Triaeris
T. stenaspis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Oonopidae
Genus: Triaeris
Simon, 1890[1]

Triaeris is a genus of goblin spiders erected by Eugène Simon in 1890 for the species Triaeris stenaspis. It was described from females from the Lesser Antilles; specimens were found later in heated greenhouses around Europe. No males of T. stenaspis have ever been found and the species may be parthenogenetic.[2] Its taxonomy is confused, and the number of species that should be placed in the genus is unclear. In 2012, Norman I. Platnick and co-authors described the genus Triaeris as "an enigma wrapped around a mystery". They consider that most species assigned to the genus after Simon in 1890 and before 2012 do not belong to Triaeris.[2]

Species

As of April 2016, the World Spider Catalog accepted the following species.[1] The assignment to groups is based on Platnick et al. (2012).[2]

  • True species of Triaeris
  • Triaeris fako Platnick et al., 2012 – Cameroon
  • Triaeris ibadan Platnick et al., 2012 – Nigeria
  • Triaeris menchum Platnick et al., 2012 – Cameroon
  • Triaeris moca Platnick et al., 2012 – Bioko
  • Triaeris oku Platnick et al., 2012 – Cameroon
  • Triaeris stenaspis Simon, 1891 (type species) – Pantropical, Iran; introduced into Europe
  • Triaeris togo Platnick et al., 2012 – Togo
  • African species that should be placed in other related genera
  • Indian species considered misidentified ("wildly misplaced"[2])
  • Triaeris barela Gajbe, 2004 – India
  • Triaeris khashiensis Tikader, 1966 – India
  • Triaeris manii Tikader & Malhotra, 1974 – India
  • Triaeris melghaticus Bastawade, 2005 – India
  • Triaeris nagarensis Tikader & Malhotra, 1974 – India
  • Triaeris nagpurensis Tikader & Malhotra, 1974 – India
  • Triaeris poonaensis Tikader & Malhotra, 1974 – India

References

  1. 1 2 "Gen. Triaeris Simon, 1890", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2016-04-30
  2. 1 2 3 4 Platnick, N.I.; Dupérré, N.; Ubick, D. & Fannes, W. (2012), "Got males? The enigmatic goblin spider genus Triaeris (Araneae, Oonopidae)", American Museum Novitates (3756): 1–36, doi:10.1206/3756.2, hdl:2246/6369, S2CID 83923612


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