55 research outputs found
Description of Ozyptila balcanica sp. n. from the Balkan Peninsula and its Comparison with the closely related O. umbraculorum Simon, 1932 (Araneae: Thomisidae)
Ozyptila balcanica sp. n. is described (based on both males and females) from Bulgaria (Zemen Gorge),
Greece (Arkadia, Mainalo) and FYR Macedonia (Skopje Region, Osogovo Mts.). The new species resembles
the poorly known O. umbraculorum Simon, 1932, recorded from France, Portugal and Spain, but
is clearly a distinct species. Illustrations of both taxa are presented. Due to the isolated position of both
species in the genus, we proposed a new species group – umbraculorum, characterised by a large intermediate apophysis (ITA), armed with well-developed teeth, and a long scimitar-shaped tegular apophysis.
The females have similar epigynes with pan-shaped median septum.This study has been supported by the SYNTHESYS
Project (http://www.synthesys.info/) financed by EC Research
Infrastructure Action under the FP7 “Capacities” Program. Part of
this project was co-founded also by the European Union (European
Social Fund) and National Resources under the Operational Programme
“Education and Lifelong Learning” Action 81324 – SPIDOnetGR,
ARISTEIA II Programme, NSRF 2007-2013.Peer reviewe
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Taxonomy and zoogeography of spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Republic of Macedonia
Doktorska disertacija predstavlja studiju faune paukova (Arachnida, Araneae) Makedonije baziranu na kritičkoj analizi publikovanih podataka koji obuhvataju period od 1907. do 2018. godine, taksonomskoj reviziji relevantnih arahnoloških zbirki iz osam evropskih prirodnjačkih muzeja i rezultatima sopstvenih tridesetogodišnjih istraživanja. Terenski rad je baziran na sakupljanju materijala korišćenjem standardnih metoda kao što su ručno sakupljanje i sakupljanje putem klopki i noviju metodu upotrebom motornog usisivača. Materijal je laboratorijski obrađivan standardnim postupcima uz pomoć binokularne lupe i mikroskopa. Ukupno su registrovane 742 vrste paukova iz 40 familija. Pet taksona pretstavljaju nove vrste za nauku. Dve vrste predstavljaju nove nalaze za faunu paukova Balkanskog poluostrva. Šezdeset i dva taksona su po prvi put zabeležene za faunu Makedonije. Drevna familija Anapidae je sa jednom vrstom po prvi put registrovana u fauni Makedonije. Revizijom publikovanih podataka, ustanovljeno je da je179 vrsta pogrešno identifikovano i navedeno za faunu Makedonije. Vrste su kategorisane prema trenutnom poznavanju njihove rasprostranjenosti, na osnovu čega je izvršena zoogeografska analiza faune. Ustanovljena su 32 horotipa u fauni paukova Makedonije, svrstana u četiri horološka kompleksa: šire rasprostranjene, evropske, mediteranske i endemske vrste. Najveći broj vrsta registrovano je u kompleksu široko rasprostranjenih vrsta (44,3%) koji daju glavni karakter fauni. Visok stepen zastupljenosti evropskih (19,1%) i eurosibirskih (11,3%) horoloških elemenata, kao dva pojedinačno najzastupljenija u fauni paukova Makedonije, je odraz dominantnog planinskog karaktera reljefa Makedonije. Horološki kompleks mediteranskih vrsta zastupljen je sa 99 vrsta (13,3%). Visok udeo vrsta (11,3%) koje pripadaju horološkim elementima koji su zastupljeni na prostorima Južne Evrope, Mediterana, Zapadne i Srednje Azije govori o bogatoj fauni paukova kserofilnih, termofilnih i aridnih terena. Lokalni karakter faune može se sagledati u relativno velikom broja vrsta iz kompleksa endemskih vrsta (87). Iz ovog kompleksa najdominantniji su vrste iz horotipa "endemiti užeg područja" sa 45 vrsta.Doktorska disertacija predstavlja studiju faune paukova (Arachnida, Araneae) Makedonije baziranu na kritičkoj analizi publikovanih podataka koji obuhvataju period od 1907. do 2018. godine, taksonomskoj reviziji relevantnih arahnoloških zbirki iz osam evropskih prirodnjačkih muzeja i rezultatima sopstvenih tridesetogodišnjih istraživanja.Terenski rad je baziran na sakupljanju materijala korišćenjem standardnih metoda kao što su ručno sakupljanje i sakupljanje putem klopki i noviju metodu upotrebom motornog usisivača. Materijal je laboratorijski obrađivan standardnim postupcima uz pomoć binokularne lupe i mikroskopa. Ukupno su registrovane 742 vrste paukova iz 40 familija. Pet taksona