| 词条 | Anelosimus pratchetti |
| 释义 |
| name = | image = | image_alt = | image_caption = | regnum = Animalia | phylum = Arthropoda | classis = Arachnida | ordo = Araneae | familia = Theridiidae | genus = Anelosimus | species = A. pratchetti | binomial = Anelosimus pratchetti | binomial_authority = I. Agnarsson, 2012 }}Anelosimus pratchetti is a species of tangle-web spider found in New South Wales, Australia. Initial field observations indicate it is a subsocial spider. It lives in low elevation environments, including beachfront mangrove forests. It was identified by Ingi Agnarsson in 2012, who named the species after Terry Pratchett, whom Agnarsson described as "a comic genius."[1] DescriptionThe total length of the spider is approximately {{convert|2.4|to|3.6|mm}}, with females slightly larger than the males. The coloration pattern is similar to others in its genus: the prosoma is light yellow with grey lines, while the abdomen is lighter in color with spots clustering off the midline.[1] Its primary diagnostic characteristic is the shape of the genitals. In males, the embolus is corkscrew-shaped. A similar shape is found in Anelosimus luckyi, although the embolus is longer in A. pratchetti. The female can be distinguished from others in the genus by the shape of the copulatory ducts and a unique triangular epigynal plate.[1] Distribution and geneticsThe holotype specimen was collected from Berowra Valley Regional Park, at an elevation of approximately {{convert|100|m}}. Additional specimens have been collected from Toolijooa at elevations of approximately {{convert|0|to|5|m}}. The species has only been found in Australia. The holotype and several paratypes were curated by the National Museum of Natural History.[1] The species uniqueness and placement in the genus has been confirmed by analysis of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA. Phylogenetic analysis indicates a closer link between Anelosimus pratchetti and two Madagascar species, Anelosimus sallee and Anelosimus may, than several geographically closer species within the same genus.[1] The species on Madagascar have previously been identified as arriving in multiple migration events.[2] The finding further illustrates the complexity of migration within the genus. SocialitySpiders within the Anelosimus genus have been studied due to their social structure.[3] Most of the species within the genus are social or subsocial, with solitary species in the genus occurring within a single clade. Not all species within the clade are solitary, however, indicating a reversal within the clade.[1] Two species closely related to A. pratchetti, A. may and A. sallee, have both been identified as subsocial.[4] Preliminary observations on A. pratchetti indicate it is subsocial as well.[1] References1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{cite journal | first = Ingi | last = Agnarsson | title = Systematics of new subsocial and solitary Australasian Anelosimus species (Araneae: Theridiidae) | journal = Invertebrate Systematics | volume = 26 | pages = 1–16 | year = 2012 | doi=10.1071/is11039}} {{Taxonbar|from=Q16748575}}2. ^{{cite journal | first = Ingi | last = Agnarsson | last2 = Kuntner | first2 = Matjaž | last3 = Coddington | first3= Jonathan | last4=Blackledge | first4= Todd | title = Shifting continents, not behaviours: independent colonization of solitary and subsocial spider lineages on Madagascar (Araneae, Theridiidae) | year = 2010 | journal = Zoologica Scripta | volume = 39 | pages = 75–87 | doi=10.1111/j.1463-6409.2009.00406.x}} 3. ^{{cite journal|last1=Powers|first1=K.S.|last2=Aviles | first2=L. | title = The role of prey size and abundance in the geographical distribution of spider sociality | year=2007|journal=Journal of Animal Ecology|volume=76 | pages=995–1003 | doi=10.1111/j.1365-2656.2007.01267.x | pmid=17714278}} 4. ^{{cite journal | first = Ingi | last = Agnarsson | first2 = Matjaž | last2 = Kuntner | title = Madagascar: an unexpected hotspot of social Anelosimus spider diversity (Araneae: Theridiidae) | journal = Systematic Entomology | volume = 30 | pages = 575–592 | url = http://www.theridiidae.com/uploads/6/6/8/0/6680387/agnarssonandkuntner2005.pdf | doi=10.1111/j.1365-3113.2005.00289.x}} 4 : Theridiidae|Spiders of Africa|Spiders described in 2012|Terry Pratchett |
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