Spiders are diverse, predatory arthropods that have inhabited Earth for around 400 million
years. They are well known for their complex venom systems that are used to overpower …

Large-scale studies on community ecology are highly desirable but often difficult to
accomplish due to the considerable investment of time, labor and, money required to …

Phylogenomic subsampling is a procedure by which small sets of loci are selected from
large genome-scale data sets and used for phylogenetic inference. This step is often …

Acoustic and substrate‐borne vibrations are among the most widely used signalling
modalities in animals. Arthropods display a staggering diversity of vibroacoustic organs …

Theraphosinae is the most diverse subfamily of Theraphosidae spiders, but their
evolutionary history remains unresolved to date. This problem is common in taxonomic …

Aim Many animal groups diversify at the same place where they have originated, whereas
others diversify at a place completely different from the centre of origin. Identification of the …

Plesiopelma longisternale is a widespread tarantula in Argentina and its limit is difficult to
determine due to their morphological variation among populations. Males are …

Abstract The genera Psalistops Simon, 1889, Trichopelma, Simon, 1888 and
Cyrtogrammomma Pocock, 1895 are revised and included in cladistics analyses including …

The genera Psalmopoeus Pocock, 1895, Tapinauchenius Ausserer, 1871 and
Pseudoclamoris Hsser, 2018 are revised and cladistics analyses carried out including most …

The tropical and subtropical rainforests of Australia's eastern mesic zone have given rise to
a complex and highly diverse biota. Numerous old endemic, niche-conserved groups persist …