Simon (1864) described seven fami- ly-group names and 13 tribe-group names. The present article argues that, under the ICZN Code, these names are available despite their French endings. Consequently, Simon's names that are senior synonyms have priority over later ones. The authorship of the following family names should be corrected: Filistatidae Simon, 1864 (not Ausserer, 1867); Segestriidae Simon, 1864 (not Simon, 1893); Anyphaenidae Simon, 1864 (not Bertkau, 1878); Tetragnathidae Simon, 1864 (not Menge, 1866); Hersi- liidae Simon, 1864 (not Thorell, 1869); Philodromidae Simon, 1864 (not Thorell, 1870); Dolomedidae Simon, 1864 (not Simon, 1876). These changes do not affect stability, as only the citation of authorship changes, not the family names themselves. Two of Simon's names, Myrm & eacute;ciformes and Phalango & iuml;diens, are unavailable. and currently Myrm & eacute;ciformes therefore underthe following does with the availability catalog even unavailble.
The article describes three species of potamid crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda: Potamidae), one of which is new to science, found in the lowland monsoon tropical forest of the C & aacute;t Ti & ecirc;n National Park located in & Dstrok;ong Nai Province of southern Vietnam. All species are recorded from the park area for the first time, as well as differ clearly in their ecological niches and inhabiting biotopes. Neolarnaudia phymatodes (Kemp, 1923) and N. botti T & uuml;rkay et Naiyanetr, 1987 are completely freshwater aquatic (riverine) species that inhabits rivers and streams, digging their burrows in the riverbank and, probably never leave them. Neolarnaudia phymatodes lives in the fast-flowing streams of the limestone T & agrave; L & agrave;i hills, whereas N. botti was found in the low-flowing streams of the lowland monsoon forest. At the same time, Dacuamon cattienensis sp.n. is a terrestrial species that lives on the forest floor, digging burrows in dry forest soil and, probably, rarely descends into rivers or streams. From the single known species of the genus Dacuomon, D. quynhi Ng et Ngo, 2023 described from Dong Xuan district, Phu Y & ecirc;n Province in central Vietnam, Dacuamon cattienensis sp.n. can be separated by more rounded carapace with more convex anterolateral margins (especially in males), less setose third maxilliped with bluntly produced anteroexternal angle of meral segment, less curved terminal segment of G1, smooth thoracic sternites 2 and 3 and telson with concave lateral margins. The type locality of N. botti, indicated on the museum label of the type material as "Mois-Chero, Nord de la Cochinchine", is discussed in the article, suggesting that it refer to the middle reaches of the & Dstrok;ong Nai River. Barcoding (partial COI mtDNA gene marker) data is presented for all three potamid crab for the first time.
The genus Chorizopesoides Mi et Wang, 2018 is recorded for the first time from India. Two species are recognized: Chorizopesoides shimoga sp.n. (?) and C. orientalis (Simon, 1909). Chorizopes khanjanes Tikader, 1965 syn.n. was found to be a junior synonym of C. orientalis, and the collecting localities of all five known Chorizopesoides species are also mapped.
Based on recent speleobiological surveys in the Kopet Dagh mountain range in northeastern Iran, we examined terrestrial isopods collected from three caves in the Kopet Dagh sector of the Eastern Alborz Mountains, Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran. Two trogloxene species were identified: Protracheoniscus major (Dollfus, 1903) and P. turcomanicus Borutzky, 1945; the latter is recorded from Iran for the first time. A redescription of P. turcomanicus based on holotype and other material, is provided, with diagnostic morphological characters and notes on habitat and cave-specific occurrence. How to cite this paper: Mehrafrooz Mayvan M., Kashani G.M., Hajikhani Sh., Kov & aacute;& ccaron; L. 2026. Terrestrial isopods from the caves of northeastern Iran (Isopoda: Oniscidea) with a redescription of Protracheoniscus turcomanicusBorutzky, 1945 //ArthropodaSelecta. Vol.35. No.2. P.175-181. doi: 10.15298/arthsel.35.2.05
The paper presents new faunistic data on eight spider species in five families from Stavropol Krai. All of these species are new to the region at hand. Coscinida tibialis Simon, 1895 has been found in Russia for the first time. The discovery of Howaia mogera (Yaginuma, 1972) in a garden plot within the limits of City of Ipatovo confirms the association of European populations of the species with synanthropic habitats. The discovery of Olios sericeus (Kroneberg, 1875) and Coscinida tibialis Simon, 1895 in the steppe zone of Stavropol Krai indicates the ongoing northward expansion of southern species.
