Description of previously overlooked specimens of Nemesia rastellata (Araneae, Mygalomorphae: Nemesiidae) from the type locality, with notes on functional aspects of male morphology

Previously overlooked material of Nemesia rastellataWunderlich, 2011, collected at the type locality and present in the collection of the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt am Main, is here described. This description provides important new information for taxonomical recognition of the species and the...

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Published in:Arachnologische Mitteilungen Vol. 65; no. 1; pp. 5 - 7
Main Author: Decae, Arthur
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Arachnologische Gesellschaft e.V 04-08-2023
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Summary:Previously overlooked material of Nemesia rastellataWunderlich, 2011, collected at the type locality and present in the collection of the Senckenberg Museum in Frankfurt am Main, is here described. This description provides important new information for taxonomical recognition of the species and the first observations on intraspecific variations in size and shape in N. rastellata. Additionally, aspects of male morphology in Nemesia trapdoor spiders are discussed from a functional perspective. Bisher übersehenes Material von Nemesia rastellataWunderlich, 2011, gesammelt an der Typuslokalität und Teil der Sammlung des Senckenberg Museums in Frankfurt am Main, wird in dieser Arbeit beschrieben. Die Beschreibung enthält wichtige neue Information für die taxonomische Bestimmung der Art und die ersten Beobachtungen zu intraspezifischen Variationen von Größe und Form innerhalb N. rastellata. Zusätzlich werden Aspekte der männlichen Morphologie von Falltürspinnen der Gattung Nemesia aus funktionaler Perspektive diskutiert.
ISSN:1018-4171
2199-7233
DOI:10.30963/aramit6502