A new species of Dolomedes Latreille, 1804 (Araneae: Dolomedidae) from the island of New Guinea

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  A new species of Dolomedes Latreille, 1804 (Araneae: Dolomedidae) from the island of New Guinea Abstract A new species, Dolomedes afi sp. n., is diagnosed and described from New Guinea Island (Papua New Guinea) based on both sexes. The new species is similar to the Australian species D. alexandri Raven & Hebron, 2018, D. vicque Raven & Hebron, 2018 and D. wollemi Raven & Hebron, 2018, but differs from them in the structure of the copulatory organs. The new species exhibits pronounced sexual dimorphism in body coloration. A detailed description and digital photographs are provided. The collecting localities of Dolomedes species in New Guinea are mapped. Fomichev, A. A., & Omelko, M. M. (2026). A new species of Dolomedes Latreille, 1804 (Araneae: Dolomedidae) from the island of New Guinea.  Acta Biologica Sibirica ,  12 , 355-365. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19563050

“Out of the blue”, a new species of the monotypic genus Kinku Simon, 1889 (Araneae, Telemidae) from Ecuador

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“Out of the blue”, a new species of the monotypic genus Kinku Simon, 1889 (Araneae, Telemidae) from Ecuador

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The second species of the enigmatitc genus Kinku Dupérré & Tapia, 2015 is described from Ecuador. The new species Kinku maicu sp. nov. (♂♀) possesses the same typical blue coloured abdomen, as well as the presence in males of an abdominal stridulatory organ as found in the type species. SEMs photos of the male stridulatory organ, female spinnerets and, internal genitalia are presented for the first time.

Dupérré, N. & Tapia, E. (2025) “Out of the blue”, a new species of the monotypic genus Kinku Simon, 1889 (Araneae, Telemidae) from Ecuador. Zootaxa, 5636 (3), 566–576. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5636.3.10