@ARTICLE{TreeBASE2Ref20391,
author = {Ingi Agnarsson},
title = {Systematics of new subsocial and solitary Australasian Anelosimus species (Araneae : Theridiidae)},
year = {2012},
keywords = {Australia, Bali, evolution of sociality, New Britain, Papua New Guinea, social ecology, taxonomy.},
doi = {10.1071/IS11039},
url = {http://},
pmid = {},
journal = {Invertebrate Systematics},
volume = {26},
number = {},
pages = {},
abstract = {Species of the cobweb spider genus Anelosimus range from solitary to subsocial to social, and sociality has
evolved repeatedly within the genus. Thus, this genus allows studies of the traits that play a role in social evolution. However,
taxonomic knowledge of Anelosimus is geographically narrow and nearly all sociobiological studies have been done in the
Americas. Only one behaviourally unknown species has been described from all of Australasia. Here, I describe seven new
Anelosimus from PapuaNewGuinea (Anelosimus potmosbi, sp. nov., Anelosimus pomio, sp. nov., Anelosimus eidur, sp. nov.
and Anelosimus luckyi, sp. nov.), Bali (Anelosimus bali, sp. nov.), Australia (Anelosimus pratchetti, sp. nov.) and an unknown
locality (Anelosimus terraincognita, sp. nov.), ranging from solitary to subsocial. A phylogenetic analysis supports the
inclusion of these species in Anelosimus, and suggests that solitary Papuan species represent a second reversal from subsocial
behaviour. Both solitary species inhabit the beachfront, a habitat that appears not to be conducive to social behaviour in
spiders. Subsocial species, as in other parts of the world, are found in montane tropical forests of Papua New Guinea, and at
relatively high latitudes in Australia. Thus, a global ecological pattern of sociality in Anelosimus is emerging as taxonomic,
phylogenetic and ethological knowledge extends beyond the Americas.}
}
Citation for Study 12330
Citation title:
"Systematics of new subsocial and solitary Australasian Anelosimus species (Araneae : Theridiidae)".
Study name:
"Systematics of new subsocial and solitary Australasian Anelosimus species (Araneae : Theridiidae)".
This study is part of submission 12330
(Status: Published).
Citation
Agnarsson I. 2012. Systematics of new subsocial and solitary Australasian Anelosimus species (Araneae : Theridiidae). Invertebrate Systematics, 26.
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Agnarsson I.
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Abstract
Species of the cobweb spider genus Anelosimus range from solitary to subsocial to social, and sociality has
evolved repeatedly within the genus. Thus, this genus allows studies of the traits that play a role in social evolution. However,
taxonomic knowledge of Anelosimus is geographically narrow and nearly all sociobiological studies have been done in the
Americas. Only one behaviourally unknown species has been described from all of Australasia. Here, I describe seven new
Anelosimus from PapuaNewGuinea (Anelosimus potmosbi, sp. nov., Anelosimus pomio, sp. nov., Anelosimus eidur, sp. nov.
and Anelosimus luckyi, sp. nov.), Bali (Anelosimus bali, sp. nov.), Australia (Anelosimus pratchetti, sp. nov.) and an unknown
locality (Anelosimus terraincognita, sp. nov.), ranging from solitary to subsocial. A phylogenetic analysis supports the
inclusion of these species in Anelosimus, and suggests that solitary Papuan species represent a second reversal from subsocial
behaviour. Both solitary species inhabit the beachfront, a habitat that appears not to be conducive to social behaviour in
spiders. Subsocial species, as in other parts of the world, are found in montane tropical forests of Papua New Guinea, and at
relatively high latitudes in Australia. Thus, a global ecological pattern of sociality in Anelosimus is emerging as taxonomic,
phylogenetic and ethological knowledge extends beyond the Americas.
Keywords
Australia, Bali, evolution of sociality, New Britain, Papua New Guinea, social ecology, taxonomy.
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@ARTICLE{TreeBASE2Ref20391,
author = {Ingi Agnarsson},
title = {Systematics of new subsocial and solitary Australasian Anelosimus species (Araneae : Theridiidae)},
year = {2012},
keywords = {Australia, Bali, evolution of sociality, New Britain, Papua New Guinea, social ecology, taxonomy.},
doi = {10.1071/IS11039},
url = {http://},
pmid = {},
journal = {Invertebrate Systematics},
volume = {26},
number = {},
pages = {},
abstract = {Species of the cobweb spider genus Anelosimus range from solitary to subsocial to social, and sociality has
evolved repeatedly within the genus. Thus, this genus allows studies of the traits that play a role in social evolution. However,
taxonomic knowledge of Anelosimus is geographically narrow and nearly all sociobiological studies have been done in the
Americas. Only one behaviourally unknown species has been described from all of Australasia. Here, I describe seven new
Anelosimus from PapuaNewGuinea (Anelosimus potmosbi, sp. nov., Anelosimus pomio, sp. nov., Anelosimus eidur, sp. nov.
and Anelosimus luckyi, sp. nov.), Bali (Anelosimus bali, sp. nov.), Australia (Anelosimus pratchetti, sp. nov.) and an unknown
locality (Anelosimus terraincognita, sp. nov.), ranging from solitary to subsocial. A phylogenetic analysis supports the
inclusion of these species in Anelosimus, and suggests that solitary Papuan species represent a second reversal from subsocial
behaviour. Both solitary species inhabit the beachfront, a habitat that appears not to be conducive to social behaviour in
spiders. Subsocial species, as in other parts of the world, are found in montane tropical forests of Papua New Guinea, and at
relatively high latitudes in Australia. Thus, a global ecological pattern of sociality in Anelosimus is emerging as taxonomic,
phylogenetic and ethological knowledge extends beyond the Americas.}
}
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AU - Agnarsson,Ingi
T1 - Systematics of new subsocial and solitary Australasian Anelosimus species (Araneae : Theridiidae)
PY - 2012
KW - Australia
KW - Bali
KW - evolution of sociality
KW - New Britain
KW - Papua New Guinea
KW - social ecology
KW - taxonomy.
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/IS11039
N2 - Species of the cobweb spider genus Anelosimus range from solitary to subsocial to social, and sociality has
evolved repeatedly within the genus. Thus, this genus allows studies of the traits that play a role in social evolution. However,
taxonomic knowledge of Anelosimus is geographically narrow and nearly all sociobiological studies have been done in the
Americas. Only one behaviourally unknown species has been described from all of Australasia. Here, I describe seven new
Anelosimus from PapuaNewGuinea (Anelosimus potmosbi, sp. nov., Anelosimus pomio, sp. nov., Anelosimus eidur, sp. nov.
and Anelosimus luckyi, sp. nov.), Bali (Anelosimus bali, sp. nov.), Australia (Anelosimus pratchetti, sp. nov.) and an unknown
locality (Anelosimus terraincognita, sp. nov.), ranging from solitary to subsocial. A phylogenetic analysis supports the
inclusion of these species in Anelosimus, and suggests that solitary Papuan species represent a second reversal from subsocial
behaviour. Both solitary species inhabit the beachfront, a habitat that appears not to be conducive to social behaviour in
spiders. Subsocial species, as in other parts of the world, are found in montane tropical forests of Papua New Guinea, and at
relatively high latitudes in Australia. Thus, a global ecological pattern of sociality in Anelosimus is emerging as taxonomic,
phylogenetic and ethological knowledge extends beyond the Americas.
L3 - 10.1071/IS11039
JF - Invertebrate Systematics
VL - 26
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