Works on Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
Published research works tagged with the topic “Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies”.
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On the trapdoor spiders of Mexico: description of the first new species of the spider genus Aptostichus from Mexico and…
A new species of the spider genus Aptostichus Simon, 1891 is described from a cave in Huautla de Jiménez, Oaxaca, Mexico: Aptostichus sabinae sp. n. This species represents the fi…
Complete mitochondrial genomes of two flat-backed millipedes by next-generation sequencing (Diplopoda, Polydesmida)
A lack of mitochondrial genome data from myriapods is hampering progress across genetic, systematic, phylogenetic and evolutionary studies. Here, the complete mitochondrial genome…
A new species of Lathys from Turkey (Araneae, Dictynidae)
A new species, Lathys ankaraensis sp. n., is described based on the material collected in the Central Anatolia. The new species belongs to the humilis-group. Habitus, as well as c…
The jumping spiders from Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China (Araneae, Salticidae)
Twenty one jumping spider species from South Yunnan are reported, diagnosed, described and illustrated; 19 of them are described as new: Afraflacilla ballarini Cao & Li, sp. n. (♂…
A multivariate study of differentiating characters between three European species of the genus Lasiochernes Beier, 1932…
Morphological variation in three rarely collected European species of the genus Lasiochernes Beier, 1932 is thoroughly examined in the present study. Detailed descriptions of prev…
A survey of the spider family Nesticidae (Arachnida, Araneae) in Asia and Madagascar, with the description of forty-thr…
Forty-three new species of Nesticidae are described from China, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and Madagascar, and two new junior synonyms are suggested. A n…
Three spider species of the genus Mimetus Hentz, 1832 (Araneae, Mimetidae) from China
The present paper deals with three species of the genus Mimetus from China, including M. echinatus Wang, 1990, M. lamelliformis sp. n. (male), and M. wangi sp. n. (female and male…
Genetic variability of two ecomorphological forms of Stenus Latreille, 1797 in Iran, with notes on the infrageneric cla…
In this study, the genetic diversity of Iranian populations of two widespread Stenus species representing two ecomorphological forms, the “open living species” S. erythrocnemus Ep…
Two new species of the orb-weaver genus Chorizopes from Yunnan, China (Araneae, Araneidae)
Two new species of the orb-weaver genus Chorizopes from Yunnan Province, China are described: C. albus sp. n. (male and female) from the Gaoligong Mountains and Ailao Mountains, a…
Two new jumping spider species of the Habronattus clypeatus group (Araneae, Salticidae, Harmochirina)
Two species of the Habronattus clypeatus species group are described, Habronattus arcalorus sp. n. from Texas and Colorado, and Habronattus gilaensis sp. n. from New Mexico. Habro…
Occurrence of cavernicolous ground beetles in Anhui Province, eastern China (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechinae)
Two new species of anophthalmic ground beetles belonging to the subfamily Trechinae are described: Cimmeritodes (Zhecimmerites) parvus Tian & Li, sp. n. and Wanoblemus wui Tian & …
Phylogeography of a good Caribbean disperser: Argiope argentata (Araneae, Araneidae) and a new ‘cryptic’ species from C…
The Caribbean islands harbor rich biodiversity with high levels of single island endemism. Stretches of ocean between islands represent significant barriers to gene-flow. Yet some…
Descriptions of two new genera of the spider family Caponiidae (Arachnida, Araneae) and an update of Tisentnops and Tai…
New members of the spider family Caponiidae from Brazil and Chile are presented. Three new species in previously known genera are described: Taintnops paposo sp. n. from Chile, an…
Two new species of Yaginumaella, Prószyński 1976 from Yunnan, China (Araneae, Salticidae)
The present paper deals with two new species of Yaginumaella, Yaginumaella lushuiensis sp. n. (female and male) and Yaginumaella pseudoflexa sp. n. (female and male). The male of …
Four new species of the genus Otacilia Thorell, 1897 from Hunan Province, China (Araneae, Phrurolithidae)
Four new species of the genus Otacilia Thorell, 1897 are reported from Hunan Province, China: Otacilia hippocampa sp. n., Otacilia yangmingensis sp. n., Otacilia curvata sp. n., a…
Five new species of the genus Ischnothyreus Simon, 1893 from Singapore
Five new species of the genus Ischnothyreus are reported from Singapore: I. an Tong & Li, sp. n., I. brunneus Tong & Li, sp. n., I. dactylinus Tong & Li, sp. n., I. poculum Tong &…
Sinocoelotes gen. n., a new genus of the subfamily Coelotinae (Araneae, Agelenidae) from Southeast Asia
