Ray spider rush: Fast-tracking integrative taxonomy in Panama’s cloud forests

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Labarque, Facundo Martín; Piacentini, Luis Norberto; Pons, Joan; Hormiga, Gustavo; Arnedo, Miquel A.; Ramirez, Martin Javier
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2025
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inglés
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Taxonomy, a pivotal scientific discipline, plays a crucial role in biodiversity assessments and conservation by defining and cataloging species and higher taxa. However, tropical regions, housing a significant portion of global biodiversity, offer challenges to traditional taxonomy, leaving a substantial part of this diversity unexplored due to limited resources. This study employs a combined approach of gross morphological sorting and DNA-based species delimitation to accelerate species identification and discovery in the orb weaving spider family Theridiosomatidae (ray spiders) within Panamanian cloud forests. Using this methodology, we navigate the taxonomic challenges posed by this species-rich family, with relatively uniform sexual organs in closely related species. Employing a semi-quantitative sampling protocol, we estimate species accumulation curves and non-parametric richness, and assess various biodiversity metrics of over 3333 specimens, resulting in an integrative taxonomic revision revealing 27 new species and a new genus. Three new species of Chthonos Coddington, 1986 are described: Chthonos dobo sp. nov. (♂♀), Chthonos kaibe sp. nov. (♂♀), Chthonos kwati sp. nov. (♂♀). Seven new species of Epeirotypus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894 are described: Epeirotypus bule sp. nov. (♀), Epeirotypus drune sp. nov. (♀), Epeirotypus jane sp. nov. (♀), Epeirotypus kote sp. nov. (♂♀), Epeirotypus kra sp. nov. (♂♀), Epeirotypus kwakwa sp. nov. (♂♀), Epeirotypus tain sp. nov. (♀). One new species of Naatlo Coddington, 1986 is described: Naatlo chi sp. nov. (♂♀). Two new species of Ogulnius O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 are described: Ogulnius zbodro sp. nov. (♂♀) and Ogulnius debonaja sp. nov. (♂♀). We describe Tantra gen. nov. based on male and female characters. Eight new species are described: Tantra bribri gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), Tantra bugle gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), Tantra embera gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), Tantra kuna gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), Tantra naso gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), Tantra ngabe gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), Tantra sichid gen. et sp. nov. (♀), and Tantra wounaan gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀). Tantra kullki (Dupérré & Tapia, 2017) comb. nov. is transferred from Theridiosoma O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1879. Six new species of Baalzebub Coddington, 1986 are described: Baalzebub absoguedi sp. nov. (♀), Baalzebub antomia sp. nov. (♂), Baalzebub innatuledi sp. nov. (♂♀), Baalzebub jaibana sp. nov. (♂♀), Baalzebub nele sp. nov. (♀), Baalzebub sukia sp. nov. (♂♀). The male of Baalzebub albonotatus (Petrunkevitch, 1930) and Theridiosoma goodnightorum Archer, 1953 are described for the first time. Redescriptions and illustrations of Epilineutes globosus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896), Naatlo fauna (Simon, 1897), and Wendilgarda clara Keyserling, 1886 are provided. Notably, we find that gross morphology remains a reliable tool for rapid species sorting, while crude or genetic identification methods offer consistent estimates for alpha diversity. The prevalence of endemic species at mid and high elevations further underscores the importance of our findings.
Fil: Labarque, Facundo Martín. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina. Universidade Federal do São Carlos; Brasil
Fil: Piacentini, Luis Norberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina
Fil: Pons, Joan. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto Mediterráneo de Estudios Avanzados; España
Fil: Hormiga, Gustavo. The George Washington University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Arnedo, Miquel A.. Universidad de Barcelona. Facultad de Biología. Departamento de Biología Animal; España
Fil: Ramirez, Martin Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina
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Tantra gen. nov.
