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, ...

Five new species and one new record of armored spiders (Araneae, Tetrablemmidae) from Thailand

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Five new species and one new record of armored spiders (Araneae, Tetrablemmidae) from Thailand

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Five new cave-dwelling species and one newly recorded litter-dwelling species belonging to the family Tetrablemmidae are described from Thailand, i.e., Ablemma erna Lehtinen, 1981 (♂♀), A. theppratan Tong & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀), A. yamae Tong & Li, sp. nov. (♂♀), Shearella khaoplu Tong & Li, sp. nov. (♂), S. thamphothisat Tong & Li, sp. nov. (♂) and Tetrablemma lorkor Tong & Li, sp. nov. (♂). Diagnoses and illustrations for all six species are given.

Shi S, Bian D, Tong Y, Li S (2026) Five new species and one new record of armored spiders (Araneae, Tetrablemmidae) from Thailand. ZooKeys 1279: 285-310. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1279.189587