Nadine Dupérré

Research Department Arachnology

Collection Department of Arachnology

Research Interests

Meine Forschungsinteressen liegen im Bereich der Taxonomie, Diversität und Zoogeografie von Spinnen. Ich interessiere mich insbesondere für die Entdeckung und wissenschaftliche Beschreibung von Arten und analysiere deren Evolution und Verbreitung durch Zeit und Raum. Dabei wende ich Konzepte der Ökologie, Evolutionsbiologie, Geologie und physischen Geografie an und kombiniere diese je nach Forschungsprojekt in ein größeres Ganzes. In den letzten Jahren habe ich vor allem an der Spinnen-Fauna Ecuadors geforscht und viele neue Arten beschrieben. Ecuador ist eines der artenreichsten Lände der Erde aber leider auch ein sogenannter Biodiversitäts-Hotspot und von Umweltzerstörung stark bedroht. Die Fauna der Spinnen ist dort weitestgehend unerforscht und die bisher beschriebenen 560 Arten sind nur ein Bruchteil der dort tatsächlich vorkommenden Spinnen-Fauna. Ziel meiner momentanen Arbeit ist es die Spinnen dieses Landes zu dokumentieren und ihre Evolutionsgeschichte zu verstehen. Damit möchte ich helfen eine Grundlage für den effektiven Naturschutz in diesem einzigartigen Land zu schaffen.

Scientific career

• Since 2016 Technical Assistant Arachnology and Collection Manager for spider and centipede animals
• Since 2015 Expert Council of the World Spider Catalog
• 2014-2015 Scholar of the National Geographic Society / Waitt Grants Program
• 2008-2012 Research associate in the Arachnological Department of the American Museum of Natural History, New York under Dr. Norman Platnick

Academic training

• Bachelor of Sciences, Life Sciences (Ecology), Université de Montréal, May 1997

Scientific illustrator (2002-2016)

• Illustrator and author for “Spiders of North America, an identification guide to all spider families and genera for North America”.
• Illustrator and author for “Spiders of New Zealand: Annotated Family Key & Species List.” Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln, New Zealand, vii+ 118 pp.
• Illustrator and author for “Guide d identification de araignées du Quebec”.
• Illustrator for Dr. Jason Bond (Auburn University, Alabama, USA), Dr. Marshal Hedin (San Diego State University, California, USA), Thomas Prentice, (University of California, Riverside, USA), Dr. Robert Anderson (Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, CAN).

List of publications

2017

• Baehr, B. C., Harms, D., Dupérré, N. & Raven, R. (2017). The Australian lynx spiders (Araneae, Oxyopidae, Oxyopes) of the Godeffroy Collection, including the description of a new species. Evolutionary Systematics 1: 11-37.
• Dupérré, N. & Tapia, E. (2017a). On some minuscule spiders (Araneae: Theridiosomatidae, Symphytognathidae) from the Chocó region of Ecuador with the description of ten new species. Zootaxa 4341(3): 375-399.
• Dupérré, N. & Tapia, E. (2017b). The goblin spiders (Araneae, Oonopidae) of the Otonga Nature Reserve in Ecuador, with the description of seven new species. Evolutionary Systematics 1: 97-109.

2016

• Dupérré N. & E. Tapia (2016). Overview of the Anyphaenids (Araneae, Anyphaeninae, Anyphaenidae) spider fauna from the Chocó forest of Ecuador with the description of thirteen new species. European Journal of Taxonomy 255: 1-50.

2015

• Dupérré N. (2015c). Description of the first visually cryptic species of Paratropis (Araneae: Paratropididae) from Ecuador. Journal of Arachnology, 4: 32–330.
• Dupérré N. (2015b). Description of a new genus and thirteen new species of Ctenidae (Araneae, Ctenidae) from the Chocó region of Ecuador. Zootaxa, 4028 (4), 451–484.
• Dupérré N. & E. Tapia (2015b). Discovery of the first telemid spider (Araneae, Telemidae) from South America, and the first member of the family bearing a stridulatory organ. Zootaxa, 4020 (1), 191–196.
• Dupérré N. & E. Tapia (2015a). Descriptions of four kleptoparasitic spiders of the genus Mysmenopsis Araneae, Mysmenidae) and their potential host spider species in the genus Linothele (Araneae, Dipluridae) from Ecuador. Zootaxa, 3972 (3), 343–368.
• ·Dupérré, N. (2015a). Descriptions of twelve new species of ochyroceratids (Araneae, Ochyroceratidae) from mainland Ecuador. Zootaxa, 3956 (4), 451–475.

