Latest Articles from Biodiversity Data Journal Latest 96 Articles from Biodiversity Data Journal https://bdj.pensoft.net/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 12:10:05 +0200 Pensoft FeedCreator https://bdj.pensoft.net/i/logo.jpg Latest Articles from Biodiversity Data Journal https://bdj.pensoft.net/ Standardised inventories of spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Macaronesia III: dry habitats of Cabo Verde Archipelago (São Vicente and Santo Antão) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/115464/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e115464

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e115464

Authors: Luís Carlos Crespo, Pedro Cardoso, Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte, Fernando Pereira, Maria Romeiras, Alejandra Ros-Prieto, François Rigal, Paulo Borges

Abstract: With this publication, we contribute to the knowledge of the arachnofauna of Cabo Verde, focusing specifically on the Islands of Santo Antão and São Vicente. Data were obtained from samples collected as part of the project "Macaronesian Islands as a testing ground to assess biodiversity drivers at multiple scales" (FCT - MACDIV, 2015-2018). This project aimed to identify the factors influencing community assembly in Macaronesian islands. For the Cabo Verde Islands, we focused on dry habitats with the additional aim to revise the aracnofauna of this poorly-known fauna. We applied the COBRA (Conservation Oriented Biodiversity Rapid Assessment) sampling protocol in ten 50 m x 50 m dry shrub plots, with five on each of the two islands, using pitfall traps, sweep-netting and active search. Additional ad-hoc samples were also collected and reported.Our sampling of spiders from Cabo Verde (Santo Antão and São Vicente) yielded a total of 3,368 specimens, of which 1300 (39%) were adults. The samples include 21 families, 87 species, 18 of which are morphospecies awaiting formal identification or description at species level. Species in the families Oxyopidae (2 spp.) and Araneidae (8 spp.) were the most abundant, making up 49% of the specimens. From the 68 named species, 14 are endemic to Cabo Verde, 40 are native non-endemic and 14 are introduced. The colonisation status of Cithaeron reimoseri Platnick, 1991 is unknown. Endemic species accounted for 24% (n = 818) of the specimens and native non-endemic for 63% (n = 2122). A total of 29 species were new records for Cabo Verde, with 15 for Santo Antão, seven for São Vicente and seven for both Islands.

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Data Paper Thu, 28 Mar 2024 11:18:53 +0200
First report of the family Ideoroncidae (Arachnida, Pseudoscorpiones) from China, with description of a new species https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/117319/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e117319

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e117319

Authors: Zhizhong Gao, Kaiquan Zhang, Feng Zhang

Abstract: The pseudoscorpion genus Shravana Chamberlin, 1930, belonging to the family Ideoroncidae Chamberlin, 1930, currently contains 13 species. To date, no ideoroncid species has been recorded from China.The family Ideoroncidae Chamberlin, 1930 is reported from China for the first time. A new species of the genus Shravana Chamberlin, 1930, collected from Xizang Autonomous Region, China, is described under the name of Shravana zhui Gao & Zhang, sp. nov. on the basis of both sexes. The finding of this new species expands the distribution range of this family in Asia.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Wed, 20 Mar 2024 14:15:33 +0200
Two new species of Lysiteles Simon, 1895 from Cibagou National Nature Reserve, Xizang, China (Araneae, Thomisidae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/120347/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e120347

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e120347

Authors: Cheng Wang, Jiahui Gan, Xiaoqi Mi

Abstract: Lysiteles Simon, 1895 contains 64 nominal species distributed in East, South and South Asia. It possesses very high species diversity in China (with 46 and 32 endemics), Bhutan (with 9 and 1 endemic) and Nepal (with 8 and 4 endemics).In June 2023, a spider survey of Cibagou National Nature Reserve, Xizang, China was carried out. After examination and morphological comparison, two Lysiteles species were recognised as new to science.Two new species of Lysiteles Simon, 1895 collected from Cibagou National Nature Reserve, Xizang, China are described: L. cibagou sp. nov. (♂♀) and L. tangi sp. nov. (♂♀). Diagnostic photos of habitus and copulatory organs and a distributional map are provided.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Wed, 13 Mar 2024 09:22:57 +0200
Integrative taxonomy reveals first record of Loxosceles rufescens (Dufour, 1820) (Araneae, Sicariidae) in the Philippines https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/117072/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e117072

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e117072

Authors: Aimee Lynn Barrion-Dupo, Ireneo Lit, Jr., Camille Faith Duran, Ma. Francia Kyla Cammayo, Marnelli Alviola, Sheila Mae Mercado, Cecille Ann Osio, Orlando Eusebio, Cristian Lucañas, Alberto Barrion

Abstract: The spider family Sicariidae Keyserling, 1880 represented by the synanthropic Mediterranean recluse spider, Loxosceles rufescens (Dufour, 1820), is reported in the Philippines for the first time, based on morphological and molecular data. The introduced spider was observed in a small cave (Kamantigue Cave) in Lobo, Batangas Province. Considering the medical importance of this spider, the proximity of its habitat to human habitation and tourist sites poses a potential public health concern.This study reports on the first record of the family Sicariidae in the Philippines and the fourth recorded occurrence of L. rufescens in Southeast Asia.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 19 Feb 2024 18:07:35 +0200
A new species of the genus Xizangiana Sherwood, Li & Zhang, 2022 (Araneae, Gnaphosidae) from Xizang, China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/116569/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e116569

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e116569

Authors: Bo Liu, Feng Zhang

Abstract: The spider genus Xizangiana Sherwood, Li & Zhang, 2022, comprises nine species that inhabit northern India and south-western China. Six of these species have been documented in the Xizang Autonomous Region of China.A new species, Xizangiana plankton sp. nov. is described and illustrated from Xizang Autonomous Region, China.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Fri, 19 Jan 2024 13:05:46 +0200
Soil macrofauna communities in Brazilian land-use systems https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/115000/ Biodiversity Data Journal 12: e115000

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.12.e115000

Authors: George Brown, Wilian Demetrio, Quentin Gabriac, Amarildo Pasini, Vanesca Korasaki, Lenita Oliveira, Julio dos Santos, Eleno Torres, Paulo Galerani, Dionisio Gazziero, Norton Benito, Daiane Nunes, Alessandra Santos, Talita Ferreira, Herlon Nadolny, Marie Bartz, Wagner Maschio, Rafaela Dudas, Mauricio Zagatto, Cintia Niva, Lina Clasen, Klaus Sautter, Luis Froufe, Carlos Eduardo Seoane, Aníbal de Moraes, Samuel James, Odair Alberton, Osvaldino Brandão Júnior, Odilon Saraiva, Antonio Garcia, Elma Oliveira, Raul César, Beatriz Corrêa-Ferreira, Lilianne Bruz, Elodie Silva, Gilherme Cardoso, Patrick Lavelle, Elena Velásquez, Marcus Cremonesi, Lucília Parron, Amilton Baggio, Edinelson Neves, Mariangela Hungria, Thiago Campos, Vagner da Silva, Carlos Reissmann, Ana Conrado, Jean-Pierre Bouillet, José Gonçalves, Carolina Brandani, Ricardo Viani, Ranieri Paula, Jean-Paul Laclau, Clara Peña-Venegas, Carlos Peres, Thibaud Decaëns, Benjamin Pey, Nico Eisenhauer, Miguel Cooper, Jérôme Mathieu

Abstract: Soil animal communities include more than 40 higher-order taxa, representing over 23% of all described species. These animals have a wide range of feeding sources and contribute to several important soil functions and ecosystem services. Although many studies have assessed macroinvertebrate communities in Brazil, few of them have been published in journals and even fewer have made the data openly available for consultation and further use. As part of ongoing efforts to synthesise the global soil macrofauna communities and to increase the amount of openly-accessible data in GBIF and other repositories related to soil biodiversity, the present paper provides links to 29 soil macroinvertebrate datasets covering 42 soil fauna taxa, collected in various land-use systems in Brazil. A total of 83,085 georeferenced occurrences of these taxa are presented, based on quantitative estimates performed using a standardised sampling method commonly adopted worldwide to collect soil macrofauna populations, i.e. the TSBF (Tropical Soil Biology and Fertility Programme) protocol. This consists of digging soil monoliths of 25 x 25 cm area, with handsorting of the macroinvertebrates visible to the naked eye from the surface litter and from within the soil, typically in the upper 0-20 cm layer (but sometimes shallower, i.e. top 0-10 cm or deeper to 0-40 cm, depending on the site). The land-use systems included anthropogenic sites managed with agricultural systems (e.g. pastures, annual and perennial crops, agroforestry), as well as planted forests and native vegetation located mostly in the southern Brazilian State of Paraná (96 sites), with a few additional sites in the neighbouring states of São Paulo (21 sites) and Santa Catarina (five sites). Important metadata on soil properties, particularly soil chemical parameters (mainly pH, C, P, Ca, K, Mg, Al contents, exchangeable acidity, Cation Exchange Capacity, Base Saturation and, infrequently, total N), particle size distribution (mainly % sand, silt and clay) and, infrequently, soil moisture and bulk density, as well as on human management practices (land use and vegetation cover) are provided. These data will be particularly useful for those interested in estimating land-use change impacts on soil biodiversity and its implications for below-ground foodwebs, ecosystem functioning and ecosystem service delivery.Quantitative estimates are provided for 42 soil animal taxa, for two biodiversity hotspots: the Brazilian Atlantic Forest and Cerrado biomes. Data are provided at the individual monolith level, representing sampling events ranging from February 2001 up to September 2016 in 122 sampling sites and over 1800 samples, for a total of 83,085 ocurrences.

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Data Paper Mon, 15 Jan 2024 15:53:31 +0200
A new species of Wuliphantes from Sichuan, China, with re-description on the type specimens of W. tongluensis (Araneae, Linyphiidae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/114390/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e114390

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e114390

Authors: Lan Yang, Zhiyuan Yao, Shuqiang Li

Abstract: The genus Wuliphantes Irfan, Wang & Zhang, 2023 is a small genus in the family Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859, with only three species: W. guanshan (Irfan, Wang & Zhang, 2022), W. tongluensis (Chen & Song, 1988) and W. trigyrus Irfan, Wang & Zhang, 2023, all distributed in China.A new species: Wuliphantes yaan sp. nov. from Sichuan Province, China is reported. In addition, we re-described the type specimens of W. tongluensis (Chen & Song, 1988) that is similar to W. yaan sp. nov.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Wed, 20 Dec 2023 14:02:05 +0200
Arachnid Fauna (Araneae and Opiliones) from the Castro Verde Special Protection Area, southern Portugal https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/110415/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e110415

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e110415

Authors: José Barrientos, Carlos Prieto, Sílvia Pina, Sérgio Henriques, Pedro Sousa, Stefan Schindler, Luís Reino, Pedro Beja, Joana Santana

