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

Abstract. 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 pai...

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Autores principales: Miller, Jeremy A., Freund, Christian, Rambonnet, Liselotte, Koets, Lianne, Barth, Nadine, van der Linden, Corné, Geml, József, Schilthuizen, Menno, Burger, Richard, Goossens, Benoit
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2018
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Taxonomic Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5904518/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29674940
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.6.e24777
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Sumario:Abstract. 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.

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