Search Results - "Platnick, N. I."

Mapping the biosphere: exploring species to understand the origin, organization and sustainability of biodiversity by Wheeler, Q. D., Knapp, S., Stevenson, D. W., Stevenson, J., Blum, S. D., Boom, B. M., Borisy, G. G., Buizer, J. L., De Carvalho, M. R., Cibrian, A., Donoghue, M. J., Doyle, V., Gerson, E. M., Graham, C. H., Graves, P., Graves, S. J., Guralnick, R. P., Hamilton, A. L., Hanken, J., Law, W., Lipscomb, D. L., Lovejoy, T. E., Miller, H., Miller, J. S., Naeem, S., Novacek, M. J., Page, L. M., Platnick, N. I., Porter-Morgan, H., Raven, P. H., Solis, M. A., Valdecasas, A. G., Van Der Leeuw, S., Vasco, A., Vermeulen, N., Vogel, J., Walls, R. L., Wilson, E. O., Woolley, J. B.

“…The time is ripe for a comprehensive mission to explore and document Earth's species. This calls for a campaign to educate and inspire the next generation of…”
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Spanning-Tree Biogeography: Shortcut, Detour, or Dead-End? by Platnick, Norman I., Nelson, Gareth

“…The spanning-tree approach to biogeography developed by Craw and Page offers results even when little or no cladistic information about taxonomic relationships…”
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A new Cryptocellus (Arachnida: Ricinulei) from Brazil by Platnick, N.I

“…A new ricinuleid, Cryptocellus adisi, is described from Amazonas, Brazil; it resembles C. albosquamatus of Guyana and C. narino of Colombia in having the body…”
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Philosophy and the Transformation of Cladistics

“…Platnick, N. I. (Department of Entomology, The American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York 10024) 1979. Philosophy and the transformation of…”
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On Venezuelan Leprolochus (Araneae, Zodariidae) by Jocqué, Rudy, Platnick, Norman I.

“…A new species of the Neotropical spider genus Leprolochus, L. stratus, is described from inland Venezuela; records and illustrations are provided for related…”
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Composite areas in vicariance biogeography by Platnick, N.I, Nelson, G

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On the first African and Australian spiders of the genus Cyrioctea (Araneae: Zodariidae) by Platnick, N.I, Griffin, E

“…The spider genus Cyrioctea, previously known only from Chile and Argentina, is newly recorded from Namibia (C. whartoni, C. hirsuta, and C. namibensis, new…”
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Notes on the spider genus Eilica (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) by Platnick, N.I

“…The genus Baeriella Simon is transferred from the Cybaeodinae (Clubionoidea) to the Laroniinae (Gnaphosidae) and newly synonymized with Eilica Keyserling; its…”
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On the pseudoscorpion-mimicking spider Cheliferoides (Araneae:Salticidae) by Platnick, N.I

“…The male of Cheliferoides segmentatus F. O. P.-Cambridge is redescribed and the female is described for the first time; Cambridge's hypothesis that these…”
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Towards a Phylogeny of Entelegyne Spiders (Araneae, Araneomorphae, Entelegynae) by Griswold, Charles E., Coddington, Jonathan A., Platnick, Norman I., Forster, Raymond R.

“…We propose a phylogeny for all entelegyne families with cribellate members based on a matrix of 137 characters scored for 43 exemplar taxa and analyzed under…”
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On the Monophyly of the Spider Suborder Mesothelae (Arachnida: Araneae) by Platnick, Norman I., Goloboff, Pablo A.

“…A newly observed character, apparently unique to liphistiid spiders, supports a hypothesis of their monophyly. Flattened spurs situated distally on the…”
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On the spider family Anapidae (Araneae, Araneoidea) in the United States by Platnick, N.I. (American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY), Forster, R.R

“…The only known Nearctic anapid, Chasmocephalon shantzi Gertsch from California and Oregon, is not congeneric with the Australian type species of Chasmocephalon…”
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A NEW SPECIES OF DRASSYLLUS (ARANEAE, GNAPHOSIDAE) FROM WEST TEXAS by Platnick, Norman I., Horner, Norman

“…A new species, Drassyllus broussardi, is described from Presidio County, West Texas, USA. The species belongs to the insularis group but has a distinctively…”
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Majority verdict by ATZ, J.W, COLE, C.J, ELDREDGE, N, EMERSON, W.K, GAFFNEY, E.S, HAUGH, B.N, HERMAN, L.H, KIRSTEUER, E, MCKENNA, M.C, MAISEY, J.G, MYERS, C.W, NELSON, G, PLATNICK, N.I, RINDGE, F.H, ROSEN, D.E, ROZEN, J.G, SCHUH, R.T, SMITH, C.L, TATTERSALL, I, TEDFORD, R.H, WYGODZINSKY, R, ZWEIFEL, R.G

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ON A NEW SPECIES GROUP IN THE SPIDER GENUS SOCALCHEMMIS (ARANEAE, TENGELLIDAE) by Platnick, Norman I., Ubick, Darrell

“…A new species, Socalchemmis arroyoseco, described from Monterey County, California, is clearly not a member of either of the species groups currently…”
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A new Panjange from northern Borneo (Araneae, Pholcidae) by Deeleman-Reinhold, C.L, Platnick, N.I

“…A new spider, Panjange sedgwicki, remarkable for its prolonged eye stalks, is described from Sarawak…”
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On the Abundance and Ecology of Ricinulei (Arachnida) from Central Amazonia, Brazil by Adis, Joachim U., Platnick, Norman I., de Morais, José W., Rodrigues, José M. Gomes

“…Ricinuleids from primary and secondary dryland forest soils in the region of Manaus represented two species: (1) Cryptocellus becki with 94 specimens, mostly…”
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A New Species Of Austrochilus From Chile (Araneae, Austrochilidae, Austrochilinae) by Grismado, C J, Lopardo, L, Platnick, NI

“…Austrochilus forsteri new species, (Araneae, Austrochilidae, Austrochilinae) is described and illustrated based on specimens collected in Malleco Province,…”
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Patterns of biodiversity: tropical vs temperate by Platnick, Norman I.

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A NEW SPECIES OF AUSTROCHILUS FROM CHILE (ARANEAE, AUSTROCHILIDAE, AUSTROCHILINAE) by Grismado, Cristian J., Lopardo, Lara, Platnick, Norman I.

“…Austrochilus forsteri new species, (Araneae, Austrochilidae, Austrochilinae) is described and illustrated based on specimens collected in Malleco Province,…”
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