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...

Outdoor records of Erigone dentosa on Texel and further records of Steatoda nobilis (Araneae: Linyphiidae, Theridiidae) in the Netherlands

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Outdoor records of Erigone dentosa on Texel and further records of Steatoda nobilis (Araneae: Linyphiidae, Theridiidae) in the Netherlands

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In July 2024, four males of the North American dwarf spider species Erigone dentosa O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894 were found on the Texel seashore near the ferry port. Furthermore, new records of the neozoic species Steatoda nobilis (Thorell, 1875) for the Netherlands are presented, including a record far from urban areas from a shed used as a bird observatory in Goedereede.

Lauterbach S (2025), Outdoor records of Erigone dentosa on Texel and further records of Steatoda nobilis (Araneae: Linyphiidae, Theridiidae) in the Netherlands, Heft 70, 54-57; DOI:10.30963/aramit7010