The first record of family Selenopidae (Arachnida: Araneae) from Turkey

WOS: 000292629800017The family Selenopidae and selenopid spider Selenops radiatus Latreille, 1819 are recorded in Turkey for the first time.Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TOBITAK)Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK) [107K234]We are extremely indebted to Dr. Norman Platnick (New York, USA), Dr. Yuri Marusik (Magadan, Russia), Dr. Peter Jager (Frankfurt am Main, Germany), Dr. Sarah Crews (California, USA), and Dr. Jose Antonio Corronca (Salta, Argentina) for their critical remarks on this manuscript. Our thanks are also due to Dr. Nilay Gulpercin and Ahu Uzum (Izmir, Turkey) for technical assistance in the field. We also wish to thank Prof. Dr. Adnan Diler (Mugla, Turkey) for his management of the project. Financial support for this project was provided by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TOBITAK), Grant 107K234