In Memoriam: Giraldo Alayón García

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  In Memoriam: Giraldo Alayón García -  Photo © Facebook/National Museum of Natural History of Cuba In Memoriam: Giraldo Alayón García The arachnological community mourns the loss of Giraldo Alayón García, a Cuban zoologist whose work helped bring the spiders of Cuba and the wider Caribbean into clearer scientific view. As a researcher and curator at Cuba’s National Museum of Natural History, Dr. Alayón devoted decades to studying arachnids. His publications on spider taxonomy, evolution, and biogeography gave other researchers a stronger foundation for understanding the region’s biodiversity. He also shared that knowledge through teaching and scientific exchange far beyond Cuba. For those of us who care about taxonomy, his legacy is a reminder of the patient work behind every species description: examining specimens, recording differences, and preserving knowledge that others can build upon. His contributions will continue to guide the study of Caribbean spiders for years to ...

A new species of Pseudopoda (Araneae, Sparassidae) from China, with first description of the female of P. spiralis Zhang, Jäger & Liu, 2023

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A new species of Pseudopoda (Araneae, Sparassidae) from China, with first description of the female of P. spiralis Zhang, Jäger & Liu, 2023

Abstract

One new species of Pseudopoda Jäger, 2000 is described from Guangxi, southern China: P. rongxianensis sp. nov. Additional materials of P. deformis Gong & Zhong, 2023 and P. spiralis Zhang, Jäger & Liu, 2023 are also presented, with the female of P. spiralis described for the first time. Figures and distribution data of these three species are provided.

Zhang H, Hu C-H, Wang L-Y, Liu J, Zhong Y (2025) A new species of Pseudopoda (Araneae, Sparassidae) from China, with first description of the female of P. spiralis Zhang, Jäger & Liu, 2023. ZooKeys 1260: 111-122. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1260.158762