Abstract: With the increasing recognition of the significance of arachnid conservation, it is crucial to allocate greater efforts towards implementing targeted monitoring programmes. Despite recent studies, our understanding of arachnid populations in Portugal remains limited. This study serves as the initial inventory of arachnids (Araneae and Opiliones) within the Castro Verde Special Protection Area (SPA) located in Beja, southern Portugal. The surveys were conducted during the spring of 2012 across 80 open grasslands that were grazed by cattle and sheep.A total of 71 species of Araneae and two species of Opiliones have been identified. Notably, three spider species, namely Argenna subnigra, Civizelotes ibericus and Walckenaeria cucullata, are documented for the first time in Portugal. Additionally, two harvestmen species (Dasylobus ibericus and Homalenotus buchneri) and 14 spider species (Cheiracanthium pennatum, Haplodrassus rhodanicus, Marinarozelotes minutus, Tapinocyba algirica, Agraecina lineata, Tibellus macellus, Talavera petrensis, Tetragnatha intermedia, Dipoena umbratilis, Enoplognatha diversa, Neottiura uncinata, Ruborridion musivum, Theridion pinastri and Xysticus grallator) are recorded for the first time in the Beja District. The occurrence of each documented species within the SPA, including family and species details, is presented, underscoring the significance of the Castro Verde SPA for arachnid conservation. These findings contribute novel insights into the biodiversity of the Castro Verde SPA, emphasising the necessity of incorporating this area into arachnid diversity conservation efforts.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Wed, 6 Dec 2023 13:10:34 +0200
A new cave-dwelling species of Hahnia C. L. Koch, 1841 from Guizhou Province, China (Araneae, Hahniidae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/113400/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e113400

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e113400

Authors: Jiahui Gan, Cheng Wang, Xiaoqi Mi

Abstract: Hahnia, the most species-diversity genus of the comb-tailed spider family Hahniidae Bertkau, 1878, compromises 102 species distributed worldwide. To date, 24 species have been recorded from China.A new species of the genus Hahnia C. L. Koch, 1841 is described, based on both sexes from Shanyang Cave of Guizhou Province, China and is named H. jiangkou sp. nov. Diagnostic photos of habitus and copulatory organs, as well as a distributional map, are provided.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 30 Nov 2023 13:25:28 +0200
A new species of Liphistius Schiødte, 1849 (Araneae, Liphistiidae) from Yunnan, China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/113290/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e113290

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e113290

Authors: Yejie Lin, Shuqiang Li

Abstract: The spider genus Liphistius Schiødte, 1849 contains 69 species, endemic to Indochina and Southeast Asia. Only one species is currently known from the Chinese province of Yunnan: Liphistius nabang Yu, Zhang & Zhang, 2021.A new species, Liphistius liz Lin & Li, sp. nov., is described from Yunnan, China, on the basis of both sexes. Photos and a morphological description of the new species are provided.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Fri, 10 Nov 2023 11:00:01 +0200
First description of the male of Oecobius przewalskyi Hu & Li, 1987 (Araneae, Oecobiidae) from Shigatse City, Tibet, China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/112801/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e112801

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e112801

Authors: Changhao Hu, Jie Liu, Kai Wang

Abstract: With 90 described species, the genus Oecobius Lucas, 1846 is the largest genus of the family Oecobiidae Blackwall, 1862, five of which are known from China. Since Oceobius przewalskyi was described by Hu & Li in 1987, no males of this species have ever been reported.The male of Oceobius przewalskyi is described for the first time, based on the specimens collected in Tibet Autonomous Region. Morphological description and illustrations are given.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Wed, 25 Oct 2023 10:34:51 +0300
First record of theridiosomatid genus Sennin Suzuki, Hiramatsu & Tatsuta, 2022 from Anhui Province, China, with the description of a new species (Araneae, Theridiosomatidiae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/107528/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e107528

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e107528

Authors: Yanbin Yao, Mingkang Liu, Rui Zhao, Zijie Deng, Keke Liu

Abstract: Only two Sennin species are known from the world, Sennin coddingtoni (Zhu, Zhang & Chen, 2001) from China and Sennin tanikawai Suzuki, Hiramatsu & Tatsuta, 2022 from Ryukyu Islands. No other Sennin species have been recorded from other locations.A new species, Sennin shuanglong sp. n. is described from Anhui Province, China. Morphological illustrations, SEMs, living photos, habitat and distribution map are given.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 24 Oct 2023 10:45:02 +0300
Spider fauna (Arachnida, Araneae) in Mordovia State Nature Reserve and National Park “Smolny” (Russia) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/105979/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e105979

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e105979

Authors: Sergei Esyunin, Oksana Agafonova, Alexander Ruchin, Gennadiy Semishin, Mikhail Esin, Oleg Artaev

Abstract: Ecosystems in protected areas are richer in animal and plant species diversity ("biodiversity hotspots") due to more stringent conservation conditions. Of particular importance is scientific research and monitoring of this diversity in such areas. The aim of this study is to describe a set of data on Araneae occurrence in two protected areas: Mordovia State Nature Reserve and National Park "Smolny".About 29,000 individuals are identified to the species level. In total, 342 species were recorded for both PAs. The greatest species diversity was recorded in the families Linyphiidae (109 species; 32%), Lycosidae (38 species; 11%) Gnaphosidae (28 species; 8%), Araneidae (25 species; 7%), Salticidae (24 species; 7%), Thomisidae (23 species; 7%) and Theridiidae (22 species; 6% from total species diversity). The five species most abundant in the lower stratum (litter and moss layer) of biocenoses were Diplocephalus picinus, Microneta viaria, Tenuiphantes tenebricola, Diplostyla concolor and Abacoproeces saltuum and the five species most abundant in the vegetative stratum (herb, shrub and tree stems and canopy) were Linyphia triangularis, Enoplognatha ovata, Evarcha falcata, Misumena vatia and Evarcha arcuata. The dataset contains information on the occurrence of seven rare species (Centromerus nurgush, Centromerus persimilis, Diplocephalus dentatus, Entelecara flavipes, Metapanamomops kaestneri, Pelecopsis radicicola and Porrhomma microcavense), three species (Agalenatea redii, Neoscona adianta, Thanatus oblongiusculus) that entered here from the steppe zone and two synanthropic species (Steatoda castanea, Tegenaria domestica).

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Data Paper Fri, 20 Oct 2023 09:06:54 +0300
The MOBIOS+: A FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) database for Mindanao's terrestrial biodiversity https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/110016/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e110016

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e110016

Authors: Krizler Tanalgo, Kier Dela Cruz, Angelo Agduma, Jeaneth Magelen Respicio, Sumaira Abdullah, Renee Jane Alvaro-Ele, Bona Abigail Hilario-Husain, Meriam Manampan-Rubio, Sedra Murray, Lothy Casim, Athea Mohidda Pantog, Shiela Mae Balase, Rallyessa Mohann Abdulkasan, Chasty Andrea Aguirre, Nadjmussahar Banto, Sheila Mae Broncate, Ace Dimacaling, Gerald Vince Fabrero, Asraf Lidasan, Analiza Lingcob, Ariane Millondaga, Kathlene Faye Panilla, Crystal Queen Sinadjan, Norlaine Unte

Abstract: Due to its complex geological history and the emergence of various biogeographic regions, the Philippines boasts an extraordinary array of flora and fauna. This unique combination has contributed to the country’s exceptional density of terrestrial species, making it amongst the highest in the world. Mindanao, in the southern part of the Philippines, is the second largest group of islands and supports high levels of endemism and proportion of threatened species. However, consolidated biodiversity records and information remain unavailable for the region. The primary goal of the Mindanao Open Biodiversity Information (MOBIOS+) database is to address these substantial data deficiencies by compiling contemporary biodiversity information from the 21st century. This initiative seeks to enhance our comprehension of biodiversity trends in Mindanao over temporal and spatial dimensions, while also creating an openly-accessible database. The database we present here is the first of its kind and currently the most comprehensive attempt to establish the largest consolidated database for Mindanao biodiversity, based on publicly available literature. With its vast collection of biodiversity data, this database will prove to be a valuable resource for advancing biodiversity research and analysis. It will further facilitate the identification of species and areas that require immediate conservation prioritisation and action, addressing the urgent challenges posed by our rapidly changing planet.The MOBIOS+ database is the first attempt to create a massive FAIR database aiming to collate biodiversity records from published literature in the Mindanao faunal region, south of the Philippines. The database currently includes 12,813 georeferenced specimen occurrences representing 1,907 unique taxa across 10 animal classes inhabiting the terrestrial and freshwater environments of Mindanao faunal region. We made all georeferenced specimen occurrences available in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) platform.

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Data Paper Mon, 9 Oct 2023 14:04:05 +0300
Monitoring Arthropods in maize and pasture fields in São Miguel and São Jorge Islands: IPM-Popillia Project https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/109431/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e109431

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e109431

Authors: Mário Teixeira, António Soares, Paulo Borges, Mar Calvet, Ángel Peñalver, Hugo Monteiro, Jorge Frias, Nelson Simoes

Abstract: The dataset presented here is an achievement of the H2020 European project "Integrated Pest Management of the Invasive Japanese Beetle, Popillia japonica (IPM-Popillia)". This project addresses the challenge of a new risk to plant health in Europe, the invasion of the Japanese beetle, Popillia japonica (Newman, 1838) (Coleoptera, Rutelidae) and provides an environmentally friendly IPM Toolbox to control the expanding pest populations across Europe. This study aims to present the records of terrestrial arthropod diversity with a special focus on four groups belonging to Carabids and Staphylinid beetles (Coleoptera), Opiliones and Anisolabididae (Dermaptera), collected with the potential to be used as biocontrol agents against P. japonica in future Integrated Pest Management programmes. A thorough sampling programme was conducted in maize and pasture fields in two Islands of the Azores (São Miguel and São Jorge) in the summer of 2022.We provided an inventory of the arthropods recorded in two Azorean agroecosystems (maize and pasture fields) from São Miguel and São Jorge Islands. A total of ten maize and ten pasture fields were sampled and a total of 360 pitfall traps were installed, 216 in São Miguel and 144 in São Jorge, for seven consecutive days in August and September of 2022.We collected 18559 specimens belonging to the phylum Arthropoda, four classes, twelve orders, twenty-six families and forty morphospecies (two identified at the family level as carabid and Staphylinid larvae and 38 identified at the species level). We identified 38 taxa at the species level (n = 18281). Of the 38 identified taxa, 18 species were predators, 15 were plant feeders and five were omnivores. The 18 predators belong to the following families: 10 species were Carabidae, two Staphylinidae, one Anisolabididae, one Chrysopidae, one Leiobunidae, one Nabidae, one Phalangiidae and one Scathophagidae. Concerning the origin of the predators, we recorded five native species: two Carabidae, one Leiobunidae, one Scathophagidae and one Nabidae. The other 13 predator species were introduced or indeterminate.

