An integrative description of Euscorpius diagorasi sp. n. from Rhodes, Greece (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae)

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  An integrative description of Euscorpius diagorasi sp. n. from Rhodes, Greece (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae) Abstract The genus  Euscorpius  Thorell, 1876 comprises a diverse and taxonomically challenging group of scorpions in the Mediterranean, with Greece representing one of its principal centers of diversity. In this study, we provide an integrative description of  Euscorpius diagorasi   sp. n. , a new species from Rhodes Island, Greece. The new species is described on the basis of adult male and female morphology and mitochondrial COI sequence data. It is a small oligotrichous species characterized by a total length of approximately 21–25 mm, pale yellow to light brown coloration with darker reddish-brown pedipalps, pectinal tooth count of 8 in the male and 7 in the females, Pv = 7–8, Pe-et = 5–6, and a distinct mitochondrial lineage. Phylogenetic analyses based on COI recovered the Rhodian specimens as a strongly supported monophyletic lineage, sister to...

Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from Jalisco, Mexico: Synthesis of current knowledge of its diversity

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Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from Jalisco, Mexico: Synthesis of current knowledge of its diversity

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Current knowledge of spider diversity in Jalisco state is limited; the number of species known  for  the  state  is  only  from  three  bibliographic  compilations  related  to  spider  diversity  in  Mexico. The objective of this work was to gather information about the spider diversity in Jalisco to update the faunal checklist of its species, through an exhaustive bibliographic review. A total of 118 works were found where spider species were recorded for Jalisco. Based on these, a total of 237 species are listed, grouped into 120 genera and 36 families. The best represented families are: Theridiidae (40 species), Salticidae (36), Araneidae (35), Gnaphosidae (19) and Oxyopidae (11). With this  information,  the  number  of  spider  species  reported  for  Jalisco  increased  by  46%,  currently  occupying ninth place nationwide in terms of species diversity.

Orozco-Gil, Miguel, Gerardo Adalberto Contreras-Félix, y José Luis Navarrete Heredia. 2024. «Arañas (Arachnida: Araneae) De Jalisco, México: Síntesis Del Conocimiento Actual De Su Diversidad». ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.) 40 (1):1-23. https://doi.org/10.21829/azm.2024.4012685.