A new genus of the spider subfamily Coelotinae, Sinocoelotes gen. n., with nine new species, is described from Yunnan and Sichuan Provinces in southern China. The new species are:…
Sumakuru, a deeply-diverging new genus of lyssomanine jumping spiders from Ecuador (Araneae: Salticidae)
The lyssomanine jumping spider genus Sumakuru gen. n. is here described for Sumakuru bigal sp. n., from the Bigal River Biological Reserve in Ecuador. Known from a single male, th…
Cheiracanthium ilicis sp. n. (Araneae, Eutichuridae), a novel spider species associated with Holm Oaks (Quercus ilex)
We describe a novel species Cheiracanthium ilicis sp. n. (Araneae, Eutichuridae) collected in the province of Toledo (Central Spain). It was found during a systematic sampling cam…
The first record of the millipede genus Streptogonopus Attems, 1914 from Vietnam, with description of a new species (Di…
This paper describes a new species of the millipede genus Streptogonopus Attems, 1914, S. montanus sp. n. from Vietnam, the first record of Streptogonopus in Vietnam. The new spec…
First description of the male of Draconarius jiangyongensis (Peng et al., 1996) (Araneae, Agelenidae)
The male of Draconarius jiangyongensis (Peng, Gong & Kim, 1996) is described for the first time from Xinning County, Hunan Province, China. Morphological descriptions and illustra…
Kankuamo, a new theraphosid genus from Colombia (Araneae, Mygalomorphae), with a new type of urticating setae and diver…
A new monotypic Theraphosidae genus, Kankuamo Perafán, Galvis & Pérez-Miles, gen. n., is described from Colombia, with a new type of urticating setae. These setae differ from othe…
A further study of the spider genus Notiocoelotes (Araneae, Agelenidae) from Hainan Island, China
Two new Notiocoelotes species, N. maoganensis sp. n. (♂♀) and N. qiongzhongensis sp. n. (♂♀) are described from Hainan Island, China. In addition, the female of N. membranaceus Li…
Nine new species of the spider genus Pireneitega Kishida, 1955 (Agelenidae, Coelotinae) from Xinjiang, China
Nine new Pireneitega species collected from Xinjiang, China are described as new to science: P. burqinensis sp. n. (♂♀), P. fuyunensis sp. n. (♂♀), P. gongliuensis sp. n. (♂♀), P.…
Three new spider species of the genus Pholcus from the Taihang Mountains of China (Araneae, Pholcidae)
In this study, three new species belonging to the genus Pholcus, collected from a forest of the Taihang Mountains, P. R. China, are described under the names of Pholcus papillatus…
Description of a new troglomorphic species of Charinus Simon, 1892 from Brazil (Arachnida, Amblypygi, Charinidae)
Charinus taboa sp. n. comprises the twenty-second species of the genus described for Brazil. The new species belongs to the eastern Brazilian group, in which all species have suck…
A new species of the genus Castoponera (Araneae, Corinnidae) from Sarawak, Borneo, with comparison to a related species
A new species of the genus Castoponera Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001, Castoponera christae sp. n., is described here. The species is closely related to C. lecythus Deeleman-Reinhold, 20…
A revision of the Stenus flammeus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae) with descriptions of twelve new species
The Stenus flammeus group is proposed and twelve new species of the group are described: S. corniculus sp. n., S. daicongchaoi sp. n., S. jiajinshanus sp. n., S. jindingianus sp. …
Three new species of Misionella from northern Brazil (Araneae, Haplogynae, Filistatidae)
Three new species of the genus Misionella are described from Brazil: M. carajas sp. n. and M. aikewara sp. n. from caves in the states of Pará and Tocantins and M. pallida sp. n. …
Redescription and designation of a neotype for Caecum floridanum (Littorinimorpha, Truncatelloidea, Caecidae) with a ch…
After an extensive search for the type specimens of Caecum floridanum Stimpson, 1851, we believe that these specimens may have been either lost or destroyed in the Chicago fire (1…
Papiliocoelotes gen. n., a new genus of Coelotinae (Araneae, Agelenidae) spiders from the Wuling Mountains, China
One new genus of the spider subfamily Coelotinae, Papiliocoelotes gen. n., with five new species is described for both sexes: P. guanyinensis sp. n., P. guitangensis sp. n., P. ji…
First description of the male of Hitobia makotoi Kamura, 2011 (Araneae, Gnaphosidae)
The male of Hitobia makotoi Kamura, 2011 is described for the first time from Hengshan Mountain, Hunan Province, China. This species was originally described from Amami-ôshim Isla…
The millipede family Cryptodesmidae in Indochina (Diplopoda, Polydesmida)
In addition to two species of the diplopod family Cryptodesmidae already reported from Indochina, Trichopeltis kometis (Attems, 1938) and Ophrydesmus anichkini Golovatch, 2015, th…
