spiders that was first described by Tamerlan Thorell in 1870.
Acanthinozodium is a genus of spiders in the family Zodariidae. It was described in 1966 by Jacques Denis.
Iranotricha is a genus of ground spiders containing the single species, Iranotricha lutensis. It was first described by Alireza Zamani & Yuri M. Marusik in 2018, and is only found in the Lut Desert, Iran.
Ecurobius is a monotypic genus of Middle Eastern tangled nest spiders containing the single species, Ecurobius parthicus. It was first described by Alireza Zamani and Yuri M. Marusik in 2021, and it has only been found in Iran.
Asiascape is a monotypic genus of Middle Eastern funnel weavers containing the single species, Asiascape parthica. It was first described by Alireza Zamani and Yuri M. Marusik in 2020, and it has only been found in Iran.
Persilena is a monotypic genus of Middle Eastern funnel weavers containing the single species, Persilena sengleti. It was first described by Alireza Zamani and Yuri M. Marusik in 2020, and it has only been found in Iran.
Persiscape is a genus of funnel weavers first described by Alireza Zamani and Yuri M. Marusik in 2020.
Zagrotes is a genus of Iranian ground spiders, first described by Alireza Zamani, Maria Chatzaki, Sergei L. Esyunin and Yuri M. Marusik in 2021.
Sestakovaia is a small genus of liocranid sac spiders first described by Alireza Zamani and Yuri M. Marusik in 2021. As of December 2021 it contains only two species: S. annulipes and S. hyrcania. This genus is named after the Slovakian arachnologist Anna Šestáková.
Bosselaerius is a genus of Asian spiders in the family Phrurolithidae. It was first described by Alireza Zamani and Yuri M. Marusik in 2020. As of March 2022 it contains only three species: B. daoxianensis, B. hyrcanicus, and B. tajikistanicus.
Yuri Mikhailovitch Marusik is a Russian arachnologist.
