A redescription of Ancylotrypa elongata Purcell, 1908, with first description of the male (Aranei: Cyrtaucheniidae)

Ancylotrypa elongata Purcell, 1908 is redescribed on the base of the holotype and specimens collected from Botswana; the male of this species is described for the first time.</p

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF TAXONOMY

The genus Raveniola Zonstein, 1987 is found to be represented in Western Asia by 16 species: male female R. adjarica sp. nov. (Georgia), male R. anadolu sp. nov. (Turkey), male R. arthuri Kunt & Yagmur, 2010 (Turkey), male R. birecikensis sp. nov. (Turkey), male female R. dunini sp. nov. (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran), male female R. hyrcanica Dunin, 1988 (Azerbaijan),male R. marusiki sp. nov. (Iran), male R. mazandaranica Marusik, Zamani & Mirshamsi, 2014 (Iran), male female R. micropa (Ausserer, 1871) (Turkey), female R. nana sp. nov. (Turkey), male female R. niedermeyeri (Brignoli, 1972) (Iran), male female R. pontica (Spassky, 1937) (Russia, Georgia), female R. sinani sp. nov. (Turkey), male female R. turcica sp. nov. (Turkey), male female R. vonwicki Zonstein, 2000 (Iran) and male female R. zaitzevi (Charitonov, 1948) (Azerbaijan, Georgia) = female Brachythele recki Mcheidze, 1983, syn. nov. Eight species are described as new; others are redescribed from types and/or conspecific material. Males of R. micropa and R. zaitzevi, hitherto unknown, are described for the first time. Data on the variability, relationships, distribution and ecology of all considered species are also provided

Description of a new genus and three new species of the family Palpimanidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from Kenya

A new genus and three new species of the spider family Palpimanidae Thorell, 1870 from Kenya are described. Sceliscelis Oketch & Li, gen. nov. is close to Sarascelis Simon, 1887 and Scelidocteus Simon, 1907 but differs in the structure of the male palp. The new species reported are Sceliscelis marshi Oketch & Li, sp. nov., Scelidocteus taitave Oketch & Li, sp. nov., and Hybosida machondogo Oketch & Li, sp. nov. Sceliscelis marshi sp. nov. is described from males and females collected from Tsavo in south Kenya. Scelidocteus taitave sp. nov. can be distinguished from other congeners, as well as from the morphologically similar Scelidomachus socotranus Pocock, 1899, by the shape of the palpal “conductor”. Hybosida machondogo sp. nov. differs from other six-eyed Hybosida spp. by possessing rudimentary posterior median eyes

A revision of the spider genus raveniola (Araneae, nemesiidae). I. species from western Asia

The genus Raveniola Zonstein, 1987 is found to be represented in Western Asia by 16 species: ♂♀ R. adjarica sp. nov. (Georgia), ♂ R. anadolu sp. nov. (Turkey), ♂ R. arthuri Kunt & Yağmur, 2010 (Turkey), ♂ R. birecikensis sp. nov. (Turkey), ♂♀ R. dunini sp. nov. (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran), ♂♀ R. hyrcanica Dunin, 1988 (Azerbaijan), ♂ R. marusiki sp. nov. (Iran), ♂ R. mazandaranica Marusik, Zamani & Mirshamsi, 2014 (Iran), ♂♀ R. micropa (Ausserer, 1871) (Turkey), ♀ R. nana sp. nov. (Turkey), ♂♀ R. niedermeyeri (Brignoli, 1972) (Iran), ♂♀ R. pontica (Spassky, 1937) (Russia, Georgia), ♀ R. sinani sp. nov. (Turkey), ♂♀ R. turcica sp. nov. (Turkey), ♂♀ R. vonwicki Zonstein, 2000 (Iran) and ♂♀ R. zaitzevi (Charitonov, 1948) (Azerbaijan, Georgia) = ♀ Brachythele recki Mcheidze, 1983, syn. nov. Eight species are described as new; others are redescribed from types and/or conspecific material. Males of R. micropa and R. zaitzevi, hitherto unknown, are described for the first time. Data on the variability, relationships, distribution and ecology of all considered species are also provided. © 2018, Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle. All rights reserved