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A wolf in sheep's clothing: The description of a fly resembling jumping spider of the genus Scoturius Simon, 1901 (Araneae: Salticidae: Huriini).
Perger, Robert; Rubio, Gonzalo D.
Afiliação
  • Perger R; Colección Boliviana de Fauna, La Paz, Bolivia.
  • Rubio GD; National Research Council of Argentina (CONICET), Experimental Station of Agriculture (EEA-INTA), Misiones, Argentina.
PLoS One ; 13(1): e0190582, 2018.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29364905
Fly resemblance in arthropods is much less common than e.g., resemblance to ants or wasps, and has been mainly observed in beetles. Putative fly mimicry in arachnids has been reported only from the jumping spider genus Saitis. However, recent literature has attributed the fly-resembling characteristics in Saitis to sexual signalling during courtship. The lack of observation of fly mimicry in spiders is not surprising as flies belong to the most important prey item group of spiders. In this study, a new fly-resembling species of the jumping spider tribe Huriini, Scoturius dipterioides sp. nov., from the pre-Andean Chiquitano forest at the Bolivian orocline is described and illustrated. The new species was tentatively placed into Scoturius because the epigynum has a single large elliptical opening. Scoturius dipterioides sp. nov. is distinguished from all other species of this tribe by a combination of following characteristics: epigynum with a large anterior elliptical atrium and initial portion of the copulation ducts dilated as a chamber (shared with Urupuyu); relatively joined copulation openings and short copulation ducts; kidney-shaped spermathecae, advanced at the atrium level. Several somatic features, two of them found exclusively in S. dipterioides sp. nov., increase the resemblance to flies. The Huriini are currently the only spider tribe that is suggested to feature fly mimics.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Aranhas Limite: Animals País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Bolivia Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Assunto da revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Bolívia País de publicação: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Aranhas Limite: Animals País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Bolivia Idioma: En Revista: PLoS One Assunto da revista: CIENCIA / MEDICINA Ano de publicação: 2018 Tipo de documento: Article País de afiliação: Bolívia País de publicação: Estados Unidos