Abstracts Volume 16

Abstracts Volume 16

Part 1, May 2018
Hasnaoui, C., Meddour, A. & Lebbal, S. pp. 1-6.
New data on scorpion diversity in the region of Khenchela, Algeria.Scorpions in the Khenchela region (northeast of Algeria) are almost neglected. That is why this study concerns the census of the scorpion fauna in this region. A monthly collecting of scorpions during the period from March 2015 to February 2016 in three biotopes (edge of a dam, palm grove, and pine forest) of 3 districts (Babar, Chechar, and El-Hamma), resulted in the capture of 76 adults. Four species of scorpions were identified: Androctonus australis, Buthus aures, B. tunetanus (Family Buthidae), and Scorpio maurus (Family Scorpionidae).
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Obalı, İ. & Topçu, A. pp. 7-11.
A new record and notes on wolf spiders from Cappadocia Region (Nevşehir) of Turkey (Araneae: Lycosidae).Eighteen species belonging to family Lycosidae are recorded for the first time from Cappadocia Region (Nevşehir) of Turkey. Alopecosa striatipes (C.L. Koch, 1839) is identified as a new record for the Turkish araneofauna. Its morphology is briefly described and illustrated.
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Ayhan, H. & Babaşoğlu, A. pp. 12-16.
A contribution to the jumping spider fauna in Hatay province of Turkey (Araneae: Salticidae).In this study, jumping spider fauna of Hatay was investigated and 26 species belonging to 17 genera were identified. Investigated samples were collected from various localities in the region between April 2002 and August 2003. Systematic and faunistic data of these species were recorded in the study.
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Seyyar, O., Oba, A. & Demir, H. pp. 17-22.
A study on the spider fauna of Afyonkarahisar Province in Turkey.This study was done in Afyonkarahisar province, inner part of Western Anatolia. Spiders were collected from field by using aspirator, sweep net and pitfall traps in study area in two years, beginning from April 2015 to October 2016. As a result of identification of these specimens, a total of 118 spider species belonging to 84 genera in 25 families were recorded. All specimens were labelled and preserved as museum material in Arachnology Museum of Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University.
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Boukan, A., Rajabi, R., Oshaghi, M.A., Rafinejad, J. & Seyyar, O. pp. 23-26.
A contribution to the knowledge of the spider fauna of Iran (Araneae: Oecobiidae). Two wall spider species, Oecobius cellariorum (Dugès, 1836) and Oecobius putus O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876 are briefly described and illustrated from Dezful, Khuzestan province, a new locality of both species in Iran.
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Gündüz, G. & Allahverdi, H. pp. 27-29.
A new species record of Pholcus Walckenaer, 1805 in Turkey (Araneae: Pholcidae). Pholcus ponticus Thorell, 1875 is recorded for the first time from Turkey. The characteristic features of both male and female genitalia are given in this study.
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De, K. & Palita, S.K. pp. 30-40.
A checklist of spiders from six sacred groves in Southern Odisha, India. A checklist of spiders was prepared from six sacred groves of Koraput district, Eastern Ghats of Southern Odisha, India during a survey conducted during September 2014 to August 2015. A total of 81 species of spiders under 51 genera from 19 families were recorded and this is the maximum recorded species of spiders from sacred groves in India. Highest numbers of spiders were reported under family Araneidae (26 species) and Salticidae (17 species). Kanta Bausuni sacred grove recorded the maximum, 67 species, of spiders with 25 exclusive species. It is suggested that more systematic studies need to be undertaken in future on spider diversity as well as endemic faunal diversity in sacred groves, which will be helpful for undertaking conservation measures.
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Malik, S., Choudhury, S.R., Das, S.K. & Siliwal, M. pp. 41-44.
First report of comb-footed spider Parasteatoda kompirensis (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) (Araneae: Theridiidae) from India with comments on taxonomic variations. Parasteatoda kompirensis (Bösenberg & Strand, 1906) was previously reported from China, Korea and Japan. In this paper, we report the female of this cobweb spider from India. A detailed taxonomic description of the female is here provided.
