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New taxonomic and faunistic data on Moroccan spiders (Arachnida: Araneae), including the description of five new species.

As a result of an examination of a small, recent collection, new faunistic and taxonomic data on the spiders of Morocco are provided. A total of 20 species from 12… Click to show full abstract

As a result of an examination of a small, recent collection, new faunistic and taxonomic data on the spiders of Morocco are provided. A total of 20 species from 12 families were identified, including five species newly described herein: Gorbiscape amazighus sp. nov. (; MarrakechSafi Region) [Agelenidae], Liocranum atlasicum sp. nov. (; MarrakechSafi Region) [Liocranidae], Zelotes maroccanus sp. nov. (; TangerTtouanAl Houceima Region), Z. reuteri sp. nov. (; MarrakechSafi Region) [Gnaphosidae], and Zodarion neblibohakrostorum sp. nov. (; TangerTtouanAl Houceima Region) [Zodariidae]. Ballus chalybeius (Walckenaer, 1802) [Salticidae] and the genus Liocranum L. Koch, 1866 are newly recorded from Morocco, while Psilochorus simoni (Berland, 1911) [Pholcidae] is recorded in Africa for the first time. Additionally, photographic illustrations and SEM images are provided for Lycosoides murphyorum Bosmans, 2022 [Agelenidae] and Rhode scutiventris Simon, 1882 [Dysderidae]. Finally, four species are transferred from Agelena Walckenaer, 1805 [Agelenidae] to Gorbiscape Zamani & Marusik, 2020: G. canariensis (Lucas, 1838) comb. nov. from the Canary Islands and Northwest Africa, and G. gomerensis (Wunderlich, 1992) comb. nov., G. gonzalezi (Schmidt, 1980) comb. nov. and G. tenerifensis (Wunderlich, 1992) comb. nov. from the Canary Islands.

Keywords: new taxonomic; comb nov; marrakechsafi region; nov marrakechsafi; region

Journal Title: Zootaxa
Year Published: 2025

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