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...

Eight new species of funnel-web spiders from Colombia (Araneae: Dipluridae)

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Eight new species of funnel-web spiders from Colombia (Araneae: Dipluridae)

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Eight new species of the family Dipluridae from the genera Masteria L. Koch, 1873, Striamea Raven, 1981 and Linothele Karsch, 1879 are diagnosed and described from the western central region of Colombia: Masteria verdum sp. nov. (both sexes), M. luisi sp. nov. (both sexes), Striamea kimbanai sp. nov. (both sexes), Linothele sanuk sp. nov. (both sexes), L. montana sp. nov. (both sexes), L. hunahpuisp. nov. (both sexes), L. ixbalanquei sp. nov. (female), and L. guarato sp. nov. (female). Additionally, L. tsachilas Dupérré et Tapia, 2015 and L. archidona Dupérré et Tapia, 2023 are reported in Colombia for the first time. The above-mentioned species were found in the departments of Risaralda, Tolima, Quindío, Valle del Cauca, and Putumayo of Colombia. 

Rodríguez-Castro, G., Rodríguez, E. & Delgado-Santa, L. (2025). Eight new species of funnel-web spiders from Colombia (Araneae: Dipluridae). Zoosystematica Rossica 34(1): 59-104. doi:10.31610/zsr/2025.34.1.59 NMBE: https://wsc.nmbe.ch/reference/18362