University of Podlasie & International Society of

Program and List of Participants

Siedlce, Poland 2010

Congress Scientific Committee Dr. Leon Baert, Brussels, Belgium; Dr. Jonathan Coddington, Washington DC, USA; Prof. Ansie Dippenaar-Schoeman, Pretoria, South Africa; Dr. Charles Griswold, San Francisco, USA; Dr. Jason Dunlop – ISA Secretary, Berlin, Germany; Dr. Mark Harvey, Welshpool, Australia; Prof. Daiqin Li, Singapore; Dr. Kirill G. Mikhailov, Moscow, Russia; Dr. Norman Platnick, New York, USA; Prof. Jerzy Prószyński, Warsaw, Poland; Dr. Ferenc Samu, Budapest, Hungary; Dr. Nikolaj Scharff – ISA President, Copenhagen, Denmark; Dr. Cor Vink, Lincoln, New Zealand; Dr. Richardo Pinto-da-Rocha, São Paulo,

Congress Honorary Committee Prof. Barbara Kudrycka – Minister for Science and Higher Education Prof. Antoni Jówko – Rector of the University of Podlasie Mr. Wojciech Kudelski – Mayor of the City of Siedlce

Congress Organizing Committee Prof. Marek Żabka – chairman, Dr. Barbara Patoleta – secretary, Dr. Izabela Hajdamowicz, Dr. Joanna Gardzińska, Dr. Piotr Jastrzębski, Dr. Marzena Stańska, Dr. Maciej Bartos

Technical assistance: Mrs. Małgorzata Kozłowska, Mr. Łukasz Nicewicz

Congress logo: Joanna Gardzińska

Akademia Podlaska ul. Konarskiego 2, 08-110 Siedlce Format A-4 Druk: ELPIL, Siedlce

Congress Plenary Speakers Prof. Friedrich Barth, Universität Wien, Austria Prof. William Eberhard, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Costa Rica Prof. Mark Elgar, University of Melbourne, Australia Prof. Gonzalo Giribet, Harvard University, Cambridge Mass., USA Dr. Rudy Jocqué, Royal Museum for Central Africa, Tervuren, Belgium Prof. Wayne Maddison, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Dr. Robert Raven, Queensland Museum, Brisbane, Australia Prof. Paul Selden, University of Kansas, Lawrence, USA Prof. Gabriele Uhl, Universität Greifswald, Germany Dr. Samuel Zschokke, University of Basel, Switzerland

CONGRESS PROGRAM OUTLINE

Sunday, 11th July

- arrival and transportation Warsaw  Siedlce  hotel/student hostel - registration: from 14.00 to 22.00 at University Library (near student hostel) - 19.30: walk to the welcome party - 20.00-23.00: welcome, Biblioteka Główna (= University Library), ul. Popiełuszki (= Popieluszko Street), next to the student hostel

Monday, 12th July - breakfast: Hotel Janusz, from 7.30 (same time and place, except Wednesday: from 7.00) - registration at the Congress venue continues - Congress venue: hala sportowa AP, 3 Maja 54, (= Sport Hall, 3 Maja Street, number 54)

Hours Lecture hall A Lecture hall B Lecture hall C 9.30-10.00 opening ceremony 10.00-11.00 opening lecture: Paul Selden 11.00-11.30 coffee break 11.30-12.30 plenary lecture: William Eberhard 12.30-14.00 lunch 14.15 Congress photo: Lecture hall A 14.30-16.30 Systematics & Ecology, Biodiversity, Conservation & Spider Behaviour Biogeography Faunistics 16.30-17.00 coffee break 17.00-18.30 Spider Systematics & Ecology, Biodiversity, Conservation & Social Biogeography Faunistics

Tuesday, 13th July

Excursion for accompanying persons: Kozłówka, departure at 9.00 from Hotel Janusz

Hours Lecture hall A Lecture hall B Lecture hall C 9.00-10.00 plenary lecture: Gonzalo Giribet 10.00-11.00 plenary lecture: Friedrich Barth 11.00-11.30 coffee break 11.30-12.45 Spider Systematics & Ecology, Biodiversity, Conservation & Scorpion Biogeography Faunistics Systematics 12.30-14.00 lunch 14.30-16.30 Spider Systematics & Ecology, Biodiversity, Conservation & Opiliones Biogeography Faunistics 16.30-17.00 coffee 17.00-18.00 Spider Systematics & Ecology Ecophysiology Biogeography 18.00-18.30 Introduction to the excursion: Marzena Stańska & Izabela Hajdamowicz

