A Study on Spiders (Araneae) in Grass Tussocks in Van Vicinity

Authors : Abdullah BAYRAM, M İsmail VAROL

Pages : 15-22

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Publication Date : 0000-00-00

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :In April, July and December I994, grass tussocks were collected from a delta located between cereal fıelds, and spiders were investigated. A total of 2257 spiders, 1314 insects, and 693 other invertebrates were extracted from 45 tussocks belong to Juncus inflexus, Agrostis stolonifera, Puccinella distans and Alopecurus arundinaceus. Among the spiders most encountered families were wolf spiders insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Lycosidae, % 52.6); and money spiders insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Linyphiidae, % 22.5);. Juncus inflexus tussocks sheltered most spiders individually. In this study, a total of 29 species were established in 33 genera and 15 families. Of these taxa four genera insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Trichopterna Kulczynski, Meioneta Hull, Neon Simon, Euophrys C.L.Koch); and eight species insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Pirata hygrophilus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Thorell);, Arctosa leopardus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Sundevall);, Archtosa cinera insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Fabricius);, Trichopterna cito insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(O.P.-Cambridge);, Meioneta innobatilis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Menge);, Zelotes latreillei insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Simon);, Tibellus oblongus insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Walckenaer);, Pachygnatha listeri Sundevall); are new records for Turkey.
Keywords : Grass tussock, Spider, Araneae, Van