Notes on Indian wolf spiders: IV. Transfer of species previously included in the genera Crocodilosa Caporiacco, 1947 and Geolycosa Montgomery, 1904 (Araneae: Lycosidae)

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  Notes on Indian wolf spiders: IV. Transfer of species previously included in the genera Crocodilosa Caporiacco, 1947 and Geolycosa Montgomery, 1904 (Araneae: Lycosidae) The enigmatic Crocodilosa Caporiacco, 1947 sensu lato currently consists of five nominal species distributed in Africa and Asia (World Spider Catalog 2026). It was established for C. kittenbergeri Caporiacco, 1947, with a superficial generic diagnosis relying only on somatic features such as length of eye rows, leg spination and relative leg lengths (Caporiacco 1947). Roewer (1955), following Caporiacco’s (1947) generic diagnosis, drastically increased the number of Crocodilosa species by transferring several species from other lycosid genera, but most of these subsequently added species were later reassigned to their appropriate genera (World Spider Catalog 2026), highlighting the need for a re-examination of the type species and remaining congeners to clarify the validity of Crocodilosa. At present, the genus ha...

Rolando Teruel (1974-2023)

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Rolando Teruel (1974-2023)

Ph. D. Senior Researcher at Grupo de Sistemática y Ecología de Artrópodos Caribeños
Havana, Cuba


This morning, I was saddened to find out that Rolando Teruel lost his battle with cancer. Over the course of the last few years, Rolando and I would communicate regularly. First, through my group when it was on Facebook, and later, simply by email. Rolando knew I had institutional access to journal libraries and other repositories, so I always offered to make any references he needed available. 

It's hard to explain how deeply saddened this news has made me, considering that I never had the distinct pleasure of having ever met him in person. I firmly believe that part of my relationship with him stems from his being a Cuban native, as I am also Cuban-American, as both of my parents emigrated from Cuba in the 1960s. We briefly shared some of this information by mail once and that opened the door to a friendship between him and me.

To all of you in the scientific community who knew him and had the pleasure of working with him, you have my deepest condolences. If this blog makes it to those in his family, I would also like to express my deepest condolences. His friendship, humility, and work ethic as well as his commitment to the sciences will be deeply missed. 

Rest in peace, my friend. 

Jan Ove Rein shares his story and condolences for Rolando, here on his blog, "The Scorpion Files" http://scorpion-files.blogspot.com/2023/08/rolando-teruel-1974-2023-rip.html

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Esta mañana me entristeció saber que Rolando Teruel perdió su batalla contra el cáncer. En el transcurso de los últimos años, Rolando y yo nos comunicábamos regularmente, primero a través de mi grupo cuando estaba en Facebook, y luego, simplemente por correo electrónico. Rolando sabía que yo tenía acceso institucional a bibliotecas de revistas y otros repositorios, por lo que siempre me ofrecí a poner a su disposición las referencias que necesitara.

Es difícil explicar cuán profundamente me entristece esta noticia, considerando que nunca tuve el placer de haberlo conocido en persona. Creo firmemente que parte de mi relación con él se debe a que es nativo de Cuba, ya que yo también soy cubano-americano, ya que mis padres emigraron de Cuba en la década de 1960's. Una vez compartimos brevemente parte de esta información por correo y eso abrió la puerta a una amistad entre él y yo.

A todos los miembros de la comunidad científica que lo conocieron y tuvieron el placer de trabajar con él, mi más sentido pésame. Si este blog llega a los miembros de su familia, también me gustaría expresar mi más sentido pésame. Extrañaremos profundamente su amistad, humildad y ética de trabajo, así como su compromiso con las ciencias.

Descansa en paz amigo mío.

Jan Ove Rein shares his story and condolences for Rolando, here on his blog, "The Scorpion Files" http://scorpion-files.blogspot.com/2023/08/rolando-teruel-1974-2023-rip.html