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Effects of chronic exposure to cadmium and copper on the proteome profile of hemolymph in false widow spider Steatoda grossa (Theridiidae)

open access: yesEcotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2023
The aim of this study was to evaluate the quantitative and qualitative changes in the proteome of the hemolymph of female Steatoda grossa spiders (Theridiidae) that were chronically exposed to cadmium and copper in food and were additionally ...
Kamila Wiśniewska   +6 more
doaj   +2 more sources

First Record of Pediobius pyrgo Walker (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) in South America and its Emergence from Egg Sacs of Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch (Araneae: Theridiidae)

open access: goldEntomoBrasilis, 2015
We record the first time the occurrence of Pediobius pyrgo (Walker) (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) for South America. This is also the first report of P. pyrgo emerging from egg sacs of Latrodectus geometricus C. L. Koch (Araneae: Theridiidae).
Karine Schoeninger   +3 more
doaj   +5 more sources

A revision of the genus Achaearanea (Araneae: Theridiidae)

open access: yesActa Arachnologica, 2008
The genus Achaearanea Strand, 1929 (Theridiidae) is revised. Two genera, Henziectypus Archer, 1946 and Cryptachaea Archer, 1946, are revived from the synonymy of Achaearanea. Parasteatoda Archer, 1946 is recognized as an independent genus. Redefinitions and species lists of four genera, Achaearanea, Henziectypus, Cryptachaea and Parasteatoda, are given.
Yinglian Xiao
exaly   +4 more sources

First description of the female of the theridiid spider Robertus golovatchi (Araneae: Theridiidae) [PDF]

open access: diamond, 2012
The female of Robertus golovatchi Eskov, 1987 is described for the first time from Abkhazia and the male is also figured. The female is compared to another species known from the Caucasus R.
Kovblyuk, Mykola M., Marusik, Yuri M.
core   +4 more sources

Description of the male ofSteatoda ephippiata(Araneae: Theridiidae) [PDF]

open access: diamondArachnologische Mitteilungen, 2010
The previously unknown male of Steatoda ephippiata (Thorell, 1875) is described from recently collected material in Tunisia. Some new distribution records for the species are added and all known records are mapped.
Johann Van Keer, Robert Bosmans
openalex   +5 more sources

Molecular Phylogenetic Relationships Based on Mitogenomes of Spider: Insights Into Evolution and Adaptation to Extreme Environments. [PDF]

open access: yesEcol Evol
We used the largest dataset of mitogenomes available to reconstruct phylogenetic relationships and ancestral ranges and traits in spiders. ABSTRACT In this study, we performed a comparative analysis based on a total of 255 spider mitogenomes and four outgroups, of which the mitogenomes of 39 species were assembled de novo, to explore the phylogenetic ...
Zhang R   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

Caught in the web: Exploring spider predation on bats in Europe. [PDF]

open access: yesEcol Evol
Despite their diverse predatory tactics, spider predation on bats remains understudied, particularly in temperate regions. This article provides detailed observations of bat predation and mortality by spiders in Europe, including the first record of a spider capturing and consuming a bat pup in Spain, as well as accounts of bats entangled in spider ...
Ruiz-Villar H   +3 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

New Data on Latrodectus tredecimguttatus Rossi, 1790, the Medically Important Spider Species (Araneae: Theridiidae) from Iran [PDF]

open access: yesArchives of Razi Institute, 2021
Spiders are one of the most important orders of Arachnida comprising more than 48,000 species in the world. Except for families Uloboridae and Holarchaeidae, all others are classified as the venomous spider.
M Mohammadi Bavani   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

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