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Data Paper Thu, 5 Oct 2023 11:14:05 +0300
Three new species of Camptoscaphiella Caporiacco, 1934 (Araneae, Oonopidae) from Yunnan Province, China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/109679/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e109679

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e109679

Authors: Xiaohan Wang, Zengxue Wang, Yanfeng Tong, Dongju Bian, Zizhong Yang

Abstract: Camptoscaphiella Caporiacco, 1934 is a small genus of oonopid spiders that currently contains 20 species, of which five have been recorded in Yunnan, China.Three new species of Camptoscaphiella, C. hudie Tong & Yang, sp. nov. (female), C. yinglefeng Tong & Yang, sp. nov. (female, male) and C. yujufeng Tong & Yang, sp. nov. (male) are described from Yunnan, China. Descriptions, diagnoses and photographs are provided.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Fri, 8 Sep 2023 10:07:18 +0300
A new cave-dwelling spider of the genus Speleoticus (Araneae, Nesticidae) from Sichuan, China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/107751/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e107751

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e107751

Authors: Weicheng Yang, Lianfeng He, Hao Yu, Yucheng Lin

Abstract: Speleoticus Ballarin & Li, 2016 is a relatively small spider genus of the family Nesticidae, currently including five cave-dwelling species, distributed exclusively in East Asia, four of which are known from China.A new troglobitic spider of the genus Speleoticus from the limestone Cave Hanwang Dong, north-eastern Sichuan, China, is described under the name of S. hei Yu & Lin, sp. n. Detailed descriptions, photographs and a distribution map of the new species are provided.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 21 Aug 2023 14:08:09 +0300
A new species of Paracedicus Fet, 1993 (Araneae, Desidae) from Turkey https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/109714/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e109714

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e109714

Authors: Gökhan Gündüz

Abstract: The desid spider genus Paracedicus Fet, 1993 comprises seven species distributed in the western Palaearctic. From Turkey, only Paracedicus baram Levy, 2007 has been recorded so far.A new species, Paracedicus turcicus sp. nov., is described, based on specimens of both sexes collected in Eastern Anatolia. Detailed morphological description and photographs are provided. Additionally, a key to all species of the genus and a distribution map are provided.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 17 Aug 2023 15:05:38 +0300
Pancorius guiyang sp. nov., a new species of jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae) from Guizhou Province, China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/108159/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e108159

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e108159

Authors: Weicheng Yang, Yufeng Zhou, Dongxue Gu, Hao Yu

Abstract: Pancorius Simon, 1902 is a relatively large genus of jumping spider family Salticidae and currently contains 42 valid species that are mainly distributed in South East Asia, 11 of which are recorded from China.A new spider species of the genus Pancorius from Guiyang City in southwest China, is described under the name of P. guiyang Yang, Gu & Yu, sp. nov. Detailed descriptions and photographs are provided. DNA barcodes (a partial fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene, COI) of the species were obtained to confirm matching of the sexes and for future use in molecular studies.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 8 Aug 2023 09:01:12 +0300
A survey of Tmarus Simon, 1875 (Araneae, Thomisidae) from Fanjing Mountain Nature Reserve, Guizhou, China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/105352/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e105352

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e105352

Authors: Weicheng Yang, Jinxiong Yang, Jianshuang Zhang, Hao Yu

Abstract: Tmarus Simon, 1875 is a relatively large spider genus, currently includes 227 species distributed worldwide. Fanjing Mountain Nature Reserve is one of China’s most biodiverse regions. However, Tmarus can be regarded as being poorly represented in Fanjing Mountain, with only one species having been recorded so far: T. fanjing Yang & Yu, 2022.Recently, various expeditions to Fanjing Mountain Nature Reserve were carried out by the authors. In this paper, two Tmarus species were brought to light by those expeditions: T. fanjing Yang & Yu, 2022 and T. circinalis Song & Chai, 1990. T. fanjing is redescribed, based on new material and the female is described and illustrated for the first time. The supplementary micrographs of T. circinalis are given for the first time. The DNA barcodes and a distribution map of both species are provided for future use.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 11 Jul 2023 14:16:27 +0300
Taxonomic notes on Stemmops O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894 (Araneae, Theridiidae) of China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/106208/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e106208

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e106208

Authors: Fengyuan Li, Yejie Lin, Fan Gao, Yanbin Yao, Shuqiang Li

Abstract: The theridiid spider genus Stemmops O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1894 includes 27 extant species and is distributed in America (23 spp.) and Asia (4 spp.). Three species, S. forcipus Zhu, 1998 (♂♀), S. nigrabdomenus Zhu, 1998 (♂) and S. nipponicus Yaginuma, 1969 (♂♀), are currently known from China.Two new species of Stemmops are described from China: S. atratus sp. n. (♀, Jiangsu, Zhejiang) and S. lini sp. n. (♂♀, Fujian, Zhejiang). In addition, the previously unknown female of S. nigrabdomenus Zhu, 1998 is described. Photos and morphological descriptions are provided.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 27 Jun 2023 17:16:47 +0300
A new species of Mallinella Strand, 1906 (Araneae, Zodariidae) from South China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/105513/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e105513

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e105513

Authors: Zimin Jiang, Yanbin Yao, Yonghong Xiao, Keke Liu

Abstract: Only one zodariid species, Storenomorpha lushanensis Yu & Chen, 2009 was found from Jiangxi Province. No other Mallinella species have been recorded from this Province.A new species, Mallinella shahu sp. n. is described from Jiangxi Province, China. Morphological illustrations, living photos and distribution map are given.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 20 Jun 2023 17:36:05 +0300
Description of Nilgirius pygoprominulus sp. n. (Opiliones, Assamiidae, Trionyxellinae) from China, with notes on its sexual dimorphism https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/102954/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e102954

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e102954

Authors: Jingjing Zhao, Zien Cheng, Chao Zhang

Abstract: A new species of Nilgirius, N. pygoprominulus sp. n. (male and female) in the family Assamiidae from Yunnan Province, China, is described and illustrated herein. Sexual size dimorphism (male larger than female) is inconsistent with most assamiids. Other sexually dimorphic features (body shape, leg IV and pseudonychium) are reported.Nilgirius pygoprominulus sp. n. is described as a new species of Trionyxellinae. Information about sexual dimorphism of the species is reported.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 1 Jun 2023 17:34:25 +0300
A newly recorded genus with description of a new cave-dwelling species of Flagelliphantes (Araneae, Linyphiidae) from northeastern China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/105488/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e105488

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e105488

Authors: Lan Yang, Zhiyuan Yao, Muhammad Irfan, Qiaoqiao He

Abstract: The genus Flagelliphantes Saaristo & Tanasevitch, 1996 was proposed by Saaristo & Tanasevitch, 1996 to accommodate three ex-Lepthyphantes species distributed in northern Eurasia. Male Flagelliphantes are easlily recognised by having a hood-shaped thumb on the embolus. The females have a long, S-shaped scape and the posterior median plate of the epigyne is grossly enlarged (“hypertrophied”).While examining Linyphiidae Blackwall, 1859 specimens from Yunxia Cave in China’s Jilin Province, we discovered a new cave-dwelling species of the genus Flagelliphantes, F. yunxia sp. n. In this paper, we provide detailed description and photos of its diagnostic somatic and genitalic features. It is the first record of the genus from China.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 29 May 2023 10:46:23 +0300
A new species of Siamspinops Dankittipakul & Corronca, 2009 from Guizhou, China (Araneae, Selenopidae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/102450/ Biodiversity Data Journal 11: e102450

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e102450

Authors: Cheng Wang, Jiahui Gan, Mi Xiaoqi

Abstract: The wall crab spider genus Siamspinops Dankittipakul & Corronca, 2009 contains eight species restricted to South and Southeast Asia, of which two are recorded from China.A new species, Siamspinops yejiei sp. n., is diagnosed and described based on both sexes from Foding Mountain National Nature Reserve, Guizhou, China. Diagnostic photos of the habitus and copulatory organs and a distributional map are provided.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 18 Apr 2023 11:01:00 +0300
A new species of Lysiteles Simon, 1895 (Araneae, Thomisidae) from South China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/95981/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e95981

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e95981

Authors: Wenhui Li, Congzheng Li, Yanbin Yao, Keke Liu, Xuqing Liao

Abstract: Lysiteles Simon, 1895 is one of the largest taxa with small body size among the Thomisidae and is mainly distributed in East, South and Southeast Asia. Most of them are recorded from southern provinces of China, such as Jiangxi Province, including three species. However, all of them are only discovered from Jinggang Mountain National Nature Reserve in Jiangxi Province. But there are still other species remaining unknown which need to be surveyed from other areas in this Province.One Lysiteles species was collected from Nanfengmian National Nature Reserve in Jiangxi Province. Based on morphological characters, it was recognised as a new species and has been named as Lysiteles nanfengmian sp. n. It is described and illustrated with photographs and its distribution is also mapped.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 19 Dec 2022 09:55:23 +0200
SLAM Project - Long Term Ecological Study of the Impacts of Climate Change in the natural forest of Azores: IV - The spiders of Terceira and Pico Islands (2019-2021) and general diversity patterns after ten years of sampling https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/96442/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e96442

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e96442

Authors: Sébastien Lhoumeau, Pedro Cardoso, Ricardo Costa, Mário Boieiro, Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte, Isabel Amorim, François Rigal, Ana Santos, Rosalina Gabriel, Paulo Borges

Abstract: Long-term studies are key to understand the drivers of biodiversity erosion, such as land-use change and habitat degradation, climate change, invasive species or pollution. The long-term project SLAM (Long Term Ecological Study of the Impacts of Climate Change in the natural forest of Azores) started in 2012 and focuses on arthropod monitoring, using SLAM (Sea, Land and Air Malaise) traps, aiming to understand the impact of the drivers of biodiversity erosion on Azorean native forests (Azores, Portugal). This is the fourth contribution including SLAM project data and the second focused on the spider fauna (Arachnida, Araneae) of native forests on two islands (Pico and Terceira). In this contribution, we describe data collected between 2019 and 2021 and we analyse them together with a previously published database that covered the 2012-2019 period, in order to describe changes in species abundance patterns over the last ten years.We present abundance data of Azorean spider species for the 2019-2021 period in two Azorean Islands (Terceira and Pico). We also present analyses of species distribution and abundance of the whole sampling period. In the period of 2019-2021, we collected a total of 5110 spider specimens, of which 2449 (48%) were adults. Most juveniles, with the exception of some exotic Erigoninae, were also included in the data presented in this paper, since the low diversity of spiders in the Azores allows a relatively precise species-level identification of this life-stage. We recorded a total of 45 species, belonging to 39 genera and 16 families. The ten most abundant species were composed mostly of endemic or native non-endemic species and only two exotic species (Tenuiphantes tenuis (Blackwall, 1852) and Dysdera crocata C. L. Koch, 1838). They included 4308 individuals (84%) of all sampled specimens and were the dominant species in Azorean native forests. The family Linyphiidae was the richest and most abundant taxon, with 15 (33%) species and 2630 (51%) specimens. We report Cheiracanthium mildei L. Koch, 1864, a non-native species, from Pico Island for the first time. We found no new species records on Terceira Island. This publication contributes to increasing the baseline information for future long-term comparisons of the spiders on the studied sites and the knowledge of the arachnofauna of the native forests of Terceira and Pico, in terms of species abundance, distribution and diversity across seasons for a 10 years period.