pretstavljaju nove vrste za nauku. Dve vrste predstavljaju nove nalaze za faunu paukova Balkanskog poluostrva. Šezdeset i dva taksona su po prvi put zabeležene za faunu Makedonije. Drevna familija Anapidae je sa jednom vrstom po prvi put registrovana u fauni Makedonije. Revizijom publikovanih podataka, ustanovljeno je da je179 vrsta pogrešno identifikovano i navedeno za faunu Makedonije. Vrste su kategorisane prema trenutnom poznavanju njihove rasprostranjenosti, na osnovu čega je izvršena zoogeografska analiza faune. Ustanovljena su 32 horotipa u fauni paukova Makedonije, svrstana u četiri horološka kompleksa: šire rasprostranjene, evropske, mediteranske i endemske vrste. Najveći broj vrsta registrovano je u kompleksu široko rasprostranjenih vrsta (44,3%) koji daju glavni karakter fauni. Visok stepen zastupljenosti evropskih (19,1%) i eurosibirskih (11,3%) horoloških elemenata, kao dva pojedinačno najzastupljenija u fauni paukova Makedonije, je odraz dominantnog planinskog karaktera reljefa Makedonije. Horološki kompleks mediteranskih vrsta zastupljen je sa 99 vrsta (13,3%). Visok udeo vrsta (11,3%) koje pripadaju horološkim elementima koji su zastupljeni na prostorima Južne Evrope, Mediterana, Zapadne i Srednje Azije govori o bogatoj fauni paukova kserofilnih, termofilnih i aridnih terena. Lokalni karakter faune može se sagledati u relativno velikom broja vrsta iz kompleksa endemskih vrsta (87). Iz ovog kompleksa najdominantniji su vrste iz horotipa "endemiti užeg područja" sa 45 vrsta.The PhD research project is a study of fauna of spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Macedonia based on a critical analysis of published data covering the period from 1907 to 2018, taxonomic review of relevant arachnological collections from eight European Natural history museums and the results of author’s thirty years of research. Field work is based on the collection of materials using standard methods such as manual collection and trapping and a newer method using a motor vacuum cleaner. The material was processed with standard procedures using a dissecting binocular and a microscope.A total of 742 species of spiders from 40 families have been registered. Five taxa are new species for science. Two species present new findings for the fauna of the spiders of the Balkan Peninsula. Sixty two taxa were recorded for the first time for the fauna of Macedonia.An ancient family Anapidae with one species has been registered for the first time in the fauna of Macedonia. By reviewing the published data, it was established that 179 species were incorrectly identified and listed for the fauna of Macedonia. Species are categorized according to the current knowledge of their distribution, on the basis of which a zoogeographic analysis of the fauna was performed.32 chorotypes were established in the fauna of the spiders of Macedonia, classified into four chorological complexes: widespread, European, Mediterranean and endemic species. The largest number of species is registered in the complex of widespread species (44.3%), which give the main character of the fauna. The high degree of representation of European (19.1%) and Eurosiberian (11.3%) chorological elements, as the two individually most represented in the fauna of the spiders of Macedonia, is a reflection of the dominant mountain character of the relief of Macedonia. The chorological complex of Mediterranean species is represented by 99 species (13.3%). The high proportion of species (11.3%) belonging to the chorological elements that are present on the territory of Southern Europe, the Mediterranean, West and Central Asia speaks of the rich fauna of spiders of xerophilic, thermophilic and arid terrain. The local character of the fauna can be seen in a relatively large number of species from the complex of endemic species (87). From this complex are the most dominant species from the chorotype "narrower endemic" with 45 species.Western Macedonia is the richest with fauna of spiders, with 23 species from the group of endemites of the narrower area, which speaks of the great importance of this region as a refugium and space in which the processes of speciation were intensively carried out
Taxonomy and zoogeography of spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Republic of Macedonia
