Publication details
The spider genus Dysdera (Araneae, Dusderidae) in Central Europe: revision and natural history
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| Year of publication | 2007 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Journal of Arachnology |
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| Field | Zoology |
| Keywords | Sibling species; karyotype; geographic parthenogenesis; taxonomy; thelytoky |
| Description | Nine species of the genus Dysdera were found to occur in central Europe: D. adriatica Kulczynski 1897, D. crocata Koch 1838, D. dubrovninnii Deeleman-Reinhold 1988, D. erythrina (Walckenaer 1802), D. ninnii Canestrini 1868, D. hungarica Kulczynski 1897, D. lantosquensis Simon 1882, D. longirostris Doblika 1853, and D. taurica Charitonov 1956. Two species, D. dubrovninnii and D. lantosquensis, are newly recorded from central Europe. The original description of D. hombergi (Scopoli 1763), the name used for a common species of the genus Harpactea, probably refers to D. ninnii. We retain the name D. ninnii as a nomen protectum. Dysdera hamulata Kulczynski 1897 appears to be a junior synonym of D. maurusia Thorell 1873. This North African species probably never occurred in central Europe, and a previous record from Slovakia is probably based on mislabeled material. |
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