New records on synanthropic spider species (Arachnida: Araneae) in Slovenia

Authors

  • Rok Kostanjšek University of Ljubljana, Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, Večna pot 111, SI-1000 Ljubljana
  • Ana Celestina Tomazinova 1, SI-1275 Šmartno pri Litiji

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14720/ns.10.1.51-55

Keywords:

Araneae, synanthropic species, Slovenia, faunistics

Abstract

Four spider species, Dictyna civica (Lucas 1850) (Dictynidae), Philodromus praedatus O. P. Cambridge 1871 (Philodromidae), Cheiracanthium mildei L. Koch 1864 (Miturgidae) and Clubiona similis L. Koch 1867 (Clubionidae), new for Slovenian fauna, have been recorded on bridges over the Ljubljanica river and on buildings in the centre of Ljubljana

References

Blick T., Bosmans R., Buchar J., Gajdoš P., Hänggi A., Van Helsdingen P., Růžička V., Staręga W., Thaler K. (2004): Checkliste der Spinnen Mitteleuropas. Checklist of the spiders of Central Europe. (Arachnida: Araneae). Version 1. Dezember 2004. (http://www.arages.de/checklist.html#2004_Araneae)

Essl F., Rabitsch W. (2004): Austrian Action Plan on Invasive Alien Species. Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management, AV+Astoria Druckzentrum, Vienna, Austria, 26 pp.

Heimer S., Nentwig W. (1991): Spinnen Mitteleuropas. Paul Parey, Berlin, 543 pp.

Nentwig W., Hänggi A., Kropf C., Blick T. (2003): Spinnen Mitteleuropas – Bestimmungsschlüssel. On: http://www.araneae.unibe.ch/index.html.

Nikolić F., Polenec A. (1981): Aranea. Catalogus Faunae Jugoslaviae III/4. SAZU, Ljubljana, 135 pp.

Platnick N.I. (2008): The World Spider Catalog, Version 8.5, The American Museum of Natural History (http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/)

Roberts M.J. (1995): Collins Field Guide: Spiders of Britain & Northern Europe. HarperCollins, London, 383 pp.

Samu F., Szinetár C. (1999): Bibliographic check list of the Hungarian spider fauna. Bull. Brit. Araneol. Soc. 11(5): 161-184.

Stoch F. (2003). Checklist of the species of the Italian fauna, on-line version. On: http://www.faunaitalia.it/checklist/introduction.html.

Roberts M.J. (1985): The spiders of Great Britain and Ireland. Volume 1: Atypidae to Theridiosomatidae. Harley Books, Colchester, 225 pp. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004631366

Spielman A., Levi H.W. (1970): Probable envenomation by Chiracanthium mildei, a spider found in houses. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 19 (4): 729-732. DOI: https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.1970.19.729

Wittenberg R. (2005): An inventory of alien species and their threat to biodiversity and economy in Switzerland. CABI Bioscience Switzerland Centre report to the Swiss Agency for Environment, Forests and Landscape. The environment in practice No. 0629. Federal Office for the Environment, Bern, 155 pp.

Downloads

Published

30.06.2008

Issue

Section

Short Communication

How to Cite

Kostanjšek, R., & Celestina, A. (2008). New records on synanthropic spider species (Arachnida: Araneae) in Slovenia. Natura Sloveniae, 10(1), 51-55. https://doi.org/10.14720/ns.10.1.51-55

Most read articles by the same author(s)

1 2 > >>