Doktorska disertacija predstavlja studiju faune paukova (Arachnida, Araneae) Makedonije baziranu na kritičkoj analizi publikovanih podataka koji obuhvataju period od 1907. do 2018. godine, taksonomskoj reviziji relevantnih arahnoloških zbirki iz osam evropskih prirodnjačkih muzeja i rezultatima sopstvenih tridesetogodišnjih istraživanja. Terenski rad je baziran na sakupljanju materijala korišćenjem standardnih metoda kao što su ručno sakupljanje i sakupljanje putem klopki i noviju metodu upotrebom motornog usisivača. Materijal je laboratorijski obrađivan standardnim postupcima uz pomoć binokularne lupe i mikroskopa. Ukupno su registrovane 742 vrste paukova iz 40 familija. Pet taksona pretstavljaju nove vrste za nauku. Dve vrste predstavljaju nove nalaze za faunu paukova Balkanskog poluostrva. Šezdeset i dva taksona su po prvi put zabeležene za faunu Makedonije. Drevna familija Anapidae je sa jednom vrstom po prvi put registrovana u fauni Makedonije. Revizijom publikovanih podataka, ustanovljeno je da je179 vrsta pogrešno identifikovano i navedeno za faunu Makedonije. Vrste su kategorisane prema trenutnom poznavanju njihove rasprostranjenosti, na osnovu čega je izvršena zoogeografska analiza faune. Ustanovljena su 32 horotipa u fauni paukova Makedonije, svrstana u četiri horološka kompleksa: šire rasprostranjene, evropske, mediteranske i endemske vrste. Najveći broj vrsta registrovano je u kompleksu široko rasprostranjenih vrsta (44,3%) koji daju glavni karakter fauni. Visok stepen zastupljenosti evropskih (19,1%) i eurosibirskih (11,3%) horoloških elemenata, kao dva pojedinačno najzastupljenija u fauni paukova Makedonije, je odraz dominantnog planinskog karaktera reljefa Makedonije. Horološki kompleks mediteranskih vrsta zastupljen je sa 99 vrsta (13,3%). Visok udeo vrsta (11,3%) koje pripadaju horološkim elementima koji su zastupljeni na prostorima Južne Evrope, Mediterana, Zapadne i Srednje Azije govori o bogatoj fauni paukova kserofilnih, termofilnih i aridnih terena. Lokalni karakter faune može se sagledati u relativno velikom broja vrsta iz kompleksa endemskih vrsta (87). Iz ovog kompleksa najdominantniji su vrste iz horotipa "endemiti užeg područja" sa 45 vrsta.Doktorska disertacija predstavlja studiju faune paukova (Arachnida, Araneae) Makedonije baziranu na kritičkoj analizi publikovanih podataka koji obuhvataju period od 1907. do 2018. godine, taksonomskoj reviziji relevantnih arahnoloških zbirki iz osam evropskih prirodnjačkih muzeja i rezultatima sopstvenih tridesetogodišnjih istraživanja.Terenski rad je baziran na sakupljanju materijala korišćenjem standardnih metoda kao što su ručno sakupljanje i sakupljanje putem klopki i noviju metodu upotrebom motornog usisivača. Materijal je laboratorijski obrađivan standardnim postupcima uz pomoć binokularne lupe i mikroskopa. Ukupno su registrovane 742 vrste paukova iz 40 familija. Pet taksona pretstavljaju nove vrste za nauku. Dve vrste predstavljaju nove nalaze za faunu paukova Balkanskog poluostrva. Šezdeset i dva taksona su po prvi put zabeležene za faunu Makedonije. Drevna familija Anapidae je sa jednom vrstom po prvi put registrovana u fauni Makedonije. Revizijom publikovanih podataka, ustanovljeno je da je179 vrsta pogrešno identifikovano i navedeno za faunu Makedonije. Vrste su kategorisane prema trenutnom poznavanju njihove rasprostranjenosti, na osnovu čega je izvršena zoogeografska analiza faune. Ustanovljena su 32 horotipa u fauni paukova Makedonije, svrstana u četiri horološka kompleksa: šire rasprostranjene, evropske, mediteranske i endemske vrste. Najveći broj vrsta registrovano je u kompleksu široko rasprostranjenih vrsta (44,3%) koji daju glavni karakter fauni. Visok stepen zastupljenosti evropskih (19,1%) i eurosibirskih (11,3%) horoloških elemenata, kao dva pojedinačno najzastupljenija u fauni paukova Makedonije, je odraz dominantnog planinskog karaktera reljefa Makedonije. Horološki kompleks mediteranskih vrsta zastupljen je sa 99 vrsta (13,3%). Visok udeo vrsta (11,3%) koje pripadaju horološkim elementima koji su zastupljeni na prostorima Južne Evrope, Mediterana, Zapadne i Srednje Azije govori o bogatoj fauni paukova kserofilnih, termofilnih i aridnih terena. Lokalni karakter faune može se sagledati u relativno velikom broja vrsta iz kompleksa endemskih vrsta (87). Iz ovog kompleksa najdominantniji su vrste iz horotipa "endemiti užeg područja" sa 45 vrsta.The PhD research project is a study of fauna of spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Macedonia based on a critical analysis of published data covering the period from 1907 to 2018, taxonomic review of relevant arachnological collections from eight European Natural history museums and the results of author’s thirty years of research. Field work is based on the collection of materials using standard methods such as manual collection and trapping and a newer method using a motor vacuum cleaner. The material was processed with standard procedures using a dissecting binocular and a microscope.A total of 742 species of spiders from 40 families have been registered. Five taxa are new species for science. Two species present new findings for the fauna of the spiders of the Balkan Peninsula. Sixty two taxa were recorded for the first time for the fauna of Macedonia.An ancient family Anapidae with one species has been registered for the first time in the fauna of Macedonia. By reviewing the published data, it was established that 179 species were incorrectly identified and listed for the fauna of Macedonia. Species are categorized according to the current knowledge of their distribution, on the basis of which a zoogeographic analysis of the fauna was performed.32 chorotypes were established in the fauna of the spiders of Macedonia, classified into four chorological complexes: widespread, European, Mediterranean and endemic species. The largest number of species is registered in the complex of widespread species (44.3%), which give the main character of the fauna. The high degree of representation of European (19.1%) and Eurosiberian (11.3%) chorological elements, as the two individually most represented in the fauna of the spiders of Macedonia, is a reflection of the dominant mountain character of the relief of Macedonia. The chorological complex of Mediterranean species is represented by 99 species (13.3%). The high proportion of species (11.3%) belonging to the chorological elements that are present on the territory of Southern Europe, the Mediterranean, West and Central Asia speaks of the rich fauna of spiders of xerophilic, thermophilic and arid terrain. The local character of the fauna can be seen in a relatively large number of species from the complex of endemic species (87). From this complex are the most dominant species from the chorotype "narrower endemic" with 45 species.Western Macedonia is the richest with fauna of spiders, with 23 species from the group of endemites of the narrower area, which speaks of the great importance of this region as a refugium and space in which the processes of speciation were intensively carried out
Revision of the spider genus <I>Stygopholcus</I> (Araneae, Pholcidae), endemic to the Balkan Peninsula
The genus Stygopholcus Kratochvíl, 1932 is endemic to the Balkan Peninsula and includes only four nominal species: the epigean S. photophilus Senglet, 1971 in the south (Greece to Albania) and the ‘northern clade’ consisting of three troglophile species ranging from Croatia to Albania: S. absoloni (Kulczyński, 1914); S. skotophilus Kratochvíl, 1940; and S. montenegrinus Kratochvíl, 1940 (original rank re-established). We present redescriptions of all species, including extensive data on ultrastructure, linear morphometrics of large samples, and numerous new localities. We georeference previously published localities as far as possible, correct several published misidentifi cations, and clarify nomenclatorial problems regarding the authority of Stygopholcus and the identity of the type species S. absoloni. We suggest that the ‘northern clade’ has a relict distribution, resulting from past and present geologic and climatic factors. Future work on Stygopholcus should focus on the southern Dinarides, combining dense sampling with massive use of molecular data.</p
Revision of the spider genus Stygopholcus (Araneae, Pholcidae), endemic to the Balkan Peninsula
