Scorpio basraensis sp. n. from southern Iraq (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae)

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  Scorpio basraensis sp. n. from southern Iraq (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae) Abstract A new scorpion species, Scorpio basraensis sp. n. , is described and illustrated from Basra Province, southern Iraq. Scorpio basraensis sp. n. is compared with all known species of the genus Scorpio Linnaeus, 1758 occurring in countries surrounding Iraq. The new species can be distinguished by the circular genital operculum in males and the cordiform genital operculum in females (not posteriorly elongated), a densely hirsute body, appendages and metasoma, a distinctly elongated telson vesicle, discrete granules on the external surface of the chela manus that are not flattened, and pectinal tooth counts of 11–13 in males and 9–11 in females. With the description of this species, the number of scorpion species known from Iraq increases to 22, whereas the number of recognized species in the genus Scorpio reaches 33. Yağmur, Ersen A.; Makki, Jafar A.; and Najim, Shurooq A. (2026) " Scorpio basraen...

Philodromus uljin sp. nov., a new running crab spider (Araneae, Philodromidae) from South Korea

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Philodromus uljin sp. nov., a new running crab spider (Araneae, Philodromidae) from South Korea

Background

Philodromidae Thorell, 1869 is a spider family comprising 531 species in 31 genera distributed worldwide. Amongst these genera, Philodromus Walckenaer, 1826 is the most diverse with 211 described species.

New information

A new running crab spider, Philodromus uljin sp. nov., is described from Uljin-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, South Korea. This study provides a diagnosis, morphological description and photographs of the habitat, live habitus and genital organs of both males and females.


Jang CM, Lee SY, Kim ST (2026) Philodromus uljin sp. nov., a new running crab spider (Araneae, Philodromidae) from South Korea. Biodiversity Data Journal 14: e178451. https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.14.e178451