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Issue: Vol. 5821 No. 1: 28 May 2026
Type: Article
Published: 2026-05-28
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5821.1.6
Page range: 93-106
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A new Nemesia species from Spanish Catalonia (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Nemesiidae, Haplonemesia)

Natural History Museum Rotterdam; Westzeedijk 345 (Museumpark); 3015AA Rotterdam; The Netherlands
Royal Museum for Central Africa; Leuvensesteenweg 13; 3080 Tervuren; Belgium
Araneae Nemesia taxonomy morphology biogeography ecology Pyrenees

Abstract

Both sexes of Nemesia gavarrensis sp. nov. are described from northeastern Spanish Catalonia. N. gavarrensis is considered the fourth species to be included in the subgenus Haplonemesia Simon 1914, that furthermore includes: N. simoni Pickard-Cambridge 1874, N. crassimana Simon 1873, N. raripila Simon 1914. Haplonemesia is a morphologically, geographically and ecologically unified group of four nominal species inhabiting sheltered habitats in and around the eastern Pyrenees. A key to distinguish Haplonemesia species is provided.

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How to Cite

Decae, A. & Bosselaers, J. (2026) A new Nemesia species from Spanish Catalonia (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Nemesiidae, Haplonemesia). Zootaxa, 5821 (1), 93–106. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5821.1.6