Mesiotelus iranicus Zamani & Marusik, sp. n.

Fig. 14A–D

Type material. Holotype ♀ (ZMUT), IRAN: Lorestan Province: Kuhdasht, Mir Melas Cave, 33°39'07.9"N, 47°32'16.7"E, 1708 m, 23.V.2016 (H. Darvishnia).

Etymology. The specific epithet is an adjective, referring to the type locality of the new species in Iran.

Diagnosis. The new species differs from all of the congeners by having fenestra (Fe, = windows) on lateroposterior part of the epigyne (vs. lacking).

Description. Female. Habitus as in Fig. 14A. Total length 6.53. Carapace 2.33 long, 1.83 wide. Eye sizes: AME 0.19, ALE 0.13, PME 0.11, PLE 0.12. Carapace, chelicerae, sternum, labium and maxillae light yellowish brown. Chelicerae with 2 pro- and 2 retromarginal teeth. Legs slightly lighter than carapace. Abdomen beige, without any pattern. Spinnerets uniformly light brown. Measurements of legs: I: missing, II: 7.82 (2.06, 1.05, 2.02, 1.65, 1.04), III: 6.34+missing tarsus (1.94, 0.95, 1.60, 1.85, missing), IV: 10.70 (2.72, 1.23, 2.60, 3.00, 1.15). Spination: Palp: Fm: 2d; Ti: 2d, 4pl; Ta: 1d, 3pl, 2v. Legs: I: missing. II: Fm: 2d, 1pl; Ti: 2-2v; Mt: 2v. III: Fm: 2d, 1pl, 1rl; Ti: 1d, 2pl, 2rl, 4v; Mt: 3pl, 3rl, 6v. IV: Fm: 2d, 1pl, 1rl; Ti: 4d, 2pl, 2rl, 7v; Mt: 15t.

Epigyne as in Fig. 14B–D; epigynal plate ca. 1.3 times longer than wide; anterior hood (Ah) as long as wide; fovea (Fo) diamond-shaped; receptacles (Re) oval, spaced by 0.5 of their width, as wide as fenestra (Fe) posteriorly; copulatory ducts (Cd) short and wide, slightly longer than wide, ca. 0.5 of receptacle’s length, spaced by 0.5 of their width.

Male. Unknown.

Distribution. Known only from the type locality in Mir Melas Cave (Fig. 16B), Lorestan Province, southwestern Iran (Fig. 17).