Hidden in the woods: A new species of Hexura (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Antrodiaetidae) from a highly restricted range in Idaho

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  Hidden in the woods: A new species of Hexura (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Antrodiaetidae) from a highly restricted range in Idaho Abstract A new species of Hexura Simon, 1885 is described from a very restricted geographic range in the Rocky Mountains of Idaho, 500 km east of the previously known distribution of the genus in the Coastal Ranges and western Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington. This work provides the first taxonomic information for this group in almost 50 years, including a phylogenomic framework for the genus within the mygalomorph superfamily Atypoidea , based on Ultraconserved elements ( UCEs ). Hexura vandal sp. nov . can be distinguished from the other two described species by a combination of morphological, molecular, and geographic characteristics. Lastly, we discuss the need for conservation actions to secure the survival of the species. Calatayud-Mascarell A, Briggs EJ, Hamilton CA (2026) Hidden in the woods: A new species of Hexura (Araneae, Mygalomo...

A new species of Amaurobius (Araneae, Amaurobiidae) from the central Anatolian region of Turkey, with the redescription of Amaurobius ausobskyi Thaler & Knoflach

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A new species of Amaurobius (Araneae, Amaurobiidae) from the central Anatolian region of Turkey, with the redescription of Amaurobius ausobskyi Thaler & Knoflach

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A new Amaurobius species, A. turkiyensis sp. n. (male) is described from the Konya Province of Turkey. In addition to this new species, a new population of Amaurobius ausobskyi Thaler & Knoflach, 1998, previously described from Greece, was discovered in Aydın and Denizli provinces and its unknown male was described for the first time. Furthermore, A. ausobskyi Thaler & Knoflach, A. deelemanae Thaler & Knoflach, and A. obustus L. Koch, were reported as new species for the spider fauna of Turkey.

Danışman, T., Coşar, İ., Kunt, K. B., & Yağmur, E. A. (2026). A new species of Amaurobius (Araneae, Amaurobiidae) from the central Anatolian region of Turkey, with the redescription of Amaurobius ausobskyi Thaler & Knoflach. Journal of Natural History, 60(5–8), 365–379. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2025.2599914