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New species and records of Otiothops MacLeay, 1839 (Araneae, Palpimanidae) from caves of the Carajás region, state of Pará, Brazil

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  New species and records of Otiothops MacLeay, 1839 (Araneae, Palpimanidae) from caves of the Carajás region, state of Pará, Brazil Abstract In this paper, we describe three new species of the palpimanid spider genus Otiothops MacLeay, 1839 from caves of the Carajás region, in the state of Pará, Brazil, based on specimens of both sexes: O. fatimae sp. nov. (♂♀), O. luizi sp. nov. (♂♀) and O. daselva sp. nov. (♂). Otiothops baculus Platnick, 1975 and O. curua Brescovit, Bonaldo & Barreiros, 2007 are also recorded from the same cave areas for the first time, and their distributions are updated. Cardoso, G.G. & Brescovit, A.D. (2026) New species and records of Otiothops MacLeay, 1839 (Araneae, Palpimanidae) from caves of the Carajás region, state of Pará, Brazil. Zootaxa, 5785 (3), 557–568. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5785.3.8

Biochemical characterisation and substrate-specific proteolytic diversity of venom metalloproteinases in African puff adders

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Insights Into Spatial Orientation and Cognition in Tarantulas (Araneae: Theraphosidae) Under Natural Conditions, With Notes on Possible Ontogenetic Niche Shifts

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Diversity and antibiotic resistance profiles of bacteria isolated from the oral cavity of captive snakes

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Effect of web inclination on debris-induced damage in Leucauge venusta webs (Araneae: Tetragnathidae)

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Desiccation resistance of the spider Sicarius thomisoides (Walckenaer, 1847) (Araneae: Sicariidae) to different temperatures

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Efficacy of neem oil (Azadirachta indica) as an antiparasitic treatment for scorpions (Androctonus bicolor) and its impact on venom production

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Can Scorpion Venom Peptides Be Safely Used in Cardiovascular Therapy: A Systematic Review

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First record of Tropicosa thorelli (Araneae: Lycosidae) attacking the dragonfly Rhionaeschna marchali (Odonata: Aeshnidae)

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Social and colonial spiders as model systems for host-symbiont interactions at different levels of organization

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Ghost sighting: first Southeast Asian record of the ghost spider family Anyphaenidae, describing a new Rathalos species from Java, Indonesia

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Ovophis tonkinensis envenoming presenting with severe isolated thrombocytopenia and local necrosis: A case report

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Passive transponder implantation in Theraphosidae: A tool for traceability and conservation

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Rhysida longipes (Scolopendromorpha: Scolopendridae), an unusual prey of Physocyclus globosus (Araneae: Pholcidae)

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Preliminary evaluation of a monovalent antivenom targeting Cerastes cerastes envenomation in North Africa: feasibility and specificity assessment

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Ancient origin and dynamic evolution of bivalent spider toxins

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Photoreceptor physiology of two species of crab spiders (Araneae: Thomisidae)

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The evolutionary history of chelicerate metallothioneins reveals de novo emergence and metal-binding specialization across the subphylum

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Systematic study of the Ageniellini spider wasp genus Machaerothrix Haupt (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) from Japan and Southeast Asia

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On a new genus of the fossorial wolf spiders from Middle Asia (Araneae, Lycosidae)

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The Genetic Basis of Color Polymorphism in the Orb-Web Spider Gasteracantha cancriformis

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Evidence of Xysticus ulmi (Hahn) (Araneae: Thomisidae) Predation on Adult Cassida viridis Linnaeus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

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Interspecific and Intraspecific Variation in Venom Proteomics, Composition, and Antivenom Efficacy of Thai Cobras (Naja spp.): Highlighting the Distinct Profile of the Newly Identified Naja fuxi

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New and noteworthy host records for some North American and Colombian spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae)

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Identification and characterization of antimicrobial peptides derived from venom gland transcriptome of scorpion Superstitionia donensis

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