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''Langona vitiosa'' was first described by [[Wanda Wesołowska]] in 2006.<ref name=wsc>{{cite web|author=World Spider Catalog|year=2017|title=''Langona vitiosa'' Wesolowska, 2006|website=World Spider Catalog|publisher=Natural History Museum|place=Bern|url=http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/30346|version=18.0|accessdate=20 April 2017}}</ref> It was one of over 500 [[species]] identified by the Polish [[Arachnology|arachnologist]].{{sfn|Wiśniewski|2020|page=6}} The species was placed in the genus ''[[Langona]]'', first described by [[Eugène Simon]] in 1901.{{sfn|Wesołowska|2006|page=237}} It was listed in the subtribe Aelurillina in the [[Tribe (biology)|tribe]] Aelurillini, both named after the genus, by [[Wayne Maddison]] in 2015. These were allocated to the [[Clade (biology)|clade]] Saltafresia.{{sfn|Maddison|2015|page=279}} In 2017, the genus was grouped with nine other genera of jumping spiders under the name Aelurillines.{{sfn|Prószyński|2017|page=95}} It is particularly closely related to the genus ''[[Aelurillus]]'', after which the group is named. The different ''Langona'' species generally cannot be distinguished from each other or from other members of the group by either their colours or the patterns that appear on their bodies, but by the structure of the copulatory organs.{{sfn|Wesołowska|2007|page=783}} The species is named after the [[Latin]] word vitium, which can be translated fault. |
''Langona vitiosa'' was first described by [[Wanda Wesołowska]] in 2006.<ref name=wsc>{{cite web|author=World Spider Catalog|year=2017|title=''Langona vitiosa'' Wesolowska, 2006|website=World Spider Catalog|publisher=Natural History Museum|place=Bern|url=http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/species/30346|version=18.0|accessdate=20 April 2017}}</ref> It was one of over 500 [[species]] identified by the Polish [[Arachnology|arachnologist]].{{sfn|Wiśniewski|2020|page=6}} The species was placed in the genus ''[[Langona]]'', first described by [[Eugène Simon]] in 1901.{{sfn|Wesołowska|2006|page=237}} It was listed in the subtribe Aelurillina in the [[Tribe (biology)|tribe]] Aelurillini, both named after the genus, by [[Wayne Maddison]] in 2015. These were allocated to the [[Clade (biology)|clade]] Saltafresia.{{sfn|Maddison|2015|page=279}} In 2017, the genus was grouped with nine other genera of jumping spiders under the name Aelurillines.{{sfn|Prószyński|2017|page=95}} It is particularly closely related to the genus ''[[Aelurillus]]'', after which the group is named. The different ''Langona'' species generally cannot be distinguished from each other or from other members of the group by either their colours or the patterns that appear on their bodies, but by the structure of the copulatory organs.{{sfn|Wesołowska|2007|page=783}} The species is named after the [[Latin]] word vitium, which can be translated fault. This refers to the lack of [[seta]]e on the the appendage on its [[pedipalp]] tibia, which can usually be found on spiders of the genus.{{sfn|Wesołowska|2006|page=239}} |
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The spider is large and hairy.{{sfn|Wesołowska|2006|page=237}} The male has a pear-shaped [[carapace]] that is between {{convert|2.2|and|2.3|mm|in|abbr=on}} in length and {{convert|1.5|and|1.6|mm|in|abbr=on}} in width. It is mainly dark brown in color with two distinctive white stripes made of white hairs. It has a short [[Spider vision|eye field]] with fawn-grey hairs lining the front. The sides are hairy as well. The [[Opisthosoma|abdomen]] is brown-black and has a white stripe along the back. The underside is a similar color. It is between {{convert|1.8|and|1.9|mm|in|abbr=on}} long and between {{convert|1.2|and|1.4|mm|in|abbr=on}} wide. The [[Clypeus (arthropod anatomy)|clypeus]] is low, brown and hairy. The [[chelicerae]] are yellow brown and toothless. The front [[spinneret]]s are lighter and shorter and the rear ones, which are brown. The legs are yellow and covered with brown hairs. |
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Revision as of 03:49, 15 May 2023
Taxonomy
Langona vitiosa was first described by Wanda Wesołowska in 2006.[1] It was one of over 500 species identified by the Polish arachnologist.[2] The species was placed in the genus Langona, first described by Eugène Simon in 1901.[3] It was listed in the subtribe Aelurillina in the tribe Aelurillini, both named after the genus, by Wayne Maddison in 2015. These were allocated to the clade Saltafresia.[4] In 2017, the genus was grouped with nine other genera of jumping spiders under the name Aelurillines.[5] It is particularly closely related to the genus Aelurillus, after which the group is named. The different Langona species generally cannot be distinguished from each other or from other members of the group by either their colours or the patterns that appear on their bodies, but by the structure of the copulatory organs.[6] The species is named after the Latin word vitium, which can be translated fault. This refers to the lack of setae on the the appendage on its pedipalp tibia, which can usually be found on spiders of the genus.[7]
Description
The spider is large and hairy.[3] The male has a pear-shaped carapace that is between 2.2 and 2.3 mm (0.087 and 0.091 in) in length and 1.5 and 1.6 mm (0.059 and 0.063 in) in width. It is mainly dark brown in color with two distinctive white stripes made of white hairs. It has a short eye field with fawn-grey hairs lining the front. The sides are hairy as well. The abdomen is brown-black and has a white stripe along the back. The underside is a similar color. It is between 1.8 and 1.9 mm (0.071 and 0.075 in) long and between 1.2 and 1.4 mm (0.047 and 0.055 in) wide. The clypeus is low, brown and hairy. The chelicerae are yellow brown and toothless. The front spinnerets are lighter and shorter and the rear ones, which are brown. The legs are yellow and covered with brown hairs.
References
Citations
- ^ World Spider Catalog (2017). "Langona vitiosa Wesolowska, 2006". World Spider Catalog. 18.0. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
- ^ Wiśniewski 2020, p. 6.
- ^ a b Wesołowska 2006, p. 237.
- ^ Maddison 2015, p. 279.
- ^ Prószyński 2017, p. 95.
- ^ Wesołowska 2007, p. 783.
- ^ Wesołowska 2006, p. 239.
Bibliography
- Hęciak, Stefania; Prószyński, Jerzy (1983). "Remarks on Langona Simon (Araneae, Salticidae)". Annales Zoologici, Warszawa (37): 207–233.
- Maddison, Wayne P. (2015). "A phylogenetic classification of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)". The Journal of Arachnology. 43 (3): 231–292. doi:10.1636/arac-43-03-231-292. S2CID 85680279.
- Prószyński, Jerzy (2017). "Pragmatic classification of the World's Salticidae (Araneae)". Ecologica Montenegrina. 12: 1–133. doi:10.37828/em.2017.12.1.
- Wesołowska, Wanda (2006). "Jumping spiders from the Brandberg massif in Namibia (Araneae: Salticidae)". African Entomology. 14: 225–256.
- Wesołowska, Wanda (2007). "A new species of Langona from South Africa (Araneae: Salticidae: Aelurillinae)" (PDF). Genus. 18: 783–786.
- Wiśniewski, Konrad (2020). "Over 40 years with jumping spiders: on the 70th birthday of Wanda Wesołowska". Zootaxa. 4899 (1): 5–14. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4899.1.3. PMID 33756825. S2CID 232337200.