A Current Research Status on the Mesothelae and Mygalomorphae (Arachnida: Araneae) in Thailand NATAPOT WARRIT Department of Biology Chulalongkorn University S piders • Globally included approximately 40,000+ described species (Platnick, 2008) • Estimated number 60,000-170,000 species (Coddington and Levi, 1991) S piders Spiders are the most diverse and abundant invertebrate predators in terrestrial ecosystems (Wise, 1993) SPIDER CLASSIFICATION Mygalomorphae • Mygalomorph spiders and Tarantulas Mesothelae • 16 families • 335 genera, 2,600 species • Segmented spider 6.5% • 1 family • 8 genera, 96 species 0.3% Araneomorphae • True spider • 95 families • 37,000 species 93.2% Mesothelae Liphistiidae First appeared during 300 MYA (96 spp., 8 genera) (Carboniferous period) Selden (1996) Liphistiinae (Liphistius) Heptathelinae (Ganthela, Heptathela, Qiongthela, Ryuthela, Sinothela, Songthela, Vinathela) Xu et al. (2015) 32 species have been recorded L. bristowei species-group L. birmanicus species-group L. trang species-group L. bristowei species-group L. birmanicus species-group L. trang species-group Schwendinger (1990) 5-7 August 2015 Liphistius maewongensis species novum Sivayyapram et al., Journal of Arachnology (in press) bristowei species group L. maewongensis L. bristowei L. yamasakii L. lannaianius L. marginatus Burrow Types Simple burrow T-shape burrow Relationships between nest parameters and spider morphology Trapdoor length (BL) Total length (TL) Total length = 0.424* Burrow length + 2.794 Fisher’s Exact-test S and M L Distribution Pattern 2 m 16 m X 32 X 10 Burrow counted 1 m2 Morisita’s index q = the number of quadrats necessary to cover the study area th ni = the number of burrows in the i quadrat N = the total number of burrows Iδ = 2.76 Uniform distribution Random distribution Aggregated distribution Iδ < 1 Iδ = 1 Iδ > 1 Morisita (1962) SPIDER CLASSIFICATION Mygalomorphae • Mygalomorph spiders and Tarantulas Mesothelae • 16 families • 335 genera, 2,600 species • Segmented spider 6.5% • 1 family • 8 genera, 96 species 0.3% Araneomorphae • True spider • 95 families • 37,000 species 93.2% Mygalomorphae Mecicobothriidae Microstigmatidae Hexathelidae Dipluridae Nemesiidae Theraphosidae Tarantula Paratropididae > 900 species Barychelidae Atypidae Antrodiaetidae Cyrtaucheniidae Idiopidae Ctenizidae Migidae Actinopodidae Euctenizidae 10 Subfamilies, 931 species Acanthopelminae Citharognathus Pocock, 1895 Aviculariinae Omothymus Thorell, 1891 Ornithoctoninae Cyriopagopus Simon, 1887 Eumenophorinae Lampropelma Simon, 1892 Harpactirinae Ornithoctonus Pocock, 1892 Family Ischnocolinae Phormingochilus Pocock, 1895 Theraphosidae Poecilotheriinae Spelopelminae Stromatopelminae Chilobrachys Karsch, 1891 Theraphosinae Orphnaecus Simon, 1892 Selenogyrinae Phlogiellus Pocock, 1897 Selenocosmiinae Poecilotheria Simon, 1885 Coremiocnemis Simon, 1892 Thrigmopoeinae Lyrognathus Pocock, 1895 Psednocnemis West, 2012 Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871 Selenotholus Hogg, 1902 Selenotypus Pocock, 1895 World Spider Catalog (2017) Cyriopagopus Simon, 1887 Phlogiellus Pocock, 1897 C. albostriatum (Simon, 1886) C. doriae (Thorell, 1890) C. minax (Thorell, 1897) C. robustum (Strand, 1907) C. salangense (Strand, 1907) Cyriopagopus C. schmidti (Von Wirth, 1991) C. lividum (Smith, 1996) C. hainanum (Liang et al., 1999) C. longipes (Von Wirth & Striffler, 2005) C. vonwirthi (Schmidt, 2005) • Cyriopagopus is a popular genus of Southeast Asia tarantula in exotic pet trade. • The range of this genus includes : Myanmar, southeastern China, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, and Borneo. • Phylogenetic of Cyriopagopus species have not been studied. Cyriopagopus in Thailand Thai Zebra C. albostriatus (Simon, 1886) C. minax (Thorell, 1897) Thai Black C. lividus (Smith, 1996) Cobalt Blue C. longipes (Von Wirth & Striffler, 2005) Vietnamese Earth Tiger C. albostriatum C. minax C. lividum C. longipes How many species? COI 658 bp NJ, Parsimony, ML, Bayesian ABGD, GMYC C. longipes C. lividus “C. minax” C. albostriatus C. vonworthi (junior synonym) C. minax s. str. Chomphuphung et al. (in prep.) Phlogiellus Pocock, 1897 Kamphaeng Phet province Phlogiellus longipalpus species novum P. watasei P. bundokalbo Phlogiellus longipalpus P. mutus P. moniqueverdezae (Kishida, 1920) (Barrion & Litsinger, 1995) (Giltay, 1935) Nunn et al., 2016 N/A Phlogiellus longipalpus P. watasei P. bundokalbo P. mutus P. moniqueverdezae (Kishida, 1920) (Barrion & Litsinger, 1995) (Giltay, 1935) Nunn et al., 2016 Chomphuphung et al., ZooKeys (in press) World Spider Catalog (2017) Nemesiidae: Atmetochilus Hidden chamber Acknowledgements Scholarship Foundation Center of Excellence in Biodiversity Chulalongkorn University Deborah Smith Varat Narin Chawakorn Sivayyapram Chomphuphung Kunsete CU BEE&SPIDER RESEARCH UNIT ส่องแมงมุมหรือ ดูเลข งวดนี้ดีว้า Thank You ! หลักกิโลในอุทยาน ที่ใช้แทนเก้าอี.