00515nas a2200145 4500008004100000245011300041210006900154300001200223490000700235100002100242700002800263700001900291700001200310856004700322 2017 eng d00aThe spider tree of life: phylogeny of Araneae based on target-gene analyses from an extensive taxon sampling0 aspider tree of life phylogeny of Araneae based on targetgene ana a576-6160 v331 awheeler, Ward, C1 aCoddington, Jonathan, A1 aCrowley, L., M1 aal., et uhttps://arachnids.myspecies.info/node/894600347nas a2200109 4500008004100000245005400041210005000095300000900145490000800154100002800162856004700190 1986 eng d00aThe genera of the spider family Theridiosomatidae0 agenera of the spider family Theridiosomatidae a1-960 v4221 aCoddington, Jonathan, A uhttps://arachnids.myspecies.info/node/881700464nas a2200133 4500008004100000245008400041210006900125260001200194490000700206100002000213700002800233700002200261856004700283 2007 eng d00aMorphology and evolution of cobweb spider male genitalia (Araneae, Theridiidae)0 aMorphology and evolution of cobweb spider male genitalia Araneae c334-3950 v351 aAgnarsson, Ingi1 aCoddington, Jonathan, A1 aKnoflach, Barbara uhttps://arachnids.myspecies.info/node/879002278nas a2200181 4500008004100000245013100041210006900172300001000241490000800251520165600259100002001915700002601935700002001961700002101981700002802002700001902030856004702049 2016 eng d00aPhylogeography of a good Caribbean disperser: Argiope argentata (Araneae, Araneidae) and a new ‘cryptic’ species from Cuba0 aPhylogeography of a good Caribbean disperser Argiope argentata A a25-440 v6253 a

The Caribbean islands harbor rich biodiversity with high levels of single island endemism. Stretches of ocean between islands represent significant barriers to gene-flow. Yet some native species are widespread, indicating dispersal across oceans, even in wingless organisms like spiders. Argiope argentata (Fabricius, 1775) is a large, charismatic, and widespread species of orb-weaving spider ranging from the United States to Argentina and is well known to balloon. Here we explore the phylogeography of A. argentata in the Caribbean as a part of the multi-lineage CarBio project, through mtDNA haplotype and multi-locus phylogenetic analyses. The history of the Argiope argentata lineage in the Caribbean goes back 3-5 million years and is characterized by multiple dispersal events and isolation-by-distance. We find a highly genetically distinct lineage on Cuba which we describe as Argiope butchko sp. n. While the argentata lineage seems to readily balloon shorter distances, stretches of ocean still act as filters for among-island gene-flow as evidenced by distinct haplotypes on the more isolated islands, high FST values, and strong correlation between intraspecific (but not inter- specific) genetic and geographic distances. The new species described here is clearly genetically diagnosable, but morphologically cryptic, at least with reference to the genitalia that typically diagnose spider species. Our results are consistent with the intermediate dispersal model suggesting that good dispersers, such as our study species, limit the effect of oceanic barriers and thus diversification and endemism.

1 aAgnarsson, Ingi1 aLeQuier, Stephanie, M1 aKuntner, Matjaz1 aCheng, Ren-Chung1 aCoddington, Jonathan, A1 aBinford, Greta uhttps://arachnids.myspecies.info/node/847802449nas a2200253 4500008004100000022001400041245009200055210006900147260002900216300001400245490000800259520169700267653001501964653001501979653001901994653001202013653001402025653001802039653001902057653001302076100002102089700002802110856005702138 1997 eng d a1096-364200aA phylogenetic analysis of the orb-weaving spider family Araneidae (Arachnida, Araneae)0 aphylogenetic analysis of the orbweaving spider family Araneidae  bBlackwell Publishing Ltd a355–4340 v1203 a

We present the first cladistic analysis focused at the tribal and subfamily level of the orb-weaving spider family Araneidae. The data matrix of 82 characters scored for 57 arancid genera of 6 subfamilies and 19 tribes (and 13 genera from 8 outgroup families) resulted in 16 slightly different, most parsimonious trees. Successive weighting corroborated 62 of the 66 informative nodes on these cladograms; one is recommended as the ‘working’ araneid phylogcny. The sister group of Araneidae is all other Araneoidea. Araneidae comprises two major clades: the subfamily Araneinae, and the ‘argiopoid’ clade, which includes all other subfamilies and most tribes (((Gasteracanthinae, Caerostreae), (((Micratheninae, Xylcthreae), Eruyosaccus), (Eurycorminae, Arciinae)), Cyrlarachninae), ((Argiopinae, Cyrtophorinae), Arachnureae)). Cyrtarachneae and Mastophoreae are united in a new subfamily, Cyr-tarachninae. The spiny orb-weavers alone (Gasteracanthinae and Micratheninae) are not monophyletic. The mimetid subfamily Arciinae and the ‘tetragnathid’ genus Zygiella are araneids, but .Nephila (and other tetragnathids) are not. On the preferred tree, web decorations (stabilimenta) evolved 9 times within 15 genera, and were lost once. The use of silk to subdue prey evolved once in cribellate and four times in ecribillate orb weavers. Sexual size dimorphism evolved once in nephilines, twice in araneids, and reverted to monomorphism five times. Evolution in other genitalic and somatic characters is also assessed; behavioral and spinneret features arc most consistent (male genitalia, leg and prosomal features least consistent) on the phylogeny.

10acladistics10adimorphism10amale genitalia10amethods10aMimetidae10astabilimentum10aTctragnathidae10aZygiella1 aScharff, Nicolaj1 aCoddington, Jonathan, A uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1096-3642.1997.tb01281.x