Notes on the identity of the orb-weaver spider Araneus nox Simon, 1877 (Araneae: Araneidae) from India, including its transfer to Eriovixia Archer, 1951 and one new synonymy

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  Notes on the identity of the orb-weaver spider Araneus nox Simon, 1877 (Araneae: Araneidae) from India, including its transfer to Eriovixia Archer, 1951 and one new synonymy The orb-weaver genus Araneus Clerck, 1757 has historically served as a heterogeneous assemblage for numerous araneid spiders lacking clear generic placement, and several Asian species formerly assigned to Araneus have subsequently been transferred to more narrowly defined genera. One species that still needs further investigation on its true identity is Araneus nox (Simon, 1877), originally described as Epeira nox Simon, 1877 from Basilan Island, Philippines, and later transferred to Araneus by Simon (1905). In the same year as the description of Epeira nox, Thorell (1877) described Epeira pilula from the Moluccas (Indonesia), which was subsequently synonymised under Epeira nox by Simon (1880). Despite its broad Oriental distribution, the taxonomic identity and generic placement of A. nox have remained insuff...

One more new species of Betaburmesebuthus Lourenço, 2015 trapped in Burmite (Scorpiones: Palaeoburmesebuthidae)

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One more new species of Betaburmesebuthus Lourenço, 2015 trapped in Burmite (Scorpiones: Palaeoburmesebuthidae)

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One more new species of fossil scorpion belonging to the genus Betaburmesebuthus Lourenço,2015, is described from the Cretaceous amber of Myanmar (Burma). The new species is characterized bya combination of several morphological features and in particular a strongly elongated carapace with largemedian eyes, a conspicuous granulation on the telson and an aculeus enlarged at its base, and the absenceof any major granulations or apophysis in both femur and patella of pedipalps. The description of the newspecies confirms, once again, that the genera of the family Palaeoburmesebuthidae are most certainly themost speciose among those found in the Burmese amber-producing forests.

Lourenço W. R. & Velten J., 2025. – One more new species of Betaburmesebuthus Lourenço, 2015 trapped inBurmite (Scorpiones: Palaeoburmesebuthidae). Faunitaxys, 13(57): 1 – 4. https://archive.org/details/faunitaxys-f-395