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View article: Ice cage: new records and cryptic, isolated lineages in wingless snow flies (Diptera, Limoniidae: Chionea spp.) in German lower mountain ranges
Ice cage: new records and cryptic, isolated lineages in wingless snow flies (Diptera, Limoniidae: Chionea spp.) in German lower mountain ranges Open
In Earth’s history warm and cold periods have alternated. Especially, during the Pleistocene, the alternation between these different climatic conditions has led to frequent range expansions and retractions of many species: while thermophi…
View article: Nesticella inthanoni (Lehtinen & Saaristo, 1980) is the correct name for the spider Nesticella mollicula (Thorell, 1898) (Araneae, Nesticidae)
Nesticella inthanoni (Lehtinen & Saaristo, 1980) is the correct name for the spider Nesticella mollicula (Thorell, 1898) (Araneae, Nesticidae) Open
Ballarin, Francesco, Koponen, Seppo, Blick, Theo (2024): Nesticella inthanoni (Lehtinen & Saaristo, 1980) is the correct name for the spider Nesticella mollicula (Thorell, 1898) (Araneae, Nesticidae). Zootaxa 5405 (3): 447-450, DOI: 10.116…
View article: Temporal changes in the beetle and spider communities in a Hessian (German) strict forest reserve
Temporal changes in the beetle and spider communities in a Hessian (German) strict forest reserve Open
In the context of the Hessian strict forest program, the reserve Hasenblick was set aside from forest management in 1988. The program aims to document the faunas of forest reserves in unprecedented detail, using a set of many different sam…
View article: Adelonychia and Adelonychia nigrostriata are the valid names for the mygalmorph spider genus and species Diplothele and Diplothele walshi (Araneae, Barychelidae)
Adelonychia and Adelonychia nigrostriata are the valid names for the mygalmorph spider genus and species Diplothele and Diplothele walshi (Araneae, Barychelidae) Open
Blick, Theo (2022): Adelonychia and Adelonychia nigrostriata are the valid names for the mygalmorph spider genus and species Diplothele and Diplothele walshi (Araneae, Barychelidae). Zootaxa 5087 (3): 494-496, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5087.3.7
View article: A replacement name for a Korean linyphiid spider (Araneae: Linyphiidae)
A replacement name for a Korean linyphiid spider (Araneae: Linyphiidae) Open
The spider species name Pelecopsis montana Seo 2018 (Linyphiidae) is preoccupied and requires a replacement name. We establish herein the necessary replacement nomen, namely: Pelecopsis seoi nom. nov. The homonymy of the recently synonymiz…
View article: List of German names for the spiders of Germany (Araneae).
List of German names for the spiders of Germany (Araneae). Open
Common names play an important role in the efficient communication of scientific results in biology, for instance in the area of applied conservation science, in popular articles and in Citizen Science projects. Common names can increase t…
View article: How to deal with destroyed type material? The case of Embrik Strand (Arachnida: Araneae)
How to deal with destroyed type material? The case of Embrik Strand (Arachnida: Araneae) Open
When the museums of Lübeck, Stuttgart, Tübingen and partly of Wiesbaden were destroyed during World War II between 1942 and 1945, also all or parts of their type material were destroyed, among them types from spider species described by Em…
View article: Local- versus broad-scale environmental drivers of continental <i>β</i> -diversity patterns in subterranean spider communities across Europe
Local- versus broad-scale environmental drivers of continental <i>β</i> -diversity patterns in subterranean spider communities across Europe Open
Macroecologists seek to identify drivers of community turnover ( β -diversity) through broad spatial scales. However, the influence of local habitat features in driving broad-scale β -diversity patterns remains largely untested, owing to t…
View article: Continental data on cave-dwelling spider communities across Europe (Arachnida: Araneae)
Continental data on cave-dwelling spider communities across Europe (Arachnida: Araneae) Open
Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) are widespread in subterranean ecosystems worldwide and represent an important component of subterranean trophic webs. Yet, global-scale diversity patterns of subterranean spiders are still mostly unknown. In t…
View article: Tackling taxonomic redundancy in spiders: the infraspecific spider taxa described by Embrik Strand (Arachnida: Araneae)
Tackling taxonomic redundancy in spiders: the infraspecific spider taxa described by Embrik Strand (Arachnida: Araneae) Open
Strand considered each deviation of specimens from the original description in colouration, body size and shape, eye pattern or leg spination as sufficient to describe infraspecific taxa such as subspecies, varieties, forms and aberrations…
