First record of Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Turkey June 2026

  First record of Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Turkey June 2026 Abstract Ischnocolus valentinus (Dufour, 1820) is recorded from Muğla Province in western Turkey based on a male deposited in the Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum. This also constitutes the first record of the genus Ischnocolus from Turkey.  Geci, Donard & Kunt, Kadir & Yağmur, Ersen & Sherwood, Danniella. (2026). First record of Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Turkey. 23. 344-349. 10.15298/invertzool.23.2.10.  ResearchGate Acknowledgement: My sincere thanks, as always, to Danni Sherwood for sharing this manuscript. I am deeply grateful for your friendship, support, and willingness to keep me informed of new developments in the field.

New occurrences of the Mediterranean black widow Latrodectus tredecimguttatus (Rossi, 1790) in Peninsular Spain with first records for five provinces (Araneae, Theridiidae)

 


New occurrences of the Mediterranean black widow Latrodectus tredecimguttatus (Rossi, 1790) in Peninsular Spain with first records for five provinces (Araneae, Theridiidae)

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New occurrence records of the Mediterranean black widow Latrodectus tredecimguttatus (Rossi, 1790) are quoted for Peninsular Spain. The first records for the provinces of Girona, Cáceres, Castellón, Granada, and Huelva are given. 

Ceccolini, Filippo. (2024). New occurrences of the Mediterranean black widow Latrodectus tredecimguttatus (Rossi, 1790) in Peninsular Spain with first records for five provinces (Araneae, Theridiidae). Bolleti de la Societat d'Historia Natural de les Balears. 67. 157-164.