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Can Widely Used Methods Be Turned Into eDNA Samplers for Ground‐Dwelling Arthropods? Insights From Two Pilot Studies in West European Salt Marshes

Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata, Volume 174, Issue 2, Page 164-177, February 2026.
This study evaluates bulk and eDNA metabarcoding via suction sampling and modified pitfall traps to monitor salt marsh arthropods. Suction sampling excelled in detecting overlooked taxa, whereas pitfalls were effective for Scarabaeinae. Results underscore the importance of adapting protocols to specific taxa and habitats and highlight the effects of ...
Camila Leandro, Denis Lafage, Eva Bellemain, Isabelle Vitte, Adeline Jouanillou, Aurélie Bonin, Aurélien Ridel, Dylan Amiar, Julien Petillon   +8 more
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Diversity and distribution of crab spiders (Araneae: Thomisidae) at Allahabad University Campus, Prayagraj

Environment Conservation Journal
Crab spiders (family Thomisidae), particularly the genus Thomisus Walckenaer, 1805, are known for their cryptic coloration and ambush predation strategy, often utilizing flowers as hunting grounds. Despite their global diversity, local populations, like
Bharat Pandram, Cherita Devi Khangembam, Maharajan Kannan, Pradeep Chandra Sati, Geeta Devi   +4 more
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Karyotypes of six spider species belonging to the families Gnaphosidae, Salticidae, Thomisidae, and Zodariidae (Araneae) from Turkey

Comparative Cytogenetics, 2014
In this study, the karyotypes of six spider species from Turkey belonging to the families Gnaphosidae, Salticidae, Thomisidae, and Zodariidae were analyzed.
Zübeyde Kumbıçak, Emel Ekiz, Serdar Çiçekli   +2 more
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A check list of the spider fauna of the Karoo National Park, South Africa (Arachnida: Araneae)

Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 1999
A check list of the spider species of the Karoo National Park collected over a period of 10 years is presented. Thirty-eight families, represented by 102 genera and 116 species have been collected. Of these species, 76 (66.4 ) were wanderers and 39 (33.6
Anna S. Dippenaar-Schoeman, Astri Leroy, Marie de Jager, Annette van den Berg   +3 more
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Weaving together the past, present and future of Greek arachnofauna: Biodiversity, knowledge gaps and conservation

Insect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 19, Issue 1, Page 158-171, January 2026.
Greece hosts 1310 species of spiders, 226 of which are endemic. Out of the 202 assessed species in IUCN standards, 64.5% are assessed as threatened. Integrating 187 articles and other forms of literature, we present 18,000 unique occurrences across continental and island Greece. Spider conservation in Greece should focus on obtaining distributional and
Giannis Bolanakis, Savvas Paragkamian, Leonidas Maroulis, Panagiotis Kontos, Dimitris Poursanidis, Manolis Nikolakakis, Apostolos Trichas, Maria Chatzaki   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The value of public databases for our knowledge of national spider biodiversity compared to a long‐term scientific monitoring project

Insect Conservation and Diversity, Volume 19, Issue 1, Page 228-239, January 2026.
Records in citizen science platforms in Sweden are biased towards visible, diurnal, urban species but provide a cost‐effective way to gather large datasets and engage the public. National scientific surveys like the Swedish Malaise Trap Project remain essential to detect rare and cryptic species without activity bias, though some spider families are ...
Fredrik Arvidsson, Klaus Birkhofer
wiley   +1 more source

OPTICAL STRUCTURE OF THE CRAB SPIDER MISUMENOPS PALLENS (ARANEAE, THOMISIDAE)

Journal of Arachnology, 2000
We describe the histological structure of the eyes of Misumenops pallens(Araneae, Thom- isidae). We have carried out frontal, sagittal and transverse histological sections of the eyes. All the eyes have cuticular and laminar corneas and lenses. The anterior median eyes have two cellular types in the rhabdom; the remaining eyes have three cellular types.
Corronca, Jose Antonio, Terán, Héctor R.   +1 more
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Ecosystem services provided by spiders

Biological Reviews, Volume 100, Issue 6, Page 2217-2236, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Spiders, ubiquitous and abundant predators in terrestrial ecosystems, often are the subjects of an unjust negative perception. However, these remarkable creatures stand as unsung heroes within our ecosystems, contributing a multitude of ecosystem services critical to human well‐being.
Pedro Cardoso, Stano Pekár, Klaus Birkhofer, Angela Chuang, Caroline Sayuri Fukushima, Eileen A. Hebets, Yann Henaut, Thomas Hesselberg, Jagoba Malumbres‐Olarte, Ondřej Michálek, Radek Michalko, Catherine Scott, Jonas Wolff, Stefano Mammola   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

SpiderATLAS: A Database of Spider Traits and Distributions in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Journal of Biogeography, Volume 52, Issue 12, December 2025.
ABSTRACT Aim Biodiversity shortfalls related to limited knowledge about geographic distribution (Wallacean) and species traits (Raunkiæran) are extremely common in many animal groups and perhaps more evident in invertebrate groups such as spiders. This lack of knowledge could present challenges for researchers investigating the response and effects of ...
Gabriel X. Boldorini, Paulo M. Martins, Antonio D. Brescovit, Adalberto J. Santos, Leonardo S. Carvalho, Ubirajara Oliveira, Philip Russo, Joyce C. B. Brito, Aparecida P. Barbosa, André Celso Bezerra Rodrigues, Aníbal Silva Cantalice, Arthur A. B. Rodrigues, Deivson Chaves, Reginaldo A. F. Gusmão, Arthur R. Magalhães, Higor G. Ferreira, Thiago Gonçalves‐Souza   +16 more
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Description of the unknown male of Ozyptila tenerifensis (Araneae: Thomisidae)

Arachnologische Mitteilungen, 2017
The unknown male of Ozyptila tenerifensis Wunderlich, 1992 endemic to Tenerife is described. This species is rarely collected and seems restricted to litter of understory broadleaf bushes in the Canary pine forest zone.
Jørgen Lissner, Jørgen Lissner
openaire   +2 more sources