Abstract
BackgroundMales of Opadometa are difficult to associate with conspecific females, and sex-matching errors may persist in the taxonomic literature. Recommended best practices for definitive sex matching in this genus suggest finding a male in the web of a female, or better yet, mating pairs.New informationA male Opadometa was observed hanging on a frame line of the web of a female Opadometa sarawakensis, a species for which the male was previously undescribed. This occurred during a tropical ecology field course held at the Danau Girang Field Centre in Sabah, Malaysia. A taxonomic description was completed as a course activity.
Highlights
The cover of Koh and Ming’s 2014 field guide to the Spiders of Borneo was graced with a striking but at the time undescribed red and blue Opadometa species. Koh and Ming (2014) included a discussion on the “Mysteries of the Opadometa Males”, in which they detailed the complexities of associating the rarely collected males of Opadometa with conspecific females
Males of Opadometa are difficult to associate with conspecific females, and sex-matching errors may persist in the taxonomic literature
This occurred during a tropical ecology field course held at the Danau Girang Field Centre in Sabah, Malaysia
Summary
Males of Opadometa are difficult to associate with conspecific females, and sex-matching errors may persist in the taxonomic literature. Recommended best practices for definitive sex matching in this genus suggest finding a male in the web of a female, or better yet, mating pairs. A male Opadometa was observed hanging on a frame line of the web of a female Opadometa sarawakensis, a species for which the male was previously undescribed. This occurred during a tropical ecology field course held at the Danau Girang Field Centre in Sabah, Malaysia. A taxonomic description was completed as a course activity
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