Topic
Coptoprepes
About: Coptoprepes is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2 publications have been published within this topic receiving 10 citations.
Papers
TL;DR: Evidence from the standard cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) barcoding marker and from new collections are presented, showing that the males and females of C. ecotono were mismatched, and the female of that species is described for the first time.
Abstract: We present evidence from the standard cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) barcoding marker and from new collections, showing that the males and females of C. ecotono Werenkraut & Ramirez were mismatched, and describe the female of that species for the first time. An undescribed male from Chile is assigned to the new species Coptoprepes laudani , together with the female that was previously thought as C. ecotono . The matching of sexes is justified after a dual cladistics analysis of morphological and sequence data in combination. New locality data and barcoding sequences are provided for other species of Coptoprepes , all endemic of the temperate forests of Chile and adjacent Argentina. Although morphology and sequences are not conclusive on the relationships of Coptoprepes species, the sequence data suggests that the species without a retrolateral tibial apophysis may belong to an independent lineage.
107 citations
TL;DR: The spider genus Coptoprepes Simon, endemic of the southern forests in Chile and Argentina, is reviewed, and a phylogenetic analysis of the 10 known species of the genus together with other 91 representatives of the family Anyphaenidae is presented.
Abstract: We review the spider genus Coptoprepes Simon, endemic of the southern forests in Chile and Argentina, and present a phylogenetic analysis of the 10 known species of the genus together with other 91 representatives of the family Anyphaenidae Coptoprepes is confirmed as a member of the tribe Amaurobioidini The sister group of Coptoptepes is the genus Negayan Ramirez Both genera are united by having contiguous spermathecae and a notch retrolateral to the cymbial conductor, where the median apophysis fits The synapomorphies of Coptoprepes (the tegulum being displaced basally, the copulatory openings on or close to the epigastric furrow, and the lacking of some leg macrosetae) are homoplasious in the tribe Amaurobioidini Most intergeneric branches within the tribe, as well as between species of Coptoprepes have low support values in the cladogram This is probably related to Coptoprepes species being heterogeneous in characters usually constant in spider genera, such as the presence of retrolateral tibial apophysis in the male palp, the copulatory ducts being wrapped along an axis, or the spherical shape of spermathecae We describe six new species: Coptoprepes ecotono n sp, Coptoprepes bellavista n sp, Coptoprepes casablanca n sp, Coptoprepes contulmo n sp, Coptoprepes eden n sp, and Coptoprepes recinto n sp We provide additional records, illustrations, and reviewed diagnosis of the four previously known species: Coptoprepes flavopilosus Simon, Coptoprepes nahuelbuta Ramirez, Coptoprepes campanensis Ramirez, and Coptoprepes valdiviensis Ramirez
9 citations
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