Results 61 to 70 of about 40,869 (254)

Cyrioctea (Araneae, Zodariidae) in Africa: temperate Gondwanaland relict, recent radiation, or both? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Two new species of the zodariid genus Cyrioctea Simon, 1889 are described: C. sawadee sp. nov. and C. lotzi sp. nov., both only known from males. The genus now contains seven Afrotropical species and this abundance is discussed in the context of its ...
Rudy C.A.M. Jocqué   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Orden Araneae

open access: yes, 2023
Se aborda el estudio de las arañas describiendo las especies de importancia sanitaria, biología, distribución, acción del veneno y su utilización. En la mayoría de los casos el veneno inyectado con la picadura en el ser humano, produce solamente una reacción local media que no requiere atención médica.
Micieli, María Victoria   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Further notes on the spider fauna (Aranei) of southern Russia [PDF]

open access: yesКавказский энтомологический бюллетень
Tree new species of spiders from the families Gnaphosidae and Lycosidae are described from the south of Russia (Republic of Dagestan, Republic of North Ossetia–Alania). Anagraphis mirifca Ponomarev, sp. n. is similar to A. ochracea (L. Koch, 1867), from
A.V. Ponomarev, V.Yu. Shmatko
doaj   +1 more source

Parasitic wasp‐associated polydnavirus and venom affect arthropod community assembly on wild cabbage via the caterpillar host

open access: yesEcological Entomology, EarlyView.
Cotesia glomerata polydnavirus and venom, either alone or in combination, affect colonisation by members of the arthropod community in a natural field setting. Plants damaged by P. brassicae injected with both polydnavirus and venom were colonised more often by Mamestra brassicae caterpillars, Myzus persicae aphids and aphid parasitoids compared to ...
Sarah Naomi Kalisvaart   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coexistence of spiders in floodplain forests as an indicator of ecological stability and landscape sustainability in the inland Danube Delta

open access: yesCentral European Forestry Journal
The coexistence of spiders in the Central European floodplains of the Danube River was assessed at 18 study sites (more than 43,000 individuals identified). Environmental conditions, i.e. groundwater level, flood regime, vegetation and tree shading, were
Krumpálová Zuzana, Šustek Zbyšek
doaj   +1 more source

Coloring with Spiders: Our Favorites from Florida

open access: yesEDIS, 2023
Florida has a rich diversity of spiders that vary greatly in body shape, size, color, hunting strategy, and habitat. While spiders are often feared, they are generally non-aggressive and provide essential ecosystem services, such as controlling pest ...
L. A. Taylor, Samm Wehman Epstein
doaj   +1 more source

Imidacloprid Alters Activity and Responses to a Visual Predator Stimulus in Aussie Bronze Jumping Spiders (Helpis minitabunda, Araneae, Salticidae)

open access: yesEthology, EarlyView.
A field‐recommended concentration of a commercial imidacloprid formulation reduced open arena activity and slowed climbing in the jumping spider Helpis minitabunda. Exposed spiders still detected a looming predator stimulus, but their responses were reduced.
Reshnu Rajan‐Sheela   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Taxonomic revision, molecular phylogeny and zoogeography of the huntsman spider genus Eusparassus (Araneae: Sparassidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
The spider genus Eusparassus Simon, 1903 (Araneae: Sparassidae: Eusparassinae; stone huntsman spider) is revised worldwide to include 30 valid species distributed exclusively in Africa and Eurasia. The type species E.
Moradmand, Majid
core  

On the huntsman spider genera Sparianthina Banks, 1929 and Anaptomecus Simon, 1903 from South and Central America (Araneae, Sparassidae) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The huntsman spider genera Sparianthina Banks, 1929 and Anaptomecus Simon, 1903 are reviewed. The type species of Sparianthina, Sparianthina selenopoides Banks, 1929, is redescribed, illustrated, and recorded from Costa Rica for the first time; a ...
Jäger, Peter   +14 more
core   +1 more source

Cryptodrassus Miller, 1943 (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) – the first record for the fauna of the Caucasus [PDF]

open access: yesКавказский энтомологический бюллетень
The female Cryptodrassus helvolus (O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1872) is first recorded in Azerbaijan (vicinity of Mingachevir). This is the first discovery of the species and the genus Cryptodrassus Miller, 1943 in the country and the Caucasus.
T.V. Nuruyeva, N.Yu. Snegovaya
doaj   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy