Scorpio basraensis sp. n. from southern Iraq (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae)

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  Scorpio basraensis sp. n. from southern Iraq (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae) Abstract A new scorpion species, Scorpio basraensis sp. n. , is described and illustrated from Basra Province, southern Iraq. Scorpio basraensis sp. n. is compared with all known species of the genus Scorpio Linnaeus, 1758 occurring in countries surrounding Iraq. The new species can be distinguished by the circular genital operculum in males and the cordiform genital operculum in females (not posteriorly elongated), a densely hirsute body, appendages and metasoma, a distinctly elongated telson vesicle, discrete granules on the external surface of the chela manus that are not flattened, and pectinal tooth counts of 11–13 in males and 9–11 in females. With the description of this species, the number of scorpion species known from Iraq increases to 22, whereas the number of recognized species in the genus Scorpio reaches 33. Yağmur, Ersen A.; Makki, Jafar A.; and Najim, Shurooq A. (2026) " Scorpio basraen...

A new species of Bermejoa Gabriel, Sherwood & Pérez-Miles, 2023 from Peru (Araneae: Theraphosidae)

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A new species of Bermejoa Gabriel, Sherwood & Pérez-Miles, 2023 from Peru (Araneae: Theraphosidae)

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A new species of the genus Bermejoa Gabriel, Sherwood & Pérez-Miles, 2023 is described from Peru: Bermejoa panguana sp. nov., based on males and females. This is the second known species of the genus, being the first description of the female and the first record for Peru. Detailed morphological description and figures of both sexes are presented. 

Portela, L. E. & Ríos-Tamayo, D. (2025). A new species of Bermejoa Gabriel, Sherwood & Pérez-Miles, 2023 from Peru (Araneae: Theraphosidae). Arachnology 20(3): 333-338.