2014

• Dupérré, N. (2014a). Demystifying three species of Ctenidae (Arachnida: Araneae) described by Embrik Strand. Part I, Ecuador. Zootaxa, 3784 (1), 067–073.
• Dupérré, N. (2014b). Three new species of Caponiid spiders from Ecuador (Araneae, Caponiidae). Zootaxa, 3838 (4), 462–474.

2013

• Dupérré, N. (2013). Taxonomic revision of the spider genera Agyneta and Tennesseellum Araneae, Linyphiidae) of North America north of Mexico with a study of the embolic division within Micronetinae sensu Saaristo & Tanasevitch 1996. Zootaxa, 3674, 1- 189.
• Platnick, N.I., Dupérré, N., Berniker, L. & A. Bonaldo (2013). The Goblin Spider Genera Prodysderina, Aschnaoonops, and Bidysderina (Araneae, Oonopidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History Number, 373: 1-102.
• Vink, C.J., Dupérré, N. & J. Malumbres-Olarte (2013). Periegopidae (Arachnida: Araneae). Fauna of New Zealand, 70: 41pp.

 2012

• Platnick, N.I., Dupérré, N.& L. Berniker (2012). The Goblin spider genera Stenoonops and Longoonops (Araneae: Oonopidae) in Cuba and the Virgins Islands. Entomologica Americana, 118(1): 34-43.
• Platnick, N.I., N. Abrahim, F. Álvarez-Padilla, D. Andriamalala, B.C. Baehr, L. Baert, A.B.Bonaldo, A.D. Brescovit, N. Chousou-Polydouri, N. Dupérré, B. Eichenberger, W. Fannes, E. Gaublomme, R.G. Gillespie, C.J. Grismado, C.E. Griswold, M.S. Harvey, A. Henrard, G. Hormiga, M. A. Izquierdo, R. Jocqué, Y. Kranz-Baltensperger, C. Kropf, R. Ott, M. J. Ramírez, R. J. Raven, C. A. Rheims, G. R. S. Ruiz, A. J. Santos, A. Saucedo, P. Sierwald, T. Szüts, D. Ubick & X.-P. Wang (2012). Tarsal organ morphology and the phylogeny of goblin spiders (Araneae, Oonopidae), with notes on basal genera. American Museum Novitates, 3736: 1-52.
• Platnick, N. I. & N. Dupérré (2012a). The goblin spider genus Costarina (Araneae, Oonopidae), Part 1. American Museum Novitates, 3730: 1-64.
• Platnick, N. I. & N. Dupérré (2012b). The Caribbean goblin spider genera Scaphioides and Hortoonops (Araneae, Oonopidae), Part 1. American Museum Novitates, 3751: 1-62.
• Platnick, N. I., N. Dupérré, R. Ott, B. C. Baehr & Y. Kranz-Baltensperger (2012). The goblin spider genus Pelicinus (Araneae, Oonopidae), Part 1. American Museum Novitates, 3741: 1-43.
• Platnick, N. I., N. Dupérré, D. Ubick & W. Fannes (2012). Got males? The enigmatic goblin spider genus Triaeris (Araneae, Oonopidae). American Museum Novitates, 3756: 1-36.

2011

• Jiménez, M. L., N. I. Platnick & N. Dupérré (2011). The haplogyne spider genus Nopsides (Araneae, Caponiidae), with notes on Amrishoonops. American Museum Novitates, 3708: 1-18.
• Platnick, N. I. & N. Dupérré (2011a). The Andean goblin spiders of the new genus
• Scaphidysderina (Araneae, Oonopidae), with notes on Dysderina. American Museum
• Novitates, 3712: 1-51.
• Platnick, N. I. & N. Dupérré (2011b). The goblin spider genus Pescennina (Araneae,
• Oonopidae). American Museum Novitates, 3716: 1-64.
• Platnick, N. I. & N. Dupérré (2011c). The goblin spider genus Simonoonops (Araneae, Oonopidae). American Museum Novitates, 3724: 1-30.
• Platnick, N. I. & N. Dupérré (2011d). The Andean goblin spiders of the new genera Paradysderina and Semidysderina (Araneae, Oonopidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of natural History, 364: 1-121.
• Platnick, N. I., N. Dupérré, R. Ott & Y. Kranz-Baltensperger (2011). The goblin spider genus Brignolia (Araneae, Oonopidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of naural History,349: 1-131.
• Vink, C. J. & N. Dupérré (2011). Nesticus eremita (Araneae: Nesticidae): redescription of a potentially invasive European spider found in New Zealand. Journal of Arachnology, 39: 511-514.
• Vink, C. J., N. Dupérré & B. N. McQuillan (2011). The black-headed jumping spider, Trite planiceps Simon, 1899 (Araneae: Salticidae): redescription including cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 and paralogous 28S sequences. New Zealand Journal of Zoology, 38: 317-331.
• Vink, C. J., B. M. Fitzgerald, P. J. Sirvid & N. Dupérré (2011). Reuniting males and females: redescriptions of Nuisiana arboris (Marples 1959) and Cambridgea reinga Forster & Wilton 1973 (Araneae: Desidae, Stiphidiidae). Zootaxa, 2739: 41-50.

