Notes on the ant-mimic genus Anatea Berland (Araneae: Theridiidae) and two new species from tropical Australia
Document Type
Journal Article
Publication Title
Records of the Australian Museum
Publisher
Australian Museum
Place of Publication
Australia
School
School of Science
RAS ID
27108
Abstract
The taxonomic history of the New Caledonian myrmecomorph spider, Anatea formicaria Berland (Hadrotarsinae: Theridiidae) is summarized, new records are presented and the female is figured for the first time. Two new species provisionally assigned to the genus are described from north-eastern Australia, A. monteithi Smith sp. nov. and A. elongata Smith sp. nov. Some undescribed Anatea species occurring on New Caledonia are shown, and aspects of hadrotarsine anatomy and ant specialization are discussed.
DOI
10.3853/j.2201-4349.69.2017.1672
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free_to_read
Comments
Smith, H. M., Harvey, M. S., Agnarsson, I., & Anderson, G. J. (2017). Notes on the Ant-mimic Genus Anatea Berland (Araneae: Theridiidae) and Two New Species from Tropical Australia. Records of the Australian Museum, 69(1), 1-13. Available here.