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spelling Ray spider rush: Fast-tracking integrative taxonomy in Panama’s cloud forestsLabarque, Facundo MartínPiacentini, Luis NorbertoPons, JoanHormiga, GustavoArnedo, Miquel A.Ramirez, Martin JavierSymphytognathoidsNeotropical Regionintegrative taxonomyDNA barcodingTantra gen. nov.https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1Taxonomy, a pivotal scientific discipline, plays a crucial role in biodiversity assessments and conservation by defining and cataloging species and higher taxa. However, tropical regions, housing a significant portion of global biodiversity, offer challenges to traditional taxonomy, leaving a substantial part of this diversity unexplored due to limited resources. This study employs a combined approach of gross morphological sorting and DNA-based species delimitation to accelerate species identification and discovery in the orb weaving spider family Theridiosomatidae (ray spiders) within Panamanian cloud forests. Using this methodology, we navigate the taxonomic challenges posed by this species-rich family, with relatively uniform sexual organs in closely related species. Employing a semi-quantitative sampling protocol, we estimate species accumulation curves and non-parametric richness, and assess various biodiversity metrics of over 3333 specimens, resulting in an integrative taxonomic revision revealing 27 new species and a new genus. Three new species of Chthonos Coddington, 1986 are described: Chthonos dobo sp. nov. (♂♀), Chthonos kaibe sp. nov. (♂♀), Chthonos kwati sp. nov. (♂♀). Seven new species of Epeirotypus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894 are described: Epeirotypus bule sp. nov. (♀), Epeirotypus drune sp. nov. (♀), Epeirotypus jane sp. nov. (♀), Epeirotypus kote sp. nov. (♂♀), Epeirotypus kra sp. nov. (♂♀), Epeirotypus kwakwa sp. nov. (♂♀), Epeirotypus tain sp. nov. (♀). One new species of Naatlo Coddington, 1986 is described: Naatlo chi sp. nov. (♂♀). Two new species of Ogulnius O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 are described: Ogulnius zbodro sp. nov. (♂♀) and Ogulnius debonaja sp. nov. (♂♀). We describe Tantra gen. nov. based on male and female characters. Eight new species are described: Tantra bribri gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), Tantra bugle gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), Tantra embera gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), Tantra kuna gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), Tantra naso gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), Tantra ngabe gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), Tantra sichid gen. et sp. nov. (♀), and Tantra wounaan gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀). Tantra kullki (Dupérré & Tapia, 2017) comb. nov. is transferred from Theridiosoma O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1879. Six new species of Baalzebub Coddington, 1986 are described: Baalzebub absoguedi sp. nov. (♀), Baalzebub antomia sp. nov. (♂), Baalzebub innatuledi sp. nov. (♂♀), Baalzebub jaibana sp. nov. (♂♀), Baalzebub nele sp. nov. (♀), Baalzebub sukia sp. nov. (♂♀). The male of Baalzebub albonotatus (Petrunkevitch, 1930) and Theridiosoma goodnightorum Archer, 1953 are described for the first time. Redescriptions and illustrations of Epilineutes globosus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896), Naatlo fauna (Simon, 1897), and Wendilgarda clara Keyserling, 1886 are provided. Notably, we find that gross morphology remains a reliable tool for rapid species sorting, while crude or genetic identification methods offer consistent estimates for alpha diversity. The prevalence of endemic species at mid and high elevations further underscores the importance of our findings.Fil: Labarque, Facundo Martín. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina. Universidade Federal do São Carlos; BrasilFil: Piacentini, Luis Norberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; ArgentinaFil: Pons, Joan. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto Mediterráneo de Estudios Avanzados; EspañaFil: Hormiga, Gustavo. The George Washington University; Estados UnidosFil: Arnedo, Miquel A.. Universidad de Barcelona. Facultad de Biología. Departamento de Biología Animal; EspañaFil: Ramirez, Martin Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. 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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Ray spider rush: Fast-tracking integrative taxonomy in Panama’s cloud forests
title Ray spider rush: Fast-tracking integrative taxonomy in Panama’s cloud forests
spellingShingle Ray spider rush: Fast-tracking integrative taxonomy in Panama’s cloud forests
Labarque, Facundo Martín
Symphytognathoids
Neotropical Region
integrative taxonomy
DNA barcoding
Tantra gen. nov.
