Tropical Andean Arachnids

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From today, "Colombian Arachnids" is part of the new b-version of "Arachnids from Tropical Andean Countries 🇨🇴🇻🇪🇪🇨🇵🇪🇧🇴" 👉 @ArachnoTrAC

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Info on more than:

- 3600 spp of spiders
- 280 spp smaller orders
- a growing database of scorpions & harvestmen

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A study by Hazzi & Hormiga (2024) names a new genus of wandering spiders, Eldivo, after Juan Gabriel!

Also, the study also updates the #arachnotrac list with Kiekie panamensis for Colombia and Ecuador!

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Botero-Trujillo et al. (2021) described a new scorpion species of the rare troglomorphic genus Troglotayosicus (Troglotayosicidae) from Ecuador, at Archidona municipality, Napo province!

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Perger et al. (2022) described and illustrated a new species of the corinnid sac spider genus Grismadox (Corinnidae) from Bolivia, at the Sub-Andean area of the Bolivian orocline!

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Perger & Rubio (2022) described a new spider genus and species of jumping spiders (Salticidae: Flurica sikimira) from bolivia, at the Andean Yungas mountain forests, along with the first bolivian record of the genus Erica!

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Martínez et al. (2022) described and illustrated a new spider species of the genus Tenedos (Zodariidae) belonging to the recently-revised barronus group of species! This species is now known from the Cesar department, northern Colombia!

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Gabriel & Sherwood (2022) revised the taxonomy, biogeography and ecology of some theraphosid spider species from the Darién region of Panama, making some taxonomic and faunistic comments on Colombian theraphosid species!

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Sherwood & Gabriel (2022) described a new species of the mygalomorph spider genus Thrixopelma (Theraphosidae) from Southern Ecuador, at Loja Province! The new species represents the second species of the genus to be recorded from Ecuador!

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Sherwood & Gabriel (2022) described and published two new genera (Anqasha and Murphyarachne) of theraphosine mygalomorph spiders (Theraphosidae), with the description of a new species from Peru!

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Huber & Acurio (2022) presented new faunistic data on pholcid spiders from Galápagos Islands, focusing on introduced species and their relationship with the decline/disappearance of two native species!

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Marimon et al. (2022) described two new species of Neotropical psedoscorpions of the genus Rhopalochernes (Chernetidae) from the Caribbean coast of Colombia. This is the first record of the genus from the country!

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Nicoletta et al. (2022) described a new species of the mygalomorph spider Linothele (Dipluridae) from Peru. This new species is now known to be distributed in the Apurimac and Cusco departments, southern Peru!

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Palomino-Cárdenas et al. (2022) described a new species of the tailless whip scorpion genus Charinus (Charinidae) from Calca Province, department of Cusco, Peru!

New species: Charinus yanatile!

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Gabriel & Sherwood (2022) revised the taxonomy, biogeography and ecology of some theraphosid spider species from the Darién region of Panama, making some taxonomic and faunistic comments on Colombian theraphosid species!

More at: https://t.co/rbzu1CmJ6m

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Sherwood & Gabriel (2022) described a new species of the mygalomorph spider genus Thrixopelma (Theraphosidae) from southern Ecuador, at Loja Province! The new species represents the second species of the genus to be recorded from Ecuador.

More at: https://t.co/rbzu1C57HM

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Sherwood & Gabriel (2022) described and published two new genera (Anqasha and Murphyarachne) of theraphosine mygalomorph spiders (Theraphosidae), with the description of a new species from Peru!

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Huber & Acurio (2022) presented new faunistic data on pholcid spiders from Galápagos, focusing on two species that have been introduced to the archipelago and whose spread appears correlated with the decline of two native species!

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Marimon et al. (2022) described two new species of Neotropical psedoscorpions of the genus Rhopalochernes (Chernetidae) (R. catalinae and R. luiscarlosi) from the Caribbean coast of Colombia!

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An impressive view of salticid predation!

By Hill et al. (2021). Extension of fangs during the predatory jumps of jumping spiders.

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#Salticidae #predation #jumpingspider #fangs @WSC_NMBE

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Hill (2021) published a recopilation of jumping spider (Salticidae) photographs of the late Andreas Kay, an independent biologist and photographer, which spent many time observing and recording the wildlife of Ecuador!

#SpidersOfEcuador #Ecuador

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Perger & Pett (2022) described a new species of the spider genus Mazax (Corinnidae) from the Bolivian orocline and the Paraguayan Chaco region. In Bolivia, this species is known from the Santa Cruz department.

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