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

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  First record of Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Turkey June 2026 Abstract Ischnocolus valentinus (Dufour, 1820) is recorded from Muğla Province in western Turkey based on a male deposited in the Senckenberg Forschungsinstitut und Naturmuseum. This also constitutes the first record of the genus Ischnocolus from Turkey.  Geci, Donard & Kunt, Kadir & Yağmur, Ersen & Sherwood, Danniella. (2026). First record of Ischnocolus Ausserer, 1871 (Araneae: Theraphosidae) from Turkey. 23. 344-349. 10.15298/invertzool.23.2.10.  ResearchGate Acknowledgement: My sincere thanks, as always, to Danni Sherwood for sharing this manuscript. I am deeply grateful for your friendship, support, and willingness to keep me informed of new developments in the field.

Morphological and Molecular Data Reveal Two New Cryptic Spider Species of the Pholcus yichengicus Species Group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Central China

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Qualitative and Quantitative Proteomic Analysis of Venoms from Mexican Rattlesnakes

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Redescription of Damastes leo (Simon, 1903), comb. nov. (Araneae, Sparassidae) from Madagascar with first description of the male

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A New Species of the Lynx Spider Genus Hamataliwa Keyserling, 1887 (Araneae: Oxyopidae) from Meghalaya, India

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A comparison of adhesive performance among six cursorial spider species

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Persistence without prosperity at the upper range margin: Elevation, microhabitat buffering and biotic pressure in a range-expanding spider

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Broad-Spectrum Antiviral and Antibacterial Activity of the Scorpion Venom Peptide HP1090

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On fork-tailed crab spiders: Two new species of Sidymella Strand, 1942 (Araneae: Thomisidae) from Ecuador

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Description of a new species of the orb-weaver spider genus Zangaraneus Mi, Wang & Feng, 2026 (Araneae, Araneidae) from China

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Taxonomic revision of the jumping goblin spider genus Orchestina Simon, 1882 (Araneae: Oonopidae) in Japan with descriptions of two new species

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Fatal spider envenomation: a systematic review of autopsy findings

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Examining ecological niche for six species of whip spider in Colombia

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Genomic and transcriptomic analyses reveal the adaptation to semi-aquatic and aquatic life in spiders

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Strengthening essential medicines policy to improve antivenom availability and affordability for snakebite envenomation in rural sub-Saharan Africa

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Taxonomic revision of Akela Peckham & Peckham, 1896 (Araneae: Salticidae: Freyina), with insights into secondary spermathecae in Salticidae and coupling pocket homology in Freyina

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Scorpion Venom Peptides: From Structural Scaffolds to Therapeutic Applications—A Focus on Antioxidant Mechanisms and Translational Perspectives

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New records of Segestria florentina from Germany with observations on somatic and genitalic differences in juveniles and adults compared to S. bavarica (Araneae: Segestriidae)

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First record of Macrothele calpeiana (Araneae: Macrothelidae) in Austria

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

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A new species of Filistatinella Gertsch & Ivie, 1936 (Araneae: Filistatidae) from Sonora, Mexico

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Clinical and laboratory characteristics of hospitalized patients with spider bites in Hangzhou, Southeast China

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Six Months with AI and Spiders: My Biggest Lesson and Final Thoughts

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Contribution to the knowledge of the spider fauna of Morocco (Arachnida: Araneae) – Third note. On sixteen new species, and noteworthy records.

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