An Overlooked Species of Enigmatic Wolf Spider (Araneae: Lycosidae) Clarifies the Mysterious Distribution of its Sibling

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  An Overlooked Species of Enigmatic Wolf Spider (Araneae: Lycosidae) Clarifies the Mysterious Distribution of its Sibling Abstract Several wolf spiders exhibit a peculiar geographical distribution. One good example of this is Pardosa aenigmatica Tongiorgi, 1966, recently recognized in Italy and the Middle East but missing in the Balkans. A comparison of populations from the disjunctive areas revealed that they would be better described as two distinct species. As a result, here we describe Pardosa sepidehae sp. nov. The paper includes detailed descriptions and comparative illustrations of male and female copulatory organs for the newly discovered species and P. aenigmatica. Pardosa sepidehae sp. nov. is distributed in the Middle East, whereas P. aenigmatica remains endemic to the Apennine Peninsula. Adile Akpinar, Petr Dolejš "An Overlooked Species of Enigmatic Wolf Spider (Araneae: Lycosidae) Clarifies the Mysterious Distribution of its Sibling," Annales Zoologici, 76(29), ...

Prodidomus Hentz, 1847 and Zimiris Simon, 1882 on Ascension Island (Araneae: Prodidomidae)

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Prodidomus Hentz, 1847 and Zimiris Simon, 1882 on Ascension Island (Araneae: Prodidomidae)

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A review of type material and newly collected material of the family Prodidomidae Simon, 1884 from Ascension Island is presented. Prodidomus clarki Cooke, 1964 is proposed as a junior synonym of Prodidomus rufus Hentz, 1847 syn. nov., and Prodidomus duffeyi Cooke, 1964 is deemed as a valid species but known only from a single bleached specimen, further material is needed to fully clarify its identity, The third prodidomid species on the island is confirmed as Zimiris doriae Simon, 1882.

Note: A special thank you to Danni Sherwood for sending me this publication in advance. 

Sherwood, Danniella & Sharp, Adam. (2023). Prodidomus Hentz, 1847 and Zimiris Simon, 1882 on Ascension Island (Araneae: Prodidomidae). 41. 85-92. 10.24394/NatSom.2023.41.85.