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...

On small huntsman spiders (Araneae, Philodromidae) occurring in Guizhou and Hubei provinces, China

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On small huntsman spiders (Araneae, Philodromidae) occurring in Guizhou and Hubei provinces, China

Abstract

Spiders of the family Philodromidae Thorell, 1869 from Guizhou and Hubei provinces, China are studied. A total of three genera and seven species are reported and illustrated, comprising Sinodromus lanyue sp. nov. (newly recorded genus for Hubei), and all known species from both provinces: Philodromus auricomus L. Koch, 1878, P. guiyang Long & Yu, 2022, P. subaureolus Bösenberg & Strand, 1906, P. paiki Jang, Lee, Yoo & Kim, 2024 (the previously records of P. spinitarsis Simon, 1895 from Guizhou and Hubei are presumed to be misidentifications, and should belong to P. paiki), P. rufus Walckenaer, 1826 (new record for Hubei) and Tibellus japonicus Efimik, 1999 (new record for Hubei). Detailed descriptions, diagnoses, and illustrations of S. lanyue sp. nov. and P. guiyang are given, and the male of P. guiyang is diagnosed and described in English for the first time. The other five species are also re-illustrated. Their DNA barcodes were obtained for species delimitation, matching of sexes and future use.

Zhang J, Zhang C, Zhong Y (2025) On small huntsman spiders (Araneae, Philodromidae) occurring in Guizhou and Hubei provinces, China. ZooKeys 1240: 327-368. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1240.149456