The Red-Colored Oddball—A New Ladybird Spider with Unusual Coloring from Morocco, Eresus rubrocephalus sp. nov. (Araneae: Eresidae)
According to our current knowledge, the prothorax of male spiders belonging to the genus <i>Eresus</i> is covered with black hairs. However, during our collection activities in Morocco, we found male specimens showing habitus that can be clearly distinguished from the previously known species based on their pars cephalica of prosoma covered with distinct red hairs. Diagnostic drawings and digital photographs of male copulatory organs, alongside DNA and COI barcoding results, are also presented.
Authors
- Gergő Keve (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-3965-2724)
- Enikő Fehér (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7778-9116)
- Eszter Kaszab (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5750-1872)
- Zoltán Vincze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4021-1035)
- Krisztina Bali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6906-0226)
- Barna Páll‐Gergely (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6167-7221)
- Gábor M. Kovács (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9509-4270)
- Richárd Bagyó
- János Gál (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-8476-4983)
Institutions
- University of Debrecen (HU)
- Huazhong Agricultural University (CN)
- University of Szeged (HU)
- National Food Chain Safety Office (HU)
- University of Veterinary Medicine (HU)
- Independent Age (GB)
- Plant Protection Institute (HU)
- University of Pecs (HU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Animals
- Published
- 2025-09-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15182707
- Primary Topic
- Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00