A new species of Strotarchus Simon, 1888 from Mexico and description of the male of the type species S. nebulosus Simon, 1888 (Araneae: Cheiracanthiidae)

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  A new species of Strotarchus Simon, 1888 from Mexico and description of the male of the type species S. nebulosus Simon, 1888 (Araneae: Cheiracanthiidae) Abstract A new sac spider of the genus Strotarchus Simon, 1888, S. adrianae spec. nov., is described based on specimens of both sexes collected from Jalisco, Mexico. In addition, the previously unknown male of Strotarchus nebulosus Simon, 1888 is described for the first time. Orozco-Gil, M., Jiménez, M.-L. & Chamé-Vázquez, D. (2026) A new species of Strotarchus Simon, 1888 from Mexico and description of the male of the type species S. nebulosus Simon, 1888 (Araneae: Cheiracanthiidae). Zootaxa, 5821 (2), 263–273. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5821.2.7

Three new species of crab spiders (Araneae: Thomisidae) from Qizimeishan National Nature Reserve, China

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Three new species of crab spiders (Araneae: Thomisidae) from Qizimeishan National Nature Reserve, China

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Three new species of the family Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833 are described based on specimens collected from Qizimeishan National Nature Reserve, Hubei Province, China: Diaea erji sp. nov. (♀), Lysiteles tanfei sp. nov. (♂♀), and Tmarus ungulatus sp. nov. (♂♀). Diagnoses, descriptions, photos and a distribution map of the three new species are provided.

Chen, H., Liu, J. & Hu, C. (2025) Three new species of crab spiders (Araneae: Thomisidae) from Qizimeishan National Nature Reserve, China. Zootaxa, 5689 (2), 361–372. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5689.2.6