Arachnids from the greenhouses of the Botanical Garden of the PJ Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia (Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones, Palpigradi, Pseudoscorpiones)

Šestáková, Anna; Suvák, Martin; Krajčovičová, Katarína; Kaňuchová, Andrea; Christophoryová, Jana

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“…The composition of species found at Rotterdam Zoo shows overlap with other surveys of arachnid fauna in greenhouses (Snazell & Smithers 2007, Kielhorn 2008, Pfliegler 2014, Šestáková et al 2017, Hula & Pešan 2018. In most studies, the dominant species is either Parasteatoda tepidariorum or Pholcus phalangioides, while Uloborus plumipes is the most ubiquitous species at Rotterdam Zoo.…”

Section: Species To Be Expectedmentioning

confidence: 60%

“…The current arachnid survey marks the first time that specimens of T. stenaspis were collected from the Netherlands. This oonopid spider of African origin was to be expected, as it was collected from several other greenhouses in Europe (Korenko et al 2007, Pfliegler 2014, Rozwałka et al 2016, Šestáková et al 2017, Rembold et al 2020, Lissner & Scharff 2021. Furthermore, T. stenaspis was recently recorded at a tropical butterfly house (in Whipsnade Zoo, England) in which the trees and shrubs all originate from the Netherlands (Telfer 2020).…”

Section: Spiders (Araneae)mentioning

confidence: 69%

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Arachnids (Arachnida: Araneae, Mesostigmata, Pseudoscorpiones) from tropical greenhouses at Rotterdam Zoo (the Netherlands), including a pholcid spider new to Europe

Bloem

Noordijk

2021

Arachnologische Mitteilungen: Arachnology Letters

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Greenhouses can provide a suitable environment for diverse groups of invertebrates. Each tropical greenhouse has its own characteristics caused by various factors, e.g. climate control, management, composition and origins of plant and soil material. Depending on these factors, complex artificial ecosystems can be formed to a certain extent. Greenhouses often import a large number of (tropical) plant species from remote sources, almost always with accompanying soil, resulting in the introduction of species living in or on these substrates. Some of these are able to settle in the greenhouse. Certain alien species that thrive in greenhouses might even become indoor pests or expansive if they manage to establish themselves outdoors (Wang et al. 2015). Additionally, synanthropic species may colonise or be introduced by transport from (nearby) manmade biotopes. Some native species living in natural habitats occasionally enter greenhouses as well (Kielhorn 2008).A survey of arachnids was carried out in three tropical greenhouses in Rotterdam Zoo. This marks as the first extensive arachnid survey in Dutch tropical greenhouses since 1949 (van der Hammen 1949(van der Hammen , 1969a. At that time, Leendert van der Hammen and fourteen other collectors surveyed eleven greenhouses in the midwest and centre of the Netherlands, including Rotterdam Zoo, by hand, searching over a seven-year period. Most greenhouses were, however, visited only once. Thirty-two arachnid species were collected, with only one species, Zygiella x-notata (Clerck, 1757), sampled at Rotterdam Zoo (van der Hammen 1949). Currently, only a handful of studies on arachnid faunas of European tropical greenhouses exist, e.g. the Eden Project in England (Snazell & Smithers 2007), several botanical and zoological gardens in the German states Berlin and Brandenburg (Kielhorn 2008, 2009, 2016), the Botanical Garden of the University of Debrecen in Hungary (Pfliegler 2014), the Botanical Garden of the PJ Šafárik University in Slovakia (Šestáková et al. 2017) and multiple zoological gardens in the Czech Republic (Hula & Pešan 2018).The aim of the present paper is to give insight into the arachnid fauna of the tropical greenhouses at Rotterdam Zoo and document species found in the Netherlands for the first time. Additionally, a graph is given to illustrate which method proved most effective in collecting arachnids in tropical greenhouses. Material and methods LocationsThis study was carried out in three tropical greenhouses located at Rotterdam Zoo: Amazonica, Victoria Serre and the Kwekerij. Amazonica (51.9280°N, 4.4473°E, -1 m alt., Fig. 1) is a large circular greenhouse designed as a butterfly garden, opened in 2013. It has a diameter of 60 m and its highest point is 12 m. A total of 318 plant species are growing in open soil in Amazonica, mostly of South American origin. The average temperature is 25-28°C during daytime and goes down to 18-23°C at night. During warm summer days, the average temperature can be as high as 32-34°C.The Victoria Serre (51.9260°N, 4.452...

