South America is the fourth largest continent on the planet; its birds, mammals, and
amphibian's biodiversity is relatively well known, but no outright assessment of the continent …

Over 80 species of hypocrealean fungi are reported as pathogens of spiders and
harvestmen. Among these fungi, the genus Gibellula is highly regarded as a specialised …

Ants and termites are insect groups that make up most of the insect biomass in tropical
ecosystems. Due to their social structure and abundance, they are some of the most …

This catalogue lists 1,084 species of spiders (three identified to genus only) in 311 genera
from 53 families currently recorded from Texas and is based on the “Bibliography of Texas …

Abstract The spider genus Chrosiothes Simon, 1894 currently comprises 21 described
species. Spiders of this genus are mainly known from the Neotropical Region, but are poorly …

In this article, two new species Argyrodes latifolium sp. nov.(♂♀) and Episinus
baoshanensis sp. nov.(♂) of Theridiidae are described as new to science from the …

The spider family Theridiidae Sundevall, 1833 is currently represented by 121 genera and
2,387 species distributed worldwide (Platnick, 2014), of which 52 genera are recorded in the …

The present study evaluates the monophyly of Spintharinae with the inclusion of all ten
genera listed under subfamily (Brunepisinus; Chrosiothes; Episinus; Janula; Moneta; …

This paper consists of three parts. In part A, a key is given for the genera of the cobweb
spiders or Theridiidae. This key primarily deals with male spiders since it is often impossible …

 Abstract The spider genus Episinus Walckenaer, 1809 currently contains 66 species
worldwide, mostly in warm temperate to tropical areas. This paper describes two new …