Kurt, Pınar; Koç, Halil

Based on both morphological and molecular data, the genus Carinostoma Kratochvíl, 1958 is recorded for the first time from Turkey. Detailed illustrations of the dorsal body structure, chelicera, and pedipalp are provided. Additionally, an 835 bp fragment of the 28S rRNA gene was sequenced. The systematic position of the species and its genus within the family Nemastomatidae was determined based on Maximum Likelihood (ML) and Bayesian (BEAST) analyses.

Kurt, Kemal; Kunt, Kadir Boǧaç; Gücel, Salih

A new harvestman species, Buresilia kibrisensis sp.n. (Opiliones: Phalangüdae), is described and illustrated based on males collected from Beşparmak Mountains Cyprus. Differences between the new species and other species of the genus Buresilia are compared.