The Thomisidae and Philodromidae (Araneae) of the Galápagos Islands (Ecuador) [PDF]
Two new species of Thomisidae are described (Mecaphesa reddelli sp. nov. and Tmarus galapagosensis sp. nov.). Of a third species, Mecaphesa inclusa (Banks, 1902), three colour variations are described.
Leon Baert
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On small huntsman spiders (Araneae, Philodromidae) occurring in Guizhou and Hubei provinces, China [PDF]
Spiders of the family Philodromidae Thorell, 1869 from Guizhou and Hubei provinces, China are studied. A total of three genera and seven species are reported and illustrated, comprising Sinodromus lanyue sp. nov. (newly recorded genus for Hubei), and all
Jianshuang Zhang +2 more
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Philodromus uljin sp. nov., a new running crab spider (Araneae, Philodromidae) from South Korea [PDF]
Philodromidae Thorell, 1869 is a spider family comprising 531 species in 31 genera distributed worldwide. Amongst these genera, Philodromus Walckenaer, 1826 is the most diverse with 211 described species.A new running crab spider, Philodromus uljin sp ...
Chang Moon Jang +2 more
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A new genus, Sinodromus gen. nov., with two new species and the first description of the female of Philodromus guiyang Long & Yu, 2022 (Arachnida, Araneae, Philodromidae) from China [PDF]
Three species of the spider family Philodromidae are reported from the south of China. A new genus, Sinodromus gen. nov., is described from Jiangxi, Fujian, and Hunan Provinces.
Zhong-jing Wang +5 more
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Solving a running crab spider puzzle: delimiting Cleocnemis Simon, 1886 with implications on the phylogeny and terminology of genital structures of Philodromidae [PDF]
Background Among the 16 Neotropical genera of Philodromidae, Cleocnemis has the most troublesome taxonomic situation. Remarkable morphological differences among several genera historically said to be related to Cleocnemis denote controversial notions and
André Wanderley do Prado +3 more
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Correction: Solving a running crab spider puzzle: delimiting Cleocnemis Simon, 1886 with implications on the phylogeny and terminology of genital structures of Philodromidae [PDF]
André Wanderley do Prado +3 more
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Structure of the Assemblages of Spiders in Mediterranean Pear Orchards and the Effect of Intensity of Spraying [PDF]
Spiders are key predatory arthropods that are negatively affected by spraying pesticides in orchards. The aim of this research was to determine the structure of the community of spiders in pear orchards and the impact of the intensity of spraying.
Luis de Pedro +4 more
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A new genus and ten new species of spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) from Iran [PDF]
One new genus (Sestakovaia gen. nov.; Liocranidae) and 10 new species of five families of spiders are described from different provinces of Iran: Brigittea avicenna sp. nov. (♂♀, Alborz and Kurdistan provinces) (Dictynidae), Micaria atropatene sp. nov. (♂
Alireza Zamani, Yuri M. Marusik
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Spatial and temporal structure of the spider community in the clay semi-desert of western Kazakhstan [PDF]
The spatial and temporal structure of spider communities was studied in the clay semi-desert of the north-western Caspian Lowland, western Kazakhstan (49°23' N, 46°47' E).
Piterkina, Tatyana V.
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Comparative mitogenomics of Cheiracanthium species (Araneae: Cheiracanthiidae) with phylogenetic implication and evolutionary insights [PDF]
The genus Cheiracanthium C. L. Koch, 1839 is the most species-rich genus of the family Cheiracanthiidae. Given the unavailability of information on the evolutionary biology and molecular taxonomy of this genus, here we sequenced nine mitochondrial ...
Zhaoyi Li, Feng Zhang
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