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Fred R. Wanless (1940 – 15 December 2017) was a British arachnologist.[1] Active in the field especially in the 1970s and 1980s, he described several dozen taxa, in particular among the spiders of the Salticidae family.[2] Wanless played a significant role in the British Arachnological Society being its member in 1969–1973, 1974–1976 and 1986–1989, and Meetings Secretary in 1973–1978.[1] From 1973 to 1988 he described 137 new species and 13 new genera.

Career

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He worked at the Natural History Museum in London,[3] dealing with the arachnid collections and at the Australian Museum in Brisbane. At the Museum Wanless developed interest in African jumping spiders while editing Doug Clark's notes and later working on their collaborative paper.[1] During his work at the Museum he published a number of academic papers and supervised the studies of post-graduate students.[4]

Wanless played a significant role in the British Arachnological Society being its member in 1969–1973, 1974–1976 and 1986–1989, and Meetings Secretary in 1973–1978.[1] From 1973 to 1988 Wanless described 137 new species and 13 new genera. Among them only nine species (7%) have been later synonymized, while all his genera and the subfamily Spartaeinae remain valid.[1]

Wanless traveled extensively as part of his research working notably in Borneo and Botswana.[4] In 1977, he joined the Royal Geographical Society's expedition to Gunung Mulu National Park in Sarawak where he collected and described local species.[1][5] Wanless retired from the National History Museum in 2003, however he continued studying grasses and sedges publishing a guide on them in 2013. Upon retirement, Wanless became increasingly involved in the work of the Wren Group and the Lakehouse Lake project being a member of its committee.[4]

Fred R. Wanless died on 15 December 2017.[1]

Taxa described

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Named in his honor

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Studies and research on Salticidae

