Theridium eximius, LINEAGE
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Theridium eximius |
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THE EXIMIUS LINEAGE
The eximius lineage occurs only in the New World ( Fig. 63A View Figure 63 ) and contains the majority of American species. It includes all the most intensively studied Anelosimus species and is revised below. Eight unambiguous synapomorphies support its monophyly, including: deeply notched cymbial margin (15 -2, Figs 23A, B View Figure 23 , 29A View Figure 29 , 33A View Figure 33 ), translucent cymbial hood (25 -0), an abrupt post-switchback II turn of the sperm duct (30 -1, Fig. 57D–G View Figure 57 ), subterminally ridged theridiid tegular apophysis (56 -1, Figs 2B View Figure 2 , 42C View Figure 42 ), and embolus-distal hematodocha grooves (69 -1, Figs 35B, H, L View Figure 35 , 36C View Figure 36 , 39B, C View Figure 39 ). Five of the seven known social Anelosimus species belong in five subgroups of the eximius group.
Figure 2. Anelosimus analyticus, male palp. A, dorsal; B, submesal; C, ventral, note the small embolic division b (Eb), and the cymbial hood (upper arrow). In this species the embolic lobe fits snugly under the subconductor (SC); D, ectal; E, apical view of tip, mesal side; F, part of palpal tibia, unusually with four trichobothria (arrows). Scale bars: A–D, 100 µm; E,F, 50 µm.
Figure 23. Anelosimus jucundus, male palp. A, dorsal view; B, mesal; C, submesal, the conspicuous embolus division b ridge (arrow) is a synapomorphy uniting A. jucundus, A. octavius and A. arizona; D, ventral; E, ectal, subcaudal view; F, details of E tip, the small conductor can be detected in the background (arrow). Scale bars: 100 µm.
Figure 29. Anelosimus baeza from Las Caucheras, male palp. A, dorsoapical view; B, mesal; C, submesal, apical view; D, ventral, note a conspicuous ectal tegular process (arrow); E, details of conductor, subconductor and embolus tip, ventral; F, palpal tibia, with three trichobothria (arrows). Scale bars: 100 µm.
Figure 33. Anelosimus puravida, male palp. A, dorsomesal view; B, apical, submesal; C, ventral; D, ectal, tip of palpus; E, apical, tip of palpus; F, details of embolus tip and conductor. Scale bars: 100 µm.
Figure 35. The ‘studiosus group’. A–F, Anelosimus tosum. A, male palp mesal; B, same ventral; C, epigynum; D, internal epigynum dorsal; E, female abdomen dorsal; F, same ectal. G–J, Anelosimus oritoyacu. G, male palp mesal; H, same ventral; I, epigynum; J, internal epigynum dorsal. K–Q, Anelosimus tungurahua. K, male palp mesal; L, same ventral; M, male habitus ectal; N, same, dorsal; O, female abdomen ectal; P, epigynum; Q, internal epigynum dorsal.
Figure 36. Anelosimus tosum, male palp. A, mesal view; B, submesal; C, ventral; D, ectal; E, apicoventral; F, details of embolus tip and conductor. Scale bars: 100 µm.
Figure 39. Anelosimus oritoyacu Ecuador, male palp. A, mesal view; B, submesal; C, ventral; D, ectal; E, details of distal sclerites, ventral; F, mesal view of distal sclerites. Scale bars: 100 µm.
Figure 42. Anelosimus tungurahua male palp. A, dorsal view; B, mesal; C, apical; D, ventral; E, ectal; F, details of embolus tip. Scale bars: A–E, 100 µm; F, 10 µm.
Figure 57. Characters III. A, Anelosimus nelsoni, note a finger-shaped lower branch of the theridiid tegular apophysis hook (arrow); B, Anelosimus nigrescens, note a blade-like lower branch of the theridiid tegular apophysis hook (arrow); C, Anelosimus ethicus, with a small, barely separate embolic division b (arrow); D, Anelosimus baeza male palp, ventral view, showing the sperm duct trajectory in the tegulum relative to position of sclerites; E, Anelosimus eximius, a schematic view of the sperm duct trajectory from ectal view (view as in G), F, Anelosimus eximius from above; G, Anelosimus baeza ectal view, showing switchbacks I and II.
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