New data on spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Türkiye, with descriptions of four new species

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  New data on spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Türkiye, with descriptions of four new species Abstract New taxonomic and faunistic data on Turkish spiders are presented. Four species are described as new to science: Cybaeus anatolicus sp. nov . (♀; Konya) [ Cybaeidae ], Dictyna caligaformis sp. nov . (♂♀; Bursa) [ Dictynidae ], Leptonetela ayvaensis sp. nov . (♂♀; Bursa), and L. oylatensis sp. nov . (♂; Bursa) [ Leptonetidae ]. Except for Cybaeus anatolicus sp. nov ., the remaining new species were collected in caves. Additionally, Drassodes robatus Roewer, 1961 [ Gnaphosidae ] is recorded from Türkiye for the first time, and an unusual variation in the shape of the retrolateral tibial apophysis is documented in an unidentified congener. Additional illustrations are provided for Cataleptoneta aydintopcui Demircan, 2020 [ Leptonetidae ] and Pterotricha kochi (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) [ Gnaphosidae ], for which new localities in Türkiye are reported, as well as for ...

Taxonomic and distributional notes on four recently described Stenaelurillus species from India (Araneae: Salticidae)

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Taxonomic and distributional notes on four recently described Stenaelurillus species from India (Araneae: Salticidae)

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Notes on four species of the jumping spider genus Stenaelurillus Simon, 1886 from India are presented. Stenaelurillus jagannathae Das, Malik & Vidhel, 2015 syn. nov. is recognized as a junior synonym of S. arambagensis (B. Biswas & K. Biswas, 1992). The mismatched sexes of S. tettu Logunov, 2020 and S. indicus Logunov, 2020 are corrected. The females originally described as S. tettu are recognized as belonging to S. indicus and vice versa. Supplementary morphometric details of S. tettu are provided and new distribution records and illustrations for S. tettu and S. albus Sebastian, Sankaran, Malamel & Joseph, 2015 are presented.

Tripathi, R., Kadam, G., & Ambalaparambil Vasu, S. (2024). Taxonomic and distributional notes on four recently described Stenaelurillus species from India (Araneae: Salticidae). Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.japb.2024.04.010