A New Species of Scorpio from Saudi Arabia (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae)

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  A New Species of Scorpio from Saudi Arabia (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae)  Abstract A new species of  Scorpio  Linnaeus, 1758 is described from Al Ula Governorate, Al Madinah Province, Saudi Arabia.  Scorpio furvus  sp. nov. is distinguished from closely related congeners, including  S. fuscus ,  S. kruglovi ,  S. palmatus ,  S. jordanensis , and  S. yemenensis , by a unique combination of morphological characters notably the granulation pattern of the pedipalp chela, metasomal proportions, pectinal structure and length, and overall dark coloration. Morphometric comparisons further support its distinct status. The discovery of this species highlights the underestimated diversity of the genus  Scorpio  in the Arabian Peninsula and reinforces the view that the  Scorpio maurus  complex comprises multiple geographically restricted taxa requiring continued integrative taxonomic investigation. Aloufi, A., Afifeh, B. A., ...

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.