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Species diversity in the segmented spider genus Songthela (Mesothelae, Liphistiidae), with descriptions of 12 new species from Guizhou Province, China

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  Species diversity in the segmented spider genus Songthela (Mesothelae, Liphistiidae), with descriptions of 12 new species from Guizhou Province, China Abstract Twelve new species of the primitively segmented spider genus Songthela Ono, 2000, from Guizhou Province, China, are described based on the genital morphology of both sexes: S. chenjiapian sp. nov . (♂♀), S. cuantang sp. nov . (♂♀), S. fengxiang sp. nov . (♂♀), S. fuyan sp. nov . (♂♀), S. nanqiao sp. nov . (♂♀), S. parallela sp. nov . (♂♀), S. qingganglin sp. nov . (♂♀), S. tianba sp. nov . (♂♀), S. tudiao sp. nov . (♂♀), S. yanhe sp. nov . (♂♀), S. yinchiba sp. nov . (♂♀), and S. yuhu sp. nov . (♂♀). All new species are assigned to the multidentata -group based on the morphology of the male palp and female genitalia. Detailed diagnoses, descriptions, photographs, and a distribution map are provided. Mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I ( COI ) sequences are also provided for the holotypes ...

Two new species of the genus Phoroncidia Westwood, 1835 (Araneae: Theridiidae) from Xizang and Yunnan, China

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An Overlooked Species of Enigmatic Wolf Spider (Araneae: Lycosidae) Clarifies the Mysterious Distribution of its Sibling

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Molecular Recognition and Immunopharmacological Implications of Serratiopeptidase Targeting Snake Venom Bradykinin-Potentiating Peptides

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Mygalomorph spiders from the Baja California Peninsula with the description of a new species of the trapdoor genus Eucteniza Ausserer (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Euctenizidae) of Baja California Sur, Mexico

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Identification and expression analysis of antibacterial peptides from venom of the scorpion Mesobuthus martensii

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First record of Megaselia abdita (Schmitz, 1959) (Diptera: Phoridae) infestation in captive tarantulas (Araneae: Theraphosidae

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Compsobuthus lakkiansis sp. nov. (Scorpiones: Buthidae), New Species from Pakistan

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Two new arthropod toxins purified from the venom of the Mexican scorpion Centruroides nigrescens

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Venom composition of the scorpion Chactas exsul (Scorpiones: Chactidae) from the Premontane tropical rainforest of Costa Rica

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New insights into maternal care and juvenile dispersal in Pterinopelma roseum (Araneae: Theraphosidae)

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Yinanyphaena gen. nov., a new ghost spider genus with descriptions of five new species and seven new combinations from China (Araneae, Anyphaenidae)

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Venom composition of the Iberian adder (Vipera seoanei) from northern Portugal reveals limited sex and size variation

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Carpet Viper (Echis romani) Envenoming in Nigeria: Ecology, Venom Pathophysiology, Clinical Burden and Health-System Determinants

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Ultraconserved element phylogenomics reveals novel insights into the historical biogeography of euophryine jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)

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First record of Zeugomantispa virescens (Neuroptera: Mantispidae) associated with egg sacs of Vectius niger (Araneae: Trochantheriidae)

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