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Yinanyphaena gen. nov., a new ghost spider genus with descriptions of five new species and seven new combinations from China (Araneae, Anyphaenidae)

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  Yinanyphaena gen. nov., a new ghost spider genus with descriptions of five new species and seven new combinations from China (Araneae, Anyphaenidae) Abstract A new genus, Yinanyphaena Wang & Mi, gen. nov ., of the family Anyphaenidae Bertkau, 1878, is proposed based on molecular phylogenetic results and morphological evidence. Five new species collected from the Qomolangma National Nature Reserve, Xizang, China are described: Y. haochuni Wang & Mi, sp. nov . (♂♀), Y. jinhuai Wang & Mi, sp. nov . (♂♀), Y. qomolangma Wang & Mi, sp. nov . (♂♀), Y. shikaii Wang & Mi, sp. nov . (♀), and Y. xufeii Wang & Mi, sp. nov . (♀). In addition, seven new combinations transferred from Anyphaena Sundevall, 1833 are also proposed: Y. cibagou (Wang & Mi, 2024), comb. nov ., Y. linzhi (Wang & Mi, 2024), comb. nov ., Y. rhynchophysa (Feng, Ma & Yang, 2012), comb. nov ., Y. shufui (Wang & Mi, 2024), comb. nov ., Y. tibet (Lin & Li, 202...

Multiple genetic lineages of the invasive brown widow spider (Araneae: Theridiidae) from inland areas in the Kanto region, Japan

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New widow spider record of Latrodectus dahli Levi (Araneae: Theridiidae) extends known range in Northern Saudi Arabia

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Predation of Latrodectus tredecimguttatus (Rossi, 1790) (Araneae: Theridiidae) on two lizard species, Ablepharus chernovi (Darevski, 1953) and Anatololacerta finikensis (Eiselt & Schmidtler, 1987), in the Antalya Province of Turkey

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COI-based species delimitation reveals the taxonomic status of two recently described Latrodectus species from Colombia (Araneae: Theridiidae)

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Fatal spider envenomation: a systematic review of autopsy findings

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Systematic analysis reveals the action mechanisms and medicinal implications of latroeggtoxin-VI

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Description of a new Andean species of widow spider (Araneae, Theridiidae, Latrodectus)

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Antivenom Therapy for Medically Important Spiders in the United States

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Identification and testing of sex pheromone components of the invasive Australian redback spider (Lactrodectus hasseltii)

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Latrodectism in Europe (1973-2025): A systematic review of clinical manifestations, management and outcomes

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First report of the brown widow spider, Latrodectus geometricus Koch, 1841 (Araneae, Theridiidae) from southern India

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An Epidemiological Overview of Envenomation Involving Latrodectus sp. and Unidentified Spider Species in Southern Brazil

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Envenomation by the Mediterranean black widow spider Latrodectus tredecimguttatus (Araneae: Theridiidae) in Albania: hospital case studies and local knowledge

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Ancient Enemies? Patterns of Resistance to Widow Spider Venom in Lizards

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Latrodectus spp. toxins outside venom glands: past, present and future

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GLP-1 receptor agonist properties of a chimeric peptide derived by hybridization of Latrodectus αLatrotoxin and Heloderma Exendin-4

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Morpho-Molecular Identification of Female Black Widow, Latrodectus tredecimguttatus (Rossi, 1790) Inhabiting Olive Orchard at Menoufia Governorate, Egypt

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Extending the distribution of Latrodectus corallinus Abalos, 1980 (Araneae: Theridiidae) in South America: first record for Brazil

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First Record of the Parasitoid Wasp Philolema latrodecti Parasitizing an Egg Sac of the Widow Spider Latrodectus mactans in Nuevo Leon, Mexico

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First record of Latrodectus hesperus Chamberlin & Ivie, 1935, Western Black Widow (Araneae, Theridiidae), in Slovakia

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