An integrative description of Euscorpius diagorasi sp. n. from Rhodes, Greece (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae)

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  An integrative description of Euscorpius diagorasi sp. n. from Rhodes, Greece (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae) Abstract The genus  Euscorpius  Thorell, 1876 comprises a diverse and taxonomically challenging group of scorpions in the Mediterranean, with Greece representing one of its principal centers of diversity. In this study, we provide an integrative description of  Euscorpius diagorasi   sp. n. , a new species from Rhodes Island, Greece. The new species is described on the basis of adult male and female morphology and mitochondrial COI sequence data. It is a small oligotrichous species characterized by a total length of approximately 21–25 mm, pale yellow to light brown coloration with darker reddish-brown pedipalps, pectinal tooth count of 8 in the male and 7 in the females, Pv = 7–8, Pe-et = 5–6, and a distinct mitochondrial lineage. Phylogenetic analyses based on COI recovered the Rhodian specimens as a strongly supported monophyletic lineage, sister to...

Description of seven new species of Theraphosidae (Araneae, Theraphosinae; Ischnocolinae) from Ecuador, along with the identification of a new variation of type I urticating setae

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Description of seven new species of Theraphosidae (Araneae, Theraphosinae; Ischnocolinae) from Ecuador, along with the identification of a new variation of type I urticating setae

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Seven Theraphosidae species are newly described from Ecuador: from the genus Pamphobeteus Pocock, 1901: Pamphobeteus contramina sp. nov. (male, female) and Pamphobeteus guacamayos sp. nov. (female); from the genus Thrixopelma Schmidt, 1994, Thrixopelma supay sp. nov. (female) and Thrixopelma michaeli sp. nov. (male); from the genus Hapalopus Ausserer, 1875, Hapalopus planetearth sp. nov. (female); and from the genus Holothele Karsch, 1879, Holothele incurva sp. nov. (male) and, Holothele tsala sp. nov. (female). Images of a male syntype of Pamphobeteus augusti (Simon, 1889) are included, along with a distribution map of all Pamphobeteus species found in Ecuador. The presence and distribution of urticating abdominal setae type I, III and IV are discussed, and a new variation of type I urticating setae is described.

Dupérre, N. & Tapia, E. (2025) Description of seven new species of Theraphosidae (Araneae, Theraphosinae; Ischnocolinae) from Ecuador, along with the identification of a new variation of type I urticating setae. Zootaxa, 5722 (4), 451–484. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5722.4.1