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...

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