The Red-Colored Oddball-A New Ladybird Spider with Unusual Coloring from Morocco, <i>Eresus rubrocephalus</i> sp. nov. (Araneae: Eresidae).

ABSTRACT: According to our current knowledge, the prothorax of male spiders belonging to the genus Eresus 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.

SUBMITTER: Gal J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12466429 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature