Description of a new species of Zodarion Walckenaer (Araneae: Zodariidae) from Turkey

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  Description of a new species of Zodarion Walckenaer (Araneae: Zodariidae) from Turkey Introduction Zodariidae Thorell, commonly known as ant-eating spiders, is one of the most diverse spider families, comprising over 1300 species across 90 genera (World Spider Catalog  Citation 2026 ). Members of the family are distributed worldwide, mostly in tropical and subtropical regions (World Spider Catalog  Citation 2026 ). Within this large family, the genus Zodarion Walckenaer, is represented by 176 species (World Spider Catalog  Citation 2026 ). Currently, 157 Zodarion species are known from Europe (Nentwig et al .  Citation 2026 ). In Turkey, the family Zodariidae comprises 37 species in four genera. Most of them, 34 species, belong to the genus Zodarion (Danışman et al. ,  Citation 2025 ). Within the genus, eight species of the ‘ germanicum ’ species group are found in Turkey: Zodarion abantense Wunderlich, Z. bigaense Bosmans, Özkütük, Varlı, and Kunt, ...

A review of Idiommata Ausserer, 1871 (Mygalomorphae: Barychelidae), with the description of a related new genus and new species of giant Australian brush-footed spiders

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A review of Idiommata Ausserer, 1871 (Mygalomorphae: Barychelidae), with the description of a related new genus and new species of giant Australian brush-footed spiders

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The barychelid genus Idiommata Ausserer, 1871 is reviewed: the type species Idiommata blackwalli O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1870 is diagnosed and variability of characters in males discussed. Idiommata is rediagnosed to include only I. blackwalli and I. scintillans (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918), which lack intercheliceral peg setae. The female paralectotype of Idiommata scintillans is placed in Synothele Simon, 1908 and described as a new species, Synothele xintillans sp. nov., from South Australia. A new genus, Zidiommata gen. nov., is described for I. fusca L. Koch, 1874 (for which males are described), I. iridescens (Rainbow & Pulleine, 1918) and two new species, Z. simonmaraisi sp. nov. and Z. steveirwini sp. nov., all of which have intercheliceral pegs and are found in eastern Australia.

Raven, R.J. (2026) A review of Idiommata Ausserer, 1871 (Mygalomorphae: Barychelidae), with the description of a related new genus and new species of giant Australian brush-footed spiders. Zootaxa, 5821 (2), 151–175. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5821.2.1