First Description of the Male of Zelotes sindi Caporiacco, 1934 (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) With Its Phylogenetic Placement

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  First Description of the Male of Zelotes sindi Caporiacco, 1934 (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) With Its Phylogenetic Placement Abstract The male of Zelotes sindi Caporiacco, 1934, previously unknown to science, is documented for the first time based on specimens collected from the Kashmir Himalayas, India. Detailed description and illustrations of the habitus and the palp are provided. Genomic DNA was extracted from a spider leg, and the barcode sequence is available in GenBank under the accession number PQ763483 and the Barcode Index Number BOLD: AGP6100 in Barcode of Life Data Systems. Phylogenetic analysis supported its genetic distinctiveness and was in congruence with current morphological identification. Zehbi, N., Yousuf, M., & Ganai, B.A. (2026). First Description of the Male of <i>Zelotes sindi</i> Caporiacco, 1934 (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) With Its Phylogenetic Placement. HEXAPODA , 23–29. https://doi.org/10.55446/hexa.2026.707

New species and new records of Phrynarachne crab spiders (Araneae, Thomisidae) from Southeast Asia

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New species and new records of Phrynarachne crab spiders (Araneae, Thomisidae) from Southeast Asia

Abstract

Two new species of Phrynarachne, P. gorochovi sp. nov. (♀), from Philippines (Luzon) and P. storozhenkoi sp. nov. (♀) from Malaysia (Borneo) are diagnosed, illustrated and described. Two species, P. ceylonica (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1884) and P. decipiens Forbes, 1884 are reported from Laos for the first time and their females are redescribed in detail. The distribution of P. decipiens is discussed.

Omelko MM (2025) New species and new records of Phrynarachne crab spiders (Araneae, Thomisidae) from Southeast Asia. ZooKeys 1257: 55-70. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1257.165973