New data on spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Türkiye, with descriptions of four new species

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  New data on spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Türkiye, with descriptions of four new species Abstract New taxonomic and faunistic data on Turkish spiders are presented. Four species are described as new to science: Cybaeus anatolicus sp. nov . (♀; Konya) [ Cybaeidae ], Dictyna caligaformis sp. nov . (♂♀; Bursa) [ Dictynidae ], Leptonetela ayvaensis sp. nov . (♂♀; Bursa), and L. oylatensis sp. nov . (♂; Bursa) [ Leptonetidae ]. Except for Cybaeus anatolicus sp. nov ., the remaining new species were collected in caves. Additionally, Drassodes robatus Roewer, 1961 [ Gnaphosidae ] is recorded from Türkiye for the first time, and an unusual variation in the shape of the retrolateral tibial apophysis is documented in an unidentified congener. Additional illustrations are provided for Cataleptoneta aydintopcui Demircan, 2020 [ Leptonetidae ] and Pterotricha kochi (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) [ Gnaphosidae ], for which new localities in Türkiye are reported, as well as for ...

Scorpions of the Horn of Africa (Arachnida, Scorpiones). Part XXXVII. The genus Hemiscorpius (Hemiscorpiidae)

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Scorpions of the Horn of Africa (Arachnida, Scorpiones). Part XXXVII. The genus Hemiscorpius (Hemiscorpiidae)

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Occurrence of the rare in the Horn of Africa genus Hemiscorpius Peters, 1861 (Scorpiones: Hemiscorpiidae) is summarized, including a distribution map. A male of Hemiscorpius lipsae Kovařík & Lowe, 2022 from Djibouti is described for the first time. A new species Hemiscorpius huluul sp. n. from Somaliland is described, fully complemented with color photographs.


Kovařík, F., Elmi, H. S., & Šťáhlavský, F. 2025 . Scorpions of the Horn of Africa (Arachnida, Scorpiones). Part XXXVII. The genus Hemiscorpius (Hemiscorpiidae). Euscorpius, No. 411: 1-24. https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/vol2025/iss411/1/