Gynandry and intersexuality in spiders: half a century onwards
Abstract
A little over fifty years ago, Roberts & Parker (1973) advanced the knowledge of intersexual and gynandromorphic spiders. Those authors also provided a total of 14 categories for classifying gynandry in spiders. Eight new cases of gynandry and/or intersexuality are reported herein, in addition to a critical appraisal of all prior published literature available on this phenomenon and discussion on broader topics, such as a newly reported case of abnormal neoteny.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Spider Taxonomy and Behavior Studies
Genetic and Clinical Aspects of Sex Determination and Chromosomal Abnormalities
Study of Mite Species
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Acta Zoológica Lilloana
- Pages
- 45–93
- Publication date
- 27 February 2026
- Language
- EN