Ansiea
| Ansiea | |
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| female A. tuckeri | |
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| male A. tuckeri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Thomisidae |
| Genus: | Ansiea Lehtinen, 2004[1] |
| Type species | |
| Ansiea tuckeri (Lessert, 1919) | |
| Species | |
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Ansiea is a genus of crab spiders that was first described by Pekka T. Lehtinen in 2004.[2]
The genus is named in honour of South African arachnologist Dr. Anna (Ansie) Dippenaar-Schoeman for her contributions to the study of African Thomisidae.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]The genus Ansiea was established by Lehtinen in 2004 as part of a taxonomic revision of the Misumenini tribe.[2] The type species, Ansiea tuckeri, was originally described as Misumena tuckeri by Lessert in 1919 and was subsequently placed in Misumenops by Millot in 1942 before being transferred to Misumena by Dippenaar-Schoeman in 1983.[2]
Although originally placed in Misumena, the species of this genus are not closely related to it.[2]
Distribution
[edit]The genus is distributed across Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.[1] A. tuckeri has been recorded from central, east and south Africa, while A. buettikeri is known only from Saudi Arabia.[4]
Description
[edit]Spiders of this genus have pale green to yellowish bodies sometimes with red patterns.[5]
The carapace is as wide as long, low and slightly convex, with the surface clothed with numerous erect spiniform setae. The eyes are in two recurved rows, with lateral eyes on small tubercles. The median ocular quadrangle is wider than long. The abdomen is round oval. The legs are strong, particularly the front legs, with legs I and II having macro setae on tibiae and metatarsi.[5]
Males resemble females and are the same size, but the carapace has two widely spaced brown bands and the legs are banded.[5]
Species
[edit]As of September 2025[update], the genus contains three recognized taxa:[1]
- Ansiea buettikeri (Dippenaar-Schoeman, 1989) – Saudi Arabia
- Ansiea tuckeri (Lessert, 1919) – Ivory Coast, São Tomé, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe, South Africa
- Ansiea tuckeri thomensis (Bacelar, 1958) – São Tomé and Príncipe
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 "Gen. Ansiea Lehtinen, 2004". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 15 September 2025.
- 1 2 3 4 Lehtinen, P. T. (2004), "Taxonomic notes on the Misumenini (Araneae: Thomisidae: Thomisinae), primarily from the Palaearctic and Oriental regions", in Logunov, D. V. (ed.), European Arachnology 2003 (Proceedings of the 21st European Colloquium of Arachnology, St
- ↑ Yuri M. Marusik; Danniella Sherwood (27 June 2022). "Matronymic genera in spiders (Araneae) named for arachnologists". Arachnology. 19 (sp1). doi:10.13156/ARAC.2022.19.SP1.150. ISSN 2050-9928. Wikidata Q113667188.
- ↑ Dippenaar-Schoeman, A. S. (1989). "An annotated check list of crab spiders (Araneae: Thomisidae) of Saudi Arabia". Fauna Saudi Arabia. 10: 20–30.
- 1 2 3 Dippenaar-Schoeman, A.S.; Haddad, C.R.; Foord, S.H.; Lotz, L.N. (2020). The Thomisidae of South Africa. Part 1 A-Mo. Version 1. South African National Survey of Arachnida Photo Identification Guide. p. 9. doi:10.5281/zenodo.7513274.
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Further reading
[edit]- Dippenaar-Schoeman, A. S. (1989). "An annotated check list of crab spiders (Araneae: Thomisidae) of Saudi Arabia". Fauna Saudi Arabia. 10: 20–30.
- Dippenaar-Schoeman, A. S. (1983). "The spider genera Misumena, Misumenops, Runcinia and Thomisus (Araneae: Thomisidae) of southern Africa". Entomology Memoir, Department of Agriculture Republic of South Africa. 55: 1–66.
- Bacelar, A. (1958). "Alguns araneídeos das ilhas de São Tomé e do Príncipe". Conferência Internacional dos Africanistas Ocidentais, Sessão. 6 (4): 37–46.
- Millot, J. (1942). "Les araignées de l'Afrique Occidentale Français: Thomisidae". Mémoires de l'Académie des Sciences de Paris. 65 (2): 1–82.