Scorpio basraensis sp. n. from southern Iraq (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae)

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  Scorpio basraensis sp. n. from southern Iraq (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae) Abstract A new scorpion species, Scorpio basraensis sp. n. , is described and illustrated from Basra Province, southern Iraq. Scorpio basraensis sp. n. is compared with all known species of the genus Scorpio Linnaeus, 1758 occurring in countries surrounding Iraq. The new species can be distinguished by the circular genital operculum in males and the cordiform genital operculum in females (not posteriorly elongated), a densely hirsute body, appendages and metasoma, a distinctly elongated telson vesicle, discrete granules on the external surface of the chela manus that are not flattened, and pectinal tooth counts of 11–13 in males and 9–11 in females. With the description of this species, the number of scorpion species known from Iraq increases to 22, whereas the number of recognized species in the genus Scorpio reaches 33. Yağmur, Ersen A.; Makki, Jafar A.; and Najim, Shurooq A. (2026) " Scorpio basraen...

A new species in the mygalomorph trapdoor spider genus Nemesia Audouin, 1826 (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Nemesiidae) from Italy, with notes on Nemesia taxonomy

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A new species in the mygalomorph trapdoor spider genus Nemesia Audouin, 1826 (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Nemesiidae) from Italy, with notes on Nemesia taxonomy

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A new species in the mygalomorph trapdoor spider genus Nemesia, Nemesia bosmansi sp. nov., is described from central-western Italy. The spiders studied and described here were all collected in June 2002 by pitfall trapping in sandy dunes of the Parco Nationale del Circeo (Lazio). Additional information on the general state of Nemesia taxonomy is also provided.

Decae, A. (2024). A new species in the mygalomorph trapdoor spider genus Nemesia Audouin, 1826 (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Nemesiidae) from Italy, with notes on Nemesia taxonomy. Arachnology 19(7): 966-972. 

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