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18 June 2019 Three-dimensional modelling in arachnology as exemplified using Porrhomma-species (Araneae: Linyphiidae)
Vlastimil Růžička, Adam Růžička
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Abstract

Three-dimensional modelling has shown its importance in many fields, including zoological systematics. It is difficult to distinguish females of Porrhomma egeria Simon, 1884 and P. campbelli F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894 according to only dorsal and ventral views of the vulva. The same is true for the pair P. microps (Roewer, 1931) and P. profundum Dahl, 1939. A caudal view is necessary to distinguish the vulvae of these species pairs. A 3D model combines all important views of the female genitalia (ventral, dorsal, lateral and caudal) into a single unit.

Vlastimil Růžička and Adam Růžička "Three-dimensional modelling in arachnology as exemplified using Porrhomma-species (Araneae: Linyphiidae)," Arachnologische Mitteilungen: Arachnology Letters 58(1), 1-3, (18 June 2019). https://doi.org/10.30963/aramit5801
Received: 12 November 2018; Accepted: 20 February 2019; Published: 18 June 2019
KEYWORDS
3D modelling
female genitalia
Porrhomma campbelli
Porrhomma egeria
Porrhomma microps
Porrhomma profundum
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