First catalog of spiders of Egypt (Araneae)

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  First catalog of spiders of Egypt (Araneae) Abstract This study provides a comprehensive catalog of the spider fauna of Egypt, comprising 389 species assigned to 197 genera and 40 families. For each species, all published locality records are compiled and accompanied by complete bibliographic references. The dataset has been carefully reviewed and critically evaluated in light of the most recent taxonomic and faunistic information. Among the recorded species, 55 (14.13%) are currently known only from Egypt and are thus considered endemic. Based on the World Spider Catalog (2026), 28 species are treated as nomina dubia, 23 species lack confirmed records from Egypt, which is not correct, 10 have to be omitted from the Egyptian list and 8 are species inquirenda. Despite the relatively high number of documented species, the Egyptian araneofauna remains insufficiently explored. Given the country’s ecological diversity and biogeographical position, further research is expected to signi...

An exceptional new genus of fossil scorpion from Burmese Cretaceous amber belonging to the family Palaeoburmesebuthidae Lourenço, 2015

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An exceptional new genus of fossil scorpion from Burmese Cretaceous amber belonging to the family Palaeoburmesebuthidae Lourenço, 2015

Abstract. – An exceptional new genus and species of fossil scorpion, Paranotaburmesebuthus schmidti Lourenço gen. n., sp. n., is described from the Cretaceous amber of Myanmar (Burma). This is the fourth genus of fossil scorpion from Burmite described in the family Palaeoburmesebuthidae Lourenço, 2015. The new genus is characterized by a combination of several morphological features and in particular by the presence of lateral extensions in tergites I to VI recalling paranota. The description of the new genus and species suggests new evidence on the phylogenetic position of certain Burmite amber scorpions and confirms, once again, the considerable degree of diversity in the Burmese amber-producing forests. 

Lourenço W. R. & Velten J., 2024. – Un nouveau genre exceptionnel de l’ambre Crétacé de Myanmar appartenant à la famille des Paleoburmesebuthidae Lourenço, 2015. Faunitaxys, 12(13): 1 – 7. 

https://doi.org/10.57800/faunitaxys-12(13) - https://zoobank.org/12A85C51-AC9F-4C47-80DA-3096683F1BFB