Wednesday, 14th July Congress excursion - destination: the Bug River Valley - breakfast starts at 7.00 - busses depart at 8.30 from the Main University Building (5 min. from the Hotel Janusz) - return: 17.00-18.00 - suggested clothing: o proper boots, jacket, in case of rain: umbrella/raincoat/rubber boots o insect/tick repellant (mosquitoes, Simuliidae = black , ticks), sunscreen cream, camera - possibility of collecting in selected areas - IMPORTANT: as we are heading towards the border zone area, please make sure you have your passport or other ID with you - REMEMBER: information on excursion details: Tuesday at 18.00-18.30 at lecture hall A

Thursday, 15th July

Hours Lecture hall A Lecture hall B Lecture hall C 9.00-10.00 plenary: Mark Elgar 10.00-11.00 plenary: Gabriele Uhl 11.00-11.30 coffee break 11.30-12.30 Spider Systematics & Ecology, Biodiversity, Conservation, Reproductive Biogeography Faunistics Biology of Spiders 12.30-14.00 lunch 14.30-16.15 Spider Systematics & Ecology, Biodiversity, Conservation, Reproductive Biogeography Faunistics Biology of Spiders 16.00-16.30 coffee break 16.30-18.30: poster session 20.00: Congress Dinner, Hotel Janusz

Friday, 16th July Excursion for accompanying persons: Warsaw, departure at 9.00 from Hotel Janusz, return: about 17.00

Hours Lecture hall A Lecture hall B Lecture hall C 9.00-10.00 plenary lecture: Samuel Zschokke 10.00-11.00 plenary lecture: Wayne Maddison 11.00-11.30 coffee break 11.30-12.30 Spider Systematics & Minor Orders Spider Silk & Webs Biogeography 12.30-14.00 lunch 14.30-16.15 Salticid Systematics & Ecology, Biodiversity, Conservation & Spider Silk & Webs Biogeography Faunistics 16.00-16.30 coffee 16.30 ISA Meeting 20.00 Russian Party, co-ordinator Yuri Marusik, at student hostel area Saturday, 17th July

Hours Lecture hall A Lecture hall B Lecture hall C 9.00-10.00 plenary lecture: Robert Raven 10.00-11.00 plenary lecture: Rudy Jocque 11.00-11.30 coffee break 11.30-12.30 Spider Systematics & Ecology, Biodiversity, Conservation & Arachnid/Chelicerate Biogeography Faunistics Phylogeny 12.30-14.00 lunch 14.00: Congress Closing Ceremony

CONGRESS PROGRAM TIMETABLE

Sunday, 11th July - arrival and registration - 20.00-23.00 Welcome at the University Library (near student hostel) - possibility to watch the FIFA WORLD CUP FINAL Monday, 12th July - registration at the Congress venue: hala sportowa AP, 3 Maja 54 (= Sport Hall, 3 Maja Street, number 54)

Hours Lecture hall A Lecture hall B Lecture hall C 9.30-10.00 opening ceremony 10.00-11.00 opening lecture: Paul Selden - The latest on the oldest: recent advances in spider palaeontology