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Section: Species To Be Expectedmentioning

confidence: 60%

Section: Spiders (Araneae)mentioning

confidence: 69%

Arachnids (Arachnida: Araneae, Mesostigmata, Pseudoscorpiones) from tropical greenhouses at Rotterdam Zoo (the Netherlands), including a pholcid spider new to Europe

Bloem

Noordijk

2021

Arachnologische Mitteilungen: Arachnology Letters

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“…Its introduction to the greenhouses of the Munich Botanical Garden can be reconstructed to a certain extent. So far, E. florenciae is known from three other greenhouses in Paris, Bratislava and Košice (Condé 1981, Christian & Christophoryová 2013, Šestáková 2017. Like other institutions, the Munich Botanical Garden has a lively exchange of plants -including the soil as habitat for the palpigrades -with other botanical gardens.…”

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confidence: 99%

Eukoenenia florenciae (Arachnida: Palpigradi) from the Munich Botanical Garden – first record of microwhip scorpions in Germany

Lehmann¹,

Friedrich²

2020

Arachnologische Mitteilungen: Arachnology Letters

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“…We collected data on the time and location of M. trilobatus records in Europe by personally contacting arachnologists in 26 European countries (see Acknowledgments) and from databases and published records (Arachnologische Gesellschaft, 2021;Blick, 2000;Breuss, 1999;Čandek et al, 2013;Dolanský et al, 2009;Dumpert & Platen, 1985;Feng et al, 2021;GBIF.org, 2021;Grbić et al, 2021;Harvey, 2008;Hänggi, 1990;Hepner et al, 2011;Hirna, 2017;Infofauna, 2021;Keer et al, 2006;Kovács et al, 2015;Lemke, 2018;Mezőfi & Markó, 2018;Nentwig et al, 2021;OpenObs, 2021;Pantini & Isaia, 2019;Rozwałka et al, 2013Rozwałka et al, , 2016Spider Recording Scheme/British Arachnological Society, 2021;Szinetár et al, 2014;Šestáková et al, 2017;Thaler & Knoflach, 1995;Trigos-Peral et al, 2020;Van Helsdingen, 2021;Van Helsdingen & IJland, 2007;Waarneming.nl, 2021;Wiśniewski, 2017). In total, we were able to collect around 4,000 both published and unpublished records of M. trilobatus from 21 European countries (Figure 1).…”

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confidence: 99%

Accelerated invasion through the evolution of dispersal behaviour

Narimanov

Bauer

Bonte

et al. 2022

Global Ecol Biogeogr

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Aim The continuous spread of invasive species is attributed to demographic processes and high dispersal rates. Both can change and evolve during range expansion, eventually accelerating spread dynamics. Here, we document such an accelerated spread for one of the most invasive spiders in Europe, the dwarf spider Mermessus trilobatus, and test whether dispersal, reproduction or competitive ability is at the source of this pattern. Location Europe. Time period 1981–2021. Major taxon studied Mermessus trilobatus (Arachnida: Araneae: Linyphiidae). Methods First, we collected records from 21 countries across Europe to document the speed of progression of the invasion front over the last 40 years. Second, we collected live individuals from populations in the longest and more recently invaded areas and compared the dispersal propensity of offspring raised under standardized conditions. Third, we compared the reproduction and competitive ability of females derived from the populations of long‐invaded areas against areas with more recent establishment. Results The progression of the invaded range increased from about 150 km in the 1980s to some 400 km between 2010 and 2020. Dispersal‐related behaviour was nearly twice as frequent in offspring from invasion front populations compared to the core area. By contrast, we found no differences in reproduction or competitive ability among the studied populations. Further, neither joint inheritance nor trade‐offs of dispersal, reproduction or competitive ability were identified. Main conclusion As high dispersal is recessively inherited in M. trilobatus, our results suggest that the accelerated invasion is due to the accumulation of dispersive but not more reproductive or competitive genotypes in newly colonized areas. Given the high climatic amplitude of the species in North America, we expect it to spread over the remaining parts of Europe and large parts of Asia in the coming decades. Accelerated range expansion through the evolution of dispersal behaviour could play a role in numerous arthropod invasions worldwide.

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Arachnids from the greenhouses of the Botanical Garden of the PJ Šafárik University in Košice, Slovakia (Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones, Palpigradi, Pseudoscorpiones)

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Arachnids (Arachnida: Araneae, Mesostigmata, Pseudoscorpiones) from tropical greenhouses at Rotterdam Zoo (the Netherlands), including a pholcid spider new to Europe

Arachnids (Arachnida: Araneae, Mesostigmata, Pseudoscorpiones) from tropical greenhouses at Rotterdam Zoo (the Netherlands), including a pholcid spider new to Europe

Eukoenenia florenciae (Arachnida: Palpigradi) from the Munich Botanical Garden – first record of microwhip scorpions in Germany

Accelerated invasion through the evolution of dispersal behaviour

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