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Description of a novel mating plug mechanism in spiders and the description of the new species Maeota setastrobilaris (Araneae, Salticidae)
Abstract. Reproduction in arthropods is an interesting area of research where intrasexual and intersexual mechanisms have evolved structures with several functions. The mating plugs usually produced by males are good examples of these structures where the main function is to obstruct the female geni...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4493341/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26175601 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.509.9711 |
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author | Garcilazo-Cruz, Uriel Alvarez-Padilla, Fernando |
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description | Abstract. Reproduction in arthropods is an interesting area of research where intrasexual and intersexual mechanisms have evolved structures with several functions. The mating plugs usually produced by males are good examples of these structures where the main function is to obstruct the female genitalia against new sperm depositions. In spiders several types of mating plugs have been documented, the most common ones include solidified secretions, parts of the bulb or in some extraordinary cases the mutilation of the entire palpal bulb. Here, we describe the first case of modified setae, which are located on the cymbial dorsal base, used directly as a mating plug for the Order Araneae in the species Maeota setastrobilaris sp. n. In addition the taxonomic description of Maeota setastrobilaris sp. n. is provided and based on our findings the geographic distribution of this genus is extended to the Northern hemisphere. |
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spelling | pubmed-44933412015-07-14 Description of a novel mating plug mechanism in spiders and the description of the new species Maeota setastrobilaris (Araneae, Salticidae) Garcilazo-Cruz, Uriel Alvarez-Padilla, Fernando Zookeys Research Article Abstract. Reproduction in arthropods is an interesting area of research where intrasexual and intersexual mechanisms have evolved structures with several functions. The mating plugs usually produced by males are good examples of these structures where the main function is to obstruct the female genitalia against new sperm depositions. In spiders several types of mating plugs have been documented, the most common ones include solidified secretions, parts of the bulb or in some extraordinary cases the mutilation of the entire palpal bulb. Here, we describe the first case of modified setae, which are located on the cymbial dorsal base, used directly as a mating plug for the Order Araneae in the species Maeota setastrobilaris sp. n. In addition the taxonomic description of Maeota setastrobilaris sp. n. is provided and based on our findings the geographic distribution of this genus is extended to the Northern hemisphere. Pensoft Publishers 2015-06-22 /pmc/articles/PMC4493341/ /pubmed/26175601 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.509.9711 Text en Uriel Garcilazo-Cruz, Fernando Alvarez-Padilla http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Garcilazo-Cruz, Uriel Alvarez-Padilla, Fernando Description of a novel mating plug mechanism in spiders and the description of the new species Maeota setastrobilaris (Araneae, Salticidae) |
title | Description of a novel mating plug mechanism in spiders and the description of the new species Maeota
setastrobilaris (Araneae, Salticidae) |
title_full | Description of a novel mating plug mechanism in spiders and the description of the new species Maeota
setastrobilaris (Araneae, Salticidae) |
title_fullStr | Description of a novel mating plug mechanism in spiders and the description of the new species Maeota
setastrobilaris (Araneae, Salticidae) |
title_full_unstemmed | Description of a novel mating plug mechanism in spiders and the description of the new species Maeota
setastrobilaris (Araneae, Salticidae) |
title_short | Description of a novel mating plug mechanism in spiders and the description of the new species Maeota
setastrobilaris (Araneae, Salticidae) |
title_sort | description of a novel mating plug mechanism in spiders and the description of the new species maeota
setastrobilaris (araneae, salticidae) |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4493341/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26175601 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.509.9711 |
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