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First record of the family Bemmeridae Simon, 1903 from China, with descriptions of three new species of Damarchus Thorell, 1891 (Arachnida, Araneae)

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  First record of the family Bemmeridae Simon, 1903 from China, with descriptions of three new species of Damarchus Thorell, 1891 ( Arachnida , Araneae ) Abstract The genus Damarchus Thorell, 1891 ( Bemmeridae ) represents a relatively understudied lineage of mygalomorph spiders, with previous studies documenting its distribution across several Asian countries, including India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Singapore, and Thailand. This study describes three new species from China, Damarchus dai sp. nov ., D. erebus sp. nov ., and D. rutilus sp. nov ., which represent the first formal records of the genus Damarchus and the family Bemmeridae for the spider fauna of China. Zhang Y, Yu K, Zhang F (2026) First record of the family Bemmeridae Simon, 1903 from China, with descriptions of three new species of Damarchus Thorell, 1891 (Arachnida, Araneae). ZooKeys 1287: 153-199. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1287.187795

Senecioylcholine in Heterometrus spinifer scorpion venom activates vertebrate nicotinic acetylcholine receptors

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Factors associated with clinical severity in scorpion envenomation: a retrospective cross-sectional study in western Mexico between 2021 and 2025

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New synonymy and combinations in Megamyrmaekion Reuss, 1834 (Araneae: Gnaphosidae)

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Two new species of the genus Nemaspela Šilhavý, 1966 (Opiliones: Nemastomatidae) from Georgian caves

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A new species of Mundochthonius Chamberlin, 1929 (Pseudoscorpiones, Chthoniidae) from Tsushima Island, Japan with notes on cryptic diversity and biogeography of the Japanese Archipelago

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Immunomodulatory properties of venom-derived crotamine

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Remarkable micro-endemism and high congeneric richness: eight new cave-restricted species of Pseudochthonius Balzan, 1892 (Pseudoscorpiones, Chthoniidae) from the Brazilian semi-arid

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Scorpion first: fear of arthropods in the Horn of Africa

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Khantao gen. nov., a new genus of Selenocosmiinae Simon, 1889 from western Yunnan of China (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae)

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Exosome biogenesis in arthropods: conserved mechanisms, experimental evidence, and emerging directions

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Chemical Secretion Use Varies Among Species but Lacks a Straightforward Relationship With Other Defenses in Neotropical Opiliones

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Viperid Venom Immunization Using Chitosan Nanoparticles as Immunoadjuvant

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Hidden diversity in plain sight: four new species of Nemesia (Araneae: Mygalomorphae) from the Córdoba Province of Spain

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Photographic evidence of mite parasitism on a jumping spider Hyllus semicupreus (Simon, 1885) from Gujarat, Western India.

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Microclimate of cemetery habitats and nest site selection of Eresus kollari (Araneae: Eresidae) in South Korea

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An Example of Chromosomal Study in Chelicerates: Haplodrassus ovtchinnikovi Ponomarev, 2008 (Gnaphosidae: Araneae)

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Diversity and Abundance of Spiders (Araneae) in Different Habitats in Mt. Lantoy, Cebu, Philippines

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A Decade of Change: Trends in Scorpion Richness, Abundance, and Community Structure in Central Algerian Sahara

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Snake Venom and Antivenom Pharmacology

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Integrative taxonomy of the genus Nesticus in central Japan, with the description of a new species and redescriptions of N. echigonus and N. gondai (Araneae, Nesticidae)

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