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Data Paper Fri, 4 Nov 2022 13:01:02 +0200
A new species of Chilobrachys (Araneae, Theraphosidae) from Guangdong, China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/96467/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e96467

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e96467

Authors: Ye-Jie Lin, Shuqiang Li, Chunyan Xie

Abstract: The theraphosid spider genus Chilobrachys Karsch, 1892 contains 30 species, almost entirely limited to Indochina, India, Sri Lanka and China. Six species of Chilobrachys are currently known from China: C. dominus Lin & Li, 2022 (Yunnan), C. guangxiensis (Yin & Tan, 2000) (Guangxi, Hainan), C. hubei Song & Zhao, 1988 (Hubei, Chongqing), C. jinchengi Lin & Li, 2022 (Tibet), C. liboensis Zhu & Zhang, 2008 (Guizhou, Guangxi) and C. lubricus Yu et al., 2021 (Yunnan).A new species, Chilobrachys qishuoi Lin & Li, sp. n., is described from Guangdong, China, on the basis of both sexes. This is the easternmost Chilobrachys species known. Photos and a morphological description of the new species are provided. Type materials are deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IZCAS) in Beijing, China.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 3 Nov 2022 14:36:28 +0200
A new species of the Clubiona corticalis-group (Araneae, Clubionidae) from Jiugong Mountains, Hubei Province, central China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/94735/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e94735

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e94735

Authors: Yang Zhong, Xusheng Gong, Hao Yu

Abstract: The corticalis group is one of most diverse species-group in genus Clubiona Latreille, 1804. Currently, a total of 81 corticalis group species are known worldwide, amongst them 67 were recorded from China. However, the diversity of this group in China is still insufficiently known.Clubiona xianning sp. nov. is described as a new species of the C. corticalis species-group collected from Hubei Province, China.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 24 Oct 2022 10:10:19 +0300
A new species of Orthobula Simon, 1897 (Araneae, Trachelidae) from South China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/94202/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e94202

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e94202

Authors: Mengzhen Zhang, Ning Ma, Zimin Jiang, Yonghong Xiao, Keke Liu

Abstract: Only one trachelid species, Trachelas sinensis Chen, Peng & Zhao, 1995 has been recorded from Jiangxi Province to date.A new species, Orthobula jiangxi Liu, sp. n., is described from Jiangxi Province of China, based on both sexes. Morphological illustrations are provided and its distribution is mapped.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Fri, 21 Oct 2022 11:31:45 +0300
The first record of the thomisid genus Ibana Benjamin, 2014 (Araneae, Thomisidae) from China, with the description of a new species https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/93637/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e93637

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e93637

Authors: Keke Liu, Wenhui Li, Yanbin Yao, Congzheng Li, Shuqiang Li

Abstract: The genus Ibana Benjamin, 2014 was established, based on the type species Ibana senagang Benjamin, 2014 from Borneo, Malaysia. No species of this genus has been recorded from China.A new species of Ibana is described and illustrated, representing the first record of the genus for China. Ibana gan sp. n. differs from its congener by the yellowishbrown longitudinal band on the abdomen and the round, contiguous spermathecae. The distribution of the new species in Jiangxi Province is mapped.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 29 Sep 2022 10:01:39 +0300
Re-validation and re-description of Tasa koreana (Wesołowska, 1981) (Araneae, Salticidae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/87443/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e87443

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e87443

Authors: Chi Jin, Siyuan Liu, Lixin Wang, Manping Luo, Kai Chen

Abstract: Tasa Wesołowska, 1981 is a small chrysilline genus distributed in East Asia, with two currently known species: T. davidi (Schenkel, 1963) and T. nipponica Bohdanowicz & Prószyński, 1987, both species having been recorded in China.The combination Tasa koreana (Wesołowska, 1981) comb. rev. is re-validated, based on the characteristics of the copulatory organs of both sexes. A re-description and diagnostic photographs are also provided.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 7 Jul 2022 10:56:10 +0300
Synema guiyang sp. nov., the fourth endemic species of Synema Simon, 1864 (Araneae, Thomisidae) from China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/85072/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e85072

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e85072

Authors: Jianshuang Zhang, Wanling Zhang, Langju Deng, Qianle Lu, Hao Yu

Abstract: Synema Simon, 1864 is a relatively large genus of family Thomisidae Sundevall, 1833 and currently includes 124 species distributed worldwide, except for the Polar Regions. However, Synema can be regarded as being poorly represented in China, with only seven species, three of which are endemic.A new spider species of the genus Synema from Guiyang City in China, is described under the name of S. guiyang J. Zhang, Q. Lu & H. Yu, sp. nov. Detailed descriptions and photographs of the new species are provided. DNA barcodes (a partial fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase subunit I gene, COI) of the species were obtained to confirm matching of the sexes and for future use in molecular studies.

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Single Taxon Treatment Thu, 12 May 2022 11:44:11 +0300
A newly-recorded species of the genus Ablemma Roewer, 1963 (Araneae, Tetrablemmidae) from China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/85365/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e85365

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e85365

Authors: Hongjin Fu, Yuzhu Wang, Yanfeng Tong

Abstract: Ablemma Roewer, 1963 is a species-rich genus of the family Tetrablemmidae O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1873, currently comprising 28 known species. This genus is mainly distributed in Southeast Asia. Currently, only one species, A. prominens Tong & Li, 2008 is known to occur in China.The species Ablemma shimojanai (Komatsu, 1968), presently only known from the Ryuku Islands in Japan, is reported from China for the first time on the basis of material collected in Guangdong Province. A morphological description and detailed images are provided.

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Single Taxon Treatment Wed, 11 May 2022 15:09:43 +0300
First record of the genus Plynnon Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 from China, with the description of a new species (Araneae, Phrurolithidae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/85029/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e85029

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e85029

Authors: Chi Jin, Xiaoling Li, Feng Zhang

Abstract: Plynnon Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 is a small phrurolithid spider genus distributed in Southeast Asia, with three currently known species: P. longitarse Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 and P. zborowskii Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 from Borneo and P. jaegeri Deeleman-Reinhold, 2001 from Sumatra.Plynnon aduncum sp. n. (♂, ♀) from Yunnan Province, China is described, representing the northernmost record for the genus. Illustrations and morphological descriptions are provided.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Wed, 11 May 2022 10:05:12 +0300
First record of the genus Arabelia Bosselaers, 2009 from China, with description of one new species (Araneae, Liocranidae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/85436/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e85436

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e85436

Authors: Yannan Mu, Feng Zhang

Abstract: The spider family Liocranidae Simon, 1897 contains 35 genera and 308 species, including six genera and 33 species reported in China, which are: Agroeca Westring, 1861 (13 species), Jacaena Thorell, 1897 (7 species), Mesiotelus Simon, 1897 (1 species), Oedignatha Thorell, 1881 (2 species), Paratus Simon, 1898 (4 species), Sesieutes Simon, 1897 (1 species) and Sphingius Thorell, 1890 (5 species).The spider genus Arabelia Bosselaers, 2009 is described from China for the first time, with one new species Arabelia xizang sp. nov.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 10 May 2022 10:03:53 +0300
A new species of the spider genus Selenocosmia (Araneae, Theraphosidae) from Fujian, China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/82406/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e82406

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e82406

Authors: Ye-Jie Lin, Haifeng Chen, Xunyou Yan

Abstract: The genus Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871 includes 39 species. Five species were known from China. This genus has not been found in south-eastern China.A new species of the genus Selenocosmia Ausserer, 1871 is described from China: Selenocosmia zhangzhengi Lin, sp. n. from Fujian. Photos and a morphological description of the new species are given. The type specimen of the new species is deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beiing (IZCAS).

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Taxonomy & Inventories Wed, 6 Apr 2022 12:01:50 +0300
A new species of the tarantula genus Haplocosmia (Araneae, Theraphosidae) from Tibet, China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/82682/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e82682

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e82682

Authors: Ye-Jie Lin, Xunyou Yan, Shuqiang Li

Abstract: Haplocosmia Schmidt & von Wirth, 1996 is a small genus distributed in the Himalayas that includes two species. This genus has not been found in China (Li et al. 2021, Yao et al. 2021, Zhao et al. 2022).A new species of the genus Haplocosmia is described from China: Haplocosmia sherwoodae sp. n. from Tibet. Photos and a morphological description of the new species are given. The type specimen of the new species is deposited in the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing (IZCAS).

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Taxonomy & Inventories Wed, 23 Mar 2022 10:17:48 +0200
Inventory and DNA-barcode library of ground-dwelling predatory arthropods from Krokar virgin forest, Slovenia https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/77661/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e77661

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e77661

Authors: Žan Kuralt, Urška Ratajc, Neža Pajek Arambašić, Maja Ferle, Matic Gabor, Ivan Kos

Abstract: At a time of immense human pressure on nature and the resulting global environmental changes, the inventory of biota - especially of undisturbed natural areas - is of unprecedented value as it provides a baseline for future research. Krokar, an example of such an undisturbed area, is the largest virgin forest remnant in Slovenia. It is located in the Dinaric Alps, which are believed to harbour the most diverse fauna of soil invertebrates in Europe. Nevertheless, the soil fauna of the Krokar virgin forest has not been thoroughly studied. Moreover, modern taxonomic approaches often rely on genetic information (e.g. DNA-barcodes), while extensive reference libraries from the Dinaric area are lacking. Our work, therefore, focused on addressing this lack of faunistic and genetic data from the Dinaric area.A total of 2336 specimens belonging to 100 taxa (45 spiders, 30 centipedes, 25 ground-dwelling beetles) were collected and deposited to GBIF. DNA-barcodes of 124 specimens belonging to 73 species were successfully obtained and deposited in GenBank and BOLD databases.

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Data Paper Wed, 9 Mar 2022 09:50:08 +0200
First description of the male of Cyclocosmia ricketti (Araneae, Halonoproctidae) from China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/79205/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e79205

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e79205

Authors: Ye-Jie Lin, Linrui Yu, Xunyou Yan, Shuqiang Li

Abstract: The genus Cyclocosmia Ausserer, 1871 of the spider family Halonoproctidae Pocock, 1901 includes ten known species from North America and Asia. Since Cyclocosmia ricketti was described by Pocock in 1901, no males of this species have ever been reported.The male of Cyclocosmia ricketti is described for the first time, based on a specimen collected near the type locality in Fujian Province, China. A morphological description and illustrations are given.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 20 Jan 2022 12:30:00 +0200
A new genus and species of leptonetid spiders (Araneae, Leptonetidae) from Guangdong Province, China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/80219/ Biodiversity Data Journal 10: e80219

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.10.e80219

Authors: Kuiwen Yang, Hanchao Li, Yanfeng Tong, Dongju Bian

Abstract: The spider family Leptonetidae Simon, 1890 includes 20 genera and 366 species from North America, the Mediterranean Region and Asia. Currently, 132 species belonging to six genera have been recorded in China.A new genus and species of leptonetid spiders, Yueleptoneta dongxing gen. et sp. n., is described from Guangdong Province, China. Yueleptoneta gen. n. is distinct from the other genera in the chelicerae having the stridulatory file on the lateral margin and the male palp having a tarsal spur, lacking strong spines or apophyses on the femur and tibia.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 20 Jan 2022 09:00:00 +0200
Two new species of the genus Latouchia Pocock, 1901 from southeast China (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Halonoproctidae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/72456/ Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e72456

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e72456

Authors: Shu-Yuan Zhang, Cheng-Bin Wang

Abstract: The genus Latouchia Pocock, 1901 (Araneae: Mygalomorphae: Halonoproctidae: Ummidiinae) includes 21 species and 1 subspecies occurring in southeast Eurasia. Just like other trapdoor spiders, the specimens of Latouchia are rare in collections, unless from targeted collecting.Two new species of mygalomorph spiders, Latouchia rufa sp. n. from Guangdong, China and L. yejiei sp. n. from Hainan, China, are described and illustrated from both sexes. Diagnostic characters of the two species are provided.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 7 Dec 2021 14:00:00 +0200
Coelotes vignai Brignoli, 1978 (Araneae: Agelenidae) from Turkey: first description of male and annotations on terminology of copulatory organs https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/73127/ Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e73127

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e73127

Authors: Dragomir Dimitrov, Peter Jäger

Abstract: The agelenid spider species Coelotes vignai Brignoli, 1978 was described, based on female specimens from Turkey.The unknown male is here described, based on specimens from the type locality: Bolu, Abant Mountains, Turkey. The variation of the female copulatory organs is illustrated. The relationships of the species with its putative closest congeners are discussed. The discrepancy between the morphological terminology used in the Coelotinae and Ageleninae is discussed and some suggestions how to unify them are proposed.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Fri, 8 Oct 2021 12:30:00 +0300
SLAM Project - Long Term Ecological Study of the Impacts of Climate Change in the natural forest of Azores: I - the spiders from native forests of Terceira and Pico Islands (2012-2019) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/69924/ Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e69924