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Topçu, A. & Demircan, N. pp. 45-46.
A new record of Salticus from Turkey (Araneae: Salticidae). Salticus propinquus Lucas, 1846 is identified as a new record for the Turkish araneofauna. Its morphology is briefly described and illustrated.
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Coşar, İ. & Danışman, T. pp. 47-49.
A new record of genus Inermocoelotes from Turkey (Araneae: Agelenidae).Inermocoelotes falciger (Kulczyński, 1897) of family Agelenidae is recorded for the first time from Turkey. The studied material was collected from Kırklareli province of Turkey. Its morphology is briefly described and illustrated.
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Part 2, November 2018
Sadine, S., Bissati, S. & Idder, M.A. pp. 51-59.
Diversity and structure of scorpion fauna from arid ecosystem in Algerian Septentrional Sahara (2005-2018). The present work is a study of composition and structure of scorpion fauna in the region of Ouargla (Eastern Algerian Sahara), during a period of fourteen years from 2005 to 2018, we sampled from different biotopes more than 1550 adult specimens, divided into nine 9 species of scorpions: Androctonus amoreuxi, Androctonus australis, Buthacus arenicola, Buthacus samiae, Buthiscus bicalcaratus, Buthus saharicus, Buthus tunetanus, Orthochirus innesi, and Scorpio punicus. A. australis was the most abundant species with 47.36% of the total individuals captured. Other species such as S. punicus, B. arenicola and A. amoreuxi are ranked as accidental with rates less than 20%. Among the important results in this work is reporting for the first time the presence of B. bicalcaratus in Ouargla and the new records of B. samiae and B. saharicus in this area. The Shannon’s index was H’ = 2.05 and the evenness index was 0.65, showing a very important diversity of scorpions with more than 23.5% of scorpion species reported in Algeria; however, a poor balance between the number of sampled species with dominance of the thermophilic species that are the most adapted scorpions in this arid climate.
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Al-Khazali, A.M. pp. 60-65.
The first record of family Agelenidae from Iraq (Arachnida: Araneae). Family Agelenidae and the spider species Benoitia lepida (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1876) are both recorded in Iraq for the first time.
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Seyyar, O., Harmanşah, İ & Demir, H. pp. 66-68.
Palpimanus orientalis Kulczyński, 1909 (Araneae: Palpimanidae) is a new record for Turkish spider fauna. The palpimanid spider species, Palpimanus orientalis Kulczyński, 1909 is recorded for the first time from Anatolia. General habitus and genitalia of both male and female are illustrated, and collecting data of this species are also given.
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Demir, H. & Seyyar, O. pp. 69-73.
Arachnofauna of Eastern Mediterranean region of Turkey (Arthropoda: Chelicerata: Arachnida). In this research, specimens of whip spiders (Amblypygi), false scorpions (Pseudoscorpiones), scorpions (Scorpiones), sun-spiders (Solifugae), spiders (Araneae), and harvestmen (Opiliones) were collected from 55 districts of 7 provinces in Eastern Mediterraneaen region of Turkey in 2009 and 2010. A total of 164 species of arachnids were recorded from the study area.
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Seyyar, O. & Demir, H. pp. 74-79.
An overview of Turkish gnaphosid fauna (Araneae: Gnaphosidae).Turkey has a rich biodiversity due to its zoogeographical position. This situation makes it rich in fauna of the spiders as other living groups. Since many studies have been carried out in Turkey to detect ground spiders (Gnaphosidae) by this time, it has been necessary to compile these studies to determine the total gnaphosid fauna. According to available publications, Gnaphosidae is the most dominant spider family in Turkey and it contains 150 taxa in total.
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Gücel, S., Fuller, Ö.Ö., Göçmen, B. & Kunt, K.B. pp. 80-86.
Harpactea gunselorum sp. n., a new spider species from northern Cyprus (Araneae: Dysderidae). A new species of the spider genus Harpactea Bristowe, 1939 is described from Cyprus. Detailed morphological description and photographs of both male and female specimens of the new species, Harpactea gunselorum sp. n., are provided. The taxonomic relationships of the new species are discussed.
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Varol, M.İ. & Danışman, T. pp. 87-89.
