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...

The genome sequence of an orbweaving spider, Gibbaranea gibbosa (Walckenaer, 1802)

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The genome sequence of an orbweaving spider, Gibbaranea gibbosa (Walckenaer, 1802)


Abstract

We present a genome assembly from a specimen of Gibbaranea gibbosa (orbweaving spider; Arthropoda; Arachnida; Araneae; Araneidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 2,816.88 megabases. Most of the assembly (98.61%) is scaffolded into 13 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X1 and X2 sex chromosomes. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 14.1 kilobases in length.

Crowley LM, Wilding CS, University of Oxford and Wytham Woods Genome Acquisition Lab et al. The genome sequence of an orbweaving spider, Gibbaranea gibbosa (Walckenaer, 1802) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]. Wellcome Open Res 2025, 10:97 (https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.23751.1)