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Spiders in the mosaic: How habitat heterogeneity and structure drive local spider diversity in a Mediterranean forest

Ecological Entomology, EarlyView.
We assessed alpha‐ and beta‐diversity patterns of spiders across different forests and across vegetation layers (ground, shrub, low canopy) at local spatial scales across various Mediterranean forest types. Across forests, alpha‐diversity increased with habitat heterogeneity, which also drove beta‐diversity patterns across plots .
Manuel Marquerie‐Córdoba, Cesc Múrria, Cristina Ramos, Alejandro Sánchez, Albert Sevil, Alba Enguídanos García, Roger Puig‐Gironès, Joan Real, Miquel A. Arnedo   +8 more
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She Doesn't Whisper: Female‐Prominent Stridulation Shaped by Morphology in a Buthid Scorpion and Insights on Its Function

Ethology, EarlyView.
Sexual dimorphism and stress‐induced stridulatory responses in Jaguajir rochae (Borelli, 1910). Females exhibited greater absolute pectinal size and higher sound pressure levels, whereas males showed higher pectinal allometric ratios relative to body size, lower sound frequencies, and shorter delta times.
Welton Dionisio‐da‐Silva, Natália Maria Câmara Luna, Patrício Adriano da Rocha, Rodrigo Hirata Willemart, Marcio Bernardino daSilva   +4 more
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Priority areas for arthropod conservation in the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands: Insights from a multi‐taxon distributional database

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Using over 416,000 occurrence records from 13 arthropod groups (6233 arthropod species), we mapped large‐scale richness patterns and identified biodiversity hotspots across the Iberian Peninsula and Balearic Islands. Hotspot congruence among arthropod groups was low, underscoring the importance of integrative, multi‐taxon approaches for conservation ...
David Sánchez‐Fernández, Saray Mañas‐Jordá, Antonio J. García‐Meseguer, Raúl Acosta, Arturo Ariño, Enrique Baquero, Ignasi Bartomeus, Gabriel de Biurrun, Núria Bonada, David Galicia, Enrique García‐Barros, Mario García‐París, Emilio García‐Roselló, Diego Gil‐Tapetado, Marcos González, Pilar Jurado‐Angulo, Manuel Jesús López‐Rodríguez, Jesús Martínez, Andrés Millán, Víctor J. Monserrat, Eduardo Morano, Miguel L. Munguira, Susana Pallarés, Félix Pina, Carlos E. Prieto, Helena Romo, Carlota Sánchez‐Campaña, Pol Sar, José Manuel Tierno de Figueroa, José Luis Yela, Jorge M. Lobo   +30 more
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Two new Spariolenus Simon, 1880 species from Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan – the first representatives of Heteropodinae in Central Asia

Acta Biologica Sibirica
Two new species of Spariolenus Simon, 1880, S. badakhshanicus sp. n. (♂♀) and S. darvazicus sp. n. (♀), are described from Pamir Mountains in eastern Tajikistan. They represent the first records of Heteropodinae in Central Asia.
Alexander A. Fomichev
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Arthropod conservation in roadside verges: Unmown refuges outperform mowing equipment changes

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
While roadside verges might have potential as connecting corridors for grassland habitats and their inhabitants, roadside mowing negatively impacts grassland arthropod densities. In contrast to unmown refuges, all mowing techniques harmed grassland arthropods, with no significant differences between mowing equipment.
Johanna L. Berger, Margarita Hartlieb, Nadja K. Simons, Nico Blüthgen   +3 more
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The influence of cutting height on arthropods in farm grassland

Insect Conservation and Diversity, EarlyView.
Mowing at a cutting height of 13 cm slightly reduced the immediate negative impact of mowing compared to mowing at a height of 7 cm. Medium‐term effects overrode this benefit: the number of vegetation‐dwelling arthropods remained strongly reduced two and four weeks after mowing, regardless of the cutting height.
Lea von Berg, Jonas Frank, Stefanie Erhardt, Oliver Betz, Johannes L. M. Steidle, Stefan Böttinger, Manuela Sann   +6 more
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Spiders of Odisha: a preliminary checklist

Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2019
The present checklist of spiders of Odisha is the result of the compilation of all published literature on spiders and primary data collected during the present study carried out from July 2016 to March 2017 in Odisha.
Sudhir Ranjan Choudhury, Manju Siliwal, Sanjay Keshari Das   +2 more
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Analysing the Ecological Requirements of the Australian Tortoise Beetle Trachymela sloanei (Blackburn, 1897) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) to Determine the Prospects for Its Invasion Process

Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Invasive species pose a serious threat to biodiversity and result in significant economic costs. Although much effort is devoted to understanding invasive processes, some aspects are poorly understood, such as the early stages of invasions and the reasons for invasion failure.
Francisco Valera, Francisco Castaño‐Vázquez, Cesar Augusto Marchioro, Jesús Veiga   +3 more
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A new species of the genus Harpactea (Araneae, Dysderidae) from the Carpathians Mountains (Romania)

Travaux de l'Institut de Speologie Emile Racovitza, 2020
Harpactea decebali spec. nov. a spider species from edaphic, caves and MSS from Romania is described and illustrated. The relationship between this new species and other European species of Harpactea is discussed.
AUGUSTIN NAE
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Change in the community of epigeal spiders and harvestmen (Araneae, Opiliones) with the age of an apple orchard

Plant, Soil and Environment, 2003
Change in the community of epigeal spiders and harvestmen (Araneae, Opiliones) was studied in an experimental apple orchard for six consecutive years. Five plots were surveyed by pitfall traps. Four of the plots were young (1-4 years); one plot was older
S. Pekár
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