Dysdera neocretica Deeleman-Reinhold, 1988, a new record from Turkey (Araneae: Dysderidae). Dysdera neocretica Deeleman-Reinhold, 1988 is recorded for the first time from Turkey. Its characteristic features and photographs are presented. The total number of species belonging to genus Dysdera recorded from Turkey reached 28 including 13 endemic species.
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Danışman, T., Coşar, İ. & Özgen, İ. pp. 90-95.
Three new Clubiona records for the spider fauna of Turkey (Araneae: Clubionidae). Three clubionid species: Clubiona frutetorum L. Koch, 1867, Clubiona genevensis L. Koch, 1866, and Clubiona similis L. Koch, 1867 are reported from Turkey for the first time. All species are illustrated. In total, 13 species of Clubionidae belonging to one genus, Clubiona, are now known from Turkey.
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Diksha, Khan, R.A., Sultana, A. & Das, S.K. pp. 96-99.
A new spider record of genus Thomisus Walckenaer, 1805 (Araneae: Thomisidae) from India.
The thomisid spider species, Thomisus unidentatus Dippenaar-Schoeman & van Harten, 2007 was previously reported from Yemen, Iraq and Iran. In this paper, we report male of this crab spider from India. A detailed taxonomic description of the male is provided here along with comments on taxonomic variations.
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Bosmans, R. & El-Hennawy, H.K. pp. 100-104.
Mesiotelus alexandrinus (Simon, 1880) is a junior synonym of Mesiotelus tenuissimus (L. Koch, 1866) (Araneae: Liocranidae). The holotype female of Mesiotelus alexandrinus (Simon, 1880) could be compared with females of Mesiotelus tenuissimus (L. Koch, 1866), captured together with male, and it appears they are identical. Thus, Mesiotelus alexandrinus (Simon, 1880) = Mesiotelus tenuissimus (L. Koch, 1866) N. Syn. Illustrations of both male and female M. tenuissimus are presented in addition to its distribution in Egypt.
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Part 3, December 2018
Roger, J. pp. 105-132.
Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Mayotte Island, Comoros Archipelago: bibliographical synthesis and new field observations. This paper focuses on the spider species (Arachnida: Araneae) that could be found on Mayotte Island, Comoros Archipelago. A bibliographical synthesis is presented and illustrated by recent pictures. Recent field observations of non-reported species are also included. More than 40 spider species are listed hereafter: new species have been added to the already known species reported within the scientific literature and probably more should be found and identified. It highlights the fact that participative sciences done by people sharing their findings could be complementary to accurate scientific studies as it allows to locate and eventually identifying new species in remote areas.
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Soliman, F.E., Moustafa, A.Y., Ismail, T.G. & El-Masry, S.M. pp. 133-160.
Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) of Jazirat Shandweel District, Sohag Governorate, Egypt. This study gives highlights on the biodiversity of spiders in an olive trees orchard, a lemon trees orchard, and webs of Cyrtophora citricola at Jazirat Shandweel District, Sohag Governorate, Egypt. In addition, it gives a preliminary list of spiders based on the main taxonomic characters. The sampling was carried out weekly or monthly during the period: September, 2015 to January, 2018 using the beating net and hand picking methods. A total of 6237 individuals were collected, identified, and classified into: 30 species belonging to 29 genera and 21 families; among them, three families, 18 genera, and 11 species are listed in addition to other unidentified species.
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Part 4, May 2019
Al-Khazali, A.M. & Hussein, A.N. pp. 161-165.
First record of genus Gnaphosa Latreille, 1804 (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) in Iraq. This is the first record of genus Gnaphosa Latreille, 1804, in Iraq. Two males of G. dolosa Herman, 1879, were collected from Al-Qadisiyah province, southern Iraq. So far, 45 genera of Araneae have been recorded in Iraq. Gnaphosa is the 46th genus.
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Asalatha, P. & Prasadan, P.K. pp. 166-169.
Two new records of genus Eriovixia Archer, 1951 (Araneae: Araneidae) from the Western Ghats, Wayanad region. Genus Eriovixia Archer, 1951 is a small tropical genus that exhibits a wide geographical distribution from Southeast Asia to Africa. Eriovixia patulisus (Barrion & Litsinger, 1995) collected from Pookode Lake in Wayanad and Eriovixia sakiedaorum Tanikawa, 1999 from the host plants Coffea arabica and Camellia sinensis of Chooralmala in Wayanad district are recorded for the first time in India. Their diagnostic features and distribution are presented.
