Works on Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
Published research works tagged with the topic “Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies”.
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Synema guiyang sp. nov., the fourth endemic species of Synema Simon, 1864 (Araneae, Thomisidae) from China
Synema Simon, 1864 is a relatively large genus of family Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833 and currently includes 124 species distributed worldwide, except for the Polar Regions. However…
A newly-recorded species of the genus Ablemma Roewer, 1963 (Araneae, Tetrablemmidae) from China
Ablemma Roewer, 1963 is a species-rich genus of the family Tetrablemmidae O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873, currently comprising 28 known species. This genus is mainly distributed in So…
First record of the genus Plynnon Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 from China, with the description of a new species (Araneae, P…
Plynnon Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 is a small phrurolithid spider genus distributed in Southeast Asia, with three currently known species: P. longitarse Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 and P…
First record of the genus Arabelia Bosselaers, 2009 from China, with description of one new species (Araneae, Liocranid…
The spider family Liocranidae Simon, 1897 contains 35 genera and 308 species, including six genera and 33 species reported in China, which are: Agroeca Westring, 1861 (13 species)…
A new species of Validifemur Ma, Song & Zhu, 2007 (Lithobiomorpha, Lithobiidae) from northwest China
The myriapod fauna of China is still poorly known and very little attention has been paid to the study of Lithobiomorpha, with only more 100 species/subspecies hitherto known from…
A new species of the spider genus Selenocosmia (Araneae, Theraphosidae) from Fujian, China
The genus Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871 includes 39 species. Five species were known from China. This genus has not been found in south-eastern China.A new species of the genus Sele…
A new species of the tarantula genus Haplocosmia (Araneae, Theraphosidae) from Tibet, China
Haplocosmia Schmidt & von Wirth, 1996 is a small genus distributed in the Himalayas that includes two species. This genus has not been found in China (Li et al. 2021, Yao et al. 2…
A new species of Pholcus yichengicus species-group (Araneae, Pholcidae) from Hebei Province, China
The Pholcus yichengicus species-group currently contains 37 species. It is distributed in central and south-eastern China and Thailand, except for P. guani Song & Ren, 1994 from L…
First description of the male of Cyclocosmia ricketti (Araneae, Halonoproctidae) from China
The genus Cyclocosmia Ausserer, 1871 of the spider family Halonoproctidae Pocock, 1901 includes ten known species from North America and Asia. Since Cyclocosmia ricketti was descr…
A new genus and species of leptonetid spiders (Araneae, Leptonetidae) from Guangdong Province, China
The spider family Leptonetidae Simon, 1890 includes 20 genera and 366 species from North America, the Mediterranean Region and Asia. Currently, 132 species belonging to six genera…
Two new species of the genus Latouchia Pocock, 1901 from southeast China (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Halonoproctidae)
The genus Latouchia Pocock, 1901 (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Halonoproctidae: Ummidiinae) includes 21 species and 1 subspecies occurring in southeast Eurasia. Just like other trapdoo…
Bassaniana birudis sp. nov., a new crab spider (Araneae, Thomisidae) from South Korea
The crab spider genus Bassaniana Strand, 1928 consists of six species mainly distributed in North America and Far East Asia. Two species of them, Bassaniana decorata (Karsch, 1879…
Coelotes vignai Brignoli, 1978 (Araneae: Agelenidae) from Turkey: first description of male and annotations on terminol…
The agelenid spider species Coelotes vignai Brignoli, 1978 was described, based on female specimens from Turkey.The unknown male is here described, based on specimens from the typ…
Pholcus maxian sp. nov., the fifth endemic spider species of Pholcus phungiformes species-group (Araneae: Pholcidae) at…
The distribution pattern of Pholcus phungiformes species-group indicates that, in Jilin and Heilongjiang, China and North Korea, additional species diversity remains undiscovered.…
Spiders of the Udmurt Republic, Russia
The long-term project "Spiders of the Udmurt Republic" (2007–2018) aimed to research spiders' regional fauna and zoogeography, diversity (including spatial and seasonal patterns),…
Description of a new species of Thelcticopis Karsch (Araneae, Sparassidae) from Guangxi Province, China
Thelcticopis is a type of spider that is very difficult to collect. In 2018, we collected two huntsman spiders in Guangxi. After diagnosis, they were found to belong to the genus …
A checklist of spiders from Yongxing Island, South China Sea, with taxonomic notes on four species of goblin spiders
Yongxing Island (about 1.85 km2) is the largest island of the Xisha Islands. It is located in the Western South China Sea, and belongs to the tropical ocean monsoon climate zone. …
One new species of the genus Ischnothyreus Simon, 1893 and re-description of I. yueluensis Yin & Wang, 1984 from China …
The genus Ischnothyreus Simon, 1893 is one of the most speciose genera of Oonopidae, with 114 extant species mainly distributed in the Old world. Currently, 16 species have been r…
Clubiona jiugong sp. nov., the fifth species of C. zilla-group from China (Araneae: Clubionidae)
The Clubiona zilla-group is a relatively small species group, distributed exclusively in East Asia, with only three species clearly documented so far.Clubiona hooda Dong & Zhang, …
Standardised inventories of spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) on touristic trails of the native forests of the Azores (Portu…
The sharp increase in tourist visitation of the Azores archipelago from 2015 onwards raised concerns about the impacts of recreational tourism on native habitats. In response, a p…
