A new species of Sintula (Linyphiidae), redescription of Brigittea innocens (Dictynidae) and eight spider species newly recorded for Turkey (Araneae)

Abstract

The araneofauna of Turkey currently comprises 1129 species (Danışman et al. 2021). Although this number might appear to be high, the Turkish spider fauna is still only poorly known and several dozen species (including species new to science) are added to the national checklist every year (Nentwig et al. 2020). The paper presents the results of a survey that took place in spring 2019. Although sampling was limited in time and restricted to a few localities, the results add several new species to the Turkish spider fauna, including a species new to science. Other records concern species that are already documented for Turkey, but are of overall interest because of a very low number of known localities and/or a poorly known ecology. Material and methodsSampling was carried out from 13 to 20 April 2019 at several places, mainly near the shoreline (Fig. 1). The sampled localities are located in the province of Antalya (Kemer district), specifically in the municipalities of Beldibi, at the foothills of the Taurus Mountains, Tekirova (archaeological site of Phaselis) and to a lesser extent in Antalya, Beşkonak, Göynük and Taşağıl. Fig. 2 shows the main habitats surveyed.The main techniques used were hand capture (especially under stones but also in herbaceous layers and on the trunks), beating, as well as pitfalls. Several juvenile specimens were raised in captivity until they reached maturity (see Annex).All specimens were preserved in alcohol (70% ethanol) for identification purposes. Species were examined by using a Zeiss Stemi 305, a Nikon SMZ1270 stereo microscope or an Olympus CH-2 microscope.Wherever possible, specimens were photographed in their natural habitat or, if this was not possible, at a differ-A new species of Sintula (Linyphiidae), redescription of Brigittea innocens (Dictynidae) and eight spider species newly recorded for Turkey (Araneae)

Altella aussereri, Mimetus laevigatus, and Trichoncyboides simoni (Araneae: Dictynidae, Mimetidae, Linyphiidae), three species of spiders new for Slovakia

“…At the localities in Cyprus, individuals of this species were frequently beaten from shrubs in pine and cedar forests, or they occurred on higher vegetation from where they were swept. Similarly, it has been found on the branches of coniferous trees in Türkiye (Lecigne 2021). In Morocco, specimens of this species have been collected from olive trees (Mousaid and Bouihouline 2023).…”

“…Nomenclature follows World Spider Catalog (WSC 2024). Species distribution map data were obtained from the literature (Balogh 1933;Thaler 1973;Thaler and Noflatscher 1990;Buchar and Růžička 2002;Bosmans 2003;Kovács et al 2012;Bosmans et al 2013Bosmans et al , 2019Blick et al 2016;Tamajón et al 2017;Blagoev et al 2018;Branco et al 2019;Pantini and Isaia 2019;Kůrka et al 2020;Lecigne 2021;Ponomarev 2022;Zarikian et al 2022;Mousaid 2023;Atlas of European Arachnids 2024;Caron 2024;Chatzaki et al 2024;Otto 2024). The base-map source is Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, and the GIS User Community.…”

Pannonic salt marshes – important habitats for ground-active spider communities

“…Phenology. According to the data available so far, the maturing period of adult males falls in early summer (we recorded adult males between March and July), while females were found in April, June, and August (Weiss & Schneider 1996, Keer et al 2010, Gajić & Grbić 2016, Bosmans et al 2019, Lecigne 2021).…”

“…It is questionable whether it is halophilic species, as a summary of many published findings indicates that its occurrence depends more on the marshy character of localities (e.g. Keer et al 2010, Gajić & Grbić 2016, Bosmans et al 2019, Lecigne 2021). However, according to Zulka (2001) it may be more widespread in inland saline habitats in central Europe.…”