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e69924

Authors: Ricardo Costa, Paulo Borges

Abstract: Long-term monitoring of invertebrate communities is needed to understand the impact of key biodiversity erosion drivers on the biodiversity of these high diverse organisms.The data we present is part of the long-term project SLAM (Long Term Ecological Study of the Impacts of Climate Change in the natural forest of Azores) that started in 2012, that aims to understand the impact of biodiversity erosion drivers on Azorean native forests (Azores, Macaronesia, Portugal). In this contribution, the design of the project, its objectives and the first available data for the spider fauna of two islands (Pico and Terceira) is described.Passive flight interception SLAM traps (Sea, Land and Air Malaise traps) were used to sample native forest plots in several Azorean islands, with one trap being set up at each plot and samples taken every three months following the seasons.The key objectives of SLAM project are: 1) collect long-term ecological data to evaluate species distributions and abundance at multiple spatial and temporal scales, responding to the Wallacean and Prestonian shortfalls, 2) identify biodiversity erosion drivers impacting oceanic indigenous assemblages under global change for conservation management purpose, 3) use species distribution and abundance data in model-based studies of environmental change in different islands, 4) contribute to clarify the potential occurrence of an "insect decline" in Azores and identify the spatial and temporal invasion patterns of exotic arthropod species, 5) contribute with temporal data to reassess the Red-list status of Azorean endemic arthropods, 6) perform studies about the relationship between diversity (taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic) and ecosystem function.The project SLAM (Long Term Ecological Study of the Impacts of Climate Change in the natural forest of Azores) is described in detail.Seasonal distribution and abundance data of Azorean spiders based on a long-term study undertaken between 2012 and 2019 in two Azorean islands (Terceira and Pico) is presented. A total of 14979 specimens were collected, of which 6430 (43%) were adults. Despite the uncertainty of juvenile identification, juveniles are also included in the data presented in this paper, since the low diversity allows a relatively precise identification of this life-stage in Azores.A total of 57 species, belonging to 50 genera and 17 families, were recorded from the area, which constitutes baseline information of spiders from the studied sites for future long-term comparisons. Linyphiidae were the richest and most abundant family, with 19 (33%) species and 5973 (40%) specimens. The ten most abundant species are composed mostly of endemic or native non-endemic species and only one exotic species (enuiphantes tenuis). Those ten most abundant species include 84% of all sampled specimens and are clearly the dominant species in the Azorean native forests. Textrix caudata L. Koch, 1872 was firstly reported from Terceira and Pico Islands, Araneus angulatus Clerck, 1757 was firstly reported from Terceira Island, Neriene clathrata (Sundevall, 1830) and Macaroeris diligens (Blackwall, 1867) were firstly reported from Pico Island.This publication contributes not only to a better knowledge of the arachnofauna present in native forests of Terceira and Pico, but also to understand the patterns of abundance and diversity of spider species both seasonally and between years.

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Data Paper Wed, 1 Sep 2021 11:30:00 +0300
Description of a new species of Thelcticopis Karsch (Araneae, Sparassidae) from Guangxi Province, China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/67437/ Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e67437

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e67437

Authors: Chaohui Cai, Yejie Lin, Yang Zhong

Abstract: Thelcticopis is a type of spider that is very difficult to collect. In 2018, we collected two huntsman spiders in Guangxi. After diagnosis, they were found to belong to the genus of Thelcticopis. Four species of Thelcticopis Karsch, 1884 of the primitively segmented spider family Sparassidae are currently known from China. In this paper, we diagnosed and described a new species, Thelcticopis pinmini sp. nov., which was collected from Guangxi Province, China. 

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Single Taxon Treatment Fri, 4 Jun 2021 14:15:00 +0300
A checklist of spiders from Yongxing Island, South China Sea, with taxonomic notes on four species of goblin spiders https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/67087/ Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e67087

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e67087

Authors: Jiaxin Tang, Wei Liang, Haitao Shi, Caixia Gao, Shuqiang Li, Guo Zheng

Abstract: Yongxing Island (about 1.85 km2) is the largest island of the Xisha Islands. It is located in the Western South China Sea, and belongs to the tropical ocean monsoon climate zone. Yongxing island is quite rich in biological resources, for example, plants and birds have been well documented. However, there are limited reports on spider resources in Yongxing Island.A preliminary checklist of spiders of the Yongxing Island is provided here based on a short term study undertaken in January 2008. A total of 23 species belonging to 21 genera and 11 families were recorded from the area, which forms baseline information of spiders of the Yongxing Island. Among these, Onopidae, Pholcidae, Araneidae and Salticidae were found to be dominant in the area. Brignolia parumpunctata (Simon, 1893), Opopaea apicalis (Simon, 1893), Opopaea deserticola Simon, 1891 and Xyphinus baehrae Kranz-Baltensperger, 2014 were first reported from China during the study, for which we provide taxonomic description in this paper.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Fri, 21 May 2021 16:00:00 +0300
One new species of the genus Ischnothyreus Simon, 1893 and re-description of I. yueluensis Yin & Wang, 1984 from China (Araneae, Oonopidae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/66843/ Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e66843

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e66843

Authors: Ying Huang, Yanfeng Tong, Dongju Bian, Shuqiang Li

Abstract: The genus Ischnothyreus Simon, 1893 is one of the most speciose genera of Oonopidae, with 114 extant species mainly distributed in the Old world. Currently, 16 species have been recorded in China.Two species of the genus Ischnothyreus Simon, 1893 from China are recognized, including one new species, I. yunlong Tong & Li, sp. n. (male, female) from Yunnan. Ischnothyreus yueluensis Yin & Wang, 1984 is re-studied. Descriptions, diagnoses, and photos of the two species are provided.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 11 May 2021 18:00:00 +0300
Standardised inventories of spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) on touristic trails of the native forests of the Azores (Portugal) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/62886/ Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e62886

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e62886

Authors: Rui Carvalho, Pedro Cardoso, Artur Gil, Maria Teresa Ferreira, Cândida Ramos, Lucas Lamelas-Lopez, Fernando Pereira, Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte, Alejandra Ros-Prieto, Mário Boieiro, Paulo Borges

Abstract: The sharp increase in tourist visitation of the Azores archipelago from 2015 onwards raised concerns about the impacts of recreational tourism on native habitats. In response, a project was financed by the Azorean Government to investigate the drivers of biodiversity erosion associated to recreational tourism. Here, we present the data on spider biodiversity found on trails located within the native Azorean forests as they are home to several endemic species of great conservation value. We applied an optimized and standardised sampling protocol (COBRA) in twenty-three plots located in five trails on Terceira and São Miguel Islands, and assessed diversity and abundance of spider species at different distances from the trailhead and the trail itself.Of the 45 species (12435 specimens) collected, 13 were endemic to the Azores (9690 specimens), 10 native non-endemic (2047 specimens), and 22 introduced (698 specimens). This database will be the baseline of a long-term monitoring project for the assessment of touristic impacts on native forest trails. This methodology can be used on other habitats and biogeograhical regions.

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Data Paper Fri, 16 Apr 2021 16:30:00 +0300
A small collection of Endeis juveniles (Arthropoda: Pycnogonida: Endeidae) sorted from the fouling organisms on the R/V Dayangyihao https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/62343/ Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e62343

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e62343

Authors: Jianjia Wang, Dong Sun, Peng Tian, Dinyong Huang, Wentao Niu, Feng Zhang

Abstract: Endeis straughani Clark, 1970 was originally described from Queensland, Australia. Its range was extended to Ghana, West Africa when E. picta Bamber, 1979 was synonymised with E. straughani by Staples (1982). The current paper extends this range further, to include Port Louis, Mauritius.Five immature individuals gathered amongst hydroids during the 5th leg of the DY125-34 expedition were tentatively identified as E. straughani juveniles. Since these were collected from the fouling community on the ship’s hull, they probably originated in Port Louis (Mauritius) when the ship was docked there.

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Single Taxon Treatment Thu, 8 Apr 2021 14:30:00 +0300
Standardised arthropod (Arthropoda) inventory across natural and anthropogenic impacted habitats in the Azores archipelago https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/62157/ Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e62157

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.9.e62157

Authors: José Marcelino, Paulo Borges, Isabel Borges, Enésima Pereira, Vasco Santos, António Soares

Abstract: In this paper we present an extensive checklist of arthropods and its distribution in five islands of the Azores, under increasing anthropogenic impacted habitats. Habitat surveys included five herbaceous and four arboreal habitat types, scaling up from native to anthropogenic managed habitats. We aimed to contribute to the ongoing effort to document the terrestrial biodiversity of the world, in particular the Portuguese archipelago of the Azores, as islands harbor a significant portion of unique terrestrial biodiversity. Selection of arthropoda groups for the current checklist were based on their known richness and abundance (Arachnida, Collembola, Hemiptera, Neuroptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera), in almost all terrestrial ecosystems, as well as their importance in current Integrated Pest Management and alternative Biocontrol protocols, at large (i.e., Hymenopteran parasitoids and beneficial Coleoptera). In addition, we include the list of Dermaptera, Orthoptera, Psocoptera and Thysanoptera species. These assembled groups represent part of the monitoring program EDEN Azores (2008-2014), where all Arthropod fauna, at all strata, within eight representative habitats of five islands of the Azores (Santa Maria. São Miguel, Terceira, Flores and Pico) was recorded.In this study, a total of 116,908 specimens belonging to 485 species and subspecies of selected groups of arthropods are reported by order, family and when possible genera and species. These represent a sub-set of the Arthropoda found during the monitoring program of the research project EDEN (2008-2014) carried out in the Azores archipelago. Hymenopteran, mostly parasitoids (194 species and mophospecies) accounted for the highest represented taxa across all the monitoring and sampling phase of EDEN Azores, followed by Coleoptera (95 species); Collembola (89 species); and Araneae (72 species). A total of 41 non-native species are reported for the first time in the Azores. Araneae: Liophrurillus flavitarsis (Lucas, 1846), Phrurolinillus lisboensis Wunderlich, 1995 (both Phrurolithidae). Coleoptera: Asaphidion flavipes (Linnaeus, 1761) (Carabidae); Tachyporus dispar (Paykull, 1789) (Staphylinidae), Nephus voeltzkowi (Weise, 1910) (Coccinellidae). Hemiptera: Acrosternum heegeri Fieber, 1861 (Pentatomidae). Collembola: Entomobrya regularis Stach, 1963 (Entomobryidae); Lepidocyrtus lusitanicus piezoensis (Simón-Benito, 2007) (Entomobryidae); Jordanathrix articulata (Ellis, 1974) (Sminthuridae); Sminthurinus quadrimaculatus (Ryder, 1879) (Katiannidae); Himalanura sp. (Entomobryidae); Protophorura sp. (Onychiuridae). Hymenoptera, parasitoids: Aphidius colemani Viereck, 1912 (Braconidae); Aphidius ervi Haliday, 1834 (Braconidae); Aphidius matricariae Viereck, 1912 (Braconidae); Aphidius rhopalosiphi Stefani-Perez, 1902 (Braconidae); Aphidius rosae (Haliday, 1834) (Braconidae); Aphidius urticae Haliday, 1834 (Braconidae); Centistidea ectoedemiae Rohwer, 1914 (Braconidae); Gonatopus clavipes (Thunberg, 1827) (Dryinidae); Meteorus unicolor (Wesmael, 1835) (Braconidae); Meteorus collaris (Spin.) Hal. – Ruschka, Fulmek, 1915 (Braconidae); Orthostigma cratospilum (Thomson, 1895) (Braconidae); Orthostigma latriventris Ratzeburg, 1844 (Braconidae); two other species of Orthostigma sp.; Pseudopezomachus bituberculatus (Marshall, 1905) (Braconidae); Tanycarpa punctata (van Achterberg, 1976) (Braconidae). New genera not previously recorded to Azores include: Pycnetron sp. (Chalcidoidea: Pteromalidae); Eucolidae sp. (Cynipoidea: Figitidae); four species of Aspilota sp. (Braconidae: Aphidiinae); four species of Chorebus sp. (Braconidae: Aphidiinae: Alysiinae); Microgaster sp. (Braconidae: Microgastrinae); Homolobus sp. (Braconidae: Homolobinae); Lodbrokia sp. (Braconidae).These 41 taxa were found in several islands and correspond to the addition of six new species for Flores island, 12 species for Pico island, 15 species for Terceira island, 11 species for S. Miguel island and seven species for S. Maria island.Additional species records for the islands included: Flores (5 Collembola, 9 Araneae; 2 Hemiptera; 8 Coleoptera, 8 Hymenoptera), Pico (4 Collembola; 7 Araneae; 4 Hemiptera; 11 Coleoptera; 9 Hymenoptera), Terceira (4 Collembola; 1 Araneae; 3 Hymenoptera), S. Miguel (1 Araneae; 2 Coleoptera; 3 Hymenoptera), S. Maria (5 Collembola; 3 Araneae; 2 Hemiptera; 2 Hymenoptera).

