On a new genus of dwarf tarantulas (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae) endemic from Peru: evidence from morphology and molecular phylogeny, with description of three new species

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  On a new genus of dwarf tarantulas ( Araneae : Mygalomorphae : Theraphosidae ) endemic from Peru: evidence from morphology and molecular phylogeny, with description of three new species Abstract Recent field campaigns conducted in Peru along with the examination of museum specimens allowed us to identify small tarantulas that do not fit with any known Theraphosidae genera. Morphology and additional molecular evidence from the mitochondrial gene COI led us to propose Kiskalla gen. nov . from southern Peru, at Puno region. Three new species of Kiskalla gen. nov . ( K. ignacioi sp. nov ., K. yeisoni sp. nov . and K. zukuapasanka sp. nov .) are herein described, diagnosed and illustrated. Kiskalla gen. nov . differs from the known Theraphosinae genera in the presence of lateral stripes on the abdomen and a small dorsal arrowhead-shaped patch of type III urticating setae, presence of a large number of spines on all legs, short and stout setae on the dorsal metatarsi encirc...

Additions to the list of scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones) intercepted as stowaways in the United Kingdom

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Additions to the list of scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones) intercepted as stowaways in the United Kingdom

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Sherwood & Armas (2023) provided a comprehensive and up to-date list of scorpions detected as stowaways in the United Kingdom. Since that work, the senior author has received further enquiries which contribute a number of new records for the literature. Furthermore, it came to our attention through correspondence with colleagues that we ought to examine the press media for examples of further cases, although these of course are not part of the scientific literature and have not passed peer-review. Nonetheless, we have evaluated these records and found a number with photographs and other information which allow us to provide a family or genus-level identification, at the very least, and in some cases even a species-level identification. 

Sherwood, Danniella & De Armas, Luis & Tchilinguirian, Julien. (2024). Additions to the list of scorpions (Arachnida: Scorpiones) intercepted as stowaways in the United Kingdom. 161. 3-5.