Abstract
Chrysso nigriceps is redescribed and the male is described for the first time based on material from Colombia. Evidence for maternal care of juveniles in Chrysso is presented. This evidence is consistent with predictions based on phylogenetic analysis that maternal care is primitively present in the lost colulus clade, the lineage containing all social theridiids.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 711-714 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of Arachnology |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
Other keywords
- Chrysso
- Evolution of sociality
- Maternal care
- South America
- Taxonomy