A study of the evolutionary biology of fossil spiders from Santana Formation (Cretaceous, Mesozoic) of Brazil

2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 21540487
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Stratigraphy/Paleontology
• Research Institution: National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: ONO Hirotsugu 独立行政法人国立科学博物館, 動物研究部, 研究主幹 (50167326)
• Project Period (FY): 2009-04-01 – 2014-03-31
• Keywords: 層位・古生物学 / 進化 / 中生代 / 化石 / クモ類

Research Abstract

Specimens of fossil spiders from Santana Formation (Mesozoic) of Brazil and recent spiders both preserved in the National Museum of Nature and Science were morphologically and systematically studied. On the basis of data obtained from the material and the discussion with scientists who are in the same line of arachnology or study of spiders as Drs. Selden, Dunlop, Schwendinger and Jaeger, especially on the family Liphistiidae (Mesothelae) and the superfamily Araneiodea, eight oral presentations at international congresses and twelve papers were made or published in the years 2009-2013. Hirotsugu Ono received the Paulo Brignoli Award 2010 from the International Society of Arachnology in recognition of his contribution to arachnology over the past five years, partly including this subject, and was elected to the President of Asian Society of Arachnology for 2013-2015 in expectation of further contribution to international exchange in this field.

Research Products

• [Journal Article] Mesothele spiders in the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (2014)
  • Author(s): Dunlop, Jason, Steffensen, Corinna & Ono, Hirotsugu
  • Journal Title: Arachnologische Mitteilungen Volume: Vol. 47 Pages: 35-40
  • DOI: 10.5431/aramit4705
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Spiders of the genus Tricalamus (Araneae, Filistatidae) from Japan. Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science (2013)
  • Author(s): Ono, Hirotsugu
  • Journal Title: Series A, Zoology Volume: Vol. 39 Pages: 15-20
  • URL: http://www.kahaku.go.jp/research/publication/zoology.html
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) recorded from Vietnam, 1837- 2011 (2012)
  • Author(s): Ono, Hirotsugu, Ta, Huy Thinh and Pham, Dinh Sac
  • Journal Title: Memoirs of the National Museum of Nature and Science Volume: Vol. 48 Pages: 1-37
  • URL: http://www.kahaku.go.jp/research/publication/zoology.html
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] On two Heptathela species from southern Vietnam, with a discussion of copulatory organs and systema- tics of the Liphistiidae (Araneae : Mesothelae) (2011)
  • Author(s): Schwendinger, Peter J. and Ono, Hirotsugu
  • Journal Title: Revue Suisse de Zoologie Volume: Vol. 118 Pages: 599-637
  • URL: https://www.ville-ge.ch/mhng/pdf/rsz118_4.pdf
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Two new spe- cies of the genus Tegecoelotes (Araneae : Agelenidae) from Chubu and Chugoku Districts, Honshu, Japan (2011)
  • Author(s): Okumura, Ken-ichi, Ono, Hirotsugu and Nishikawa, Yoshiaki
  • Journal Title: Acta Arachno- logica Volume: Vol. 60 Pages: 47-50
  • URL: https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/browse/asjaa/-char/ja/
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Three interesting spiders of the family Filistatidae, Clubionidae and Salticidae (Araneae) from Palau (2011)
  • Author(s): Ono, Hirotsugu
  • Journal Title: Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Series A, Zoology Volume: Vol. 37 Pages: 185-194
  • URL: http://www.kahaku.go.jp/research/publication/zoology.html
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] New spiders of the families Tetragnathidae, Nephilidae and Clubionidae (Arachnida, Araneae) from the Izu and Ogasawara Islands, Tokyo (2011)
  • Author(s): Ono, Hirotsugu
  • Journal Title: Japan Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Series A, Zoology Volume: Vol. 37 Pages: 15-26
  • URL: http://www.kahaku.go.jp/research/publication/zoology.html
