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
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.
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