The genus Stygopholcus Kratochvíl, 1932 is endemic to the Balkan Peninsula and includes only four nominal species: the epigean S. photophilus Senglet, 1971 in the south (Greece to Albania) and the ‘northern clade’ consisting of three troglophile species ranging from Croatia to Albania: S. absoloni (Kulczyński, 1914); S. skotophilus Kratochvíl, 1940; and S. montenegrinus Kratochvíl, 1940 (original rank re-established). We present redescriptions of all species, including extensive data on ultrastructure, linear morphometrics of large samples, and numerous new localities. We georeference previously published localities as far as possible, correct several published misidentifications, and clarify nomenclatorial problems regarding the authority of Stygopholcus and the identity of the type species S. absoloni. We suggest that the ‘northern clade’ has a relict distribution, resulting from past and present geologic and climatic factors. Future work on Stygopholcus should focus on the southern Dinarides, combining dense sampling with massive use of molecular data
Callilepis schuszteri Herman 1879
<i>Callilepis schuszteri</i> (Herman, 1879) <p> <b>Material examined.</b> Site 9 (a: 1 ♂, 1 ♀; b: 1 ♀; c: 1 ♀), Site 13 (b: 1 ♀).</p> <p> <b>Distribution.</b> Europe, Russia, Korea, Japan, China (Komnenov, 2014). <b>Chorotype.</b> Eurasian.</p>Published as part of <i>Marjan Komnenov, Eva Pitta, Konstantina Zografou & Maria Chatzaki, 2016, Discovering the still unexplored arachnofauna of the National Park of Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli, NE Greece: a taxonomic review with description of new species, pp. 1-66 in Zootaxa 4096 (1)</i> on page 44, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4096.1.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/263078">http://zenodo.org/record/263078</a>
Harpactea
<i>Harpactea</i> sp. <p>Figs 53–56</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> Because of the smaller body size of the females of <i>Harpactea sp</i>., it is impossible to attribute them to any of the above described new species of <i>Harpactea,</i> having in mind that usually females of <i>Harpactea</i> are larger than males. In situation of missing males, full identification of this species is not possible at the moment. It is therefore treated as separate, but unidentified species. Here follows a brief description of this female.</p> <p> <b>Material examined.</b> 1 ♀ (NHMC, FC 12145, used for description), Dadia National Park, field crops, Site 6, 23.05– 02.07.2011, leg. K. Zografou; Site 1 (i: 1 ♀;) Site 6 (a: 1 ♀;) Site 15 (a: 2 ♀.)</p> <p> <b>Description.</b> Total length 3.98; carapace 1.78 long, 1.29 wide. Cephalic region 0.81 wide. Abdomen 2.20 long, 0.93 wide. Eye sizes and interdistances: AME 0.10, PME 0.07, PLE 0.09, AME-AME 0.05, AME-PLE 0.01, PME- PME 0.01, PME-PLE 0.02. Distance between AME the same size as their diameter. Clypeus 0.06 long. Chelicerae 0.79 long, 0.34 wide. Sternum 1.10 long, 0.87 wide. Carapace, leg and abdominal coloration faded due to bad preservation. Leg measurements and leg spination are given in Tables 14 and 15. Vulva as in Figs 53–56. Spermathecae triangular, with apical crest approximately the same size as length of spermathecae; transversal bar and posterior diverticulum indistinguishable.</p>Published as part of <i>Marjan Komnenov, Eva Pitta, Konstantina Zografou & Maria Chatzaki, 2016, Discovering the still unexplored arachnofauna of the National Park of Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli, NE Greece: a taxonomic review with description of new species, pp. 1-66 in Zootaxa 4096 (1)</i> on page 25, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4096.1.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/263078">http://zenodo.org/record/263078</a>
Inermocoelotes falciger Kulczynski 1897
<i>Inermocoelotes falciger</i> (Kulczyński, 1897) <p> <b>Material examined.</b> Site 11 (a: 2 ♂).</p> <p> <b>Distribution.</b> SW-Ukraine, Romania, Hungary, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, Bulgaria, F. Y. Republic of Macedonia, Albania, Greece (Komnenov, 2014). <b>Chorotype.</b> Carpatho-Balkanic.</p>Published as part of <i>Marjan Komnenov, Eva Pitta, Konstantina Zografou & Maria Chatzaki, 2016, Discovering the still unexplored arachnofauna of the National Park of Dadia-Lefkimi-Soufli, NE Greece: a taxonomic review with description of new species, pp. 1-66 in Zootaxa 4096 (1)</i> on page 34, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4096.1.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/263078">http://zenodo.org/record/263078</a>
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