Letter: Description of Two Cases of Spider Bites Attributed to Loxosceles rufescens (Araneae, Sicariidae) in Albania

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  Letter: Description of Two Cases of Spider Bites Attributed to Loxosceles rufescens (Araneae, Sicariidae) in Albania Fewer than 0.5% of spider species are medically significant, with the genus  Loxosceles  responsible for most dermonecrotic envenomings. 1 , 2  In the Mediterranean,  Loxosceles rufescens  is the primary species associated with loxoscelism. 2  This synanthropic spider thrives in human dwellings, typically biting only when inadvertently provoked. 1 , 3 , 4  Its venom, containing sphingomyelinase D, triggers local inflammation and necrosis, 1 , 5  and rarer the acute localized exanthematous pustulosis. 6  Diagnosis is often challenged by initial painlessness, leading to frequent misidentification as bacterial infections. 2 , 4 , 5  These cases in Albania highlight the need for improved clinical recognition of regional spider-bite occurrences. 7 Two cases were retrospectively documented via interviews and photos. Infor...

A new species of Chaerilus Simon, 1877 from Pakistan (Scorpiones: Chaerilidae)

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A new species of Chaerilus Simon, 1877 from Pakistan (Scorpiones: Chaerilidae)

Abstract

A new species belonging to the genus Chaerilus Simon, 1877 is described from northern Pakistan. The new species is morphologically compared with the geographically closest species occurring in northern Pakistan, northern India and Nepal. This new taxon represents the 60th described species among the currently recognized species for the genus Chaerilus.

Eric Ythier, Wilson R Lourenço. A new species of Chaerilus Simon, 1877 from Pakistan (Scorpiones: Chaerilidae).. Faunitaxys, 2025, 13 (27), pp.1-6. ⟨10.57800/faunitaxys-13(27)⟩. ⟨hal-05133644⟩