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Towards a Phylogeny of Entelegyne Spiders (Araneae, Araneomorphae, Entelegynae)

Year: 1999

Type: article

Abstract: 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 parsimony.The cladogram confirms the monophyly of Neocribellatae, Araneoclada, Entelegynae, and Orbiculariae.Lycosoidea, Amaurobiidae and some included subfamilies, Dictynoidea, and Amaurobioidea (sensu Forster & Wilton 1973) axe polyphyletic.Phyxelidinae Lehtinen is raised to family level (Phyxelididae, NEW RANK).The family Zorocratidae Dahl 1913 is revalidated.A group including all entelegynes other than Eresoidea is weakly supported as the sister group of Orbiculariae.

Source: Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16701031

Authors: Griswold, Charles, Coddington, Jonathan A., Cai, Liangwan., Forster, Raymond R.

Language: English

Topic: Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Science Foundation, Smithsonian Institution

Awards: PEET: Monographic Research in Araneoid Spider Systematics, Systematics and Biogeography of Afromontane Spiders, The California Academy of Sciences Summer Systematics Institute as a REU Site

OpenAlex ID: W203380045

FWCI: 7.034

Cites: 30

Cited by: 126

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