The velvet spiders: an atlas of the Eresidae (Arachnida, Araneae)
The family Eresidae C. L. Koch, 1850 is reviewed at the genus level. The family comprises nine genera including one new genus. They are: Adonea Simon, 1873, Dorceus C. L. Koch, 1846, Dresserus Simon, 1876, Eresus Walckenaer, 1805, Gandanameno Lehtinen, 1967, Loureedia gen. n., Paradonea Lawrence, 19...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Pensoft Publishers
2012-05-01
|
| Series: | ZooKeys |
| Online Access: | http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=2798 |
| _version_ | 1818357766034554880 |
|---|---|
| author | Jeremy Miller Charles Griswold Nikolaj Scharff Milan Rezac Tamas Szuts Mohammad Marhabaie |
| author_facet | Jeremy Miller Charles Griswold Nikolaj Scharff Milan Rezac Tamas Szuts Mohammad Marhabaie |
| author_sort | Jeremy Miller |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The family Eresidae C. L. Koch, 1850 is reviewed at the genus level. The family comprises nine genera including one new genus. They are: Adonea Simon, 1873, Dorceus C. L. Koch, 1846, Dresserus Simon, 1876, Eresus Walckenaer, 1805, Gandanameno Lehtinen, 1967, Loureedia gen. n., Paradonea Lawrence, 1968, Seothyra Purcell, 1903, and Stegodyphus Simon, 1873. A key to all genera and major lineages is provided along with corresponding diagnoses, as well as descriptions of selected species. These are documented with collections of photographs, scanning electron micrographs, and illustrations. A new phylogeny of Eresidae based on molecular sequence data expands on a previously published analysis. A species of the genus Paradonea Lawrence, 1968 is sequenced and placed phylogenetically for the first time. New sequences from twenty Gandanameno Lehtinen, 1967 specimens were added to investigate species limits within the genus. The genus Loureedia gen. n. is proposed to accommodate Eresus annulipes Lucas, 1857. Two species, Eresus semicanus Simon, 1908 and Eresus jerbae El-Hennawy, 2005, are synonymized with Loureedia annulipes comb. n. One new species, Paradonea presleyi sp. n. is described. Eresus algericus El-Hennawy, 2004 is transferred to Adonea Simon, 1873. The female of Dorceus fastuosus C. L. Koch, 1846 is described for the first time. The first figures depicting Paradonea splendens (Lawrence, 1936) are presented. |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-13T20:18:19Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-b221c266f41a4717bbc815ab5dbd3ad6 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 1313-2989 1313-2970 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-13T20:18:19Z |
| publishDate | 2012-05-01 |
| publisher | Pensoft Publishers |
| record_format | Article |
| series | ZooKeys |
| spelling | doaj.art-b221c266f41a4717bbc815ab5dbd3ad62022-12-21T23:32:46ZengPensoft PublishersZooKeys1313-29891313-29702012-05-011950114410.3897/zookeys.195.23422798The velvet spiders: an atlas of the Eresidae (Arachnida, Araneae)Jeremy MillerCharles GriswoldNikolaj ScharffMilan RezacTamas SzutsMohammad MarhabaieThe family Eresidae C. L. Koch, 1850 is reviewed at the genus level. The family comprises nine genera including one new genus. They are: Adonea Simon, 1873, Dorceus C. L. Koch, 1846, Dresserus Simon, 1876, Eresus Walckenaer, 1805, Gandanameno Lehtinen, 1967, Loureedia gen. n., Paradonea Lawrence, 1968, Seothyra Purcell, 1903, and Stegodyphus Simon, 1873. A key to all genera and major lineages is provided along with corresponding diagnoses, as well as descriptions of selected species. These are documented with collections of photographs, scanning electron micrographs, and illustrations. A new phylogeny of Eresidae based on molecular sequence data expands on a previously published analysis. A species of the genus Paradonea Lawrence, 1968 is sequenced and placed phylogenetically for the first time. New sequences from twenty Gandanameno Lehtinen, 1967 specimens were added to investigate species limits within the genus. The genus Loureedia gen. n. is proposed to accommodate Eresus annulipes Lucas, 1857. Two species, Eresus semicanus Simon, 1908 and Eresus jerbae El-Hennawy, 2005, are synonymized with Loureedia annulipes comb. n. One new species, Paradonea presleyi sp. n. is described. Eresus algericus El-Hennawy, 2004 is transferred to Adonea Simon, 1873. The female of Dorceus fastuosus C. L. Koch, 1846 is described for the first time. The first figures depicting Paradonea splendens (Lawrence, 1936) are presented.http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=2798 |
| spellingShingle | Jeremy Miller Charles Griswold Nikolaj Scharff Milan Rezac Tamas Szuts Mohammad Marhabaie The velvet spiders: an atlas of the Eresidae (Arachnida, Araneae) ZooKeys |
| title | The velvet spiders: an atlas of the Eresidae (Arachnida, Araneae) |
| title_full | The velvet spiders: an atlas of the Eresidae (Arachnida, Araneae) |
| title_fullStr | The velvet spiders: an atlas of the Eresidae (Arachnida, Araneae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The velvet spiders: an atlas of the Eresidae (Arachnida, Araneae) |
| title_short | The velvet spiders: an atlas of the Eresidae (Arachnida, Araneae) |
| title_sort | velvet spiders an atlas of the eresidae arachnida araneae |
| url | http://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=2798 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT jeremymiller thevelvetspidersanatlasoftheeresidaearachnidaaraneae AT charlesgriswold thevelvetspidersanatlasoftheeresidaearachnidaaraneae AT nikolajscharff thevelvetspidersanatlasoftheeresidaearachnidaaraneae AT milanrezac thevelvetspidersanatlasoftheeresidaearachnidaaraneae AT tamasszuts thevelvetspidersanatlasoftheeresidaearachnidaaraneae AT mohammadmarhabaie thevelvetspidersanatlasoftheeresidaearachnidaaraneae AT jeremymiller velvetspidersanatlasoftheeresidaearachnidaaraneae AT charlesgriswold velvetspidersanatlasoftheeresidaearachnidaaraneae AT nikolajscharff velvetspidersanatlasoftheeresidaearachnidaaraneae AT milanrezac velvetspidersanatlasoftheeresidaearachnidaaraneae AT tamasszuts velvetspidersanatlasoftheeresidaearachnidaaraneae AT mohammadmarhabaie velvetspidersanatlasoftheeresidaearachnidaaraneae |