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A new species of Mesiotelus Simon (Araneae: Liocranidae) from Turkey

  A new species of Mesiotelus Simon (Araneae: Liocranidae) from Turkey ABSTRACT A new species of the liocranid spider genus Mesiotelus, M. aladaghensis sp. n . (male and female), is described in Aladağlar National Park, Niğde Province, Turkey. Its general habitus and genitalia are illustrated. The description and collection data for this species are also provided. Düzelten Balli, Z., & Türkeş, T. (2026). A new species of Mesiotelus Simon (Araneae: Liocranidae) from Turkey. Journal of Natural History , 60 (37–40), 2009–2017. https://doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2026.2716814

Wadicosa Zyuzin (Araneae: Lycosidae): a new species; and genus transfer of Pardosa mendicans (Simon) from the Arabian Peninsula

Surface climate and cave morphology predict the distribution and behavior of the troglobitic spider Tisentnops mineiro (Araneae: Caponiidae)

Proteomic characterization of Tityus championi venom and recombinant expression of its major neurotoxin

From Gila Monster Venom to Dermatology: The History of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists

New data on spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) from Armenia, including a unique case of palpal teratology

The invasive brown widow spider is less often parasitized by egg sac parasitoids than native widow species

The pholcid spiders of Tunisia (Araneae: Pholcidae): new species, new records, and deep COI divergence in Holocnemus reini

New Publication: Hybridisation in the Tarantula Hobby

What’s in the box? The establishment of Cheiracanthium furculatum Karsch, 1879 (Araneae, Cheiracanthiidae) in Europe

Non-Invasive Body Mass Estimation in the Ladybird Spider, Eresus kollari, Using Multi-View Morphometrics and Machine Learning

Spider (Araneae) Abundance and Diversity Across Land-Use Gradients

Anti-envenomation potential of Plumbago zeylanica aerial part extract against Naja naja: experimental validation and mechanistic insights

Harnessing snake venom cardiotoxins for antimicrobial peptide discovery

Ancient Divergence, Recent Island: Microplate Fragmentation and Dispersal Explain Disjunct Distributions of Western Mediterranean Scorpions

Multiple origins and complex evolutionary history of Cryptops centipedes (Chilopoda: Scolopendromorpha: Cryptopidae) inhabiting East Asian islands, with systematics of Japanese species