Anelosimus nelsoni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Araneoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Chelicerata Classis: Arachnida Ordo: Araneae Subordo: Opisthothelae Infraordo: Araneomorphae Taxon: Neocribellatae Series: Entelegynae Superfamilia: Araneoidea

Familia: Theridiidae
Subfamily: Anelosiminae
Genus: Anelosimus
Species: Anelosimus nelsoni

Name

Anelosimus nelsoni Agnarsson, in Agnarsson & Zhang, 2006: 26, figs. 14A-C, 15A-F, 16A-G, 17A-F

Holotype: NMNH, ♂.

Type locality: South Africa, Kwazulu Natal St. Lucia Estuary, Fanies Island, 5 km S of Cape Vidal, 28°06’41”S, 32°25’51”E 5.iv. 2001,I. Agnarsson et al.

Etymology: The species epithet, a noun in genitive case, is a patronym in honor of Nelson Mandela.

References

• Agnarsson I., Zhang J.-X., 2006: New species of Anelosimus (Theridiidae, Araneae) from Southeast Asia and Africa, with notes on sociality and color polymorphism. Zootaxa, 1147: 1–34. Abstract.