Two New Species of the Genus Brignoliolus Ovtchinnikov, 1999 (Araneae, Agelenidae) from Türkiye

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  Two New Species of the Genus Brignoliolus Ovtchinnikov, 1999 (Araneae, Agelenidae) from Türkiye Abstract Two new species in the funnel web-weaving spider genus Brignoliolus Ovtchinnikov, 1999 are described from South Anatolia: Brignoliolus zorkunensis sp. n. (♂♀) and B. gurgum sp. n. (♂♀). These new species were found from black pine forest and mixed red pine-oak forest in the south and southeastern regions of Anatolia. Their taxonomic relationships are briefly discussed and a map to species of Brignoliolus from Türkiye is provided. Tarık Danışman, İlhan Coşar, Ersen Aydın Yağmur "Two New Species of the Genus Brignoliolus Ovtchinnikov, 1999 (Araneae, Agelenidae) from Türkiye," Entomological News, 133(4), 433-442, (29 September 2026)  https://doi.org/10.3157/021.133.0412

Five new species of Heteropoda Latreille, 1804 spiders (Araneae: Sparassidae) from Southeast Asia

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Five new species of Heteropoda Latreille, 1804 spiders (Araneae: Sparassidae) from Southeast Asia

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Five new species of Heteropoda (Araneae: Sparassidae, Heteropodinae) from Southeast Asia are described: H. acris spec. nov. (male, female; Vietnam), H. cuspidata spec. nov. (male; Malaysia), H. papilionacea spec. nov. (female; Malaysia), H. pilata spec. nov. (female; Thailand), and H. verticalis spec. nov. (male; Malaysia). The female of H. jasminae Jäger, 2008 is described for the first time (locality: Vietnam). All these new species are diagnosed, described, and illustrated. Additionally, a distribution map for all species is given.


Korai, S. K. & Jäger, P. (2024). Five new species of Heteropoda Latreille, 1804 spiders (Araneae: Sparassidae) from Southeast Asia. Zootaxa 5481(2): 241-259. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5481.2.4