Oedothorax Lin, Lopardo, and Uhl 2022
- Dataset
- Evolution of nuptial-gift-related male prosomal structures: taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of the genus Oedothorax (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Erigoninae)
- Rank
- GENUS
- Published in
- Lin, Shou-Wang, Lopardo, Lara, Uhl, Gabriele (2022): Evolution of nuptial-gift-related male prosomal structures: taxonomic revision and cladistic analysis of the genus Oedothorax (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Erigoninae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 195: 417-584, DOI: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab033
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Arachnida
- order
- Araneae
- family
- Linyphiidae
- genus
- Oedothorax
biology_ecology
Habitat: Glacier. Remarks: Due to the unavailability of type material and any images in the original descriptions of this species, the current status of this species is unclear.
diagnosis
Diagnosis: Females: From original description in Banks (1900): ‘ the epigynum is an elliptical area with a nearly square cavity in posterior part; on middle of hind margin is a denticle projecting forward’. Although difficult to comprehend the structure solely based on this description, the presence of a cavity in the posterior part of the epigye discriminates this species from all Oedothorax, Mitrager, Callitrichia species and their related genera, like Gongylidium and Timeticus. Males: Unknown.
distribution
Distribution: USA, Alaska.
materials_examined
Type material: Banks’ description (1900) was based on two females collected from Muir Glacier in 1899, but no type designation was mentioned.