In Memoriam: Giraldo Alayón García

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  In Memoriam: Giraldo Alayón García -  Photo © Facebook/National Museum of Natural History of Cuba In Memoriam: Giraldo Alayón García The arachnological community mourns the loss of Giraldo Alayón García, a Cuban zoologist whose work helped bring the spiders of Cuba and the wider Caribbean into clearer scientific view. As a researcher and curator at Cuba’s National Museum of Natural History, Dr. Alayón devoted decades to studying arachnids. His publications on spider taxonomy, evolution, and biogeography gave other researchers a stronger foundation for understanding the region’s biodiversity. He also shared that knowledge through teaching and scientific exchange far beyond Cuba. For those of us who care about taxonomy, his legacy is a reminder of the patient work behind every species description: examining specimens, recording differences, and preserving knowledge that others can build upon. His contributions will continue to guide the study of Caribbean spiders for years to ...

New record of Ischnothele annulata (Mygalomorphae: Ischnothelidae) in San Juan extends its known western range

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New record of Ischnothele annulata (Mygalomorphae: Ischnothelidae) in San Juan extends its known western range

Abstract

We report the first record of Ischnothele annulata (Mygalomorphae: Ischnothelidae) for the province of San Juan, Argentina. This finding extends its known distribution, marking a new western limit with the nearest locations being Chepes and Quines in La Rioja and San Luis, respectively. The observed population is within the arid region of central-western Argentina, at the ecotone between the Arid Chaco and the Monte Desert.

Aragon-Traverso, J. H., Quiroga, L. B., Iribas, F. and Sanabria, E. A. (2025) “New record of Ischnothele annulata (Mygalomorphae: Ischnothelidae) in San Juan extends its known western range”, Acta Zoológica Lilloana, pp. 29–33. doi: 10.30550/j.azl/2067.