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The genus ''Thiratoscirtus'' is a member of the [[subtribe]] ''Thiratoscirtina'' in the [[Tribe (biology)|tribe]] Aelurillini.{{sfn|Maddison|2015|page=280}} [[Wayne Maddison]] allocated the tribe to the [[subclade]] Simonida in the [[Clade (biology)|clade]] Saltafresia in the clade [[Salticoida]].{{sfn|Maddison|2015|page=278}} In 2012, Mellissa Bodner and Maddison proposed a [[subfamily]] Thiratoscirtinae for the genus and its related genera.{{sfn|Prószyński|2017|page=109}} This overlapped with a group of genera named Thiratoscirtines after the genus, created by [[Jerzy Prószyński]] in 2017.{{sfn|Prószyński|2017|page=105}} [[Phylogenetics|Phylogenetic]] analysis has shown that the genus is related to the genera ''[[Alfenus]]'', ''[[Bacelarella]]'', ''[[Longarenus]]'' and ''[[Malloneta]]''.{{sfn|Bodner|Maddison|2012|page=219}} It is likely to have diverged between 16.3 and 18.7 million years ago.{{sfn|Bodner|Maddison|2012|page=224}}
The genus ''Thiratoscirtus'' is a member of the [[subtribe]] ''Thiratoscirtina'' in the [[Tribe (biology)|tribe]] Aelurillini.{{sfn|Maddison|2015|page=280}} [[Wayne Maddison]] allocated the tribe to the [[subclade]] Simonida in the [[Clade (biology)|clade]] Saltafresia in the clade [[Salticoida]].{{sfn|Maddison|2015|page=278}} In 2012, Mellissa Bodner and Maddison proposed a [[subfamily]] Thiratoscirtinae for the genus and its related genera.{{sfn|Prószyński|2017|page=109}} This overlapped with a group of genera named Thiratoscirtines after the genus, created by [[Jerzy Prószyński]] in 2017.{{sfn|Prószyński|2017|page=105}} [[Phylogenetics|Phylogenetic]] analysis has shown that the genus is related to the genera ''[[Alfenus]]'', ''[[Bacelarella]]'', ''[[Longarenus]]'' and ''[[Malloneta]]''.{{sfn|Bodner|Maddison|2012|page=219}} It is likely to have diverged between 16.3 and 18.7 million years ago.{{sfn|Bodner|Maddison|2012|page=224}}


In 2023, Wesołowska and Konrad Wiśniewski circumscribed a new genus that they termed ''[[Lictor (spider)|Lictor]]'' after the [[Lictor|Roman civil servants]] that carried a bundle of rods on their shoulders. The rods recall the bristles on the male spider's palpal tibia.{{sfn|Wesołowska|Wiśniewski|2023|page=380}} The new genus is also a member of the subtribe Thiratoscirtina.{{sfn|Wesołowska|Wiśniewski|2023|page=376}} ''Thiratoscirtus perspicuus'' was one of five species moved to the genus at the time, of which four were from the genus ''Thiratoscirtus''.
In 2023, Wesołowska and Konrad Wiśniewski circumscribed a new genus that they termed ''[[Lictor (spider)|Lictor]]'' after the [[Lictor|Roman civil servants]] that carried a bundle of rods on their shoulders. The rods recall the bristles on the male spider's palpal tibia.{{sfn|Wesołowska|Wiśniewski|2023|page=380}} The new genus is also a member of the subtribe Thiratoscirtina.{{sfn|Wesołowska|Wiśniewski|2023|page=376}} ''Thiratoscirtus perspicuus'' was one of five species moved to the genus at the time, of which four were from the genus ''Thiratoscirtus'', based on some similarities in the structure of their [[Spider_anatomy#Reproductive_system|copulatory organs]].{{sfn|Wesołowska|Wiśniewski|2023|page=380}} The species is named for a [[Latin]] word that can be translated "transparent" or "clear" and relates to the male's semi-transparent [[Embolus (spider anatomy)|embolus]].{{sfn|Wiśniewski|Wesołowska|2013|page=256}}

