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 Abstract 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

Spiders in a Growing City: New Country and Regional Records of Spiders (Araneae) from Tbilisi, Georgia

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Spiders in a Growing City: New Country and Regional Records of Spiders (Araneae) from Tbilisi, Georgia

Abstract

The spider fauna of Tbilisi was systematically documented in the early 2000s, when 252 species were recorded from the city and its surroundings. Despite a rapid urban expansion over the past two decades, subsequent studies have increased this number to 371 species. In the present study, we provide the first Georgian records of Tolokonniella stigmatisata (Menge, 1869) (Lathyidae) and Scotargus pilosus Simon, 1913 (Linyphiidae), and record Drassodes serratichelis (Roewer, 1928) (Gnaphosidae) in the Caucasus region for the first time, all based on specimens collected in Tbilisi.

Seropian A, Bulbulashvili N, Egidunashvili V (2026) Spiders in a Growing City: New Country and Regional Records of Spiders (Araneae) from Tbilisi, Georgia. Caucasiana 5: 31-39. https://doi.org/10.3897/caucasiana.5.e189638