Dispatch from the field II: the mystery of the red and blue Opadometa male (Araneae, Tetragnathidae, Opadometa sarawakensis).

Autor: Miller, Jeremy A., Freund, Christian, Rambonnet, Liselotte, Koets, Lianne, Barth, Nadine, van der Linden, Corné, Geml, József, Schilthuizen, Menno, Burger, Richard, Goossens, Benoit
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Zdroj: Biodiversity Data Journal; 2018, p1-14, 14p
Abstrakt: Background Males of Opadometa are difficult to associate with conspecific females, and sex-matching errors may persist in the taxonomic literature. Recommended best practices for definitive sex matching in this genus suggest finding a male in the web of a female, or better yet, mating pairs. New information A male Opadometa was observed hanging on a frame line of the web of a female Opadometa sarawakensis, a species for which the male was previously undescribed. This occurred during a tropical ecology field course held at the Danau Girang Field Centre in Sabah, Malaysia. A taxonomic description was completed as a course activity. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index