Arachnids (Araneae, Opiliones) from grass stand and forest litter in the Urals, Russia
Since the late 1980s, long-term monitoring of various components of natural ecosystems under conditions of industrial pollution has been carried out in the Central Urals. In the m…
The spider fauna from Uruguay River islands: understanding its role in a biological corridor
Biological corridors are connections which link habitats in a regional scale, allowing the gene flow between populations. The Uruguay River comprises riverside and insular riparia…
Steatoda nobilis, a false widow on the rise: a synthesis of past and current distribution trends
The Noble False Widow, Steatoda nobilis (Thorell, 1875) (Araneae, Theridiidae), is, due to its relatively large size and potential medical importance, one of the most notable inva…
A revision of the spider genus Selenops (Arachnida, Araneae, Selenopidae) in North America, Central America and the Car…
The spider genus Selenops Latreille occurs in both the Old World and New World tropics and subtropics and contains nearly half of the species in the family Selenopidae Simon. In…
The spider family Selenopidae (Arachnida, Araneae) in Australia and Asia
The spider family Selenopidae Simon occurs worldwide in tropical and subtropical regions, currently containing nearly 200 species in five genera. We relimit and revise the famil…
Revision of the Taiwanese millipede genus Chamberlinius Wang, 1956, with descriptions of two new species and a reclassi…
The millipede genus Chamberlinius is basically confined to Taiwan, with only one of the four known species presumably introduced to southern Japan. Both previously known species a…
A revision of the purse-web spider genus Calommata Lucas, 1837 (Araneae, Atypidae) in the Afrotropical Region
The purse-web spider genus Calommata Lucas, 1837 is revised in the Afrotropical Region. Following examination of the female type material, C. transvaalica Hewitt, 1916 is removed …
New species of Asphalidesmus Silvestri, 1910 from Australia (Diplopoda, Polydesmida, Dalodesmidea)
Asphalidesmus allynensis sp. n. and A. dorrigensis sp. n. are described from New South Wales, A. otwayensis sp. n. from Victoria, and A. bellendenkerensis sp. n., A. carbinensis s…
A review of the millipede genus Sinocallipus Zhang, 1993 (Diplopoda: Callipodida: Sinocallipodidae), with notes on gono…
The millipede genus Sinocallipus is reviewed, with four new cave-dwelling species, Sinocallipus catba, Sinocallipus deharvengi, Sinocallipus jaegeri and Sinocallipus steineri,…
The genus Hygrocrates Deeleman-Reinhold, 1988 (Aranei, Dysderidae) in Turkey
A new species, Hygrocrates deelemanae sp. n., is described from the Mediterranean region of Turkey. Detailed morphological descriptions, diagnosis and figures of the copulator…
A synopsis of East-Mediterranean Synaphris Simon, 1894 (Araneae, Synaphridae) with a description of a new species from …
Three species of Synaphris occurring in the East Mediterranean – S. orientalis Marusik & Lehtinen, 2003, S. lehtineni Marusik, Gnelitsa & Kovblyuk, 2005 and S. letourneuxi (Simon,…
The scorpions of Yunnan (China): updated identification key, new record, and distributions (Arachnida: Scorpiones)
This is an identification key to the Scorpiones species of Yunnan (China) with notes on the distribution and habitats of these species. E. kubani is one new record species to Chin…
A survey of East Palaearctic Lycosidae (Araneae). 7. A new species of Acantholycosa Dahl, 1908 from the Russian Far East
Acantholycosa azarkinae sp. n. is described from the Maritime Province of Russia on the basis of both sexes. A. norvegica (Thorell, 1872) is reported from the Maritime Province fo…
A new species of Heser (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) from the south of India
A new species of Heser Tuneva, 2005 (Gnaphosidae) is described from the south of India. A key is provided to the species of Heser and the importance of Gnaphosidae for the study o…
Revision of the endemic Taiwanese millipede genus Aponedyopus Verhoeff, 1939, with descriptions of two new species (Dip…
The millipede genus Aponedyopus is endemic to Taiwan and contains three species. All previously known congeners are considered to represent one species: A. montanus Verhoeff, 1939…
Palystes kreutzmanni sp. n. – a new huntsman spider species from fynbos vegetation in Western Cape Province, South Afri…
Palystes kreutzmanni sp. n. is described from habitats close to Kleinmond, in the Western Cape Province, South Africa. Spiders of this new species live in the typical fynbos veget…
A new species of Harpactea (Araneae, Dysderidae) from Aegean region of Turkey
A new species of the spider genus Harpactea Bristowe, 1939 is described from the Aegean region of Turkey – Harpactea erseni sp. n. (males only). Detailed morphological description…
A review of the Holarctic genus Tmeticus Menge, 1868 (Araneae, Linyphiidae), with a description of a new genus
Eight species attributed to Tmeticus are reviewed; five are redescribed and illustrated: Tmeticus affinis (Blackwall, 1885), Tmeticus bipunctis (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906), Tmeticu…
Raveniola niedermeyeri from Iran: redescription and new data on distribution (Araneae, Nemesiidae)
Raveniola niedermeyeri (Brignoli, 1972), a poorly known species, is rediagnosed and redescribed from the types and from recently collected material from northern and central regio…
A new species of Tegenaria Latreille, 1804 (Araneae, Agelenidae) from Turkey
A new species of the spider genus Tegenaria Latreille, 1804 is described, based on newly collected specimens from Turkey. Detailed morphological descriptions, diagnosis and figure…
Spider assemblages associated with different crop stages of irrigated rice agroecosystems from eastern Uruguay
The rice crop and associated ecosystems constitute a rich mosaic of habitats that preserve a rich biological diversity. Spiders are an abundant and successful group of natural pre…