Scorpiops walteri sp. n. (Scorpiones: Scorpiopidae) from Myanmar

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  Scorpiops walteri sp. n. (Scorpiones: Scorpiopidae) from Myanmar Abstract A new species Scorpiops walteri sp . n . (Scorpiopidae) is described from Myanmar, fully illustrated with color photos showing its morphology and habitus. Scorpiops walteri sp . n . is the only species of the genus with a combination of the following five characters: chelal trichobothrium Eb 3 located in middle of manus between trichobothria Dt and Est ; patella of pedipalp with 11–12 ventral and 19 external trichobothria; fingers of pedipalps strongly undulate in male; pedipalp movable finger with ca. 47 IAD; and chela length to width ratio 2.8 in male. Kovařík, F. 2026 . Scorpiops walteri sp. n. (Scorpiones: Scorpiopidae) from Myanmar. Euscorpius , No. 437: 1-13.  https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/vol2026/iss437/1/

Two new species and a new synonym of Oedignatha Thorell, 1881 from China (Araneae: Liocranidae)

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Two new species and a new synonym of Oedignatha Thorell, 1881 from China (Araneae: Liocranidae)

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Two new species of Oedignatha Thorell, 1881 are described from China: O. tongbiguan sp. nov. (♂♀) from Yunnan Province and O. zham sp. nov. (♂♀) from Xizang Autonomous Region. Images and detailed descriptions of the habitus and copulatory organs of both species are provided. Moreover, Koppe ninger Chu & Li, 2023 is proposed as a junior synonym of Oedignatha dian Lu & Li, 2023.

Zhang, H., Mu, Y. & Zhang, F. (2025) Two new species and a new synonym of Oedignatha Thorell, 1881 from China (Araneae: Liocranidae). Zootaxa, 5693 (2), 272–282. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5693.2.8