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Rapid biodiversity assessment, faunistics and description of a new spider species (Araneae) from Desertas Islands and Madeira (Portugal)
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El conocimiento actual de la araneofauna de las Islas Desertas (Madeira) se puede considerar como deficiente, con sólo 11 especies registradas. Con la finalidad de cubrir este vacío se efectuaron diversas expediciones durante 2011 y 2012, en las cuales se realizaron muestreos estandarizados y capturas manuales. Como era de esperar para islas pequeñas y aisladas, las estimas de la riqueza de especies por hectárea son relativamente bajas, oscilando entre 19 a 23 especies. La lista de especies local se há incrementado hasta 57 especies, de las cuales 11 podrían ser nuevas para la ciencia, incluyendo una especie nueva de Typhochrestus Simon, 1884, endémica del archipiélago de Madeira, aquí descrita. También se describe el macho, hasta ahora desconocido, de Zimirina lepida (Blackwall, 1859). La familia Ochyroceratidae Fage, 1912 es citada por primera vez de un hábitat nativo en Europa.
ABSTRACT: The spider fauna of the Desertas Islands (Madeira) has been largely neglected until now, with only 11 species recorded. Both standardized and ad-hoc sampling was performed on organized expeditions to Desertas in the years 2011 and 2012. As expected for small, isolated islands, species richness estimates per sampled hectare are relatively low, ranging from 19 to 23 species. The updated local checklist now includes 57 species, of which 11 are thought to be new for science, including a new species of Typhochrestus Simon, 1884, endemic to the Madeira archipelago, here described. The previously unknown male of Zimirina lepida (Blackwall, 1859) is also described. The family Ochyroceratidae Fage, 1912 is recorded for the first time from a native habitat in Europe.
ABSTRACT: The spider fauna of the Desertas Islands (Madeira) has been largely neglected until now, with only 11 species recorded. Both standardized and ad-hoc sampling was performed on organized expeditions to Desertas in the years 2011 and 2012. As expected for small, isolated islands, species richness estimates per sampled hectare are relatively low, ranging from 19 to 23 species. The updated local checklist now includes 57 species, of which 11 are thought to be new for science, including a new species of Typhochrestus Simon, 1884, endemic to the Madeira archipelago, here described. The previously unknown male of Zimirina lepida (Blackwall, 1859) is also described. The family Ochyroceratidae Fage, 1912 is recorded for the first time from a native habitat in Europe.
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Keywords
Arachnida Ecología Taxonomía Estimadores de Riqueza de Especies Especie Nueva Macaronesia Madeira Desertas Ecology Taxonomy Species Richness Estimates Checklist New Species
Citation
Crespo, L.C.; Silva, I.; Borges, P.A.V.; Cardoso, P. (2013). "Rapid biodiversity assessment, faunistics and description of a new spider species (Araneae) from Desertas Islands and Madeira (Portugal)", «Revista Iberica de Aracnologia», 23: 11-23. ISSN 1576-9518.
Publisher
Grupo Ibérico de Aracnología - Sociedad Entomológica Aragonesa