==Description==
''Lictor perspicuus'' is a medium-sized spider with unique physical features, particularly of the copulatory organs. The spider's body is divided into two main parts: the [[cephalothorax]], which is ovoid, and the [[Opisthosoma|abdomen]], which is a long and thin oval. Males of this species have a cephalothorax measuring between {{convert|2.4|and|3|mm|in|abbr=on|2}} in length and {{convert|2|and|2.5|mm|in|abbr=on|2}} in width. The [[carapace]], the hard upper part of the cephalothorax, is high and shaped between an oval and a rectangle with gentle slope to the rear. It is generally brown to yellow, marked with a maze of black lines and a light yellow band around the middle, and covered in white hairs.


==References==
==References==

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Taxonomy and etymology

Lictor perspicuus is a species of jumping spider, a member of the family Salticidae, that was first described by the arachnologists Konrad Wiśniewski and Wanda Wesołowska in 2013.[1] It was one of over 500 species identified by Wesołowska during her career, making her one of the most prolific authors in the field.[2] They initially allocated the spider to the genus Thiratoscirtus, first circumscribed in 1909 by Eugène Simon.[3]

The genus Thiratoscirtus is a member of the subtribe Thiratoscirtina in the tribe Aelurillini.[4] Wayne Maddison allocated the tribe to the subclade Simonida in the clade Saltafresia in the clade Salticoida.[5] In 2012, Mellissa Bodner and Maddison proposed a subfamily Thiratoscirtinae for the genus and its related genera.[6] This overlapped with a group of genera named Thiratoscirtines after the genus, created by Jerzy Prószyński in 2017.[7] Phylogenetic analysis has shown that the genus is related to the genera Alfenus, Bacelarella, Longarenus and Malloneta.[8] It is likely to have diverged between 16.3 and 18.7 million years ago.[9]

In 2023, Wesołowska and Konrad Wiśniewski circumscribed a new genus that they termed Lictor after the Roman civil servants that carried a bundle of rods on their shoulders. The rods recall the bristles on the male spider's palpal tibia.[10] The new genus is also a member of the subtribe Thiratoscirtina.[11] Thiratoscirtus perspicuus was one of five species moved to the genus at the time, of which four were from the genus Thiratoscirtus, based on some similarities in the structure of their copulatory organs.[10] The species is named for a Latin word that can be translated "transparent" or "clear" and relates to the male's semi-transparent embolus.[12]

Description

Lictor perspicuus is a medium-sized spider with unique physical features, particularly of the copulatory organs. The spider's body is divided into two main parts: the cephalothorax, which is ovoid, and the abdomen, which is a long and thin oval. Males of this species have a cephalothorax measuring between 2.4 and 3 mm (0.09 and 0.12 in) in length and 2 and 2.5 mm (0.08 and 0.10 in) in width. The carapace, the hard upper part of the cephalothorax, is high and shaped between an oval and a rectangle with gentle slope to the rear. It is generally brown to yellow, marked with a maze of black lines and a light yellow band around the middle, and covered in white hairs.

References

Citations

  1. ^ World Spider Catalog (2021). "Lictor perspicuus (Wiśniewski & Wesołowska, 2013)". World Spider Catalog. 22.5. Bern: Natural History Museum. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  2. ^ Wiśniewski 2020, p. 6.
  3. ^ Wiśniewski & Wesołowska 2013, p. 599.
  4. ^ Maddison 2015, p. 280.
  5. ^ Maddison 2015, p. 278.
  6. ^ Prószyński 2017, p. 109.
  7. ^ Prószyński 2017, p. 105.
  8. ^ Bodner & Maddison 2012, p. 219.
  9. ^ Bodner & Maddison 2012, p. 224.
  10. ^ a b Wesołowska & Wiśniewski 2023, p. 380.
  11. ^ Wesołowska & Wiśniewski 2023, p. 376.
  12. ^ Wiśniewski & Wesołowska 2013, p. 256.

Bibliography

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