Figure 62. Biogeography. A in A revision of the New World eximius lineage of Anelosimus (Araneae, Theridiidae) and a phylogenetic analysis using worldwide exemplars

Figure 62. Biogeography. A, The geographical distribution of Anelosimus groups – numbers refer to the three lineages found in the Americas; B, taxa replaced with geographical regions on an area cladogram. The most basal Anelosimus occur in the Old World while three separate clades are found in the New World. Three independent dispersal events (numbers) appear to be the most parsimonious explanation of this distribution.