Abstract
Aim. Fauna of spiders of Volgograd Region is researched uncompletely. Only 149 species of 19 families were listed in previous references. Complete listing of spiders of this large region was the aim of our investigation. Location. Volgograd Region, Russia. Methods. Material was collected in Volgograd City with environs and Volga-Don area in 2009–2013. Areas with minimum of anthropogenic influence within the city, artificial ecosystem of park type, plots of native vegetation along the Varvarovskoe water reservoir and natural steppe on banks of Don River were investigated. The main method of spiders’ collection were pitfall traps, which exposed from April to October. Results and main conclusions. As a result 235 species of spiders from 26 families (including 195 species from 23 families within the city) were found. One hundred fifty five species are new for Volgograd Region. Spiders of families Atypidae, Corinnidae, Dysderidae, Eresidae, Liocranidae, Sparassidae, Zodariidae were not found in Volgograd Region earier. Trichoncus villius Tanasevitch et Piterkina, 2007 is the first record for Russia. Totally 304 species of spiders are known from Volgograd Region after our study including literature data. New data about fauna of spiders with summarized check-list are very significant for future faunistic and biogeographic investigations. Study of river islands with minimum anthropogenic influence inside Volgograd City allow to develop measures for biodiversity conservation.
Highlights
Only 149 species of 19 families were listed in previous references
Complete listing of spiders of this large region was the aim of our investigation
New species and new records, from the South Urals
Summary
No4, 2013 The South of Russia: ecology, development. Приводится аннотированный список 235 видов пауков из 26 семейств, выявленных на территории Волгограда и в его окрестностях. Непосредственно в Волгограде обнаружено 195 видов из 23 семейств. Островные участки с минимальным антропогенным воздействием в черте города позволяют сохранять таксономически разнообразную аранеофауну. Новыми для фауны Волгоградской области оказались 155 видов, причем представители семейств Atypidae, Corinnidae, Dysderidae, Eresidae, Liocranidae, Sparassidae, Zodariidae ранее на территории Волгоградской области не отмечались. Вид Trichoncus villius Tanasevitch et Piterkina, 2007 впервые отмечается на территории России. К настоящему времени, с учетом литературных данных, из Волгоградской области известно 304 вида пауков из 26 семейств
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