DNA barcoding of scorpions from Kosovo, with the first record of Alpiscorpius dinaricus (Di Caporiacco) (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae)

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  DNA barcoding of scorpions from Kosovo, with the first record of Alpiscorpius dinaricus (Di Caporiacco) (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae) ABSTRACT This study presents DNA barcoding data for Alpiscorpius dinaricus (Di Caporiacco) and Euscorpius hadzii Caporiacco. Barcode sequences were compared with publicly available reference data to support species identification, together with the evaluation of diagnostic morphological characters. Alpiscorpius dinaricus is recorded from Kosovo for the first time, representing a new national record and contributing to the knowledge of euscorpiid diversity in the region. Diagnostic illustrations of A. dinaricus are provided to facilitate reliable identification and to support future faunistic, taxonomic, and biogeographic studies. Euscorpius hadzii , previously known only from Prizren district, is now reported also from Bjeshkët e Nemuna Mountains (Western Kosovo). Geci, D., Ibrahimi, H., Bilalli, A., Musliu, M., Strohmeier, T., Koblmüller, S., … S...

New data on the spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Anguilla, Lesser Antilles with description of seven new species

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New data on the spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Anguilla, Lesser Antilles with description of seven new species

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28 species of spider are newly recorded from Anguilla, a United Kingdom Overseas Territory, in the Lesser Antilles, including seven also new to science: Agyneta anguilla Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor sp. nov. (Linyphiidae), Sphecozone sandyground Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor sp. nov. (Linyphiidae), Mimetus antillensis Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor sp. nov. (Mimetidae), Modisimus anguillensis Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor sp. nov. (Pholcidae), Anelosimus blackgardens Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor sp. nov. (Theridiidae), Anelosimus covepond Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor sp. nov. (Theridiidae), and Coleosoma roadsalt Sherwood, Mukhida & Connor sp. nov. (Theridiidae). The remaining 18 species representing new faunistic records are: Hibana tenuis (L. Koch, 1866) (Anyphaenidae), Alpaida dominica Levi, 1988 (Araneidae), Eriophora ravilla (C. L. Koch, 1844) (Araneidae), Gea heptagon (Hentz, 1850) (Araneidae), Neoscona oaxacensis (Keyserling, 1864) (Araneidae), Cheiracanthium inclusum (Hentz, 1847) (Cheiracanthiidae), Hogna cf. sanctivincenti (Simon, 1898) (Lycosidae), Pardosa portoricensis Banks, 1901 (Lycosidae), Prolycosides aussereri (Keyserling, 1877) (Lycosidae), Ischnothyreus peltifer (Simon, 1892) (Oonopidae), Peucetia viridis (Blackwall, 1858) (Oxyopidae), Micropholcus fauroti (Simon, 1887) (Pholcidae), Hentzia antillana Bryant, 1940 (Salticidae), Scytodes sp. (Scytodidae), Nolavia antiguensis (Keyserling, 1880) (Sparassidae), Tetragnatha guatemalensis O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1889 (Tetragnathidae), Coleosoma acutiventer (Keyserling, 1884) (Theridiidae), Coleosoma floridanum Banks, 1900 (Theridiidae), Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch, 1841 (Theridiidae), Tmarus cf. vertumus Chickering, 1966 (Thomisidae), and Zosis geniculata (Olivier, 1789) (Uloboridae). The families Anyphaenidae Bertkau, 1878, Mimetidae Simon, 1881, Oonopidae Simon, 1892, and Uloboridae Thorell, 1869 are thereby recorded for the first time from Anguilla.

Sherwood D., Mukhida F., Connor R.A., Hughes G., Carter D., Curtis I., Hochart J., Gumbs K., Gumbs J.C., Buckmire Z., Morrishaw Z., Child N. & Bosquet I.V., 2026. – Nouvelles données sur les araignées (Arachnida : Araneae) d'Anguilla, Petites Antilles, avec la description de sept nouvelles espèces. Faunitaxys, 14(22): 1 – 30. https://doi.org/10.57800/faunitaxys-14(22) - https://zoobank.org/867EB085-1F88-405D-BB61-8F7E9523A4A0