Scorpio basraensis sp. n. from southern Iraq (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae)

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  Scorpio basraensis sp. n. from southern Iraq (Scorpiones: Scorpionidae) Abstract A new scorpion species, Scorpio basraensis sp. n. , is described and illustrated from Basra Province, southern Iraq. Scorpio basraensis sp. n. is compared with all known species of the genus Scorpio Linnaeus, 1758 occurring in countries surrounding Iraq. The new species can be distinguished by the circular genital operculum in males and the cordiform genital operculum in females (not posteriorly elongated), a densely hirsute body, appendages and metasoma, a distinctly elongated telson vesicle, discrete granules on the external surface of the chela manus that are not flattened, and pectinal tooth counts of 11–13 in males and 9–11 in females. With the description of this species, the number of scorpion species known from Iraq increases to 22, whereas the number of recognized species in the genus Scorpio reaches 33. Yağmur, Ersen A.; Makki, Jafar A.; and Najim, Shurooq A. (2026) " Scorpio basraen...

The genome sequence of the Black Lace-weaver spider, Amaurobius ferox (Walckenaer, 1830)

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The genome sequence of the Black Lace-weaver spider, Amaurobius ferox (Walckenaer, 1830)

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We present a genome assembly from an individual female Amaurobius ferox (the Black Lace-weaver; Arthropoda; Arachnida; Araneae; Amaurobiidae). The genome sequence is 3,564.8 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 23 chromosomal pseudomolecules, including the X1, X2 and X3 sex chromosomes. The mitochondrial genome has also been assembled and is 14.24 kilobases in length.

Henriques S, Natural History Museum Genome Acquisition Lab, Darwin Tree of Life Barcoding collective et al. The genome sequence of the Black Lace-weaver spider, Amaurobius ferox (Walckenaer, 1830) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved]. Wellcome Open Res 2024, 9:105 (https://doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.21080.1)