scholarly journals Icius subinermis, a Mediterranean jumping spider species new to the fauna of Romania (Araneae: Salticidae)

2021 ◽  
Vol 82 ◽  
pp. 75-78
Author(s):  
László Mezőfi
Keyword(s):  
Copulatory Organ ◽  
Jumping Spider ◽  
Spider Species ◽  
Mediterranean Origin ◽  
Voucher Specimens ◽  
Ornamental Trees ◽  
First Time

Icius subinermis Simon, 1937 (Araneae: Salticidae), a jumping spider species of Mediterranean origin, is reported for the first time from Romania. Three specimens were collected from canopies of urban ornamental trees on the bank of the river Crișul Repede in Oradea in August 2021. Photographs of the copulatory organ and the habitus of voucher specimens from Romania are provided.

scholarly journals A survey on poorly known rainforest litter-dwelling spiders of Orchid Island (Lanyu, Taiwan) with the description of a new species (Araneae: Linyphiidae, Tetrablemmidae, and Theridiosomatidae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4927 (2) ◽  
pp. 197-208
Author(s):  
FRANCESCO BALLARIN ◽  
TAKESHI YAMASAKI ◽  
YONG-CHAO SU
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Spider Species ◽  
Orchid Island ◽  
First Time ◽  
A New Species

Representatives of some poorly known spider species collected in the rainforest litter of the Orchid Island (Taiwan) are illustrated and discussed here. A new species, Brignoliella tao sp. nov. (Fam. Tetrablemmidae), endemic to Orchid Island, is described based on both sexes. The previously unknown female of Theridiosoma triumphale Zhao & Li, 2012 (Fam. Theridiosomatidae), is described for the first time. Zoma taiwanica (Zhang, Zhu & Tso 2006) comb. nov., from the same family, is illustrated and its transfer from the genus Theridiosoma O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1879 to Zoma Saaristo, 1996 is proposed on the basis of morphological characters. Habitus and genitalia of the endemic species Gongylidioides angustus Tu & Li, 2006 (Fam. Linyphiidae) are also illustrated. 

Taxonomic studies on Amomum Roxburgh s.l. (Zingiberaceae) in MyanmarⅠ: Two new species and two new records for the flora of Myanmar

Phytotaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 418 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-170 ◽  
Author(s):  
HONG-BO DING ◽  
SHI-SHUN ZHOU ◽  
BIN YANG ◽  
REN LI ◽  
MYA BHONE MAW ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Line Drawings ◽  
Floral Tube ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Voucher Specimens ◽  
Taxonomic Studies ◽  
First Time

Two taxa of Amomum (Zingiberaceae), Amomum erythranthum and Amomum ampliflorum, from Putao, Kachin State of Northern Myanmar are described and illustrated as new to science. Amomum erythranthum is morphologically similar to A. subulatum and A. nimkeyense in having similar yellow flowers, but can be distinguished by its reddish floral tube, red anther connective, red and pubescent fruit. Amomum ampliflorum is similar to A. maximum, A. dealbatum and A. odontocarpum in white flower, but differs in its longer inflorescence and much larger flower. Two species, Amomum pauciflorum and Wurfbainia microcarpum are recorded for the flora of Myanmar for the first time. Data on ecology, phenology, distribution, conservation status, similarities to the related taxa, as well as colour photographs and line drawings of the type, and voucher specimens are provided for all reported taxa.

scholarly journals The innervation of the male copulatory organ of spiders (Araneae) – a comparative analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tim M. Dederichs ◽  
Carsten H. G. Müller ◽  
Lenka Sentenská ◽  
Elisabeth Lipke ◽  
Gabriele Uhl ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nervous Tissue ◽  
Male Copulatory Organ ◽  
Copulatory Organ ◽  
Micro Computed Tomography ◽  
Sensory Interaction ◽  
Ground Pattern ◽  
Spider Species ◽  
The Many ◽  
Inherent Component ◽  
Uptake And Release

Abstract Background Nervous tissue is an inherent component of the many specialized genital structures for transferring sperm directly into the female’s body. However, the male copulatory organ of spiders was considered a puzzling exception. Based on the recent discovery of nervous tissue in the pedipalps of two distantly related spider species, we investigated representatives of all major groups across the spider tree of life for the presence of palpal nerves. We used a correlative approach that combined histology, micro-computed tomography and electron microscopy. Results We show that the copulatory organ is innervated in all species investigated. There is a sensory organ at the base of the sperm transferring sclerite in several taxa and nervous tissue occurs close to the glandular tissue of the spermophor, where sperm are stored before transfer. Conclusions The innervation of the copulatory organ by the bulb nerve and associated efferent fibers is part of the ground pattern of spiders. Our findings pave the way for unraveling the sensory interaction of genitalia during mating and for the still enigmatic mode of uptake and release of sperm from the male copulatory organ.

