Spiders Collected in Residences From Municipalities of Barbalha, Crato and Juazeiro Do Norte, Ce, Brazil

Abstract

The present work reports the fauna of spiders collected in residences of the municipalities of Barbalha, Crato and Juazeiro do Norte, in the state of Ceará, Brazil. Ten random neighborhoods were selected in each municipality, including central and border neighborhoods. In each neighborhood, 10 houses were randomly selected, totalizing 30 neighborhoods and 300 houses surveyed. Manual collections were carried out in the interior and exterior of the residences, without replication during the months. Pholcidae was the richest family (3 species). Smeringopus pallidus (Blackwall, 1858) was the unique species that occurred in all municipalities sampled. Species like Sicarius cariri Magalhaes, Brescovit & Santos, 2013 and Leprolochus oeiras Lise, 1994 were found inside residences by the first time.