A new species of Mesiotelus Simon (Araneae: Liocranidae) from Turkey

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  A new species of Mesiotelus Simon (Araneae: Liocranidae) from Turkey ABSTRACT A new species of the liocranid spider genus Mesiotelus, M. aladaghensis sp. n . (male and female), is described in Aladağlar National Park, Niğde Province, Turkey. Its general habitus and genitalia are illustrated. The description and collection data for this species are also provided. Düzelten Balli, Z., & Türkeş, T. (2026). A new species of Mesiotelus Simon (Araneae: Liocranidae) from Turkey. Journal of Natural History , 60 (37–40), 2009–2017. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2026.2716814

Androctonus ishtar sp. n. from Dohuk and Nineveh provinces, Iraq (Scorpiones: Buthidae)

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Androctonus ishtar sp. n. from Dohuk and Nineveh provinces, Iraq (Scorpiones: Buthidae)

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A new species, Androctonus ishtar sp. n., is described and illustrated from the Dohuk and Nineveh provinces of Iraq. This new species was previously misidentified as A. crassicauda Olivier. Androctonus sumericus Al-Khazali and Yağmur, and A. turkiyensis Yağmur, are distributed in territories close to those of A. ishtar sp. n. The new species differs from A. crassicauda in the morphology of the fifth metasomal segment, from A. sumericus in its elongate chela, and from A. turkiyensis in the trichobothrial arrangement on the fixed fingers of the chela.

Yağmur, E. A., Kachel, H. S., Al-Khazali, A. M., Al-Jubouri, M. A. K., & Ali, F. R. (2025). Androctonus ishtar sp. n. from Dohuk and Nineveh provinces, Iraq (Scorpiones: Buthidae). Journal of Natural History, 59(25–28), 1757–1773. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2025.2496290