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...

Two new wolf-spider species in the genus Hippasosa from Asia (Araneae, Lycosidae)

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Two new wolf-spider species in the genus Hippasosa from Asia (Araneae, Lycosidae)

Abstract

Two new species of the wolf-spider genus Hippasosa Roewer, 1960 are described from Asia: Hippasosa thailandica sp. nov. (♂) from Thailand and H. yunnanensis sp. nov. (♂♀) from China. Detailed species descriptions, morphological photographs, genitalia illustrations, and distribution maps of the new species are presented. Photographs of H. qiongzhongensis (Yin & Peng, 1997) are also provided for comparison purposes.

Wang L-Y, Irfan M, Zhang Z-S (2025) Two new wolf-spider species in the genus Hippasosa from Asia (Araneae, Lycosidae). ZooKeys 1226: 339-348. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1226.137240