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  • Wanless F.R. 1973 - vedi: Cutler B., Wanless F.R. 1973. A review of the genus Mantisatta (Araneae: Salticidae). Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society,[7][8] Londra, 2(9): 184-189, f 1-9.
  • Wanless F.R. 1975. Spiders of the family Salticidae from the upper slopes of Everest and Makalu. Bull. Br. Arachnol. Soc., 3(5): 132-136.
  • Wanless F.R. 1978a. A revision of the spider genera Belippo and Myrmarachne (Araneae, Salticidae) in the Ethiopian region. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) (Zoology),[9][10] Londra, 33(1): 1-139, t 1-84, photos 1-6.
  • Wanless F.R. 1978b. A revision of the spider genus Bocus Simon (Araneae: Salticidae). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. (Zool.) 33(4): 239-244.
  • Wanless F.R. 1978c. A revision of the spider genus Sobasina (Araneae, Salticidae). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. (Zool.), London, 33(4): 245-257, t 1-8, phot 1.
  • Wanless F.R. 1978d. A revision of the spider genus Marengo (Araneae: Salticidae). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. (Zool.), London, 33(4): 259-278, t 1-10, photos 1-3.
  • Wanless F.R. 1978e. On the identity of the spider Emertonius exasperans Peckham and Peckham (Araneae, Salticidae). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. (Zool.), London, 33(4): 235-238, t 1-2.
  • Wanless F.R. 1978f. A revision of the spider genus Portia (Araneae, Salticidae). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. (Zool.), London, 34(3): 83-124, t 1-13, phots 1-5.
  • Wanless F.R. 1979a. On the spider genus Cynapes (Araneae, Salticidae). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. (Zool.), London, 37(1): 67-72, t 1-2.
  • Wanless F.R. 1979b. A revision of the spider genus Brettus (Araneae, Salticidae). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. (Zool.), London, 35(2): 127-200, t 1-4.
  • Wanless F.R. 1980a. A revision of the spider genus Macopaeus (Araneae, Salticidae). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. (Zool.), London, 38 (4): 219-223, t 1-3.
  • Wanless F.R. 1980b. A revision of the spider genus Orthrus (Araneae, Salticidae). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. (Zool.), London, 38 (4): 225-232, t 1-4.
  • Wanless F.R. 1980c. A revision of the spider genus Onomastus (Araneae, Salticidae). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. (Zool.), London, 39(3): 179-188, t 1-4.
  • Wanless F.R. 1980d. A revision of the spider genera Asemonea and Pandisus (Araneae: Salticidae) Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. (Zool.) London, 39(4): 213-257, t 1-29.
  • Wanless F.R. 1981a. A revision of the spider genus Hispo (Araneae, Salticidae). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. (Zool.), London, 41(4): 179-198, t 19.
  • Wanless F.R. 1981b. A revision of the spider genus Phaeacius (Araneae, Salticidae). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. (Zool.), London, 41(4): 199-219, t 1-9.
  • Wanless F.R. 1981c. A revision of the spider genus Cocalus (Araneae, Salticidae). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. (Zool.), London, 41(5): 253-261, t 1-5.
  • Wanless F.R. 1982. A revision of the spider genus Cocalodes with a description of a new related genus (Araneae, Salticidae). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. (Zool.), London, 42(4): 263-298, t 1-21.
  • Wanless F.R. 1983 [1984c]. Araneae-Salticidae. Contributions a l'etude de la faune terrestre des iles granitiques de l'archipel des Sechelles. Annales Musee Royal Afrique Centrale, serie in 8. Tervuren, 241: 1-84, t 1-26.
  • Wanless F.R. 1984a. A review of the spider subfamily Spartaeinae nom. n. (Araneae: Salticidae) with description of six new genera. Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. (Zool.), London, 46(2): 135-198, t 1-29.
  • Wanless F.R. 1984b. A revision of the spider genus Cyrba (Araneae:Salticidae) with the description of a new presumptive pheromon dispersing organ. Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. (Zool.), London, 47(7): 445-481, t 1-22
  • Wanless F.R. 1985. A revision of the spider genera Holcolaetis and Sonoita (Araneae: Salticidae). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. (Zool.), London, 48(4): 249-278, t 1-19.
  • Wanless F.R. 1986. A revision of the spider genus Phyaces (Araneae: Salticidae). Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. (Zool.) 50: 103-108.
  • Wanless F.R. 1987. Notes on spiders of the family Salticidae. 1. The genera Spartaeus, Mintonia and Taraxella. Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. (Zool.), London, 52(3): 107-137, t 1-20.
  • Wanless F.R. 1988. A revision of the spider group Astieae (Araneae: Salticidae) in the Australasian Region. New Zealand journal of zoology, 15: 81-172, t 1-44.
  • Wanless F.R., Clark D. J. 1975. On a collection of spiders of the family Salticidae from the Ivory Coast. Revue Zool. afr. 89(2): 273-296.
  • Wanless F.R., Lubin Y.D. 1986. Diolenius minotaurus sp. nov., a remarkable horned jumping spider from Papua New Guinea (Araneae: Salticidae). J. Nat. Hist. 20: 1211-1220, t 1-6.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Russell-Smith, Tony (March 2018). "Fred Wanless 1940–2017". Arachnology. 17 (7): 358–360. doi:10.13156/arac.2017.17.7.358. S2CID 198160053.
  2. ^ Maddison, Wayne P. (2015). "A phylogenetic classification of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae)" (PDF). Journal of Arachnology. 43 (3): 231–292. doi:10.1636/arac-43-03-231-292. S2CID 85680279. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
  3. ^ Parker, J. R. (July 1981). "The Centenary of the British Museum (Natural History) and its Arachnida Collections". British Arachnological Society Newsletter. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.716.5794.
  4. ^ a b c "Fred Wanless" (PDF). Wildlife and Conservation Group. 2017. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  5. ^ "Gunung Mulu Expedition Sarawak, Malaysia 1977-1978". Royal Geographical Society. Retrieved 2020-08-31.
  6. ^ a b Wijesinghe, D.P. (2012-02-05). "A New Genus of Jumping Spider from Borneo with notes on the Spartaeine Palp" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2012-02-05. Retrieved 2020-08-29.
  7. ^ Official publication of the British Arachnological Society Deprecated link archived 2012-07-16 at archive.today
  8. ^ henceforth abbreviated to Bull. Br. Arachnol. Soc.
  9. ^ British Museum (Natural History) (1980). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London Natural History Museum Library. London : BM(NH).
  10. ^ henceforth abbreviated to Bull. Br. Mus. Nat. (Zool.)
  11. ^ List of Fred Wanless's Jumping Studies

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Asemonea stella

to semi-aquatic vegetation. The spider was first defined in 1980 by Fred Wanless. The spider is small, between 3.1 and 3.64 mm (0.122 and 0.143 in) long

Goleba puella

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Goleba pallens

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Asemonea maculata

that is endemic to Ivory Coast. The spider was first defined in 1980 by Fred Wanless. It is a small spider, with a carapace that is between 2.08 and 2.10 mm

Goleba punctata

placed in the genus Asemonea, the species was moved to Goleba in 1980 by Fred Wanless. The spider is medium-sized, between 6.6 and 6.9 mm (0.26 and 0.27 in)

Spartaeus spinimanus

several related forms initially described as separate species. In 1984, Fred Wanless comprehensively reviewed the genus and synonymized several species with

Asemonea pinangensis

that is endemic to Malaysia. The spider was first defined in 1980 by Fred Wanless. It is a small spider, with a carapace that is typically 1.16 mm (0.046 in)