View article: Further new synonyms of jumping spider genera (Araneae: Salticidae)
Further new synonyms of jumping spider genera (Araneae: Salticidae) Open
Two generic names recently described by J. Prószyński were found to be junior subjective synonyms: Pseudomogrus Simon, 1937 = Logunyllus Prószyński, 2016syn. nov., Hermosa Peckham & Peckham, 1892 = Myrmavola Prószyński, 2016 syn. nov. This…
View article: Cave_dwelling_spiders_Europe
Cave_dwelling_spiders_Europe Open
Cave_description.csv= A dataset with all the information about the subterranean localities included in the CAWEB project. The R notation 'NA' is used for missing values.Community_composition.csv= A dataset with the spider community composi…
View article: Zelotes wunderlichi, a replacement name for the preoccupied ground spider Zelotes turcicus Wunderlich, 2011 (Araneae, Gnaphosidae)
Zelotes wunderlichi, a replacement name for the preoccupied ground spider Zelotes turcicus Wunderlich, 2011 (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) Open
In the World Spider Catalog (WSC 2017) the formerly overlooked species Zelotes turcicus Seyyar, Demir & Aktaş, 2010 was recently added. Thus Zelotes turcicus Wunderlich, 2011 is a primary homonym and requires a new name. The author informe…
View article: Peucetia casseli Simon, 1900 has priority over P. longipes Pocock, 1900 (Araneae, Oxyopidae)
Peucetia casseli Simon, 1900 has priority over P. longipes Pocock, 1900 (Araneae, Oxyopidae) Open
The World Spider Catalog (WSC 2016) currently lists Peucetia longipes Pocock, 1899 as a senior synonym of P. casseli Simon, 1899; according to Niekerk & Dippenaar-Schoeman (1994: 16). The synonymy decision per se is not to be doubted but, …
View article: araneae – Spinnen Europas
araneae – Spinnen Europas Open
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View article: Photography-based taxonomy is inadequate, unnecessary, and potentially harmful for biological sciences
Photography-based taxonomy is inadequate, unnecessary, and potentially harmful for biological sciences Open
The question whether taxonomic descriptions naming new animal species without type specimen(s) deposited in collections should be accepted for publication by scientific journals and allowed by the Code has already been discussed in Zootaxa…
View article: Whip spiders (Amblypygi, Arachnida) of the Western Palaearctic—a review
Whip spiders (Amblypygi, Arachnida) of the Western Palaearctic—a review Open
All records of the two amblypygid species occurring in the Western Palaearctic are mapped and both species (Charinus ioanniticus and Musicodamon atlanteus) are discussed. Charinus ioanniticus is known from the Eastern Mediterranean (Greece…
View article: Phantom spiders 2: More notes on dubious spider species from Europe
Phantom spiders 2: More notes on dubious spider species from Europe Open
A surprisingly large number of European spider species have never been reliably rediscovered since their first description many decades ago. Most of these are probably synonymous with other species or unidentifiable, due to insufficient de…
View article: Farmland biodiversity and agricultural management on 237 farms in 13 European and two African regions
Farmland biodiversity and agricultural management on 237 farms in 13 European and two African regions Open
Farmland is a major land cover type in Europe and Africa and provides habitat for numerous species. The severe decline in farmland biodiversity of the last decades has been attributed to changes in farming practices, and organic and low‐in…
View article: Biological richness of a large urban cemetery in Berlin. Results of a multi-taxon approach
Biological richness of a large urban cemetery in Berlin. Results of a multi-taxon approach Open
Urban green spaces can harbor a considerable species richness of plants and animals. A few studies on single species groups indicate important habitat functions of cemeteries, but this land use type is clearly understudied compared to park…
View article: Phantom spiders: notes on dubious spider species from Europe
Phantom spiders: notes on dubious spider species from Europe Open
A surprisingly large number of European spider species have never been reliably rediscovered since their first description many decades ago. Most of these are probably synonymous with other species or unidentifiable, due to insufficient de…
View article: Pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) in Strict Forest Reserves in Hesse (Germany)
Pseudoscorpions (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones) in Strict Forest Reserves in Hesse (Germany) Open
In 1990 the Federal State of Hesse (Germany) started a long-term faunistic research programme in selected Strict Forest Reserves. Here we report the results of the inventory of pseudoscorpions from seven reserves: Goldbachs- und Ziebachsrü…