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Data Paper Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:45:00 +0200
A checklist of spiders in tea plantations of China https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/60143/ Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e60143

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e60143

Authors: Xuhao Song, Tingbang Yang, Xiaoqin Xu, Yang Zhong

Abstract: Spiders are the most dominant predatory natural enemies of insect pests in the tea plantation ecosystem. There has been a large amount of literature published about the investigation of spider species in Chinese tea plantations from 1982 to 2020. Here, the spider species in Chinese tea plantations has been summarised and the dominant spider species in each regional tea plantation recorded. To date, there were 535 spider species from 40 families reported in Chinese tea plantations, with a total of 13 families.There were 245 spider species now being added. A total of 89 spider species from 19 families were the dominant species, amongst them, Agelena labyrinthica, Allagelena difficilis, Neoscona theisi, Clubiona deletrix, Clubiona japonicola, Hylyphantes graminicola, Pardosa laura, Oxyopes sertatus, Evarcha albaria, Plexippus paykulli, Coleosoma octomaculatum, Ebrechtella tricuspidata and Xysticus ephippiatus were recorded in many tea plantations. The checklist will provide important data for the biodiversity and distribution of spiders in tea plantations of China.

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Data Paper Tue, 8 Dec 2020 10:45:00 +0200
Standardised spider (Arachnida, Araneae) inventory of Kilpisjärvi, Finland https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/56486/ Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e56486

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e56486

Authors: Niina Kiljunen, Timo Pajunen, Caroline Fukushima, Arttu Soukainen, Jaakko Kuurne, Tuuli Korhonen, Joni Saarinen, Ilari Falck, Erkka Laine, Stefano Mammola, Fernando Urbano, Nuria Macías-Hernández, Pedro Cardoso

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Data Paper Thu, 17 Sep 2020 16:00:00 +0300
One new species of the genus Sinopoda from Hubei Province, with description of the male of Sinopoda angulata (Araneae, Sparassidae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/55377/ Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e55377

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e55377

Authors: Yang Zhu, Yang Zhong, Tingbang Yang

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 3 Sep 2020 09:45:00 +0300
Distribution of ticks, tick-borne pathogens and the associated local environmental factors including small mammals and livestock, in two French agricultural sites: the OSCAR database https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/50123/ Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e50123

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e50123

Authors: Isabelle Lebert, Albert Agoulon, Suzanne Bastian, Alain Butet, Bruno Cargnelutti, Nicolas Cèbe, Amélie Chastagner, Elsa Léger, Bruno Lourtet, Sébastien Masseglia, Karen McCoy, Joël Merlet, Valérie Noël, Grégoire Perez, Denis Picot, Angélique Pion, Valérie Poux, Jean-Luc Rames, Yann Rantier, Hélène Verheyden, Gwenael Vourc'h, Olivier Plantard

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Data Paper Tue, 5 May 2020 15:00:00 +0300
A new species of Cilunculus Loman, 1908 (Arthropoda: Pycnogonida: Ammotheidae) from the South-western Indian Ocean https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/49935/ Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e49935

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e49935

Authors: Jianjia Wang, Dingyong Huang, Wentao Niu, Feng Zhang

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Single Taxon Treatment Tue, 17 Mar 2020 17:15:00 +0200
Standardised spider (Arachnida, Araneae) inventory of Lammi, Finland https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/50775/ Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e50775

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e50775

Authors: Arttu Soukainen, Timo Pajunen, Tuuli Korhonen, Joni Saarinen, Filipe Chichorro, Sonja Jalonen, Niina Kiljunen, Nelli Koskivirta, Jaakko Kuurne, Saija Leinonen, Tero Salonen, Veikko Yrjölä, Caroline Fukushima, Pedro Cardoso

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Data Paper Fri, 13 Mar 2020 15:00:00 +0200
Spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) in the semideciduous Atlantic Forest: An ecological and morphological trait dataset for functional studies https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/49889/ Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e49889

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e49889

Authors: Ana Munévar, Pedro Cardoso, Yolanda Piñanez Espejo, Gustavo Andres Zurita

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Data Paper Thu, 12 Mar 2020 16:00:00 +0200
A comprehensive survey of Rhinonyssid mites (Mesostigmata: Rhinonyssidae) in Northwest Russia: New mite-host associations and prevalence data https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/49535/ Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e49535

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e49535

Authors: Manuel De Rojas, Jorge Doña, Ivan Dimov

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Data Paper Fri, 28 Feb 2020 17:00:00 +0200
Cave morphology, microclimate and abundance of five cave predators from the Monte Albo (Sardinia, Italy) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/48623/ Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e48623

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e48623

Authors: Enrico Lunghi, Claudia Corti, Manuela Mulargia, Yahui Zhao, Raoul Manenti, Gentile Francesco Ficetola, Michael Veith

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Data Paper Mon, 3 Feb 2020 11:00:00 +0200
The first Nearctic record of the genus Neocheiridium (Pseudoscorpiones: Cheiridiidae), with description of Neocheiridium gullahorum sp. n. https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/48278/ Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e48278

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e48278

Authors: Kaarel Sammet, Olavi Kurina, Hans Klompen

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Taxonomy & Inventories Fri, 24 Jan 2020 09:45:00 +0200
Standardised inventories of spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Macaronesia II: The native forests and dry habitats of Madeira archipelago (Madeira and Porto Santo islands) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/47502/ Biodiversity Data Journal 8: e47502

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.8.e47502

Authors: Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte, Mário Boieiro, Pedro Cardoso, Rui Carvalho, Luís Carlos Crespo, Rosalina Gabriel, Nuria Macías Hernández, Octávio Paulo, Fernando Pereira, Carla Rego, Alejandra Ros-Prieto, Isamberto Silva, Ana Vieira, François Rigal, Paulo Borges

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Data Paper Tue, 14 Jan 2020 13:00:00 +0200
Harvestmen occurrence database (Arachnida, Opiliones) of the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi, Brazil https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/47456/ Biodiversity Data Journal 7: e47456

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.7.e47456

Authors: Valéria da Silva, Manoel Aguiar-Neto, Dan Teixeira, Cleverson Santos, Marcos de Sousa, Timoteo da Silva, Lorran Ramos, Alexandre Bragio Bonaldo

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Data Paper Tue, 31 Dec 2019 14:15:00 +0200
Continental data on cave-dwelling spider communities across Europe (Arachnida: Araneae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/38492/ Biodiversity Data Journal 7: e38492

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.7.e38492

Authors: Stefano Mammola, Pedro Cardoso, Dorottya Angyal, Gergely Balázs, Theo Blick, Hervé Brustel, Julian Carter, Srećko Ćurčić, Samuel Danflous, László Dányi, Sylvain Déjean, Christo Deltshev, Mert Elverici, Jon Fernández, Fulvio Gasparo, Marjan Komnenov, Christian Komposch, L’ubomír Kováč, Kadir Kunt, Andrej Mock, Oana Moldovan, Maria Naumova, Martina Pavlek, Carlos Prieto, Carles Ribera, Robert Rozwałka, Vlastimil Růžička, Robert Vargovitsh, Stefan Zaenker, Marco Isaia

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Data Paper Tue, 8 Oct 2019 15:00:00 +0300
Checklist of terrestrial Parasitengona mites in Fennoscandia with new species- and distribution records (Acariformes: Prostigmata) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/36094/ Biodiversity Data Journal 7: e36094

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.7.e36094

Authors: Jeanette Stålstedt, Joanna Łaydanowicz, Pekka Lehtinen, Johannes Bergsten, Joanna Mąkol

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Taxonomy & Inventories Wed, 19 Jun 2019 11:00:00 +0300
Standardised inventories of spiders (Arachnida, Araneae) of Macaronesia I: The native forests of the Azores (Pico and Terceira islands) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/32625/ Biodiversity Data Journal 7: e32625

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.7.e32625

Authors: Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte, Pedro Cardoso, Luís Carlos Crespo, Rosalina Gabriel, Fernando Pereira, Rui Carvalho, Carla Rego, Rui Nunes, Maria Ferreira, Isabel Amorim, François Rigal, Paulo A. V. Borges

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Data Paper Tue, 16 Apr 2019 16:30:00 +0300
Globally distributed occurrences utilised in 200 spider species conservation profiles (Arachnida, Araneae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/33264/ Biodiversity Data Journal 7: e33264

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.7.e33264

Authors: Pedro Cardoso, Vaughn Shirey, Sini Seppälä, Sergio Henriques, Michael Draney, Stefan Foord, Alastair Gibbons, Luz Gomez, Sarah Kariko, Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte, Marc Milne, Cor Vink

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Data Paper Tue, 2 Apr 2019 12:41:04 +0300
Species conservation profiles of a random sample of world spiders IV: Scytodidae to Zoropsidae https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/30842/ Biodiversity Data Journal 6: e30842

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.6.e30842

Authors: Sini Seppälä, Sérgio Henriques, Michael Draney, Stefan Foord, Alastair Gibbons, Luz Gomez, Sarah Kariko, Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte, Marc Milne, Cor Vink, Pedro Cardoso

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Species Conservation Profiles Fri, 14 Dec 2018 12:32:31 +0200
A DNA barcode-assisted annotated checklist of the spider (Arachnida, Araneae) communities associated to white oak woodlands in Spanish National Parks https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/29443/ Biodiversity Data Journal 6: e29443

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.6.e29443

Authors: Luís Crespo, Marc Domènech, Alba Enguídanos, Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte, Pedro Cardoso, Jordi Moya-Laraño, Cristina Frías-López, Nuria Macías-Hernández, Eva De Mas, Paola Mazzuca, Elisa Mora, Vera Opatova, Enric Planas, Carles Ribera, Marcos Roca-Cusachs, Dolores Ruiz, Pedro Sousa, Vanina Tonzo, Miquel Arnedo

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 29 Nov 2018 18:00:00 +0200
The spider fauna from Uruguay River islands: understanding its role in a biological corridor https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/27319/ Biodiversity Data Journal 6: e27319

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.6.e27319

Authors: Álvaro Laborda, Laura Montes de Oca, Fernando Pérez-Miles, Gonzalo Useta, Miguel Simó

Abstract: Biological corridors are connections which link habitats in a regional scale, allowing the gene flow between populations. The Uruguay River comprises riverside and insular riparian forests along subtropical to temperate zones passing through different biogeographic provinces. The aim of this study was to characterise the spider fauna from the Uruguay River islands highlighting their connection role for the spider community of riparian forest. Spiders were studied from surveys in a fluvial island of the southern course of the river with nine campaigns being carried out from September 2007 to September 2009. Three complementary collecting methods were used: G-Vac, night hand collecting and pitfall traps. A total of 58 samples were taken in each campaign. A total of 33 families, 145 species/morphospecies and 8 guilds were registered. Theridiidae and space web weavers showed the highest abundance and species richness. Web weavers were predominant in the spider community evidencing the importance of the forest vegetation heterogeneity in spider diversity. Fifteen species have been recorded for the first time for Uruguay. Additional data of previous surveys in the northern islands of the river were analysed and compared. Several species confirm the role of the Uruguay River as a biological corridor from the upper to lower course of the river. The riparian forests from the islands constitute a southernmost intromission of Paranaense biota between Chaco and Pampa regions along the river. The results obtained are an important input for the conservation of these areas. Knowing the biodiversity, as well as its dynamics and the flow of biota that exists in these environments, would allow planning the management from a regional point of view.

