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Hidden in the woods: A new species of Hexura (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Antrodiaetidae) from a highly restricted range in Idaho

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  Hidden in the woods: A new species of Hexura (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Antrodiaetidae) from a highly restricted range in Idaho Abstract A new species of Hexura Simon, 1885 is described from a very restricted geographic range in the Rocky Mountains of Idaho, 500 km east of the previously known distribution of the genus in the Coastal Ranges and western Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington. This work provides the first taxonomic information for this group in almost 50 years, including a phylogenomic framework for the genus within the mygalomorph superfamily Atypoidea , based on Ultraconserved elements ( UCEs ). Hexura vandal sp. nov . can be distinguished from the other two described species by a combination of morphological, molecular, and geographic characteristics. Lastly, we discuss the need for conservation actions to secure the survival of the species. Calatayud-Mascarell A, Briggs EJ, Hamilton CA (2026) Hidden in the woods: A new species of Hexura (Araneae, Mygalomo...

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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Alpiscorpius akkayai an unexpected new species from Denizli Province, Turkey (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae)

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First molecular data based on the mitochondrial 16S rRNA gene for the endemic harvestman Mediostoma izmiricum Snegovaya, Kurt and Yağmur (Opiliones: Nemastomatidae) from Türkiye, with insights into the phylogenetic relationships of the genus

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New data on spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Türkiye, with descriptions of four new species

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First record of Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Turkey June 2026

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

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Integrative taxonomy describes a new species of the genus Dicranolasma Sørensen (Opiliones: Dicranolasmatidae) from Turkey

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A New Species Description in the Genus Amaurobius C. L. Koch, 1837 from Türkıye (Araneae: Amaurobiidae)

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New contributions to the genus Harpactea Bristowe, from the Aegean region of Turkey (Araneae: Dysderidae: Harpacteinae)

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A New Species of the Genus Ozyptila Simon, 1864 (Araneae: Thomisidae) From Türkiye

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A new species of Amaurobius (Araneae, Amaurobiidae) from the central Anatolian region of Turkey, with the redescription of Amaurobius ausobskyi Thaler & Knoflach

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Alpiscorpius huyukensis sp. n., an unexpected new species from Sultan Mountains, Konya Province, Turkey (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae)

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New findings on the genus Ozyptila Simon (Araneae: Thomisidae) from Turkey, with description of a new species

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First record of the spider genus Hellamalthonica Bosmans, 2023 (Araneae, Agelenidae) from Turkiye, with the description of a new species

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Does size matter? Reports of cannibalism in scorpions (Scorpiones: Buthidae) from Turkey

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Notes on Berinda Roewer, 1928 (Araneae: Gnaphosidae), with description of two new species from Turkey

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Two new species of Dysdera from Turkey (Araneae: Dysderidae)

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Two new species of Harpactea Bristowe, 1939 from Turkey (Araneae: Dysderidae)

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Two new species of the genus Scorpio L., 1758 from Southeastern Turkey (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae)

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New taxonomic and faunistic data on the funnel-weavers (Araneae, Agelenidae) of Turkiye and the Caucasus, with five new species

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