Spiders from the Ionian islands of Kerkyra (Corfu) and Lefkada, Greece (Arachnida: Aranei)

Abstract

Ionian islands of Kerkyra and Lefkada is provided together with a list of all previously published records. Information is provided on collection localities, habitats and geographic distribution of all species recorded. A total of 94 species were collected in Kerkyra, of which 37 had not been previously recorded. 98 species were collected in Lefkada, of which 71 were new records for the island. Currently, 243 spider species are recorded from Kerkyra and 117 species from Lefkada. Five species collected were new records for Greece: Agyneta mollis, Tenuiphantes herbicola (Lefkada), Trichoncus sordidus (Kerkyra), Tmarus stellio (Kerkyra) and Xysticus cor (Lefkada). The results are discussed in relation to similar studies on other Greek islands and it is concluded that the fauna of both islands remains poorly known. РЕЗЮМЕ. Представлен список пауков, собранных с Ионических островов Керкира и Левкада, вместе со всеми более ранними указаниями. Дана информация о точках сборов, местообитаниях и географическом распространении всех отмеченых видов пауков. Всего приводится 94 вида пауков с острова Керкира, из которых 37 видов найдены впервые, и 98 видов с острова Левкада, из которых 71 вид наден впервые. В настоящее время с острова Керкира известны 243 вида пауков и с острова Левкада 117 видов. Пять видов отмечены впервые для фауны Греции: Agyneta mollis, Tenuiphantes herbicola (Левкада), Trichoncus sordidus (Керкира), Tmarus stellio (Керкира) и Xysticus cor (Левкада). Результаты обсуждаются в сравнении с данными похожих исследований пауков на других греческих островах. Сделан вывод, что фауна пауков обоих исследованных островов остается плохо изученной.

The first record of Diplocephalus graecus (Araneae: Linyphiidae) in Germany with comments on its range expansion

“…In Central Europe, males of this genus can be easily distinguished based on distinct modifications of their head regions (Roberts 1987) which are presumed to have effects on mating processes by producing secretions (Kunz et al 2012, Meijer 1976, Uhl & Maelfait 2008). Diplocephalus graecus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873) is widespread in the Mediterranean region, occurring in various habitats like grazed meadows, deciduous forests (Ijland et al 2012), xerophyte low grass pasture (Komnenov 2014), limestone grassland (Breitling 2020), river beds (Ijland & Helsdingen 2014, Pantini & Isaia 2008) including anthropogenic ones like olive groves (Picchi 2020, Russell-Smith 2014), citrus groves, hazelnut- and cherry-orchards (Pantini et al 2013), abandoned rural construction sites (Matevski et al 2022) or arable land (Blick et al 2000). A comprehensive overview can also be found in Bosmans (1996).…”