Cicileus derradji sp. nov., a new species from southern Algeria (Scorpiones: Buthidae)

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  Cicileus derradji sp. nov., a new species from southern Algeria (Scorpiones: Buthidae) Abstract A new scorpion species, Cicileus derradji sp. nov., is described from Tin Zaouatine District, In Guezzam Province, southern Algeria. The description is based on an adult male holotype, an adult female paratype and a juvenile specimen, and is supported by detailed morphological analyses, including colouration, morphometrics, carination patterns and trichobothrial arrangement. This discovery extends the known distribution of the genus Cicileus approximately 500 km southwestward within Algeria. With the addition of this species, the number of recognised species in the genus increases to six. The new species is compared with all previously known species of Cicileus , and detailed colour photographs, including images taken under ultraviolet illumination, are provided. Derradj, L., Aydın Yağmur, E., Benali, N., & Bikada, M. (2026). Cicileus derradji sp. nov., a new species from south...

Description of three new species of genus Vacrothele (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Macrothelidae) from China with notes on two taxonomic amendments

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Description of three new species of genus Vacrothele (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Macrothelidae) from China with notes on two taxonomic amendments

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Three new species of the genus Vacrothele Tang & Yang, 2022 are described in detail from China: Vacrothele fuyuanensis sp. nov., Vacrothele jiangkouensis sp. nov. and Vacrothele baiseensis sp. nov. Two described species of the Macrothele are transferred to the genus, i.e., Vacrothele emei (Lin & Li, 2021) comb. nov. and Vacrothele taiwanensis (Shimojana & Haupt, 1998) comb. nov. A key to species of Vacrothele and a geographic distribution map are given.

Zheng, Y.-L., Zhao, Y., & Yang, Z.-Z. (2025). Description of three new species of genus Vacrothele (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Macrothelidae) from China with notes on two taxonomic amendments. European Journal of Taxonomy, 976(1), 92–107. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.976.2779