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Türkeş, T. pp. 170-172.
New records of Linyphiidae (Araneae) for Turkish araneo-fauna. Dismodicus bifrons (Blackwall, 1841) and Trichoncus affinis Kulczyński, 1894 are new records for the spider fauna of Turkey. The characteristic features and photographs of D. bifrons and T. affinis are presented.
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Topçu, A. & Demircan, N. pp. 173-175.
A new record of genus Lathys Simon, 1884 from Turkey (Araneae: Dictynidae). Lathys spasskyi Andreeva & Tyschchenko, 1969 is identified as a new record for the Turkish araneofauna. Its morphology is briefly described and illustrated.
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Danışman, T. & Coşar, İ. pp. 176-178.
Tapinopa longidens (Wider, 1834), a new spider record belonging to the family Linyphiidae from Turkey. This short paper reports the linyphiid species Tapinopa longidens (Wider, 1834) as new to the Turkish araneo-fauna. Its characteristic features and photographs are presented. With this data, the number of species belonging to family Linyphiidae family in Turkey has increased.
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Özkütük, R.S., Elverici, M., Yağmur, E.A. & Kunt, K.B. pp. 179-183.
A new mygalomorph spider species from Turkey (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Macrothelidae). A new spider species of genus Macrothele Ausserer, 1871 is described, based on a single female specimen collected from Taurus Mountains, Turkey. The new species, Macrothele drolshageni sp. n. differs from representatives of the genus from Europe by both somatic traits and the shape of vulvae. The new species is described in detail and habitus and vulvae pictures are presented.
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Özkütük, R.S., Gücel, S., Fuller, Ö.Ö. & Kunt, K.B. pp. 184-187.
Cheiracanthium mildei L. Koch, 1864 (Araneae: Cheiracanthiidae), a new faunistic record for Cyprus. The spider species Cheiracanthium mildei L. Koch, 1864 of family Cheiracanthiidae is newly recorded from Cyprus. Photographs of copulatory organs are presented together with information on geographical distribution of the species.
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Najim, S.A., Seyyar, O. & Demir, H. pp. 188-190.
Second record of Hippasa pisaurina Pocock, 1900 (Araneae: Lycosidae) from Iraq. The lycosid spider, Hippasa pisaurina Pocock, 1900 is recorded from Baghdad, Iraq. Now, it is recorded for the second time from a locality near Basrah. Its general habitus and genitalia are illustrated. New locality data of this species are also given.
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Seyyar, O. & Demir, H. pp. 191-199.
The spider fauna of the inner part of Western Anatolia. This study was done on the inner part of Western Anatolia in Turkey. Spiders were collected from field by using aspirator, sweeping net, and pitfall traps in the study area during two years, beginning from April 2015 to October 2016. As a result of identification of these specimens, a total of 184 spider species belonging to 118 genera in 28 families were recorded from the study area. All specimens were labelled and preserved as museum material in Arachnology Museum of Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University.
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Seyyar, O., Demir, H. & Ok, D. pp. 200-202.

Marjanus Chatzaki, 2018 and Marjanus platnicki (Zhang, Song & Zhu, 2001) (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) are new records for Turkish Spider Fauna.

The gnaphosid spider species, Marjanus platnicki (Zhang, Song & Zhu, 2001) is recorded for the first time from Turkey. Its general habitus and genitalia are illustrated. Description and collecting data of this species are also given. Also, genus Marjanus Chatzaki, 2018 is recorded for the first time from Turkey.

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El-Hennawy, H.K. pp. 203-209.
New locality records of Charinus ioanniticus (Kritscher, 1959) in Egypt (Arachnida: Amblypygi: Charinidae).

The whip spider Charinus ioanniticus (Kritscher, 1959) is recorded again from Egypt. Five females were found in Shubra, Cairo and one female was found in Damietta. All specimens were found inside old houses.

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