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3 Citations

5,584 Views

22 Pages

A Case for Below-Ground Dispersal? Insights into the Biology, Ecology and Conservation of Blind Cave Spiders in the Genus Troglodiplura (Mygalomorphae: Anamidae)

Jessica R. Marsh,
Steven J. Milner,
Matthew Shaw,
Andrew J. Stempel,
Mark S. Harvey and
Michael G. Rix

Insects2023, 14(5), 449;https://doi.org/10.3390/insects14050449

10 May 2023

Previously described from only fragments of exoskeleton and juvenile specimens, the cave spider genus Troglodiplura (Araneae: Anamidae), endemic to the Nullarbor Plain, is the only troglomorphic member of the infraorder Mygalomorphae recorded from Au...

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1 Citations

351 Views

16 Pages

Complete Mitochondrial Genome Sequencing of Brachypelma albiceps and Comparative Codon Usage Bias Analysis Across Seven Mygalomorphae Species

Qingbin Zhan,
Yin Tang,
Yang Zhao,
Senlin Hou,
Yalin Huang,
Xiaoyan Zhao,
Yunxia Chen and
Xiaoming Xue

Biology2026, 15(1), 16;https://doi.org/10.3390/biology15010016

20 December 2025

Tarantulas (family Theraphosidae) are ecologically significant invertebrate predators in terrestrial ecosystems, but many species face threats from habitat fragmentation and unsustainable collection for the international pet trade. Brachypelma albice...

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8 Citations

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274 Pages

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

Nadine Dupérré,
Elicio Tapia and
Jason E. Bond

Arthropoda2023, 1(3), 68-341;https://doi.org/10.3390/arthropoda1030010

30 June 2023

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. angamarca n. sp....

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On Some Rare Mygalomorph from Ecuador, with the Description of 16 New Species in Five Families (Mygalomorphae: Actinopodidae, Barychelidae, Halonoproctidae, Idiopidae, and Theraphosidae)

Nadine Dupérré and
Elicio Tapia

Taxonomy2025, 5(3), 35;https://doi.org/10.3390/taxonomy5030035

2 July 2025

This study on Mygalomorphs from Ecuador revealed an amazing unknown diversity, including the first record of the families Actinopodidae and Halonoproctidae. Here, 16 new species and one new genus are described in five families: in Actinopodidae, Acti...

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3 Citations

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14 Pages

Morphometric Analysis of a Trapdoor Spider (Araneae, Idiopidae) across Different Brazilian Biomes Reveals the Geographic Variation of Spiders from the Caatinga Biome

Rafael Fonseca-Ferreira,
Millke Jasmine A. Morales,
Leonardo S. Carvalho and
José Paulo L. Guadanucci

Diversity2023, 15(7), 861;https://doi.org/10.3390/d15070861

16 July 2023

Widespread species are exposed to different environmental drivers and can consequently present variations in body shape and/or size. Trapdoor spiders of the genus Idiops are generally associated with a sedentary lifestyle and limited dispersion. Howe...

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16 Pages

Strong Population Genetic Structure for the Endangered Micro-Trapdoor Spider Moggridgea rainbowi (Mygalomorphae, Migidae) in Unburnt Habitat after Catastrophic Bushfires

Jessica R. Marsh,
Tessa M. Bradford and
Steven J. B. Cooper

Diversity2023, 15(7), 827;https://doi.org/10.3390/d15070827

30 June 2023

Catastrophic wildfires impacted large areas of western Kangaroo Island (KI), South Australia in 2019–2020, burning habitat for many species, including large proportions of the distributional range of the KI micro-trapdoor spider Moggridgea rain...

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