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Research Article Tue, 28 Aug 2018 09:09:02 +0300
Species conservation profiles of a random sample of world spiders III: Oecobiidae to Salticidae https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/27004/ Biodiversity Data Journal 6: e27004

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.6.e27004

Authors: Sini Seppälä, Sérgio Henriques, Michael Draney, Stefan Foord, Alastair Gibbons, Luz Gomez, Sarah Kariko, Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte, Marc Milne, Cor Vink, Pedro Cardoso

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Species Conservation Profiles Fri, 3 Aug 2018 10:26:23 +0300
Species conservation profiles of a random sample of world spiders II: Gnaphosidae to Nemesiidae https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/26203/ Biodiversity Data Journal 6: e26203

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.6.e26203

Authors: Sini Seppälä, Sérgio Henriques, Michael Draney, Stefan Foord, Alastair Gibbons, Luz Gomez, Sarah Kariko, Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte, Marc Milne, Cor Vink, Pedro Cardoso

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Species Conservation Profiles Mon, 2 Jul 2018 12:00:57 +0300
Spider assemblages associated with different crop stages of irrigated rice agroecosystems from eastern Uruguay https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/24974/ Biodiversity Data Journal 6: e24974

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.6.e24974

Authors: Leticia Bao, Juaquín Ginella, Mónica Cadenazzi, Enrique Castiglioni, Sebastián Martínez, Luis Casales, María Caraballo, Álvaro Laborda, Miguel Simo

Abstract: The rice crop and associated ecosystems constitute a rich mosaic of habitats that preserve a rich biological diversity. Spiders are an abundant and successful group of natural predators that are considered efficient in the biocontrol of the major insect pests in agroecosystems. Spider diversity in different stages of the rice crop growth from eastern Uruguay was analysed. Field study was developed on six rice farms with rotation system with pasture, installed during intercropping stage as cover crop. Six rice crops distributed in three locations were sampled with pitfall and entomological vaccum suction machine. Sixteen families, representing six guilds, were collected. Lycosidae, Linyphiidae, Anyphaenidae and Tetragnathidae were the most abundant families (26%, 25%, 20% and 12%, respectively) and comprised more than 80% of total abundance. Other hunters (29%), sheet web weavers (25%) and ground hunters (24%) were the most abundant guilds. Species composition along different crop stages was significantly different according to the ANOSIM test. The results showed higher spider abundance and diversity along the crop and intercrop stages. This study represents the first contribution to the knowledge of spider diversity associated with rice agroecosystem in the country.

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Research Article Thu, 3 May 2018 14:54:51 +0300
Species conservation profiles of a random sample of world spiders I: Agelenidae to Filistatidae https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/23555/ Biodiversity Data Journal 6: e23555

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.6.e23555

Authors: Sini Seppälä, Sérgio Henriques, Michael Draney, Stefan Foord, Alastair Gibbons, Luz Gomez, Sarah Kariko, Jagoba Malumbres-Olarte, Marc Milne, Cor Vink, Pedro Cardoso

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Species Conservation Profiles Wed, 25 Apr 2018 12:31:02 +0300
Dispatch from the field II: the mystery of the red and blue Opadometa male (Araneae, Tetragnathidae, Opadometa sarawakensis) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/24777/ Biodiversity Data Journal 6: e24777

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.6.e24777

Authors: Jeremy Miller, Christian Freund, Liselotte Rambonnet, Lianne Koets, Nadine Barth, Corné van der Linden, József Geml, Menno Schilthuizen, Richard Burger, Benoit Goossens

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 3 Apr 2018 13:20:57 +0300
Standardized spider (Arachnida, Araneae) inventory of Hankoniemi, Finland https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/21010/ Biodiversity Data Journal 5: e21010

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.5.e21010

Authors: Pedro Cardoso, Lea Heikkinen, Joel Jalkanen, Minna Kohonen, Matti Leponiemi, Laura Mattila, Joni Ollonen, Jukka-Pekka Ranki, Anni Virolainen, Xuan Zhou, Timo Pajunen

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Data Paper Mon, 18 Dec 2017 12:09:03 +0200
Species conservation profile of the rare and endemic trapdoor spider Calathotarsus simoni (Araneae, Migidae) from Central Argentina https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/14790/ Biodiversity Data Journal 5: e14790

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.5.e14790

Authors: Nelson Ferretti, Gabriel Pompozzi, Pedro Cardoso

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Species Conservation Profiles Tue, 24 Oct 2017 11:02:34 +0300
Species conservation profiles of endemic spiders (Araneae) from Madeira and Selvagens archipelagos, Portugal https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/20810/ Biodiversity Data Journal 5: e20810

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.5.e20810

Authors: Pedro Cardoso, Luís Crespo, Isamberto Silva, Paulo Borges, Mário Boieiro

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Species Conservation Profiles Wed, 18 Oct 2017 16:29:45 +0300
Report of Platythomisus octomaculatus (C. L. Koch, 1845) and Platythomisus sudeepi Biswas, 1977 from India (Araneae, Thomisidae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/10294/ Biodiversity Data Journal 5: e10294

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.5.e10294

Authors: Swara Yadav, Vinayak Patil, Vijay Anand Ismavel

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 31 Jan 2017 10:21:51 +0200
Species conservation profile of the alpine stenoendemic spider Vesubia jugorum (Araneae, Lycosidae) from the Maritime Alps https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/10527/ Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e10527

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e10527

Authors: Stefano Mammola, Filippo Milano, Pedro Cardoso, Marco Isaia

Abstract: Vesubia jugorum (Simon, 1881) (Araneae: Lycosidae) is a large-sized wolf spider that occurs in alpine rocky areas above 2,000 m altitude. The species is stenoendemic, with a limited number of populations documented in the literature from the Maritime Alps (Italy, France). Due to the climate change, the current observed extent of occurrence (EEO 4,412 km2) and the area of occupancy (AOO 835 km2) are declining.

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Species Conservation Profile Fri, 7 Oct 2016 15:24:32 +0300
A new spider species, Heser stoevi sp. nov., from Turkmenistan (Araneae: Gnaphosidae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/10095/ Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e10095

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e10095

Authors: Christo Deltshev

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Single Taxon Treatment Wed, 31 Aug 2016 16:48:17 +0300
Biological richness of a large urban cemetery in Berlin. Results of a multi-taxon approach https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/7057/ Biodiversity Data Journal 4: e7057

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e7057

Authors: Sascha Buchholz, Theo Blick, Karsten Hannig, Ingo Kowarik, Andreas Lemke, Volker Otte, Jens Scharon, Axel Schönhofer, Tobias Teige, Moritz von der Lippe, Birgit Seitz

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Research Article Tue, 8 Mar 2016 09:59:40 +0200
A companion to Part 2 of the World Checklist of Opiliones species (Arachnida): Laniatores – Samooidea, Zalmoxoidea and Grassatores incertae sedis https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/6663/ Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e6663

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e6663

Authors: Adriano Kury, Abel Pérez-González

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Research Article Mon, 21 Dec 2015 14:30:27 +0200
World Checklist of Opiliones species (Arachnida). Part 2: Laniatores – Samooidea, Zalmoxoidea and Grassatores incertae sedis https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/6482/ Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e6482

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e6482

Authors: Adriano Kury, Daniele Souza, Abel Pérez-González

Abstract: Including more than 6500 species, Opiliones is the third most diverse order of Arachnida, after the megadiverse Acari and Araneae. This database is part 2 of 12 of a project containing an intended worldwide checklist of species and subspecies of Opiliones, and it includes the members of the suborder Laniatores, infraorder Grassatores of the superfamilies Samooidea and Zalmoxoidea plus the genera currently not allocated to any family (i.e. Grassatores incertae sedis). In this Part 2, a total of 556 species and subspecies are listed.

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Data Paper Mon, 21 Dec 2015 14:17:10 +0200
New records of two endemic troglobitic and threatened arachnids (Amblypygi and Opiliones) from limestone caves of Minas Gerais state, southeast Brazil https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/5260/ Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e5260

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e5260

Authors: Bruno Gabriel do Monte, Jonas Eduardo Gallão, Diego von Schimonsky, Maria Elina Bichuette

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Taxonomy & Inventories Tue, 10 Nov 2015 09:26:26 +0200
A new species of Harpactea Bristowe, 1939 from Turkey (Araneae: Dysderidae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/4419/ Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e4419

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e4419

Authors: Recep Özkütük, Mert Elverici, Yuri Marusik, Kadir Kunt

Abstract: A new species of Harpactea Bristowe, 1939, H. alanyana sp. n. is described from southern Turkey. The new species appears closely related to H. osellai Brignoli, 1978. Detailed description and illustrations of the new and related species are provided. The relationships of the two species are discussed.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 7 Sep 2015 09:21:00 +0300
Integrating and visualizing primary data from prospective and legacy taxonomic literature https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/5063/ Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e5063

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e5063

Authors: Jeremy Miller, Donat Agosti, Lyubomir Penev, Guido Sautter, Teodor Georgiev, Terry Catapano, David Patterson, David King, Serrano Pereira, Rutger Vos, Soraya Sierra

Abstract: Specimen data in taxonomic literature are among the highest quality primary biodiversity data. Innovative cybertaxonomic journals are using workflows that maintain data structure and disseminate electronic content to aggregators and other users; such structure is lost in traditional taxonomic publishing. Legacy taxonomic literature is a vast repository of knowledge about biodiversity. Currently, access to that resource is cumbersome, especially for non-specialist data consumers. Markup is a mechanism that makes this content more accessible, and is especially suited to machine analysis. Fine-grained XML (Extensible Markup Language) markup was applied to all (37) open-access articles published in the journal Zootaxa containing treatments on spiders (Order: Araneae). The markup approach was optimized to extract primary specimen data from legacy publications. These data were combined with data from articles containing treatments on spiders published in Biodiversity Data Journal where XML structure is part of the routine publication process. A series of charts was developed to visualize the content of specimen data in XML-tagged taxonomic treatments, either singly or in aggregate. The data can be filtered by several fields (including journal, taxon, institutional collection, collecting country, collector, author, article and treatment) to query particular aspects of the data. We demonstrate here that XML markup using GoldenGATE can address the challenge presented by unstructured legacy data, can extract structured primary biodiversity data which can be aggregated with and jointly queried with data from other Darwin Core-compatible sources, and show how visualization of these data can communicate key information contained in biodiversity literature. We complement recent studies on aspects of biodiversity knowledge using XML structured data to explore 1) the time lag between species discovry and description, and 2) the prevelence of rarity in species descriptions.

