Lyssomanes viridis

From ArthropodBase wiki

Lyssomanes viridis

Lyssomanes viridis
Community (0)
Genome (0)
Transcriptome (0)
i5k info
Wikipedia
Links (0)

Accessing Wikipedia page... (if nothing loads then the page does not exist)

People with a declared interest in Lyssomanes viridis

Nomination is supported by 0 people

i5K Comments for Lyssomanes viridis

Lyssomanes viridis is a basal salticid which can be found in great numbers overwintering on holly (Ilex opaca) in North Carolina (and probably other Southeastern states as well). I have numerous specimens in a -80 freezer that could be donated for DNA extraction. Salticids in general have unique visual systems compared to other arthropods. Their visual acuity is finer than any other terrestrial arthropod, and there is electrophysiological evidence that they possess color vision. L. viridis is easy to keep in the lab, is not aggressive, and will readily behave naturally in the lab. I have run many successful behavioral experiments with L. viridis which should be published over the next few years. I expect (or at least hope) L. viridis will emerge as a model system among salticids in the years to come. With a Lyssomanes genome, we could ask increasingly interesting questions about the genetic bases of behavior, as well as analyze paternity in mate choice experiments. As a basal salticid, a comparison of L. viridis' genome with that of a more derived salticid and with members of related families could yield insights into the evolutionary history of salticids. Studies of Lyssomanes' distribution and genetic relatedness during different times of year could yield interesting insights into dispersal and inbreeding avoidance, as I have unpublished data on L. viridis' migration from homogenous to patchy distributions with the onset of winter, back to homogenous distributions in the Spring. FInally, L. viridis seems to specialize on dipteran prey, and could emerge as a bio-control agent for disease vectors like Culex, especially in the Southern hemisphere, which is inhabited by related Lyssomanes species.

Cynthia Tedore
GB Edwards

Lyssomanes viridis/Wikipedia