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...

Diversity survey of Pholcus spiders (Araneae, Pholcidae) from eastern Sichuan and neighboring areas, with descriptions of six new species

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Diversity survey of Pholcus spiders (Araneae, Pholcidae) from eastern Sichuan and neighboring areas, with descriptions of six new species

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Thirteen spider species of the genus Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805 are reported from a diversity survey in eastern Sichuan and neighboring areas (northeastern Yunnan and western Guizhou). They belong to three species groups and include six newly described species: Pholcus qiaojia Li, Li & Yao, sp. nov. (♂♀, Yunnan) in the bidentatus group; P. aba Li, Li & Yao, sp. nov. (♂♀, Sichuan) and P. wenchuan Li, Li & Yao, sp. nov. (♂♀, Sichuan) in the crypticolens group; P. mengding Li, Li & Yao, sp. nov. (♂♀, Sichuan), P. miyi Li, Li & Yao, sp. nov. (♂♀, Sichuan) and P. yaan Li, Li & Yao, sp. nov. (♂♀, Sichuan) in the yichengicus group. P. bidentatus Zhu, Zhang, Zhang & Chen, 2005 is recorded from Yunnan for the first time and P. kunming Zhang & Zhu, 2009 is recorded from Guizhou and Sichuan for the first time. Detailed diagnoses, descriptions, photomicroscope images, and DNA barcodes of all newly described species are provided.

Li J, Li S, Zhang X, Yao Z (2025) Diversity survey of Pholcus spiders (Araneae, Pholcidae) from eastern Sichuan and neighboring areas, with descriptions of six new species. ZooKeys 1240: 39-64. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1240.147905