title_short Ray spider rush: Fast-tracking integrative taxonomy in Panama’s cloud forests
title_full Ray spider rush: Fast-tracking integrative taxonomy in Panama’s cloud forests
title_fullStr Ray spider rush: Fast-tracking integrative taxonomy in Panama’s cloud forests
title_full_unstemmed Ray spider rush: Fast-tracking integrative taxonomy in Panama’s cloud forests
title_sort Ray spider rush: Fast-tracking integrative taxonomy in Panama’s cloud forests
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Labarque, Facundo Martín
Piacentini, Luis Norberto
Pons, Joan
Hormiga, Gustavo
Arnedo, Miquel A.
Ramirez, Martin Javier
author Labarque, Facundo Martín
author_facet Labarque, Facundo Martín
Piacentini, Luis Norberto
Pons, Joan
Hormiga, Gustavo
Arnedo, Miquel A.
Ramirez, Martin Javier
author_role author
author2 Piacentini, Luis Norberto
Pons, Joan
Hormiga, Gustavo
Arnedo, Miquel A.
Ramirez, Martin Javier
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Symphytognathoids
Neotropical Region
integrative taxonomy
DNA barcoding
Tantra gen. nov.
topic Symphytognathoids
Neotropical Region
integrative taxonomy
DNA barcoding
Tantra gen. nov.
purl_subject.fl_str_mv https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
dc.description.none.fl_txt_mv Taxonomy, a pivotal scientific discipline, plays a crucial role in biodiversity assessments and conservation by defining and cataloging species and higher taxa. However, tropical regions, housing a significant portion of global biodiversity, offer challenges to traditional taxonomy, leaving a substantial part of this diversity unexplored due to limited resources. This study employs a combined approach of gross morphological sorting and DNA-based species delimitation to accelerate species identification and discovery in the orb weaving spider family Theridiosomatidae (ray spiders) within Panamanian cloud forests. Using this methodology, we navigate the taxonomic challenges posed by this species-rich family, with relatively uniform sexual organs in closely related species. Employing a semi-quantitative sampling protocol, we estimate species accumulation curves and non-parametric richness, and assess various biodiversity metrics of over 3333 specimens, resulting in an integrative taxonomic revision revealing 27 new species and a new genus. Three new species of Chthonos Coddington, 1986 are described: Chthonos dobo sp. nov. (♂♀), Chthonos kaibe sp. nov. (♂♀), Chthonos kwati sp. nov. (♂♀). Seven new species of Epeirotypus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894 are described: Epeirotypus bule sp. nov. (♀), Epeirotypus drune sp. nov. (♀), Epeirotypus jane sp. nov. (♀), Epeirotypus kote sp. nov. (♂♀), Epeirotypus kra sp. nov. (♂♀), Epeirotypus kwakwa sp. nov. (♂♀), Epeirotypus tain sp. nov. (♀). One new species of Naatlo Coddington, 1986 is described: Naatlo chi sp. nov. (♂♀). Two new species of Ogulnius O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 are described: Ogulnius zbodro sp. nov. (♂♀) and Ogulnius debonaja sp. nov. (♂♀). We describe Tantra gen. nov. based on male and female characters. Eight new species are described: Tantra bribri gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), Tantra bugle gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), Tantra embera gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), Tantra kuna gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), Tantra naso gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), Tantra ngabe gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), Tantra sichid gen. et sp. nov. (♀), and Tantra wounaan gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀). Tantra kullki (Dupérré & Tapia, 2017) comb. nov. is transferred from Theridiosoma O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1879. Six new species of Baalzebub Coddington, 1986 are described: Baalzebub absoguedi sp. nov. (♀), Baalzebub antomia sp. nov. (♂), Baalzebub innatuledi sp. nov. (♂♀), Baalzebub jaibana sp. nov. (♂♀), Baalzebub nele sp. nov. (♀), Baalzebub sukia sp. nov. (♂♀). The male of Baalzebub albonotatus (Petrunkevitch, 1930) and Theridiosoma goodnightorum Archer, 1953 are described for the first time. Redescriptions and illustrations of Epilineutes globosus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896), Naatlo fauna (Simon, 1897), and Wendilgarda clara Keyserling, 1886 are provided. Notably, we find that gross morphology remains a reliable tool for rapid species sorting, while crude or genetic identification methods offer consistent estimates for alpha diversity. The prevalence of endemic species at mid and high elevations further underscores the importance of our findings.
