A new Garcorops species from Madagascar copal (Araneae: Selenopidae)

New species and distribution records of selenopid spiders of the genus Hovops Benoit in Madagascar (Araneae, Selenopidae).

Hovops Benoit is a heterogeneous genus of selenopid spiders that was prior to this study represented by seven species that are endemic to Madagascar. Here, we describe four new species: H. antakarana sp. n. (♀), H. ikongo sp. n. (♀), H. menabe sp. n. (♀), and H. vezo sp. n. (♀). A map of the new species is provided as well as new records on two of the known species H. pusillus (Simon, 1897) and...

Thirteen new species of the spider genus Karaops (Araneae: Selenopidae) from Western Australia.

Thirteen new species of the recently-described genus Karaops Crews and Harvey, 2011 are described from Western Australia, bringing the total number of species of this genus to 37. The new species are K. umiida sp. nov. (female, male), K. nyiyaparli sp. nov. (female), K. kariyarra sp. nov. (female), K. yurlburr sp. nov. (female, male), K. feedtime sp. nov. (female), K. forteyi sp. nov. (female, ...

A new species of Dolomedes Latreille, 1804 (Araneae: Lycosoidea: Pisauridae) from Madagascar.

The genus Dolomedes Latreille, 1804 present a very wide range of distribution on every continent except Antarctica (Platnick 2013) However, only one species has been reported from Madagascar, Dolomedes saccalavus Strand, 1907, which is unfortunately based on a juvenile specimen and was destroyed in wartime. We consider this a nomen dubium. In this work, one new species of Dolomedes Latreille, 1...

New species of Cheiracanthium (Araneae: Eutichuridae) from Madagascar and the Comoros Islands.

The Afrotropical representatives of the spider genus Cheiracanthium C.L. Koch, 1839 from Madagascar and the Comoros Islands are revised, and new species are described. Five described species are recognized: C. africanum Lessert, 1921, C. furculatum Karsch, 1879, C. insulare (Vinson, 1863), C. leucophaeum Simon, 1896, and C. ludovici Lessert, 1921. The internal genitalia of the female of C. insu...

The first record and the description of a new species of Dendrolycosa Doleschall, 1859 (Araneae: Pisauridae: Pisaurinae) from Madagascar.