Seycellesa

Seycellesa is a genus of spiders in the family Theridiidae. It consists of only its

Seycellesa
type species: Seycellesa braueri, which is endangered and endemic to the
Seychelles.

Contents
Taxonomic history
Distribution
Species description
S. braueri
Conservation status
Scientific classification
References
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Taxonomic history Subphylum: Chelicerata
The type species was initially described in 1898 by the French naturalist Eugène
Class: Arachnida
Simon, who placed it in the genus Theridion. He chose the specific epithet
braueri to honor A. Brauer at the University of Marburg. His description was Order: Araneae
based on a male specimen.[5] Infraorder: Araneomorphae

British arachnologist Michael Roberts described a junior synonym, T. purifum, in Family: Theridiidae
1978. The specific name was described as "an arbitrary combination of letters". Genus: Seycellesa
His description was based on a female specimen.[3] Michael Saaristo
Koçak & Kemal,
synonymized T. purifum with T. braueri in 1999.[6]
2008 [1]
In 2006, Saaristo circumscribed a new genus for T. braueri. He named it Robertia
Type species
after Michael Roberts.[2] However, that generic name was invalid due to a senior
homonym: the synapsid genus Robertia. In 2008, Ahmet Koçak and Muhabbet Theridion braueri
Kemal created a nomen novum for this genus: Seycellesa.[1] Simon, 1898

Synonyms[4]
Distribution Genus:
S. braueri is endemic to the Seychelles, where it is found on the islands of Mahé
Robertia Saaristo, 2006 [2] nec
and Silhouette[2] at elevations of 300 to 500 m (980 to 1,640 ft).[7] The type
locality for S. braueri is Mahé;[5] the type locality for the junior synonym S. Boonstra, 1948
purifum is Morne Seychellois, central Mahé.[3] Its habitat is woodland.[7] Species:

Theridion purifum Roberts,

Species description
1978 [3]
The total length of the female S. braueri is 6.5 mm (0.26 in); males are smaller,[8]
Robertia braueri (Simon, 1898)
with a length of 2.5 mm (0.098 in).[5] The carapace is yellow-orange in color and
has a dark border and marking along its median. The color of the chelicerae,
[8]
maxillae, labium, and sternum is black-tinted yellow. The opisthosoma is spherical and the chelicerae have two anterior teeth.
Conservation status
The IUCN Red List considers S. braueri to be endangered. Its habitat is deteriorating due toinvasive plants like Cinnamomum verum.
Its extent of occurrence is 300 km2 (120 sq mi) and its area of occupancy is 50 km2 (19 sq mi).[7]

References
1. Koçak, Ahmet Ö.; Kemal, Muhabbet (2008)."New synonyms and replacement names in the genus group taxa of
Araneida" (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/292718701_New_synonyms_and_replacement_names_in_the_
genus_group_taxa_of_Araneida). Centre for Entomological Studies Ankara, Miscellaneous Papers
. 139–140: 4.
2. Saaristo, Michael I. (2006)."Theridiid or cobweb spiders of the granitic Seychelles islands (Araneae, Theridiidae)"
(ht
tp://www.islandbiodiversity.com/Phelsuma%2014-5.pdf)(PDF). Phelsuma. 14: 70–74.
3. Roberts, Michael (1978). "Theridiidae, Mysmenidae and gen.Theridiosoma (Araneidae) (Araneae)".Revue
Zoologique Africaine. 92 (4): 909–913.
4. "Gen. Seycellesa Koçak & Kemal, 2008"(http://www.wsc.nmbe.ch/genus/3537). World Spider Catalog. Natural
History Museum Bern. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
5. Simon, E. (1898). "Arachnides recueillis en 1895 par M. le Dr A. Brauer (de l'Université de Marburg) aux îles
Séchelles" (https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/32551970). Annales de la Société entomologique de France. 66 (2–3):
376–377.
6. Saaristo, M. I. (1999). "An arachnological excursion to the granitic Seychelles, 1–26th January 1999. Arachnid
species lists for Silhouette, Cousine & Mahé".Phelsuma. 7 (Supplement A): 10. ISSN 1026-5023 (https://www.world
cat.org/issn/1026-5023).
7. Gerlach, J. (2014). "Robertia braueri" (http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/196490/0). The IUCN Red List of Threatened
Species. 2014: e.T196490A2458812.doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T196490A2458812.en (https://doi.org/10.2
305%2FIUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T196490A2458812.en) .
8. Saaristo, Michael I. (2010). "Order Araneae Clerck, 1757 spiders". In Gerlach, Justin; Marusik,uri.
Y Arachnida and
Myriapoda of the Seychelles Islands. Manchester: Siri Scientific Press. pp. 263–264.ISBN 978-0-955-8636-8-4.

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