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 (...

A checklist of spiders from superfamily Lycosoidea in India: A taxonomic overview emphasizing precinctive/ endemic species

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A checklist of spiders from superfamily Lycosoidea in India: A taxonomic overview emphasizing precinctive/ endemic species

Abstract

The current checklist documents 448 species from 81 genera & 6 families within the Lycosoidea group in India. There is a significant disparity in the male-to-female ratio, with 212 males compared to 415 females described. Among these six families, two are represented by more than 100 species: Thomisidae, with 41 genera & 177 species, & Lycosidae, with 20 genera & 132 species. Precinctive/ endemic spiders from the 06 families of the Lycosoidea group from India comprise of 301 species from 31 genera, thus, 38.27% of genera & 67.18% of species are endemic among the known spider species.

laharia, R., Hadole, P., & Kulkarni, D. (2025). A checklist of spiders from superfamily Lycosoidea in India: A taxonomic overview emphasizing precinctive/ endemic species. Environment Conservation Journal, 26(1), 108–131. https://doi.org/10.36953/ECJ.29993122