A new species of the mygalomorph spider genus Euagrus Ausserer (Araneae: Euagridae) from central Mexico and new records of E. gus Coyle from Tlaxcala

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  A new species of the mygalomorph spider genus Euagrus Ausserer (Araneae: Euagridae) from central Mexico and new records of E. gus Coyle from Tlaxcala Abstract  A new species of the spider genus Euagrus Ausserer, 1875 from temperate pine-oak forests in the states of Tlaxcala and Hidalgo, Mexico is described: E. pulque sp. nov. The description of the new species is based on male and female adult specimens. Additionally, Euagrus gus Coyle, 1988 is recorded for the very first time in the state of Tlaxcala. These species have sympatric distributions in La Malinche National Park, Tlaxcala. With this description, the diversity of the genus increases to 23 species, with Mexico harboring the highest diversity with 17 described species.  Valdez-Mondragón, A., Salinas-Velasco, H. V. & Bueno-Villegas, J. (2026). A new species of the mygalomorph spider genus Euagrus Ausserer (Araneae: Euagridae) from central Mexico and new records of E. gus Coyle from Tlaxcala. Zootaxa 5810 (...

New data on Heteropoda afghana Roewer, 1962 with the description of the previously unknown male (Sparassidae: Heteropodinae)

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New data on Heteropoda afghana Roewer, 1962 with the description of the previously unknown male (Sparassidae: Heteropodinae)

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The previously unknown male of Heteropoda afghana Roewer, 1962 is described for the first time. New data on the distribution range and the biology of the species are presented and the relatively wide distribution of H. afghana is discussed.

Peter Jäger, Muhammad Zahid, Pir Asmat Ali, Muhammad Sajid "New data on Heteropoda afghana Roewer, 1962 with the description of the previously unknown male (Sparassidae: Heteropodinae)," Arachnology, 19(9), 1168-1171, (13 November 2024) https://doi.org/10.13156/arac.2024.19.9.1168