Systematics and Natural History of Wadotes (Araneae, Agelenidae)
Bennett RC. 1987. Systematics and Natural History of Wadotes (Araneae, Agelenidae). The Journal of Arachnology. 15(1):91-128
The coelotine agelenid genus Wadotes, exclusive of the single described Palaearctic species W. primus, is a monophyletic assemblage of species endemic to eastern North America. Diagnoses, descriptions, distributions, natural history notes, a key, and a phylogeny are presented for eleven species, five of which (W. carinidactylus, W. deceptis, W. mumai, W. saturnus, and W willsi) are described as new. W. convolutus and W. carolinus are synonymized with W. bimucronatus. The male palpal tarsus and the female epigynum of the Nearctic group is described in detail. Mating behavior of Wadotes is described for the first time.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Bennett, Robert
- Units
- BLRI , GRSM
- Keywords
- Agelenidae, APHN, Appalachian Highlands Network, Araneae, biodiversity, Great Smoky Mountains National Park, GRSM, GRSM-01937, SER, Southeast Region, Spiders, Taxonomy, Wadotes