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...

“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