Six new species of dragon millipedes, genus Desmoxytes Chamberlin, 1923, mostly from caves in China (Diplopoda, Polydes…
Six new species of Desmoxytes are described from southern China: D. laticollis sp. n., D. simplipoda sp. n., and D. similis sp. n., all three from caves in Guangdong Province; D. …
An unexpected new species of the genus Pseudopoda (Araneae, Sparassidae, Heteropodinae) from the Western Ghats in India
A new species of the genus Pseudopoda is described from India: Pseudopoda ashcharya sp. n. Males are characterised by the absence of the conductor and females are unique within th…
Review of the Southeast Asian millipede genus Antheromorpha Jeekel, 1968 (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Paradoxosomatidae)
The genus Antheromorpha is redefined and shown to comprise 11 valid species: A. miranda (Pocock, 1895), A. bistriata (Pocock, 1895), A. comotti (Pocock, 1895), A. festiva (Brölema…
Catalogue of Texas spiders
This catalogue lists 1,084 species of spiders (three identified to genus only) in 311 genera from 53 families currently recorded from Texas and is based on the “Bibliography of Te…
Three new species of the genus Leptonetela from Greece (Araneae, Leptonetidae)
Three new species of the spider genus Leptonetela collected from caves in Greece are described: L. arvanitidisi sp. n. (male & female), L. paragamiani sp. n. (male & female) and L…
First description of the female of the jumping spider Balmaceda nigrosecta Mello-Leitão (Salticidae, Dendryphantini, Ma…
The female of Balmaceda nigrosecta Mello-Leitão, 1945 is described and illustrated for the first time. In addition, this paper further illustrates the male, and provides the first…
Six new species of the spider genus Spiricoelotes species (Araneae, Agelenidae) from caves in Jiangxi, China
Six new species of the spider genus Spiricoelotes Wang, 2002 are described, S. anshiensis Chen & Li, sp. n. (♂♀), S. chufengensis Chen & Li, sp. n. (♂♀), S. nansheensis Chen & Li,…
Taxonomic revision of the tarantula genus Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901 (Araneae, Mygalomorphae, Theraphosidae) within the U…
This systematic study documents the taxonomy, diversity, and distribution of the tarantula spider genus Aphonopelma Pocock, 1901 within the United States. By employing phylogenomi…
On the synonymy of two Acantholycosa species (Araneae, Lycosidae) from the Altai
Two species previously known from East Kazakhstan, Acantholycosa katunensis Marusik, Azarkina & Koponen, 2004, known from the holotype male, and A. kurchumensis Marusik, Azarkina …
On the spider genus Arboricaria with the description of a new species (Araneae, Gnaphosidae)
The spider genus Arboricaria Bosmans, 2000 is redefined and an updated diagnosis given. The differences between Arboricaria and Micaria Westring, 1851 are discussed in detail. A k…
Depreissia decipiens, an enigmatic canopy spider from Borneo revisited (Araneae, Salticidae), with remarks on the distr…
Depreissia is a little known genus comprising two hymenopteran-mimicking species, one found in Central Africa and one in the north of Borneo. The male of D. decipiens is redescrib…
Phylogenetic placement of the unusual jumping spider Depreissia Lessert, and a new synapomorphy uniting Hisponinae and …
The relationships of the unusual salticid spider Depreissia from central Africa and Borneo have been difficult to resolve, obscured by its highly modified ant-like body. Phylogene…
Mysmenidae, a spider family newly recorded from Tibet (Arachnida, Araneae)
The spider family Mysmenidae is reported from Tibet for the first time. Two new species, Chanea voluta sp. n. (male and female) and Mysmena lulanga sp. n. (male and female) are fo…
First cavernicolous trechine beetle discovered in Guilin karst, northeastern Guangxi (Coleoptera, Carabidae, Trechinae)
A new subgenus and new species of anophthalmic trechine beetles, Oodinotrechus (Pingleotrechus) yinaesubgen. n., sp. n., is described and illustrated from a limestone cave called …
A new genus of Coelotinae (Araneae, Agelenidae) from southern China
One new genus of the spider subfamily Coelotinae, Flexicoelotes gen. n., with five new species is described from southern China: F. huyunensis sp. n. (female), F. jiaohanyanensis …
A new species of jumping spider Neonella Gertsch, with notes on the genus and male identification key (Araneae, Saltici…
The American genus Neonella Gertsch, 1936 consists of very small jumping spiders whose biology is not well known. The genus currently includes eleven valid species, of which eight…
Revised generic placement of Brachypelma embrithes (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1936) and Brachypelma angustum Valerio, 1980, wi…
The tarantula genus Sericopelma was originally defined based on male specimens, most notably lacking tibial spurs on leg I. Early female specimens were unrecognised as Sericopelma…