An integrative description of Euscorpius diagorasi sp. n. from Rhodes, Greece (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae)

Posted by
  An integrative description of Euscorpius diagorasi sp. n. from Rhodes, Greece (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae) Abstract The genus  Euscorpius  Thorell, 1876 comprises a diverse and taxonomically challenging group of scorpions in the Mediterranean, with Greece representing one of its principal centers of diversity. In this study, we provide an integrative description of  Euscorpius diagorasi   sp. n. , a new species from Rhodes Island, Greece. The new species is described on the basis of adult male and female morphology and mitochondrial COI sequence data. It is a small oligotrichous species characterized by a total length of approximately 21–25 mm, pale yellow to light brown coloration with darker reddish-brown pedipalps, pectinal tooth count of 8 in the male and 7 in the females, Pv = 7–8, Pe-et = 5–6, and a distinct mitochondrial lineage. Phylogenetic analyses based on COI recovered the Rhodian specimens as a strongly supported monophyletic lineage, sister to...

Two new species of the genus Cladothela (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) from Nansei Islands, southwest Japan, with the description of the true female of C. auster

Posted by

 


Two new species of the genus Cladothela (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) from Nansei Islands, southwest Japan, with the description of the true female of C. auster

Abstract
Examinations of spiders of the gnaphosid genus Cladothela collected from Nansei Islands, Japan revealed that two undescribed species of the genus occur in the area, and that in C. auster Kamura 1997, the previous understanding of the combination of male and female is incorrect. Two new species, Cladothela notus n. sp. and C. sakishima n. sp., and the true female of C. auster are described.
Takahide Kamura, Two new species of the genus Cladothela (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) from Nansei Islands, southwest Japan, with the description of the true female of C. auster, Acta Arachnologica, 2025, Volume 74, Issue 1, Pages 27-38, Released on J-STAGE August 20, 2025, Online ISSN 1880-7852, Print ISSN 0001-5202, https://doi.org/10.2476/asjaa.74.27