Pardosa fulvipes (Araneae, Lycosidae) new to Slovakia

During the post-colloquium excursion of the 18th European Colloquium of Arachnology in Slovakia in July 1999, I had the opportunity to collect a small material of wolf spiders at the boundary of the Slovak Paradise National Park c. 20 km south of Poprad. Except for two common species [Pardosa palustris (UNNAEUS) and P. pullata (CLERCK)], numerous females of Pardosa fulvipes (COLLETT) were taken. An additional specimen of the latter was captured at Stara Lesna close to the High Tatras National Park. P. fulvipes was not included in the catalogue of spider species recorded from Slovakia (GAJDOS et al. 1999) though it may previously have been overlooked due to misidentification with some other species in the pullata group

Wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae) on the overgrowing peat bog in Dubravica (north-western Croatia)

The peat bog in Dubravica is of spread interest due to its overgrowing by the process of natural succession, causing the habitat to become dryer and shadier. The dominance structure and phenology of wolf spiders on the Dubravica bog was studied. The spiders were collected during the period 09.04.-9.10.1995, using 20 pitfall traps. Altogether 10 lycosid species were found among 723 adult individuals. For six more abundant species phenology graphs are presented. Three species are found to be eudominant: Pardosa lugubris, Trochosa spinipalpis and Hygrolycosa rubrofasciata. The lycosids habitat preferences and dominance structure according the habitat condition and species occurrences on some other European bogs are discussed. 55,2 % caught specimens are hygrophilous species, and only 7,6 % are photophilous. The lycosid fauna and dominance structure does reflect the habitat condition. As overgrowing is not fully progressed yet, the lycosid fauna of this bog is still relatively bog-characteristic

Taxonomic note on Aculepeira lapponica (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae)

Caused by the similarity with the type species Aculepeira packardi and with A. ceropegia we confirm the combination Aculepeira lapponica for the arctic araneid Aranea lapponica Holm, 1945

On Pardosa schenkell (Araneae, Lycosidae) and its presence in Germany and Poland

The wolf spider Pardosa schenkeli Lessert, 1904 was since long regarded as occurring in Germany and Poland but is excluded from the recent checklist of spiders found in these countries. Re-examination of material collected in Germany and Poland, respectively, verifies its presence in both countries. Characters for distinguishing P. schenkeli and its ally P. bifasciata (C.L. Koch, 1834) are given and illustrated

Wolf spiders of the Pacific region: the genus \u3ci\u3eZoica\u3c/i\u3e (Araneae, Lycosidae)

The wolf spider genus Zoica Simon 1898 is currently known only from the Indo-Australasian region, including India in the west to northern Western Australia and Papua New Guinea in the east. Here we extend the known distribution of the genus into the Pacific region by describing two new species, Z. carolinensis new species from the Caroline Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, and Z. pacifica new species from the Republic of the Marshall Islands

A Review of Leg Ornamentation in Male Wolf Spiders, with the Description of a New Species from Australia, \u3ci\u3eArtoria schizocoides \u3c/i\u3e (Araneae, Lycosidae)

Morphological modifications of the first pair of legs in addition to widespread color variations of these legs among males of closely related species have been reported in a variety of spiders. Here, the evidence for sexual dimorphism in male foreleg morphology within wolf spiders (family Lycosidae) is reviewed and shown to occur in a number of species belonging to at least seven genera in five subfamilies: Alopecosa, Hogna, Schizocosa (all Lycosinae) Pirata (Piratinae), Evippa, (Evippinae), Pardosa (Pardosinae) and Artoria (Artoriinae). These modifications, often in combination with distinct dark pigmentation, can be divided into three major groups: leg elongation, segment swelling and exaggerated setation (“brushes”). The latter two occur mainly on the tibial segment of the first leg. The function of these foreleg modifications has been studied most extensively in the genus Schizocosa. Since the courtship displays of all male Schizocosa incorporate a seismic component, foreleg ornamentation (namely pigmentation and associated “brushes”) composes only one part of a multimodal courtship display. The function of this foreleg ornamentation appears to vary across closely related Schizocosa species and in some instances involves an interaction with the seismic signaling component. In most instances it appears to play a role in female mate choice and/or mate choice learning. In addition to reviewing lycosid foreleg modifications, we describe a new species of wolf spider, Artoria schizocoides from southwestern Western Australia that possesses sexually dimorphic modifications of the tibia of the first leg. Unique within the Artoriinae, males of this species carry spatulate setae on the ventral side of the tibia of the first leg that differ morphologically from other leg modifications in wolf spiders

Centromerus unidentatus new to Germany (Araneae: Linyphiidae)

Die Gattung Centromerus wurde schon mehrfach ausführlich bearbeitet und hält bis in jüngste Zeit in Mittel- und Westeuropa Überraschungen bereit. ..

Wolf spider (Araneae, Lycosidae) fauna of an old abandoned agricultural village of Mutenia in Finnish Lapland

The study was carried out in the Mutenia meadow area on the northern shore of Lokka reservoir in Finnish Lapland in the years 2000–2002.Mutenia is an old Lappish agricultural village, from which the last inhabitants moved away in the late 1960s. It has been kept as meadow bymowing. The material was collected with pitfall traps and window trapsmade of balcony flower pots situated on the ground. The total number of species was 17, including 1816 individuals. Pardosa palustris (Linnaeus) (35.6%) and P. sphagnicola (Dahl) (33.0%) were the twomost abundant species. The next two in frequency were Alopecosa aculeata (Clerck) (14.4%) and A. pulverulenta (Clerck) (6.2%). Pardosa lasciva L. Koch and P. atrata (Thorell) represented the northern fauna element, while P. fulvipes (Collet) and P. paludicola (Clerck) belonged to a southern type. There were two new biogeographical records: Pardosa fulvipes and P. pullata (Clerck)