In the last decade and a half, advances in genetic sequencing technologies have
revolutionized systematics, transforming the field from studying morphological characters or …

Nesticidae is a small family of spiders with a worldwide distribution that includes 15 genera
and 272 described species. Seven genera and 56 species are known from Europe …

Photographs of the webs of approximately 113 species in 52 genera show that the web
architecture of linyphioid spiders (Linyphiidae and Pimoidae) present many variations on a …

Spiders of the genus Troglohyphantes (Araneae: Linyphiidae) exemplify one of the largest
subterranean adaptive radiation across European mountain ranges, counting over 130 …

The Mounded Posterior Median Eyes (MPME) clade is a group of linyphiid spiders
characterized by having posterior median eyes (PME) on a mound. The species diversity of …

A time scale of phylogenetic relationships contributes to a better understanding of the
evolutionary history of organisms. Herein, we investigate the temporal divergence pattern …

An extensive survey of Linyphiidae spiders from Wulipo National Nature Reserve (NNR),
Chongqing has been conducted, in which 24 species belonging to 16 genera are recorded …

The 'three step protocol'is proposed here for the purposes of practical taxonomy:(1)
choosing the initial cladogram of a taxon, based on morphological characters;(2) correcting …

Five new species of the genus Bifurcia are described: B. kangding sp. nov.(♂♀), B. labahe
sp. nov.(♂), B. luding sp. nov.(♂♀), B. shuangqiao sp. nov.(♂♀), and B. xiaojin sp …

Two new species of the genus Putaoa Hormiga and Tu, 2008 from southern China are
described, Putaoa annulata n. sp.(♂♀) and Putaoa titanoverpa n. sp.(♂♀), for a total …