Fil: Labarque, Facundo Martín. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina. Universidade Federal do São Carlos; Brasil
Fil: Piacentini, Luis Norberto. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina
Fil: Pons, Joan. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas. Instituto Mediterráneo de Estudios Avanzados; España
Fil: Hormiga, Gustavo. The George Washington University; Estados Unidos
Fil: Arnedo, Miquel A.. Universidad de Barcelona. Facultad de Biología. Departamento de Biología Animal; España
Fil: Ramirez, Martin Javier. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Oficina de Coordinación Administrativa Parque Centenario. Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia"; Argentina
description Taxonomy, a pivotal scientific discipline, plays a crucial role in biodiversity assessments and conservation by defining and cataloging species and higher taxa. However, tropical regions, housing a significant portion of global biodiversity, offer challenges to traditional taxonomy, leaving a substantial part of this diversity unexplored due to limited resources. This study employs a combined approach of gross morphological sorting and DNA-based species delimitation to accelerate species identification and discovery in the orb weaving spider family Theridiosomatidae (ray spiders) within Panamanian cloud forests. Using this methodology, we navigate the taxonomic challenges posed by this species-rich family, with relatively uniform sexual organs in closely related species. Employing a semi-quantitative sampling protocol, we estimate species accumulation curves and non-parametric richness, and assess various biodiversity metrics of over 3333 specimens, resulting in an integrative taxonomic revision revealing 27 new species and a new genus. Three new species of Chthonos Coddington, 1986 are described: Chthonos dobo sp. nov. (♂♀), Chthonos kaibe sp. nov. (♂♀), Chthonos kwati sp. nov. (♂♀). Seven new species of Epeirotypus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894 are described: Epeirotypus bule sp. nov. (♀), Epeirotypus drune sp. nov. (♀), Epeirotypus jane sp. nov. (♀), Epeirotypus kote sp. nov. (♂♀), Epeirotypus kra sp. nov. (♂♀), Epeirotypus kwakwa sp. nov. (♂♀), Epeirotypus tain sp. nov. (♀). One new species of Naatlo Coddington, 1986 is described: Naatlo chi sp. nov. (♂♀). Two new species of Ogulnius O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1882 are described: Ogulnius zbodro sp. nov. (♂♀) and Ogulnius debonaja sp. nov. (♂♀). We describe Tantra gen. nov. based on male and female characters. Eight new species are described: Tantra bribri gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), Tantra bugle gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), Tantra embera gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), Tantra kuna gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), Tantra naso gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), Tantra ngabe gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀), Tantra sichid gen. et sp. nov. (♀), and Tantra wounaan gen. et sp. nov. (♂♀). Tantra kullki (Dupérré & Tapia, 2017) comb. nov. is transferred from Theridiosoma O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1879. Six new species of Baalzebub Coddington, 1986 are described: Baalzebub absoguedi sp. nov. (♀), Baalzebub antomia sp. nov. (♂), Baalzebub innatuledi sp. nov. (♂♀), Baalzebub jaibana sp. nov. (♂♀), Baalzebub nele sp. nov. (♀), Baalzebub sukia sp. nov. (♂♀). The male of Baalzebub albonotatus (Petrunkevitch, 1930) and Theridiosoma goodnightorum Archer, 1953 are described for the first time. Redescriptions and illustrations of Epilineutes globosus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1896), Naatlo fauna (Simon, 1897), and Wendilgarda clara Keyserling, 1886 are provided. Notably, we find that gross morphology remains a reliable tool for rapid species sorting, while crude or genetic identification methods offer consistent estimates for alpha diversity. The prevalence of endemic species at mid and high elevations further underscores the importance of our findings.
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