A new species of the genus Spinoctenus Hazzi, Polotow, Brescovit, González-Obando et Simó, 2018 (Araneae: Ctenidae) from Panama

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  A new species of the genus Spinoctenus Hazzi, Polotow, Brescovit, González-Obando et Simó, 2018 (Araneae: Ctenidae) from Panama A new species Spinoctenus leleji sp. n . is described from Panama based on a male specimen. This is the first record of the genus Spinoctenus from Panama and the second record of this genus outside South America. The new species is most similar to S. tequendama Hazzi, Polotow, Brecovit, González-Obando et Simó, 2018, but differs by the structure of the male palp and the shape of metatarsus IV. Photographs of the habitus and copulatory organs are provided. The type locality of the new species is mapped. Omelko, Мichail M. 2026. A new species of the genus Spinoctenus Hazzi, Polotow, Brescovit, González-Obando et Simó, 2018 (Araneae: Ctenidae) from Panama. Far Eastern Entomologist(554): 19-24.  https://biosoil.ru/fee/publication/2988

Descriptions of three new Heteropoda spiders from tropical Asia (Araneae: Sparassidae)

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Descriptions of three new Heteropoda spiders from tropical Asia (Araneae: Sparassidae)

Abstract

Three new species of the genus Heteropoda (Araneae: Sparassidae: Heteropodinae) are described: Heteropoda curvata sp. nov. (♂, Sabah), Heteropoda flamma sp. nov. (♂, Hainan), and Heteropoda lucerna sp. nov. (♀, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region). Detailed morphological descriptions, diagnostic illustrations, and a distribution map are provided for each species to facilitate identification and comparison with congeners.

KORAI, S. K., & JÄGER, P. (2025). Descriptions of three new Heteropoda spiders from tropical Asia (Araneae: Sparassidae). European Journal of Taxonomy, 1022(1), 277-287. https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.1022.3091