Anatoborus

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Anatoborus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Uloboridae
Genus: Anatoborus
Milledge, 2025
Species:
A. grayi
Binomial name
Anatoborus grayi
Milledge, 2025 [1]

Anatoborus is a monotypic genus of cribellate orb-weavers first described by Graham A. Milledge in 2025. Its sole described species Anatoborus grayi is found on Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia. [2]

Contents

It is related to the genera Lehtineniana Sherwood, 2022 and Waitkera Opell, 1979, and shares with them relatively simplified genitals. [1]

Behavior

Although their behavior has not been directly observed, collection data suggests that they spin an orb web and are mostly found on foliage. [1]

Description

The body color in both sexes is pale yellowish with weak darker markings on carapace, abdomen and legs.

Etymology

The genus name is in contrast to the genus name Uloborus ("deadly bite"). Also derived from Greek, it is a combination of anatos, meaning harmless and boros meaning bite. [1]

The species is named "for the late Dr Michael R. Gray (1941-2023) for his pioneering collecting of spiders on Lord Howe Island." [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Milledge, G. A. (2025). "Anatoborus gen. nov.: a new genus of Uloboridae (Arachnida: Araneae) from Lord Howe Island, Australia". Australian Journal of Taxonomy. 93: 1–5. doi:10.54102/ajt.a9vs6. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  2. ↑ "Gen. Anatoborus Milledge, 2025". World Spider Catalog. doi:10.24436/2 . Retrieved 2025-10-20.
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