Talk:Menemerus tropicus

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Mangrove savanna?

What is a mangrove savanna? · · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 05:07, 5 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

The source states that "M. tropicus was collected in Cambretaceous savanna on shore of Lake Victoria". It is unclear if there is a relationship with Cambretaceous and Combretaceous, a family of mangrove trees. simongraham (talk) 00:29, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Prey

What do they eat? · · · Peter Southwood ^(talk): 07:29, 5 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

It is a good question. The sources seem to speak more about their prey preferences rather than give a description of the full range of prey that they eat. simongraham (talk) 00:29, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

GA review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Menemerus tropicus/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: Simongraham (talk · contribs) 15:40, 4 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: Sophisticatedevening (talk · contribs) 17:54, 5 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Hi, I'll review this. Before I get started, I noticed there a few clarification needed tags inline that may need to be taken care of soon. Cheers, Sophisticatedevening🍷^(talk) 17:54, 5 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I noticed. I have attempted to resolve them and have also clarified some of the editor's other contributions. simongraham (talk) 00:29, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Prose

• The spider lives in large nest complexes in Kenya and Uganda near Lake Victoria that can stretch between trees in mangrove savannas. - What can stretch? The lake, or the distribution of the spiders?
  • That is definitely confusing. Rephrased.
• It is a small flattened spider - Would simply "flat" suffice instead?
  • The source says "flattened", but I am happy to change it.
• The word "apophysis" is used several times, but I don't see it elaborated on what it is for WP:TECHNICAL.
  • The first instance in the body, at the mention of the tegular apophysis, explains that is an appendage, so I have added that to the second instance too to make it clear.
• Same for "Palpal bulb", needs elaboration.
  • Reworded.
• pattern on the top that includes a brown streak and silver spots. - I would replace "that includes" with simply "with".
  • Replaced.
• Looking into the description section, there is quite a few terms that need elaboration on like "cymbium", "tibia", "spinnerets" and more. I would add something short inline like how the lead does with It is a small flattened spider, with a cephalothorax (forward section).
  • I agree that the field can be very jargon-laden. I have added some gloss to the terms but I feel that too much explanation risks violating 3b. Please tell me if there needs more.
• found throughout Africa and Asia, and have been identified - Remove the comma.
  • Removed.
• The first examples to be found in Uganda - I would replace "to be" with "that were" or just remove altogether.
  • Removed.
• Its chelicerae are brown like the male but the female labium and maxillae have pale yellow chewing margins that do not exist on the other sex. - This is a very confusing sentence, or at least it took me a little bit to understand, maybe reword?

Spot checks

Based off of Special:permalink/1298950916:

• 1: Where does it say that it is a jumping spider or in Salticidae?
  • Near the top it says "Family: Salticidae / Genus: Menemerus".
• 4: Source say 67, text says "more than 60", maybe bump it up to say 65 or just 67. Y
  • Interestingly, since that publication she has described even more.
• 6: Orginal link was paywalled so I had to find it on TWL (I think this is it), it lists some characteristics but doesn't explicitly say it shares them with Hypaeus or Pellenes, is this implied?
  • It states that they share a "narrower oval form" of "fixed-embolus palms".
• 12: Checks out. Y
• 16: All good. Y
• 17: Checks out Y
• 20: Y
• 23: Y
• 26: Y

Copyright/images

• File:Menemerus semilimbatus. - Flickr - gailhampshire.jpg - Flicker verified Y
• Earwigs - 11.5%, only for names of sources Y

Other

• This is very optional but something I noticed, in the bibliography almost none of the journals are wikilinked, might be helpful to do so.
  • I read them in paper form or via a University account so I do not have many to hand. I will add what I can.

Comments

@Sophisticatedevening: Thank you for a very thorough review. Please take a look at my edits so far. I look forward to your other comments. simongraham (talk) 00:29, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Looks great so far, only thing I noticed was you added WP:WTW (although), I'll be back tomorrow to hopefully finish the review :) Sophisticatedevening🍷^(talk) 00:42, 6 July 2025 (UTC)[reply]

All good for me, passing nom.

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