DNA barcoding of scorpions from Kosovo, with the first record of Alpiscorpius dinaricus (Di Caporiacco) (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae)

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  DNA barcoding of scorpions from Kosovo, with the first record of Alpiscorpius dinaricus (Di Caporiacco) (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae) ABSTRACT This study presents DNA barcoding data for Alpiscorpius dinaricus (Di Caporiacco) and Euscorpius hadzii Caporiacco. Barcode sequences were compared with publicly available reference data to support species identification, together with the evaluation of diagnostic morphological characters. Alpiscorpius dinaricus is recorded from Kosovo for the first time, representing a new national record and contributing to the knowledge of euscorpiid diversity in the region. Diagnostic illustrations of A. dinaricus are provided to facilitate reliable identification and to support future faunistic, taxonomic, and biogeographic studies. Euscorpius hadzii , previously known only from Prizren district, is now reported also from Bjeshkët e Nemuna Mountains (Western Kosovo). Geci, D., Ibrahimi, H., Bilalli, A., Musliu, M., Strohmeier, T., Koblmüller, S., … S...

The mitochondrial genome of Palpimanus capensis Simon, 1893 (Araneae, Palpimanidae) from ultraconserved elements (UCEs)

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The mitochondrial genome of Palpimanus capensis Simon, 1893 (Araneae, Palpimanidae) from ultraconserved elements (UCEs)

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The mitochondrial genome of Palpimanus capensis Simon, 1893 has been sequenced and annotated from ultraconserved elements (UCEs). The species is endemic to South Africa and is a free-living ground-dweller. Contigs were assembled in SPAdes, with a rough draft mitogenome extracted from the resulting contigs that was used as the seed for de novo assembly by NOVOPlasty for the final, circularized genome. The mitogenome was annotated using MITOS2 and by comparing it to other species in the order Araneae. The mitogenome is 14,268 bp, including 22 transfer RNA (tRNA), 13 protein coding genes (PCGs), 2 ribosomal RNA (rRNA) genes, and a control region. This is the first species in the genus Palpimanus and the family Palpimanidae with a sequenced and annotated mitochondrial genome.

Merrill, C. M., Patrick, L. B., Wood, H. M., & Santos, S. R. (2025). The mitochondrial genome of Palpimanus capensis Simon, 1893 (Araneae, Palpimanidae) from ultraconserved elements (UCEs). Mitochondrial DNA Part B, 10(12), 1221–1225. https://doi.org/10.1080/23802359.2025.2594315