Two new spider species of the genus Conculus (Araneae, Anapidae) from Southeast Asia

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4612 (3) ◽  
pp. 423
Author(s):  
QIQI ZHANG ◽  
YUCHENG LIN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Natural History ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Natural History Museum ◽  
History Museum ◽  
Spider Species ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
First Time

Two new species the spider family Anapidae are described from Southeast Asia: Conculus sagadaensis n. sp. from Philippines and Conculus yaoi n. sp. from Indonesia, both described after male specimens. Conculus is reported from Southeast Asia for the first time. Diagnoses and illustrations are provided for two new species. The types are deposited in the Natural History Museum of Sichuan University (NHMSU) in Chengdu, China. 

scholarly journals Two new jumping spider species of the Habronattus clypeatus group (Araneae, Salticidae, Harmochirina)

ZooKeys ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 625 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wayne P. Maddison ◽  
David R. Maddison
Keyword(s):  
Jumping Spider ◽  
Spider Species

A major range extension for Carcharhinus altimus (Springer, 1950) in the South Pacific Ocean

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4323 (1) ◽  
pp. 132
Author(s):  
CLINTON A. J. DUFFY ◽  
CARL D. STRUTHERS
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
South Pacific ◽  
Common Species ◽  
Pregnant Female ◽  
Range Extension ◽  
Reef Shark ◽  
South Pacific Ocean ◽  
Voucher Specimens ◽  
Resident Populations ◽  
First Time

The occurrence of the bignose shark Carcharhinus altimus at Ducie Island, Pitcairn Islands is reported for the first time based upon re-identification of four museum voucher specimens. The presence of a pregnant female and a juvenile confirms C. altimus breeds at Ducie Island and should be considered resident there. The specimens had been misidentified as the grey reef shark, C. amblyrhynchos, emphasising the ongoing value of collecting museum voucher specimens of supposedly common species. The occurrence of C. altimus at Ducie Island suggests resident populations of C. altimus are likely to occur throughout the tropical and subtropical Pacific Ocean but may have been overlooked due to their preference for deep demersal habitats during the day, or misidentification as other Carcharhinus species.  

On Sandflies from Persia and Palestine

1930 ◽  
Vol 21 (4) ◽  
pp. 529-539 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Adler ◽  
O. Theodor ◽  
E. M. Lourie
Keyword(s):  
Simple Method ◽  
Mediterranean Origin ◽  
First Time

The distribution and bionomics of the species of Phlebotomus in N.W. Persia are described.The distribution of Leishmania in this area and the possible relations of sandflies to it are discussed.Observations on the quite distinct and well-defined hours of activity of the different species are recorded.P. chinensis is recorded from Persia for the first time.The diagnosis of the female of P. caucasicus is established.P. wenyoni, sp. n., P. kandelaki, Schour., and P. perniciosus var. tobbi, var. n., are described.A simple method of breeding sandflies while travelling is described.P. perniciosus var. tobbi was infected by feeding on cultures of L. donovani of Mediterranean origin.P. caucasicus was infected by feeding on cultures of L. tropica.

scholarly journals Comparing amber fossil assemblages across the Cenozoic

2006 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 266-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Penney ◽  
A. Mark Langan
Keyword(s):  
Structural Complexity ◽  
Size Distributions ◽  
Deep Time ◽  
Spider Species ◽  
Dominican Amber ◽  
Ecological Information ◽  
Pluralistic Approach ◽  
Fossil Assemblages ◽  
First Time ◽  
Lines Of Evidence

To justify faunistic comparisons of ambers that differ botanically, geographically and by age, we need to determine that resins sampled uniformly. Our pluralistic approach, analysing size distributions of 671 fossilized spider species from different behavioural guilds, demonstrates that ecological information about the communities of two well-studied ambers is retained. Several lines of evidence show that greater structural complexity of Baltic compared to Dominican amber trees explains the presence of larger web-spinners. No size differences occur in active hunters. Consequently, we demonstrate for the first time that resins were trapping organisms uniformly and that comparisons of amber palaeoecosystem structure across deep time are possible.

scholarly journals Taxonomic notes on two jumping spider species of the genus Epocilla Thorell, 1887 (Araneae: Salticidae: Chrysillini) from India and Pakistan

rej ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-229
Author(s):  
J. T. Caleb ◽  
R. V. Sanap ◽  
D. A. Prajapati ◽  
P. Bambhaniya
Keyword(s):  
Jumping Spider ◽  
Spider Species

scholarly journals Ecological and biomorphological features of the steppe communities of the central part of the Piedmont Crimea

2019 ◽  
pp. 65-77
Author(s):  
D. V. Epikhin ◽  
L. P. Vakhrusheva
Keyword(s):  
Vegetation Cover ◽  
Steppe Vegetation ◽  
Mediterranean Origin ◽  
Steppe Communities ◽  
Floristic Classification ◽  
The Crimea ◽  
First Time

The article analyzes the syntaxonomic structure of the steppe communities of the central foothill part of the Crimea. They belong to the class Festuco-Brometea Br.-BI. et R.Tx., two orders, two unions and two sub-unions, five associations. For coenoflora at the level of associations of ecological-floristic classification, a detailed systematic, arealogical, ecological-biomorphological analysis was carried out for the first time. The most significant differences in the structure of the communities of steppe vegetation described on the basis of ecological-floristic classification are revealed. Significant participation in the formation of communities of species of Mediterranean origin and shrubs has been established. Moreover, unlike the rest of the communities, the associations of Asphodelinetum tauricae Didukh 1983 association are characterized by the dominance of these floral elements in their structure. The steppe communities of the studied region are characterized by significant xerophytization of the vegetation cover.

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