New data on spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of the Arabian Peninsula and the Levant, with new species and records

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  New data on spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of the Arabian Peninsula and the Levant, with new species and records Abstract Based on several small collections, new taxonomic and faunistic data on spiders of the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ), Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Lebanon are presented. Six species are described as new to science:  Dorceus   saif  Szűts & Zamani,  sp. nov . (♂; Saudi Arabia),  Loureedia   melanconi  Szűts & Zamani,  sp. nov . (♂; Saudi Arabia) (both  Eresidae ),  Leptopilos   hajarensis  Zamani & Marusik,  sp. nov . (♀;  UAE ),  Synaphosus   dulcicola  Zamani & Marusik,  sp. nov . (♀;  UAE ) (both  Gnaphosidae ),  Arctosa   formosa  Zamani & Marusik,  sp. nov . (♂♀;  UAE ) ( Lycosidae ), and  Prodidomus   emiratus  Zamani & Marusik,  sp. nov . (♀;  UAE ) ( Prodidomidae ). In addition, the previ...

Three’s a Crowd: On the Taxonomic Status of Three Species of Macrothele Ausserer, 1871, Described from Africa by Pierre L. G. Benoit (Araneae: Macrothelidae)

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Three’s a Crowd: On the Taxonomic Status of Three Species of Macrothele Ausserer, 1871, Described from Africa by Pierre L. G. Benoit (Araneae: Macrothelidae)

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The three macrothelid species described by the late P. L. G. Benoit at the Royal Museum for Central Africa are digitised and re-evaluated: Macrothele abrupta Benoit, 1965 and Macrothele incisa Benoit, 1965 are declared nomina dubia as the name bearing types of both taxa are juvenile. Macrothele triangularis Benoit, 1965 is a valid species and we depict and describe its spermathecae for the first time.

Sherwood, Danniella & Jocqué, Rudy. (2025). Three's a crowd: on the taxonomic status of three species of Macrothele Ausserer, 1871 described from Africa by Pierre L. G. Benoit (Araneae: Macrothelidae). Revista Ibérica de Aracnología. 47. 69-72.