The Goblin Spider Genera Opopaea and Epectris (Araneae, Oonopidae) in the New World

The Goblin Spider GenusIschnothyreus(Araneae, Oonopidae) in the New World

“…In three of those cases, the relevant type species have since been shown to be pantropical taxa that are probably of Old World origin, rather than native to St. Vincent: Pelicinus Simon (see Platnick et al, 2012b), Opopaea Simon (see Platnick and Dupérré, 2009), and Triaeris Simon (see Platnick et al, 2012c). In the present paper we argue that the same is true for a fourth genus, described initially as Ischnaspis Simon, a preoccupied name that was quickly replaced by Ischnothyreus Simon (1893a).…”

“…Our methods follow those of Platnick and Dupérré (2009); all measurements are in mm. A detailed description is provided for the type species, and only differences from that species are mentioned in the other descriptions.…”

The Goblin Spider GenusKhamisiaand Its Relatives (Araneae, Oonopidae)

“…Our methods follow those of Platnick and Dupérré (2009a); only differences from the males (beyond the obvious lack of male endite modifications) are mentioned in the descriptions of females. Scans were taken from uncoated right male palps, and the images were flipped for consistency.…”

The Goblin Spider GenusCostarina(Araneae, Oonopidae), Part 2: the Costa Rican Fauna

“…The generic description includes the leg spination of a typical male and a typical female, and only differences from the typical pattern are included in the individual species descriptions. Otherwise, our methods follow those of Platnick and Dupérré (2009). High-resolution versions of the images, a sortable version of the geocoded locality data, and a distribution map for each species (with dots linked to the specimen data) are available on the oonopid Planetary Biodiversity Inventory (PBI) project's website (http://research.amnh.org/oonopidae).…”