A new genus of the family Nesticidae (Arachnida: Aranei) from the Caucasus

Fomichev, Alexander A.; Ballarin, Francesco; Marusik, Yuri M.

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“…All vouchers used in this study are preserved in the following collections: the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tsukuba ( NMST ), the Museum of Nature and Human Activities, Hyogo ( MNHAH ), the Ryukyu University Museum Fujukan, Okinawa ( RMUF ), the Osaka Museum of Natural History , Osaka ( OMNH ), and in the personal collections of Francesco Ballarin ( FBPC ), Yuya Suzuki ( YSPC ), Toshimichi Nagai ( TNPC ), and Yuri M. Marusik ( YMPC ). The nomenclature of morphological characters used in this work follows those of Suzuki and Ballarin (2020) and Fomichev et al (2022) . The abbreviations used in the text and figures are as follows:…”

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“…These spiders often show troglophilic preferences and are frequently associated with caves or other dark and humid habitats. The taxonomy and phylogeny of this family has received increasing interest in the last decade by international arachnologists resulting in the publication of numerous new studies (e.g., Liu and Li 2013 ; Ballarin and Li 2015 , 2018 ; Grall and Jäger 2016 ; Lin et al 2016 ; Pavlek and Ribera 2017 ; Ribera 2018 ; Ballarin 2020 ; Suzuki and Ballarin 2020 ; Esyunin and Efimik 2022 ; Fomichev et al 2022 ; Ramírez et al 2022 ; Zigler and Milne 2022 ; Hedin and Milne 2023 ; Ribera and Dimitrov 2023 ; Sherwood et al 2023 ). Such efforts have allowed the description of several new taxa and a progressive revision and redefinition of the family.…”

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Integrative taxonomic revision of the genera Nesticella and Howaia in Japan with the description of five new species (Araneae, Nesticidae, Nesticellini)

Ballarin¹,

Eguchi²

2023

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The Japanese species of the genera Nesticella Lehtinen & Saaristo, 1980 and Howaia Lehtinen & Saaristo, 1980 (Araneae, Nesticidae, Nesticellini) are revised using an integrative taxonomic approach. Their morphology, phylogenetic position within the genera, assignment to species groups, and distribution in mainland Japan and the Ryukyu islands are discussed herein. A phylogenetic and species delimitation analysis was conducted to confirm the boundaries between the putative species that were initially discriminated based on external and genital morphology. As a result of the present study, six species of Nesticella and three species of Howaia are proposed for the fauna of Japan based on the combined results of morphology and molecular analyses. Male and female of the previously known species H. mogera (Yaginuma, 1972), N. brevipes (Yaginuma, 1970), and N. okinawaensis (Yaginuma, 1979) are redescribed and illustrated using type specimens or specimens collected at the type locality. Nesticella terrestris (Yaginuma, 1970) is resurrected as a valid species and distinguished from the closely related N. brevipes based on morphological and molecular evidence. The male of N. terrestris is described for the first time. We herein describe three new species of Nesticella and two new species of Howaia from different islands in the Ryukyu Archipelago, southwest Japan: N. insulanasp. nov. (♂, ♀) from Yonaguni-jima Island, N. occultasp. nov. (♀) from Ishigaki-jima Island, N. silvicolasp. nov. (♂, ♀) from Yakushima Island, H. albasp. nov. (♂, ♀) from Miyako-jima Island and H. subterraneasp. nov. (♀) from Okinoerabu-jima Island. Nesticella occultasp. nov., H. albasp. nov. and H. subterraneasp. nov. dwell exclusively in caves and show extensive morphological adaptation to subterranean life.

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Integrative taxonomic revision of the genera Nesticella and Howaia in Japan with the description of five new species (Araneae, Nesticidae, Nesticellini)

Ballarin¹,

Eguchi²

2023

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A molecular phylogeny of the European nesticid spiders (Nesticidae, Araneae): Implications for their systematics and biogeography

Ribera

Dimitrov

2023

Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution

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A comprehensive update on the morphology and distribution of the invasive scaffold-web spider Eidmannella pallida (Araneae, Nesticidae) with a focus on new records from Italy

NARDI,

PANTINI,

RIZZO

et al. 2023

Zootaxa

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Updated non-native distributional data of the invasive spider Eidmannella pallida (Emerton, 1875), Nesticidae, are herein summarized together with the morphological characters of the species. We report all the known localities from the literature. Furthermore, we present and discuss recent findings for the Italian peninsula. In particular, the species has been consistently found in vineyards and annual crop fields in North Italy and in olive groves in South Italy. We include a redescription of the species, and detailed illustrations of the diagnostic characters of both males and females, based on stereomicroscope and SEM images. The spreading potential of the species and its possible impacts on local communities are discussed. Our data suggest that E. pallida has high invasiveness potential and several new findings in non-native areas were recorded in the last years. We found that E. pallida can establish permanent populations in crop-dominated landscapes and has a tendency to exploit vulnerable ecosystems such as the subterranean environment. We thus recommend new and more comprehensive studies on this species to investigate in deeper detail its phylogeny, ecology, and micro-habitat preferences. A high effort should be placed to assess the potential negative effects of E. pallida on the endemic fauna in invaded areas, especially in caves.

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A new genus of the family Nesticidae (Arachnida: Aranei) from the Caucasus

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Integrative taxonomic revision of the genera Nesticella and Howaia in Japan with the description of five new species (Araneae, Nesticidae, Nesticellini)

Integrative taxonomic revision of the genera Nesticella and Howaia in Japan with the description of five new species (Araneae, Nesticidae, Nesticellini)

A molecular phylogeny of the European nesticid spiders (Nesticidae, Araneae): Implications for their systematics and biogeography

A comprehensive update on the morphology and distribution of the invasive scaffold-web spider Eidmannella pallida (Araneae, Nesticidae) with a focus on new records from Italy

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A new genus of the family Nesticidae (Arachnida: Aranei) from the Caucasus

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﻿Integrative taxonomic revision of the genera Nesticella and Howaia in Japan with the description of five new species (Araneae, Nesticidae, Nesticellini)

﻿Integrative taxonomic revision of the genera Nesticella and Howaia in Japan with the description of five new species (Araneae, Nesticidae, Nesticellini)

A molecular phylogeny of the European nesticid spiders (Nesticidae, Araneae): Implications for their systematics and biogeography

A comprehensive update on the morphology and distribution of the invasive scaffold-web spider Eidmannella pallida (Araneae, Nesticidae) with a focus on new records from Italy

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Integrative taxonomic revision of the genera Nesticella and Howaia in Japan with the description of five new species (Araneae, Nesticidae, Nesticellini)

Integrative taxonomic revision of the genera Nesticella and Howaia in Japan with the description of five new species (Araneae, Nesticidae, Nesticellini)