A new Cataleptoneta species (Araneae, Leptonetidae) from sulfidic caves in Greece and Albania

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  A new Cataleptoneta species (Araneae, Leptonetidae) from sulfidic caves in Greece and Albania Abstract A new species of the genus Cataleptoneta Denis, 1955, Cataleptoneta sulfur sp. nov ., is described from caves in the Vromoner Canyon (Sarandaporo River Valley), on the Greek–Albanian border (northwestern Greece and southern Albania), on the basis of both sexes. Drawings, scanning electron micrographs, and digital images of diagnostic features are presented. Analysis of COI mitochondrial barcode sequences confirmed the species distinction from all the other sequences. Within the species two separate lineages, unique to each cave were found. The genus Cataleptoneta is not monophyletic as now circumscribed and confirmed also by the phylogenetic analysis of the sequences. Urák I, Ştefan A, Motoc RM, Brad T, Zsigmond A-R, Sarbu SM, Szűts T (2026) A new Cataleptoneta species (Araneae, Leptonetidae) from sulfidic caves in Greece and Albania. ZooKeys 1294: 89-107. https://doi.org/...

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

ABSTRACT

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.