Notes on Chilean anapids and their webs

Title Variants

Alternative: Chilean anapids

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Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3428

By

Ramírez, Martín J.

Lopardo, Lara
Platnick, Norman I.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, NY American Museum of Natural History c2004

Notes

Title from caption.

"February 27, 2004."

"Orb webs of the Chilean anapid genera Crassanapis Platnick and Forster, Sheranapis Platnick and Forster, and Elanapis Platnick and Forster are described for the first time. Crassanapis and Sheranapis species spin a typical anapid web, with one to several radii above the orbplane, going upward from the hub. Their webs are intraspecifically variable in size and architectural details. Sheranapis villarrica Platnick and Forster often constructs smaller webs close to the water surface of streams. The web of Elanapis aisen Platnick and Forster is two dimensional, without orb-plane threads, like typical webs of Symphytognathidae. The webs of Minanapis species are still unknown. Elanapis aisen has a protruding labrum, which supports its placement in Anapidae. The spinnerets of Elanapis aisen and Crassanapis chilensis are figured and described. The respiratory system of Elanapis aisen and Minanapis floris is described; all Chilean anapids examined so far have normal booklungs and four simple tracheae limited to the abdomen"--P. [1].

Subjects

Anapidae , Arachnida , Chile , Classification , Spider webs , Spiders

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3428, 2004

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1206/0003-0082(2004)428<0001:NOCAAT>2.0.CO;2
OCLC: 54507696