Distribution of Spiders in Olive Groves in the Eastern Mediterranean and South-Eastern Anatolia Regions of Turkey

In this study, the spider fauna was investigated in olive groves of Adana, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanmaras, Kilis, Mersin and Osmaniye provinces during 2008-2010. The spider samples were collected using Steiner funnel, hand aspirator and by picked twigs. A total of 1055 specimens were collected cons...

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Published in:Pakistan journal of zoology 2016-06, Vol.48 (3), p.735-735
Main Authors: Kacar, Gulay, Kara, Pinar Aridici, Mehmet Rifat Ulusoy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Araneae
Arthropods
Behavior
Developmental stages
Distribution
Environmental aspects
Juveniles
Olives
Provinces
Salticidae
Species richness
Spiders
Studies
Theridiidae
Thomisidae
Varieties
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Summary:In this study, the spider fauna was investigated in olive groves of Adana, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanmaras, Kilis, Mersin and Osmaniye provinces during 2008-2010. The spider samples were collected using Steiner funnel, hand aspirator and by picked twigs. A total of 1055 specimens were collected consisting of the 699 juveniles and 356 adults identified. The majority of specimens belonged to the Theridiidae family with 291 individuals, followed by Thomisidae with 227 and Salticidae with 187. Collected samples consisted of 66.2% juveniles, 9.7% males and 24.1% females. The sex and the ratios of developmental stages (juvenile and adult) of each family were listed.The female/male ratio was found to be 1:2.4. The 121 spider species were recorded as belonging to 23 families from 94 genera. The dominant families regarding species richness and abundance were identified as 29 species from Salticidae, followed 22 from Thomisidae and 15 from Theridiidae. Among them, Thomisus sp. and Theridion sp. were found to be the most abundant in 24 locations and identified on trees for 9 and 10 months, respectively.
ISSN:0030-9923