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Five new species and one new record of armored spiders (Araneae, Tetrablemmidae) from Thailand

  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

On the validity of Glabropelmatidae Raven, 1985 (Araneae: Mygalomorphae): a replacement name for Melloinidae Perafán, Montes de Oca and Pérez-Miles, 2025

Phylogeny and Taxonomy of Spider-Pathogenic Gibellula (Cordycipitaceae, Hypocreales) from the Lancang–Mekong Biodiversity Hotspot: Four New Species and Five New National Records

Comparing Spider Sampling Methods in a Eucalypt Forest in Wet and Dry Conditions

Inter-individual variability in equine antibody responses to African snake venoms follows heavy-tailed distributions with implications for antivenom production

Elevated Temperatures Disrupt Wolbachia-Induced Feminisation and Reshape Microbial Community Dynamics Across Generations in a Spider Host

What about male quality? A model to predict male investment in a single female

Where We're Going, We Won't Need Eyes to See: Distributional Range Size Drivers of European Subterranean Spiders

A new contribution to the study of subfamily Tridenchthoniinae Balzan, 1892 (Pseudoscorpiones: Chthoniidae) from the late Eocene Baltic amber with the description of Baltochthonius andrushchenkoi gen. et sp. nov. and Heterolophus eridanus sp. nov.

The genus Nebo Simon, 1878 (Scorpiones: Diplocentridae) in Oman

Preliminary Insights into Geographic Variation in Venom Profiles and Functional Activities of Nigerian Snakes, Bitis arietans and Naja nigricollis

Molecular engineering of Komagataella phaffii for venom toxin production

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

Resolving the tribal classification of Lechia Żabka, 1985 (Araneae: Salticidae) using UCE phylogenomics and morphology

Architecture of Envenomation: A Histological Study of the Scorpion Telson and Its Venom Glands

A taxonomic study on eight species of the Ovia (Araneae, Lycosidae) from China

Interaction of Human Lymphocyte Scavenger Receptors CD5 and CD6 with Toxins from Naja haje, Androctonus australis and Apis mellifera Venoms