2010

• Framenau, V.W., N. Dupérré, T.A. Blackledge & C. J. Vink (2010). Systematics of the newAustralasian orb-weaving spider genus Backobourkia (Araneae: Araneidae: Araneinae). Arthropod Systematics and Phylogeny, 68: 79-111.
• Paquin P., Buckle, D.J., Dupérré N. & C.D. Dondale (2010). Checklist of the spiders
• (Araneae) of Canada and Alaska. Zootaxa, 2461: 1–170
• Platnick, N. I. & N. Dupérré (2010a). The goblin spider genus Scaphiella (Araneae, Oonopidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of naural History, 332: 1-156.
• Platnick, N. I. & N. Dupérré (2010b). The goblin spider genera Stenoonops and Australoonops (Araneae, Oonopidae), with notes on related taxa. Bulletin of the American Museum of naural History, 340: 1-111.
• Platnick, N. I. & N. Dupérré (2010c). The Andean goblin spiders of the new genera Niarchos and Scaphios (Araneae, Oonopidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of naural History, 345: 1-120.
• Sánchez-Ruiz, A., N. I. Platnick & N. Dupérré (2010). A new genus of the spider family Caponiidae (Araneae, Haplogynae) from the West Indies. American Museum Novitates,3705: 1-44.
• Vink, C. J. & N. Dupérré (2010). Pisauridae (Arachnida: Araneae). Fauna of New Zealand,64: 1-60.

2009

• Kranz-Baltensperger, Y., N. I. Platnick & N. Dupérré (2009). A new genus of the spider family Caponiidae (Araneae, Haplogynae) from Iran. American Museum Novitates, 3656: 1-12.
• Paquin, P. & N. Dupérré (2009a). A first step towards the revision of Cicurina: redescription of type specimens of 60 troglobitic species of the subgenus Cicurella (Araneae: Dictynidae), and a first visual assessment of their distribution. Zootaxa, 2002: 1-67.
• Paquin, P., N. Dupérré, D. J. Buckle & J. J. Lewis (2009). Oreonetides beattyi, a new troglobitic spider (Araneae: Linyphiidae) from eastern North America, and redescription of Oreonetides flavus. Journal of Cave and Karst Studies, 71: 2-15
• Paquin, P., N. Dupérré & J. R. Reddell (2009). A new troglobitic Agyneta from Colorado, the first description of the female of Agyneta llanoensis from Texas caves, and a classification of North American cave Linyphiidae (Araneae) as troglobites or troglophiles. Texas memorial Museum speleological Monographs, 7: 37-55.
• Platnick, N. I. & N. Dupérré (2009a). The goblin spider genera Opopaea and Epectris
• (Araneae, Oonopidae) in the New World. American Museum Novitates, 3649: 1-43.
• Platnick, N. I. & N. Dupérré (2009b). The American goblin spiders of the new genusEscaphiella (Araneae, Oonopidae). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History, 328: 1-151.
• Platnick, N. I. & N. Dupérré (2009c). The goblin spider genus Heteroonops (Araneae, Oonopidae), with notes on Oonops. American Museum Novitates, 3672: 1-72.
• Reddell, J.R. & N. Dupérré (2009). A new species of troglobitic Rhadine (Coleoptera:Carabidae) from Hays County, Texas. Texas memorial Museum speleological Monographs, 7: 111-114.
• Vink, C. J., N. Dupérré, P. Paquin, B. M. Fitzgerald & P. J. Sirvid (2009). The cosmopolitan spider Cryptachaea blattea (Urquhart 1886) (Araneae: Theridiidae): Redescription, including COI sequence, and new synonymy. Zootaxa, 2133: 55-63.

