New data on the spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Anguilla, Lesser Antilles with description of seven new species

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  New data on the spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Anguilla, Lesser Antilles with description of seven new species Abstract  28 species of spider are newly recorded from Anguilla, a United Kingdom Overseas Territory, in the Lesser Antilles, including seven also new to science:  Agyneta   anguilla  Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor  sp .  nov . (Linyphiidae),  Sphecozone   sandyground  Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor  sp .  nov . (Linyphiidae),  Mimetus   antillensis  Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor  sp .  nov . (Mimetidae),  Modisimus anguillensis  Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor  sp .  nov . (Pholcidae),  Anelosimus   blackgardens  Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor  sp .  nov . (Theridiidae),  Anelosimus covepond  Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor  sp .  nov . (Theridiidae), and  Coleosoma   roadsalt  Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor...

Two new species of Harpactea Bristowe, 1939 from Turkey (Araneae: Dysderidae)

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Two new species of Harpactea Bristowe, 1939 from Turkey (Araneae: Dysderidae)

ABSTRACT

Two new species, Harpactea bozdaglarensis sp. n. and H. dilekensis sp. n. are described based on both sexes from the Aegean region of Turkey. Both species belong to the rubicunda species group defined for Harpactea due to the characteristics of the copulatory organs and some somatic parts, and H. bozdaglarensis sp. n. resembles H. alexandrae and H. clementi while H. dilekensis sp. n. resembles H. chaniaensis and H. walterdebucki known from the Aegean Islands. Morphometric and meristic characters of the new species and detailed photographs of the copulatory organs are given in the paper.

Kunt, K. B., Danışman, T., & Yağmur, E. A. (2025). Two new species of Harpactea Bristowe, 1939 from Turkey (Araneae: Dysderidae). Journal of Natural History, 59(5–8), 397–409. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2024.2438318