Harpactea ballarini sp nov., a new dysderid (Araneae, Dysderidae) spider from Turkey

A new species of the spider genus Harpactea Bristowe, 1939 is described from pine forests in Antalya Province, in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. The new species resembles H. abantia (Simon, 1884) known from Greece, but differs in a number of characters. Detailed morphological description and illustrations of the new species are provided on the basis of both sexes

Additional notes on the spider fauna of Turkey (Araneae)

WOS: 000309796500007This paper presents the results of recent field surveys and provides new data on the spider fauna of Turkey. The following 9 taxa are new records for Turkey: Larinia chloris (Audouin, 1826); Macrothele sp.; Arctosa tbilisiensis Mcheidze, 1946; Pisaura consocia (O. P.-Cambridge, 1872); Prodidomus redikorzevi Spassky, 1940; Macaroeris flavicomis (Simon, 1884); Scytodes velutina Heineken & Lowe, 1832; Achaeridion conigerum (Simon, 1914); and Phoroncidia paradoxa (Lucas, 1846). New locality data are provided for the following previously but rarely recorded species: Spermophora senoculata (Duges, 1836); Ariadna insidiatrix Audouin, 1826; and Segestria senoculata (Linnaeus, 1758). Taxonomic, zoogeographical, and ecological data are given for each species.Research Foundation of Anadolu UniversityAnadolu University [1001F31]; Research Foundation of Uludag UniversityUludag University [F-2005/4]This work was supported in part by the Research Foundation of Anadolu University (Project Number: 1001F31). We are extremely grateful to Dr. Yuri M. Marusik (Russia Federation), Dr. Dmitri V. Logunov (United Kingdom), Dr. Bernard Huber (Germany), Arthur Decae (Holland), Theo Blick (Germany), and Dr. Manfred Grasshoff (Germany) for their valuable comments on the specimens. Moreover, we would like to thank Dr. Gokay Kaynak (Uludag University, Science and Art Faculty, Department of Physics) for allowing us to use their Leica M205 C Stereomicroscope (Research Foundation of Uludag University Project No: F-2005/4). Dr. David Penney (United Kingdom) is thanked for his kind help in editing the English