Recent advances in venom pharmacology reshaping venom-to-drug discovery

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  Recent advances in venom pharmacology reshaping venom-to-drug discovery Abstract Animal venoms represent rich sources of pharmacologically active molecules, yet their translation into clinical therapeutics has historically progressed slowly. Recent advances in AI-driven venomics, cryo-electron microscopy, and computational peptide engineering are helping to overcome long-standing barriers in venom-based drug discovery and accelerate therapeutic translation. Abd El-Aziz, T., De Waard, M., & Singh, B. (2026). Recent advances in venom pharmacology reshaping venom-to-drug discovery. Trends in Pharmacological Sciences . Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tips.2026.06.006

Redescription of Centruroides infamatus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) and description of a new species of “striped” scorpion of the “infamatus” subgroup from north-central México

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Redescription of Centruroides infamatus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) and description of a new species of “striped” scorpion of the “infamatus” subgroup from north-central México

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Centruroides infamatus (C.L. Koch) is redescribed based on individuals obtained from a population from the León, Guanajuato region, in central Mexico. The species is redescribed because in the original description only the country is mentioned as the type locality with no further details. Also, Centruroides rommeli sp. nov. is described based on individuals obtained from a population of scorpions from Jalpa, municipality of Jalpa in the southern region of the state of Zacatecas, Mexico. This species is placed in the subgroup "infamatus" as part of the "striped" scorpions. Morphological comparisons are carried out with C. suffusus (Pocock) and C. vittatus (Say), both species that belong to the same subgroup talso recorded in Zacatecas. Additionally, is included the redescription of C. infamatus, because the population of the new species was previously identified with this specific name. Centruroides rommeli sp. nov. is sympatric with Mesomexovis spadix (Hoffmann), scorpions of the Vaejovidae family. 

PONCE-SAAVEDRA, J., LINARES-GUILLÉN, J. W., QUIJANO-RAVELL, A. F., & CHASSIN-NORIA, O. (2025). Redescription of Centruroides infamatus (Scorpiones: Buthidae) and description of a new species of “striped” scorpion of the “infamatus” subgroup from north-central México. Revista De La Sociedad Entomológica Argentina, 84(4), e0409. Retrieved from https://www.biotaxa.org/RSEA/article/view/87140