DNA barcoding of scorpions from Kosovo, with the first record of Alpiscorpius dinaricus (Di Caporiacco) (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae)

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  DNA barcoding of scorpions from Kosovo, with the first record of Alpiscorpius dinaricus (Di Caporiacco) (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae) ABSTRACT This study presents DNA barcoding data for Alpiscorpius dinaricus (Di Caporiacco) and Euscorpius hadzii Caporiacco. Barcode sequences were compared with publicly available reference data to support species identification, together with the evaluation of diagnostic morphological characters. Alpiscorpius dinaricus is recorded from Kosovo for the first time, representing a new national record and contributing to the knowledge of euscorpiid diversity in the region. Diagnostic illustrations of A. dinaricus are provided to facilitate reliable identification and to support future faunistic, taxonomic, and biogeographic studies. Euscorpius hadzii , previously known only from Prizren district, is now reported also from Bjeshkët e Nemuna Mountains (Western Kosovo). Geci, D., Ibrahimi, H., Bilalli, A., Musliu, M., Strohmeier, T., Koblmüller, S., … S...

Description of the female huntsman spider Curicaberis pedregal Rheims (Araneae: Sparassidae) from central Mexico and a new record from Tlaxcala state

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Description of the female huntsman spider Curicaberis pedregal Rheims (Araneae: Sparassidae) from central Mexico and a new record from Tlaxcala state

ABSTRACT

The female of the spider Curicaberis pedregal Rheims, 2015 (Sparassidae) is described for the first time. The description is based on two adult females from the state of Tlaxcala, Mexico. Species corroboration is based on two males of the species, collected together with the females. With these new records, the species is currently known to be distributed in the central Mexican states of Mexico City and Tlaxcala.

Valdez Mondragón, Alejandro. 2025. «Description of the Female Huntsman Spider Curicaberis Pedregal Rheims (Araneae: Sparassidae) from Central Mexico and a New Record from Tlaxcala State». ACTA ZOOLÓGICA MEXICANA (N.S.) 41 (1):1-10. https://doi.org/10.21829/azm.2025.4112741.