The complete mitogenome of the pond wolf spider , with phylogenetic implications for the Lycosidae.

The pond wolf spider Bösenberg & Strand, 1906 (Araneae: Lycosidae) is an important predator of agricultural pests in southern, eastern and southeastern Asia. Here, we report the complete mitogenome of this spider reconstructed from Illumina sequencing data. The circular mitogenome length is 14,533 bp with the nucleotide composition A (33.

Indian monsoon drove the dispersal of the group of spitting spiders.

We examined the global biogeography of the group of spitting spiders based on 23 years of sampling at the species level (61 species in the group and 84 species of ) using DNA data from six loci. Our results indicated that the group initially dispersed from Southeast Asia to East Africa between 46.5 and 33.

The stepwise Indian-Eurasian collision and uplift of the Himalayan-Tibetan plateau drove the diversification of high-elevation Scytodes spiders.

The Cenozoic Indian-Eurasian collision and uplift of the Himalayan-Tibetan Plateau (HTP) are among the most important geological events in the world. They have affected the diversification of regional biota of many taxonomic groups on and around the HTP. However, the exact timing and model of the collision and uplift events and speciation on and around the HTP are still in debate.

Global Diversification of Anelosimus Spiders Driven by Long-Distance Overwater Dispersal and Neogene Climate Oscillations.

Vicariance and dispersal events, combined with intricate global climatic history, have left an imprint on the spatiotemporal distribution and diversity of many organisms. Anelosimus cobweb spiders (Theridiidae), are organisms ranging in behavior from solitary to highly social, with a cosmopolitan distribution in temperate to tropical areas. Their evolutionary history and the discontinuous distribution of species richness suggest that 1) long-distance overwater dispersal and 2) climate change during the Neogene (23-2.

The first record of Telemidae from Kenya, with the description of two new species (Arachnida, Araneae).

Two new species of Telemidae from Kenya are described: Zhao & Li, , Zhao & Li, Holotypes are deposited in the National Museum of Kenya in Nairobi, and all paratypes are deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing. A distribution map of Telemidae found in Kenya is presented.

Global mtDNA genetic structure and hypothesized invasion history of a major pest of citrus, (Hemiptera: Liviidae).

The Asian citrus psyllid Kuwayama is a key pest of citrus as the vector of the bacterium causing the "huanglongbing" disease (HLB). To assess the global mtDNA population genetic structure, and possible dispersal history of the pest, we investigated genetic variation at the gene collating newly collected samples with all previously published data. Our dataset consists of 356 colonies from 106 geographic sites worldwide.

Nine new species of the spider genus (Araneae, Scytodidae) from China and Thailand.

Nine new species of the genus Ono, 1995 are described: Wu & Li sp. n. (♀, Guangxi), Wu & Li sp.

Three new species of from caves in Guangxi, China (Araneae, Telemidae).

Three new species, Zhao & Li, (♂♀), Zhao & Li, (♂♀), and Zhao & Li, (♂♀), are described from the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China, bringing the total number of species to eight. All occur in Yunnan Province or the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region. The male palp of Telemidae was studied for the first time using scanning electron microscope.

Seasonal dynamics of Diplectanum grouperi parasitism on wild versus cultured groupers, Epinephelus spp., and the linkage between infestation and host species phylogeny.

In this article, we examined the influences of the polycultured potential hosts on monogenean seasonality and the possible linkage between the infestations on different species of hosts and host phylogeny. The seasonality of Diplectanum grouperi , the dominant species, on wild versus cultured groupers, Epinephelus spp., was analyzed in Daya Bay, South China Sea, between April 2008 and January 2009.