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Notes on two coelotine spiders from Japan (Araneae : Agelenidae) (2010)
  • Author(s): Wang, Xin-Ping and Ono, Hirotsugu
  • Journal Title: The Journal of Arachnology Volume: Vol. 38 Pages: 592-595
  • URL: http://www.americanarachnology.org/joa_tocs/joa_contents_v38n3.html
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Rediscovery of an obscure spider genus Zametopina Simon, 1909 (Araneae, Thomisidae) from Yunnan, China (2010)
  • Author(s): Tang, Guo, Blick, Theo and Ono, Hirotsugu
  • Journal Title: Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Series A, Zoology Volume: Vol. 36 Pages: 65-70
  • URL: http://www.kahaku.go.jp/research/publication/zoology.html
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Spiders from Miku- rajima Island, Tokyo, with descriptions of new genera and species of the families Linyphiidae and Theridiidae (Arachnida, Araneae) (2010)
  • Author(s): Ono, Hirotsugu
  • Journal Title: Bulletin of the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Series A, Zoology Volume: Vol. 36 Pages: 51-63
  • URL: http://www.kahaku.go.jp/research/publication/zoology.html
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Gasteracantha crucigera (Araneae : Ara- neidae) from Maliau Basin, Sabah, Malaysia : an overlooked spiny-backed orb-weaver spider from Peninsular Malaysia (2010)
  • Author(s): Yong, Hoi Sen & Ono, Hirotsugu
  • Journal Title: Journal of Science and Techn- ology in the Tropics Volume: Vol. 5 Pages: 101-103
  • URL: http://www.costam.org.my/publications/.pdf
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] A new species of the genus Sinanapis (Araneae : Anapidae) from Lam Dong Province, southern Vietnam (2009)
  • Author(s): Ono, Hirotsugu
  • Journal Title: Contributions to Natural His- tory Volume: Vol. 12 Pages: 1021-1028
  • URL: http://www.nmbe.ch/sites/default/files/uploads/pubinv/ono.pdf
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Presentation] 神宮の自然特性、クモ類 (2013)
  • Author(s): 小野展嗣
  • Organizer: 日本学術会議公開シンポジウム
  • Place of Presentation: 日本学術会議、東京
  • Year and Date: 2013-12-12
• [Presentation] Phylogeny and biogeography of the spider family Liphistiidae (Araneae, Mesothelae) (2013)
  • Author(s): Xu, Xin, Liu, Fenxiang, Ono, Hirotsugu, Sac, Pham Dinh and Kuntner, Matjaz
  • Organizer: 19^<th> International Congres of Arachnology
  • Place of Presentation: Howard Center, Kenting National Park, Taiwan
  • Year and Date: 2013-06-27
• [Presentation] Asia as a gold mine for arachnologists or spider enthusiasts. A brief report on the history and present situation of spider taxonomy in Asia (2013)
  • Author(s): Ono, Hirotsugu
  • Organizer: 19^<th> International Congres of Arachnology
  • Place of Presentation: Howard Center, Kenting National Park, Taiwan
  • Year and Date: 2013-06-27
• [Presentation] Spider fauna of Vietnam with a special reference to Mesothelae (2012)
  • Author(s): Ono, Hirotsugu
  • Organizer: Symposium : Spiders of the Greater Mekong Region, First Meeting of the Asian Society of Arachnology
  • Place of Presentation: Convention Hall, Arawan, Pakse, Laos
  • Year and Date: 2012-11-13
• [Presentation] 日本産カヤシマグモ科(Araneae, Filistatidae)の分類学的知見 (2011)
  • Author(s): 小野展嗣
  • Organizer: 日本蜘蛛学会第43回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 鳥取大学
  • Year and Date: 2011-08-27
• [Presentation] 中生代白亜紀サンタナ層(ブラジル)のドヨウグモ類の化石 (2010)
  • Author(s): 小野展嗣
  • Organizer: 日本蜘蛛学会第42回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 東京環境工科専門学校
  • Year and Date: 2010-08-21
• [Presentation] The spider fauna of Japan, with a brief view of the geological history traced back to the Mesozoic (2010)
  • Author(s): Ono, Hirotsugu
  • Organizer: 18th International Congress of Arachnology
  • Place of Presentation: University of Podlasie, Siedlce, Poland
  • Year and Date: 2010-07-12
• [Presentation] Notes on some fossil spiders from the Cretaceous of Brazil (2009)
  • Author(s): Ono, Hirotsugu
  • Organizer: 25th European Congress of Arachnology
  • Place of Presentation: Convention Centre, Alexandropoli, Greece
  • Year and Date: 2009-08-18