New data on Wangaraneus Mi, Wang & Li, 2024 (Araneae, Araneidae), with descriptions of two new species from Xizang, China

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  New data on Wangaraneus Mi, Wang & Li, 2024 (Araneae, Araneidae), with descriptions of two new species from Xizang, China Abstract New data on Wangaraneus Mi, Wang & Li, 2024 are provided based on morphological examination and mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I ( COI ) sequencing. Two new species from Xizang, China, W. delicatus Mi & Wang, sp. nov . and Wangaraneus fencha Mi & Wang, sp. nov ., are described and illustrated based on both sexes. In addition, two new combinations are proposed and established: W. cruciformis (Yin, Peng & Wang, 1994), comb. nov ., transferred from Singa C.L. Koch, 1836, and W. quadrituberculatus (Roy, Sen, Saha & Raychaudhuri, 2014), comb. nov ., transferred from Chorizopes O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1871. Wangaraneus zioni (Mi, Li & Pham, 2023), syn. nov . is synonymized with W. cruciformis . The newly described species are diagnosed based on detailed comparisons of somatic morphology and copulatory org...

A CASE REPORT OF VENEZUELAN SUNTIGER TARANTULA (PSALMOPOEUS IRMINIA) ENVENOMATION AND REVIEW OF TARANTULA EXPOSURES

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A CASE REPORT OF VENEZUELAN SUNTIGER TARANTULA (PSALMOPOEUS IRMINIA) ENVENOMATION AND REVIEW OF TARANTULA EXPOSURES

Abstract

Tarantula envenomations are encountered infrequently but may increase with increased exotic animal ownership. This case report presents the first documented toxicity from a Venezuelan suntiger tarantula (VST), Psalmopoeus irminia, and provides a general framework for approaching patients with tarantula exposures.


Mark Simon, Christopher Hoyte,
A CASE REPORT OF VENEZUELAN SUNTIGER TARANTULA (PSALMOPOEUS IRMINIA) ENVENOMATION AND REVIEW OF TARANTULA EXPOSURES,
The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2023, ISSN 0736-4679,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jemermed.2023.05.022 .