New locality records and future habitat suitability of Sassanidotus gracilis (Birula, 1900) (Scorpiones: Buthidae) in the Iran–Afghanistan–Pakistan arid belt

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  New locality records and future habitat suitability of Sassanidotus gracilis (Birula, 1900) (Scorpiones: Buthidae) in the Iran–Afghanistan–Pakistan arid belt Abstract This study reports new locality records from Iran and a climate-based habitat suitability assessment for Sassanidotus gracilis (Birula, 1900) (Scorpiones: Buthidae) in the Iran–Afghanistan–Pakistan arid belt. We document new specimens from Sistan and Baluchestan Province, Iran, with an updated distribution map and illustrations, and we model the species' potential distribution across south-eastern Iran and adjacent parts of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Habitat suitability was associated mainly with precipitation seasonality, precipitation of the wettest month, precipitation of the driest month, and slope. In an arid setting these rainfall variables are unlikely to indicate a need for moist habitat; they more plausibly track seasonal productivity and the terrain features that provide shelter. Present-day suitable areas...

A review of the wolf spider genus Bogdocosa (Araneae, Lycosidae)

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A review of the wolf spider genus Bogdocosa (Araneae, Lycosidae)

Abstract

Bogdocosa Ponomarev & Belosludtsev, 2008 is reviewed, two new combinations are proposed: Bogdocosa flavida (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885), comb. nov. (from Gansu, Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang of China) and B. multivaga (Simon, 1880), comb. nov. (from Hebei and Inner Mongolia of China). Pardosa xinjiangensis Hu & Wu, 1989, syn. nov. is synonymized with B. flavida (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1885). Additionally, a new species is described based on both sexes from Xinjiang: B. yunshani Wang, Marusik & Zhang, sp. nov. Detailed species descriptions, morphological photos, illustrations of copulatory organs, and a distribution map of the genus are presented.

Zhang X-Y, Marusik YM, Nadolny AA, Zhang Z-S, Wang L-Y (2025) A review of the wolf spider genus Bogdocosa (Araneae, Lycosidae). Zoosystematics and Evolution 101(4): 1445-1458. https://doi.org/10.3897/zse.101.161058