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Discovery of pirate spiders (Araneae: Mimetidae) in Sumatra (Indonesia) with descriptions of three new species

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  Discovery of pirate spiders (Araneae: Mimetidae) in Sumatra (Indonesia) with descriptions of three new species Abstract  Three new species of the spider genus Mimetus (Mimetidae) are described from Sumatra Island, Indonesia: Mimetus falcifer sp. n. (♂♀), M. nataliae sp. n. (♀), and M. telum sp. n. (♂♀). This represents the first record of the family Mimetidae Simon, 1881 from Sumatra. Detailed descriptions, digital photographs and distributional map are provided. Fomichev, A. A. & Omelko, M. M. (2026b). Discovery of pirate spiders (Araneae: Mimetidae) in Sumatra (Indonesia) with descriptions of three new species. Acta Biologica Sibirica 12 : 981-998. doi: 10.5281/zenodo.21759426 ZooBank: 18F750CA-5651-4D79-8482-B2341FC7B545

First record of Nesticodes rufipes (Lucas, 1846) (Araneae: Theridiidae) from Cádiz, Murcia and Madrid (Spain)

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In Memoriam: Arthur (Art) Decae and His Contributions to Arachnology

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Barietin, a snake venom vascular endothelial growth factor from puff adder Bitis arietans venom, increases the heart rate with minor effect on blood pressure in rats

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Antitumor activity of scorpion venom-derived peptides: A meta-analysis of preclinical studies

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First record of the genera Homonotus Dahlbom, 1843 and Poecilagenia Haupt, 1927 (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, with the description of a new species

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A new species of the genus Spinoctenus Hazzi, Polotow, Brescovit, González-Obando et Simó, 2018 (Araneae: Ctenidae) from Panama

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A revised classification system of the marronoid clade of spiders (Araneae), based on dense sampling phylogenomics and comparative morphology

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First catalog of spiders of Egypt (Araneae)

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Taxonomic notes on and redescription of Lachesana insensibilis Jocqué, 1991 from Saudi Arabia (Araneae: Zodariidae)

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