2008

• Cokendolpher, J. C., S.M. Torrence, J.T. Anderson, W.D. Sissom, N. Dupérré, J.D. Ray &L.M. Smith (2008). Arachnids associated with wet playa in the Southern High plains (Llano,Estacado), U.S.A. Special publications of Texas Tech University, 54: 1-77.
• Lopardo, L., N. Dupérré & P. Paquin (2008). Expanding horizons… The first report of the genus Mysmena (Araneae, Mysmenidae) from continental North America, with description of a new species. Zootaxa, 1718:36-44.
• Paquin, P., N. Dupérré, A. Mochon, M. Larrivée & C. Simard (2008). Additions to the
• spider fauna of Québec and Canada. Journal of the Entomological Society of Ontario, 139: 27-39.
• Paquin, P., N. Dupérré & A. Mochon (2008). Diversité et liste annotée des araignées (Araneae) du parc national de la Yamaska (Québec, Canada). Le Naturaliste Canadien,132(2):14-29.
• Paquin, P., Vink, C.J., N. Dupérré, P.J. Sirvid & D.J. Court (2008). Nomina dubia and faunistic issues with New Zealand spiders (Araneae). Insecta Mundi, 46:1-6.
• Paquin, P., N. Dupérré & S. Labelle (2008). Introduced spiders in an artificial ecosystem of Eastern Canada. Entomological News, 119(3): 217- 226.
• Paquin, P., N. Dupérré, J.C. Cokendolpher, K. White & M. Hedin (2008). Fundamental importance of taxonomy in conservation biology: the case of the case of the eyeless spider Cicurina bandida (Araneae: Dictynidae) of Central Texas, including new synonyms and the description of the male of the species. Invertebrate Systematics, 22:139-149.
• Paquin, P. Dupérré, N., D.J. Buckle & R. Crawford (2008). A new spider genus from North America: Frederickus (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Animal Biology, 58: 91-112.
• Patrick, L. B., N. Dupérré, & C. D. Dondale (2008). Review of the Nearctic genus Scyletria (Bishop & Crosby (Araneae, Linyphiidae), with transfer of S. jona to Mermessus O.Pickard-Cambridge. Zootaxa, 1744: 31-40.
• Platnick, N.I & N. Dupérré (2008). A new species of the spider genus Notsodipus (Araneae:Lamponidae) from Western Australia. Record of the Western Australian Museum, 24: 349-350.

2007

• Cokendolpher, J. C., S.M. Torrence, L.M Smith & N. Dupérré (2007). New Linyphiidaespiders associated with playas in the Southern High Plains (LlanoEstacado) of Texax (Archnida: Araneae). Zootaxa, 1529: 49-60.
• Dupérré, N. & Paquin, P. (2007a). Description of five new spiders from Canada (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Zootaxa, 1632: 1-20.
• Dupérré, N. & Paquin, P. (2007b). Revision of the North American genus Scirites (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Zootaxa, 1460: 47-58.

2006

• Dupérré, N., P. Paquin & D.J. Buckle (2006). Have you seen my mate? Descriptions of unknown sexes of some North American species of Linyphiidae and Theridiidae (Araneae). Journal of Arachnology, 34(1): 142-158.
• P. Paquin & N. Dupérré (2006). The spiders of Québec: update, additions and corrections. Zootaxa,1133: 1-37.

2005

• Dupérré, N. & P. Paquin (2005). Description of a new species of Tapinocyba (Araneae, Linyphiidae) and redescription of Tapinocyba minuta (Emerton). Zootaxa,1069: 33-45.

Books

• Ubick, D., Paquin, P., Cushing, P. & Roth, V. (Eds.) (2005). Spiders of North America, an identification guide to all spider families and genera for North America. American Arachnological Society, USA. 362 pp.
• Paquin, P., C. J. Vink & N. Dupérré (2010). Spiders of New Zealand: Annotated Family Key & Species List. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln, New Zealand, vii+ 118 pp.
• Paquin, P. & N. Dupérré (2003). Guide d’identification des Araignées (Araneae) du Québec. Fabreries, Supplément 11. 251pp.

Memberships

• International Society of Arachnology
• Amercian Arachnological Society
• British Arachnonogical Society
• Research Associate (2013 – until now), American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), USA.
• Research Associate (2012 – until now), OTONGA Fundacion

Excursions and research stays

• Ecuador 2015-2016: The genus Linothele (Dipluridae) in the Ecuadorian Andes.
• Ecuador 2014 (May-November 2014): Spider diversity of the cloud forest in the Chocó region of Ecuador. National Geographic Society/Waitt Grants Program.
• Cuba 2012 (3 weeks): Biogeography of the Caribbean. (http://www.islandbiogeography.org).
• Puerto Rico 2011 (3 weeks): Biogeography of the Caribbean. (http://www.islandbiogeography.org).
• Ecuador 2009 (4 weeks): Planetary Biodiversity Inventory: The spider family Oonopidae.(http://research.amnh.org/oonopidae).
• USA (2002): Cavernicolous spiders in the Appalachian Mountains and spiders of the genus Cicurina in 15 states.
• New Zealand (1999): Spiders and insects in Nothofagus forest of the Cathlins region.
• Canada (1997-1999): Beetles and spider biodiversity in the boreal forest of Northern Québec.