On the identity of the poorly known spider species Centromerus obscurus Boesenberg, 1902 and description of a new species (Araneae: Linyphiidae)

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  On the identity of the poorly known spider species Centromerus obscurus Boesenberg, 1902 and description of a new species (Araneae: Linyphiidae) Abstract The taxonomic status and distribution of the poorly known linyphiid species Centromerus obscurus Boesenberg, 1902 is discussed on the basis of newly collected material from Bulgaria. Additionally, after a review of the related literature and the newly collected material, a new species of Centromerus species, C. thaleri sp. n., is described based on both sexes and Centromerus obscurus is considered nomen dubium stat. reconf.  Deltshev, C. & Indzhov, S. (2026). On the identity of the poorly known spider species Centromerus obscurus Boesenberg, 1902 and description of a new species (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Historia Naturalis Bulgarica 48 (6): 159-164. doi: 10.48027/hnb.48.062

New species of Phonotimpus Gertsch & Davis (Araneae: Phrurolithidae) from Central Mexico

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New species of Phonotimpus Gertsch & Davis (Araneae: Phrurolithidae) from Central Mexico

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Seven new species of the genus Phonotimpus Gertsch & Davis (Araneae: Phrurolithidae) from Central Mexico (Hidalgo and San Luis Potosí) are described: P. buenoi sp. n. (♀, ♂), P. coacuilco sp. n. (♀), P. huasca sp. n. (♀, ♂), P. ibarrai sp. n. (♀), P. jacala sp. n. (♀), P. pisaflores sp. n. (♀), and P. yugo sp. n. (♀, ♂). Furthermore, we provide new images of the copulatory organs of P. marialuisae Chamé-Vázquez & Ibarra-Núñez, and emend its diagnosis.

Chamé-Vázquez, D., & Jiménez, M. L. (2026). New species of Phonotimpus Gertsch & Davis (Araneae: Phrurolithidae) from Central Mexico. Journal of Natural History, 60(17–20), 1049–1072. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2026.2652468