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...

First Record of Oxyopes gyirongensis Hu & Li, 1987 (Araneae: Oxyopidae) from India

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First Record of Oxyopes gyirongensis Hu & Li, 1987 (Araneae: Oxyopidae) from India

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Oxyopes gyirongensis Hu & Li, 1987 is recorded for the first time from India based on specimens collected from Himachal Pradesh. A short morphological description and photographic illustrations of the female habitus and copulatory organs are provided along with the updated distribution map of the species.

Shouvik Mali, Praval Govil, Puthoor Pattammal Sudhin, Souvik Sen "First Record of Oxyopes gyirongensis Hu & Li, 1987 (Araneae: Oxyopidae) from India," Entomological News, 132(3), 440-443, (2 May 2025) https://doi.org/10.3157/021.132.0318