[HTML][HTML] Review of the Spider Genus Linothele (Mygalomorphae, Dipluridae) from Ecuador—An Exceptional Case of Speciation in the Andes

N Dupérré, E Tapia, JE Bond - Arthropoda, 2023 - mdpi.com
The genus Linothele (Araneae: Dipluridae) from Ecuador is reviewed. A total of 38 new
species are described; from the Andes: L. alausi n. sp.(♀), L. anabellecitae n. sp.(♀♂), L …

Diversity of spider families parasitized by fungal pathogens: a global review

M Nyffeler, N Hywel-Jones - The Journal of Arachnology, 2024 - BioOne
In this paper the findings of a global literature and social media survey of spider mycoses
are presented. Our survey revealed that spider mycoses occur in the geographic belt …

[HTML][HTML] A revision of the spider genus Raveniola (Araneae, Nemesiidae). II. Species from Central Asia

SL Zonstein - European journal of taxonomy, 2024 - europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu
Abstract The Central Asian representatives of the spider genus Raveniola Zonstein, 1987
(Araneae, Nemesiidae) are revised. The genus is found to encompass 29 regional …

A new small Acanthogonatus Karsch, 1880 (Mygalomorphae, Pycnothelidae) species from Argentinean Patagonia: description of A. messii Signorotto & Ferretti n. sp …

F Signorotto, M Mancini, N Ferretti - Zoosystema, 2023 - BioOne
ABSTRACT A new Pycnothelidae Chamberlin, 1917 species from Patagonian steppe,
Chubut, Argentina is described and illustrated. Acanthogonatus messii Signorotto & Ferretti …

[HTML][HTML]  Four new species of mygalomorph spiders (Araneae, Halonoproctidae and Theraphosidae) from the Colombian Pacific region (Bahía Solano, Chocó)

M Echeverri, SG Torres, N Pinel, C Perafán - ZooKeys, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
 Abstract The Colombian Pacific coast is an amazing natural region, immersed in one of the
most unknown biodiversity hotspots in the world. An expedition carried out in the north of this …

Measuring what we don't know: biodiversity catalogs reveal bias in taxonomic effort

JA Gorneau, S Kulkarni, F Cala-Riquelme… - …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Biodiversity catalogs are an invaluable resource for biological research. Efforts to
scientifically document biodiversity have not been evenly applied, either because of …

The non-acarine Arachnida of the Amathole Mountains, South Africa

CR Haddad, L Prendini, JA Neethling… - … -African Biodiversity & …, 2023 - scielo.org.za
Abstract HADDAD, Charles R.; PRENDINI, Lorenzo; NEETHLING, Jan-Andries and
DIPPENAAR-SCHOEMAN, Anna S.. The non-acarine Arachnida of the Amathole Mountains …

Correlation with a limited set of behavioral niches explains the convergence of somatic morphology in mygalomorph spiders

JD Wilson, JE Bond, MS Harvey… - Ecology and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the drivers of morphological convergence requires investigation into its
relationship with behavior and niche space, and such investigations in turn provide insights …

[HTML][HTML] Description and Sexual Behavior of Two New Species of Mygalomorph Spiders (Araneae: Theraphosidae, Pycnothelidae), and First Record of Xenonemesia …

M Nicoletta, J Panchuk, N Peralta-Seen… - Zoological …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract Paraje Tres Cerros is a low altitude hilly natural area surrounded by cattle fields
and characterized by three isolated rocky formations of about 150–180 m asl located in the …

An integrative taxonomy of the genus Stasimopus Simon 1892 (Araneae: Mygalomorphae) of the Karoo with the description of nine new species and a Stasimopus …

S Brandt, C Sole, R Lyle - Zootaxa, 2023 - europepmc.org
The genus Stasimopus Simon 1892 is endemic to Southern Africa, but is historically largely
understudied. This paper provides a taxonomic revision for the Stasimopus species of the …