Khantao gen. nov., a new genus of Selenocosmiinae Simon, 1889 from western Yunnan of China (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae)

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  Khantao gen. nov., a new genus of Selenocosmiinae Simon, 1889 from western Yunnan of China (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae) Abstract The new genus Khantao gen. nov. from western Yunnan, China, is established for the subfamily Selenocosmiinae Simon, 1889, including three new species and one new combination: Khantao talpoides sp. nov. (type species); Khantao xuanae sp. nov.; Khantao ya sp. nov.; and Khantao xinhuaensis (Zhu & Zhang, 2008) comb. nov. (transferred from Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871). DNA data (Cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1, COI sequences) are provided for all species. Yu, K., Wirth, V.V., West, R.C., Zhang, S. & Zhang, F. (2026) Khantao gen. nov., a new genus of Selenocosmiinae Simon, 1889 from western Yunnan of China (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae). Zootaxa, 5853 (2), 151–188. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5853.2.1

Two new species of Uroplectes Peters, 1861 (Scorpiones, Buthidae) from Somaliland and Mozambique

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Two new species of Uroplectes Peters, 1861 (Scorpiones, Buthidae) from Somaliland and Mozambique

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Two new species, Uroplectes elmii sp. n. from Somaliland and U. mossambicensis sp. n. from Mozambique are described, fully illustrated with color photos showing their morphology. Both species are similar to Uroplectes fischeri (Karsch, 1879) from which they differ mainly in finger dentition (Uroplectes elmii sp. n.) and strongly reduced tibial spurs on legs III–IV (U. mossambicensis sp. n.). Uroplectes elmii sp. n. is also compared with U. pardii Kovařík, 2003, from which it differs mainly by extremely reduced to absent metasomal punctation. A distribution map of all discussed species is included.

Kovařík, F. 2025 . Two new species of Uroplectes Peters, 1861 (Scorpiones, Buthidae) from Somaliland and Mozambique. Euscorpius, No. 426: 1-18. https://mds.marshall.edu/euscorpius/vol2025/iss426/1/