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Research Article Tue, 12 May 2015 14:19:26 +0300
Bridging the distributional gap of Tylorida striata (Thorell, 1877) and new synonymy (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/4878/ Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e4878

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e4878

Authors: Siddharth Kulkarni, Swara Yadav

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Taxonomy & Inventories Thu, 26 Mar 2015 09:40:35 +0200
Description of male Tylorida sataraensis Kulkarni, 2014 (Araneae, Tetragnathidae) with notes on habits and conservation status https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/4451/ Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e4451

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e4451

Authors: Siddharth Kulkarni, Todd Lewis

Abstract: The male sex of Tylorida sataraensis Kulkarni, 2014 is described based on specimens from the type locality. The distinguishing characters from its closest species Tylorida ventralis (Thorell, 1877) are detailed. An interesting behaviour of going underwater by T. sataraensis, on disturbance is recorded and tested for significance. The surveys have shown sighting of this species only to the perennial streams of the rocky outcrops in Satara region. The potential threats to this species and the possible conservation status based on known distribution are discussed.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 16 Feb 2015 09:25:33 +0200
Corrigendum: Targeting a portion of central European spider diversity for permanent preservation https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/4301/ Biodiversity Data Journal 3: e4301

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.3.e4301

Authors: Klemen Čandek, Matjaž Gregorič, Rok Kostanjšek, Holger Frick, Christian Kropf, Matjaž Kuntner

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Corrigendum Wed, 21 Jan 2015 12:05:08 +0200
An occurence records database of French Guiana harvestmen (Arachnida, Opiliones) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/4244/ Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e4244

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.2.e4244

Authors: Sébastien Cally, Pierre Solbès, Bernadette Grosso, Jérôme Murienne

Abstract: This dataset provides information on specimens of harvestmen (Arthropoda, Arachnida, Opiliones) collected in French Guiana. Field collections have been initiated in 2012 within the framework of the CEnter for the Study of Biodiversity in Amazonia (CEBA: www.labex-ceba.fr/en/). This dataset is a work in progress.  Occurrences are recorded in an online database stored at the EDB laboratory after each collecting trip and the dataset is updated on a monthly basis. Voucher specimens and associated DNA are also stored at the EDB laboratory until deposition in natural history Museums. The latest version of the dataset is publicly and freely accessible through our Integrated Publication Toolkit at http://130.120.204.55:8080/ipt/resource.do?r=harvestmen_of_french_guiana or through the Global Biodiversity Information Facility data portal at http://www.gbif.org/dataset/3c9e2297-bf20-4827-928e-7c7eefd9432c.

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Data Paper Thu, 25 Dec 2014 09:12:58 +0200
World Checklist of Opiliones species (Arachnida). Part 1: Laniatores – Travunioidea and Triaenonychoidea https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/4094/ Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e4094

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.2.e4094

Authors: Adriano Kury, Amanda Mendes, Daniele Souza

Abstract: Comprising more than 6500 species, Opiliones is the third most diverse order of Arachnida, after the megadiverse Acari and Araneae. The database referred here is part 1 of 12 of a project containing an intended worldwide checklist of species and subspecies of Opiliones as Darwin Core archives, and it includes the superfamilies Travunioidea and Triaenonychoidea. These two superfamilies are often treated together under the denomination of Insidiatores. In this Part 1, a total of 571 species and subspecies are listed. Briggsidae and Cladonychiidae are both downgraded to subfamilies of Travuniidae. Peltonychia Roewer, 1935 is an available name and senior synonym of Hadziana Roewer, 1935 and is herein revalidated. Seven genera of Triaenonychidae described by Lawrence between 1931 and 1933 originally failed to comply ICZN rules for availability (Art. 13.3). All of them only became available when Staręga (1992) designated a type species for each. Therefore, the correct authorships of Austromontia Lawrence, 1931, Biacumontia Lawrence, 1931, Graemontia Lawrence, 1931, Larifugella Lawrence, 1933, Mensamontia Lawrence, 1931, Monomontia Lawrence, 1931 and Rostromontia Lawrence, 1931 are all Staręga, 1992. Fumontana Shear, 1977, originally referred only to subfamily Triaenonychinae (as opposed to Soerensenellinae then and not corresponding to present Triaenonychinae), not to any tribe (which in turn correspond to modern subfamilies) is herein included in the subfamily Triaenonychinae. Picunchenops Maury, 1988 originally not included in any tribe of Triaenonychidae, is herein included in the subfamily Triaenonychinae. Trojanella Karaman, 2005, originally ranked as Travunioidea incertae sedis, is herein included in the Travuniidae Travuniinae. Nuncia ovata Roewer, 1915 (synonymized with Triaenonyx cockayni Hogg, 1920 by Forster (1954), but with inverted precedence) is here combined as Nuncia coriacea ovata Roewer, 1915 as correct senior synonym instead of Nuncia coriacea cockayni (Hogg, 1920), which is current in the literature. Neonuncia enderbei (Hogg, 1909) is reaffirmed as the correct spelling for the species, while the deliberate change to Neonuncia enderbyi by Forster (1954) is an incorrect subsequent spelling.

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Data Paper Wed, 5 Nov 2014 16:23:56 +0200
Dispatch from the field: ecology of ground-web-building spiders with description of a new species (Araneae, Symphytognathidae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/1076/ Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e1076

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.2.e1076

Authors: Jeremy Miller, Menno Schilthuizen, Jennie Burmester, Lot van der Graaf, Vincent Merckx, Merlijn Jocqué, Paul Kessler, Tom Fayle, Thijmen Breeschoten, Regi Broeren, Roderick Bouman, Wan-Ji Chua, Frida Feijen, Tanita Fermont, Kevin Groen, Marvin Groen, Nicolaas Kil, Henrica de Laat, Michelangelo Moerland, Carole Moncoquet, Elisa Panjang, Amelia Philip, Rebecca Roca-Eriksen, Bastiaan Rooduijn, Marit van Santen, Violet Swakman, Meaghan Evans, Luke Evans, Kieran Love, Sarah Joscelyne, Anya Tober, Hannah Wilson, Laurentius Ambu, Benoit Goossens

Abstract: Crassignatha danaugirangensis sp. n. (Araneae: Symphytognathidae) was discovered during a tropical ecology field course held at the Danau Girang Field Centre in Sabah, Malaysia. A taxonomic description and accompanying ecological study were completed as course activities. To assess the ecology of this species, which belongs to the ground-web-building spider community, three habitat types were surveyed: riparian forest, recently inundated riverine forest, and oil palm plantation. Crassignatha danaugirangensis sp. n. is the most abundant ground-web-building spider species in riparian forest; it is rare or absent from the recently inundated forest and was not found in a nearby oil palm plantation. The availability of this taxonomic description may help facilitate the accumulation of data about this species and the role of inundated riverine forest in shaping invertebrate communities.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Wed, 26 Mar 2014 19:24:14 +0200
Spatial distribution of Madeira Island Laurisilva endemic spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/1051/ Biodiversity Data Journal 2: e1051

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.2.e1051

Authors: Luís Crespo, Mário Boieiro, Pedro Cardoso, Carlos Aguiar, Isabel Amorim, Carla Barrinha, Paulo Borges, Dília Menezes, Fernando Pereira, Carla Rego, Sérvio Ribeiro, Israel Silva, Artur Serrano

Abstract: Madeira island presents a unique spider diversity with a high number of endemic species, many of which are still poorly known. A recent biodiversity survey on the terrestrial arthropods of the native forest, Laurisilva, provided a large set of standardized samples from various patches throughout the island. Out of the fifty two species recorded, approximately 33.3% are Madeiran endemics, many of which had not been collected since their original description. Two new species to science are reported – Ceratinopsis n. sp. and Theridion n. sp. – and the first records of Poeciloneta variegata (Blackwall, 1841) and Tetragnatha intermedia Kulczynski, 1891 are reported for the first time for Madeira island. Considerations on species richness and abundance from different Laurisilva locations are presented, together with distribution maps for endemic species. These results contribute to a better understanding of spider diversity patterns and endemic species distribution in the native forest of Madeira island.

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Species Inventory Fri, 14 Feb 2014 08:51:07 +0200
Faunistic diversity of spiders (Araneae) in Galichitsa mountain (FYR Macedonia) https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/977/ Biodiversity Data Journal 1: e977

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.1.e977

Authors: Christo Deltshev, Marjan Komnenov, Gergin Blagoev, Teodor Georgiev, Stoyan Lazarov, Emilija Stojkoska, Maria Naumova

Abstract: A total of 294 species from 31 families have been found in Galichitsa Mt. Of them, 85 species are new to the mountain, while 20 are also new to the fauna of FYR of Macedonia. According to their current distribution the established species can be assigned to 17 zoogeographical categories, grouped into 5 complexes (Cosmopolitan, Holarctic, European, Mediterranean, Endemics of Balkans). Dominant are Holarctic species (66.0%) followed by European (16.5%) and Mediterranean (9.3%). The endemics (6.2%) and Southeast European species (1.7%) emphasize the local character of this fauna, but its low percentage suggests an important process of colonization.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 16 Sep 2013 11:00:00 +0300
Targeting a portion of central European spider diversity for permanent preservation https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/980/ Biodiversity Data Journal 1: e980

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.1.e980

Authors: Klemen Čandek, Matjaž Gregorič, Rok Kostanjšek, Holger Frick, Christian Kropf, Matjaž Kuntner

Abstract: Given the limited success of past and current conservation efforts, an alternative approach is to preserve tissues and genomes of targeted organisms in cryobanks to make them accessible for future generations. Our pilot preservation project aimed to obtain, expertly identify, and permanently preserve a quarter of the known spider species diversity shared between Slovenia and Switzerland, estimated at 275 species. We here report on the faunistic part of this project, which resulted in 324 species (227 in Slovenia, 143 in Switzerland) for which identification was reasonably established. This material is now preserved in cryobanks, is being processed for DNA barcoding, and is available for genomic studies.

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Taxonomy & Inventories Mon, 16 Sep 2013 10:00:00 +0300
Spider hosts (Arachnida, Araneae) and wasp parasitoids (Insecta, Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae, Ephialtini) matched using DNA barcodes https://bdj.pensoft.net/article/992/ Biodiversity Data Journal 1: e992

DOI: 10.3897/BDJ.1.e992

Authors: Jeremy Miller, J. Dick Belgers, Kevin Beentjes, Kees Zwakhals, Peter van Helsdingen

Abstract: The study of parasitoids and their hosts suffers from a lack of reliable taxonomic data. We use a combination of morphological characters and DNA sequences to produce taxonomic determinations that can be verified with reference to specimens in an accessible collection and DNA barcode sequences posted to the Barcode of Life database (BOLD). We demonstrate that DNA can be successfully extracted from consumed host spiders and the shed pupal case of a wasp using non-destructive methods. We found Acrodactyla quadrisculpta to be a parasitoid of Tetragnatha montana; Zatypota percontatoria and Z. bohemani both are parasitoids of Neottiura bimaculata. Zatypota anomala is a parasitoid of an as yet unidentified host in the family Dictynidae, but the host species may be possible to identify in the future as the library of reference sequences on BOLD continues to grow. The study of parasitoids and their hosts traditionally requires specialized knowledge and techniques, and accumulating data is a slow process. DNA barcoding could allow more professional and amateur naturalists to contribute data to this field of study. A publication venue dedicated to aggregating datasets of all sizes online is well suited to this model of distributed science.

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