A new species of Mesiotelus Simon (Araneae: Liocranidae) from Turkey

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  A new species of Mesiotelus Simon (Araneae: Liocranidae) from Turkey ABSTRACT A new species of the liocranid spider genus Mesiotelus, M. aladaghensis sp. n . (male and female), is described in Aladağlar National Park, Niğde Province, Turkey. Its general habitus and genitalia are illustrated. The description and collection data for this species are also provided. Düzelten Balli, Z., & Türkeş, T. (2026). A new species of Mesiotelus Simon (Araneae: Liocranidae) from Turkey. Journal of Natural History , 60 (37–40), 2009–2017. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2026.2716814

A remarkable new species of the genus Chilobrachys Karsch, 1892(Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Yunnan, China

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A remarkable new species of the genus Chilobrachys Karsch, 1892(Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Yunnan, China

Abstract

A new spider species of the genus Chilobrachys Karsch, 1892 of the family Theraphosidae Thorell, 1869is described from Yunnan, China: C. sherwoodae Lin & Li, sp. nov. based on both sexes. Photos and amorphological description of the new species are given. The type specimens are deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IZCAS) in Beijing, China.

Etymology: The species is named after Miss Danni Sherwood, who kindly provided photographs of the types of other Indochina Chilobrachys, which enabled us to recognise the new species; noun (name) ingenitive case.

Acknowledgements: Ming Liang (China, Kunming) and Pengkai Ouyang (China, Kunming) helped in fieldwork. Danni Sherwood polished the English.