A new Cataleptoneta species (Araneae, Leptonetidae) from sulfidic caves in Greece and Albania

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  A new Cataleptoneta species (Araneae, Leptonetidae) from sulfidic caves in Greece and Albania Abstract A new species of the genus Cataleptoneta Denis, 1955, Cataleptoneta sulfur sp. nov ., is described from caves in the Vromoner Canyon (Sarandaporo River Valley), on the Greek–Albanian border (northwestern Greece and southern Albania), on the basis of both sexes. Drawings, scanning electron micrographs, and digital images of diagnostic features are presented. Analysis of COI mitochondrial barcode sequences confirmed the species distinction from all the other sequences. Within the species two separate lineages, unique to each cave were found. The genus Cataleptoneta is not monophyletic as now circumscribed and confirmed also by the phylogenetic analysis of the sequences. Urák I, Ştefan A, Motoc RM, Brad T, Zsigmond A-R, Sarbu SM, Szűts T (2026) A new Cataleptoneta species (Araneae, Leptonetidae) from sulfidic caves in Greece and Albania. ZooKeys 1294: 89-107. https://doi.org/...

A trial study on the spider diversity (Araneae species) in Agartala City of West Tripura district in Tripura,India

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A trial study on the spider diversity (Araneae species) in Agartala City of West Tripura district in Tripura, India

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This study reported the diversity of spiders in Agartala city of West Tripura district in Tripura, India. A total of 9 families, 14 genera and 16 species were recorded. The most abundant family was found Araneidae (25%), followed by Salticidae (18.5%), Sparassidae and Nephilidae (12.5%), and Sicariidae, Pholcidae, Therididae, Tetragnathidae, and Thomisidae presented similar percentage of abundance (6.25%) in this study. This study exclusively reports for the first time the presence of the Sicariidae family in Tripura, along with morphological characters and behaviours, like web-building structure and activity time, were also analyzed for the spiders collected in this study.

Pal, A., Chandrakar, U. A trial study on the spider diversity (Araneae species) in Agartala City of West Tripura district in Tripura,India. Int J Trop Insect Sci (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42690-025-01700-7