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Cicileus derradji sp. nov., a new species from southern Algeria (Scorpiones: Buthidae)

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  Cicileus derradji sp. nov., a new species from southern Algeria (Scorpiones: Buthidae) Abstract A new scorpion species, Cicileus derradji sp. nov., is described from Tin Zaouatine District, In Guezzam Province, southern Algeria. The description is based on an adult male holotype, an adult female paratype and a juvenile specimen, and is supported by detailed morphological analyses, including colouration, morphometrics, carination patterns and trichobothrial arrangement. This discovery extends the known distribution of the genus Cicileus approximately 500 km southwestward within Algeria. With the addition of this species, the number of recognised species in the genus increases to six. The new species is compared with all previously known species of Cicileus , and detailed colour photographs, including images taken under ultraviolet illumination, are provided. Derradj, L., Aydın Yağmur, E., Benali, N., & Bikada, M. (2026). Cicileus derradji sp. nov., a new species from south...

Alpiscorpius kaleensis sp. nov., a new scorpion species from Denizli Province, Turkey (Scorpiones: Euscorpiidae)

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Untangling the coxa-trochanter joint appendotomy in spiders (Arachnida: Araneae)

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Recommended Reading: Tarantulas Through a Different Lens

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Thrombocytopenia induced by viperid snake venoms in a murine model and its neutralization by a polyvalent antivenom

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A new species and a new record of Zoicinae Lehtinen & Hippa, 1979 (Araneae: Lycosidae) from Sumatra Island, with notes on miniaturization in wolf spiders

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First record of Hippasa Simon 1885 (Araneae: Lycosidae) from Borneo, with the description of a new species

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The neonicotinoid imidacloprid impairs the predatory performance and functional response of the jumping spider Helpis minitabunda (Araneae, Salticidae)

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New considerations on the species of the genus Bothriurus Peters (Scorpiones: Bothriuridae) described or cited from the state of Paraná, Brazil and description of a new species

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Predation of Latrodectus tredecimguttatus (Rossi, 1790) (Araneae: Theridiidae) on two lizard species, Ablepharus chernovi (Darevski, 1953) and Anatololacerta finikensis (Eiselt & Schmidtler, 1987), in the Antalya Province of Turkey

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First insular record and DNA barcoding of Euscorpius vailatii Tropea & Fet, 2015 from Trizonia Island (Fokida, Greece)

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How to ensure a species remains in oblivion: the history of Nemesia hispanica L. Koch, 1871 (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Nemesiidae)

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A new species of Liocheles Sundevall, 1833 (Scorpiones: Hormuridae) from the Western Himalayas

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Origin and Evolution of Venom in Squamate Reptiles

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Cytolytic Peptides from Oxyopes takobius Spider Venom Inhibit Chlamydial Growth

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When Tarantula Venom Comes from a Misnamed Spider: The Importance of Taxonomic Accuracy in Theraphosid Toxinology

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Thermal ecology of Plesiopelma longisternale: novel insights and comparative analysis with a sympatric species

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New locality records and future habitat suitability of Sassanidotus gracilis (Birula, 1900) (Scorpiones: Buthidae) in the Iran–Afghanistan–Pakistan arid belt

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Comparative analysis of the mitochondrial genome of Androctonus crassicauda Olivier, 1807 (Scorpiones, Buthidae) with phylogenetic implication

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Outcomes of venom-induced consumption coagulopathy following snakebite envenoming in Sudan: a cohort study

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Pediatric scorpion and snake envenomation in Türkiye: clinical features, management, and outcomes

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Sex- and development-specific transcriptomic profiling of venom and silk genes in the wolf spider Pardosa astrigera provides insights into ecological adaptation and predatory strategies

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