11.00-11.30 coffee break 11.30-12.30 plenary lecture: William Eberhard - Recent studies of tropical orb webs: effects of miniaturization and manipulation by parasitoid wasps 12.30-14.00 lunch 14.15 Congress photo: Lecture hall A Spider Systematics & Biogeography Ecology, Biodiversity, Conservation & Spider Behaviour Chair: J. Coddington & Y. Marusik Faunistics Chair: M. Bartos & L. Rayor Chair: T. Blick & K.D. Welch 14.30-14.45 Hormiga & Dimitrov - Phylogeny of the spider Foord et al. - Towards a standardized and optimized Pereira & Motta - Reproductive behaviour and family Pimoidae (Araneoidea) protocol for rapid biodiversity assessments: spider the role of the nuptial gift for Thaumasia sp. richness and assemblage composition in two nov. (Pisauridae) in central Brazil savanna vegetation types 14.45-15.00 Kuntner et al. - A molecular species level Scheuermann et al. - Monitoring spider diversity to Baba & Miyashita - Host-associated phylogeny of nephilid spiders assess the potential of secondary forests for differentiation in the relative leg length of the biodiversity conservation in the southern Atlantic kleptoparasitic spider Argyrodes kumadai Rainforest of Brazil (Araneae: Theridiidae) 15.00-15.15 Rix & Harvey - Genes, trees and tiny spiders: Leroy et al. - Spider assemblages as indicators of Bartos - The role of head identification in prey progress and prospects in micropholcommatid conservation value: a multi-scale approach in capture by jumping spiders (Salticidae) systematics Western France 15.15-15.30 Wood et al. - Archaeid and mecysmaucheniid Opatová et al. - Origins and phylogeography of the Gawryszewski et al. - Mechanism and spiders and their relatives (Araneae: Archaeidae, European protected funnel-web Macrothele spiders function of colour variation in the crab spider Mecysmaucheniidae): phylogeny, biogeography and (Araneae: Hexathelidae) Thomisus spectabilis (Thomisidae) evolution of the carapace morphology 15.30-15.45 Dimitrov et al. - Rounding up the usual Hajdamowicz et al. - Does any gradient of spider Korenko & Pekár - Host specific suspects: molecular phylogeny of orb weaving species diversity exist in a river valley of the Eastern manipulation of spiders by a parasitoid wasp spiders (Araneoidea) Europe? 15.45-16.00 Griswold et al. - The lace web spiders Sudhikumar et al. - Diversity patterns of spiders along Willemart & da Silva Souza - Harvest- (Araneae: Phyxelididae) of Madagascar: an elevational gradient in Nelliyampathy hill ranges of ironman: heavy armature and not its defensive phylogeny, biogeography and the Western Ghats, Kerala, India secretions protects a harvestman (Opiliones) against a spider (Araneae) 16.00-16.15 Lopardo et. al. - Phylogeny of the spider family Nogueira et al. - Spiders from the Pico da Neblina: Rao & Diaz-Fleischer Pursuit deterrence in Mysmenidae and evolution of web architecture in species diversity and distribution along an altitudinal tephritid flies against their jumping spider “symphytognathoids” (Araneae: Orbiculariae) gradient in Brazilian Amazonia (Arachnida: Araneae) predators 16.15-16.30 Longhorn & Masta - Towards resolution of the Seah, Lim & Li. - Males prefer mid-aged arachnid phylogeny with molecular data females that are UV-induced fluorescent brighter and greener 16.30-17.00 coffee break Spider Systematics & Biogeography Ecology, Biodiversity, Conservation & Social Spiders Chair: M. Kuntner & M. Harvey Faunistics Chair: Y. Lubin & L. Avilés Chair: V. Gnelitsa & M. Isaia 17.00-17-15 Ono - The spider fauna of Japan, with a brief Hore & Uniyal - Effect of grassland burning on spider Majer et al. - Macroecological approach to view of the geological history traced back to the assemblages in Terai, India evolution of group living in spider Mesozoic Stegodyphus (Araneae: Eresidae) 17.15-17.30 Huber - Reconstructing the pholcid tree: a Miyashita & Chishiki - High species richness and Guevara et al. - Sociality and resource use: progress report abundance of grassland dwelling spiders in the landscape insights from a community of social spiders in with an intermediate level of forest surroundings Brazil 17.30-17.45 Michalik & Ramírez - An unseen world… First Cera - Ecology of grass dwelling spiders in the coastal Avilés - Intrinsic and extrinsic factors in social phylogenetic analysis of spiders (Araneae) based Randa meadows in the eastern part of Gulf of Riga, evolution and the geographical distribution of on sperm morphology and male genital system Latvia spider sociality 17.45-18.00 Lehtinen - Phylogenetically important Meriste - Spider fauna of coastal and floodplain Rayor - Social evolution in huntsman spiders: characters in the spider family Scytodidae meadows in Matsalu (Estonia), influence of flooding and behavioural, ecological, and physiological management strategies 18.00-18.15 Tu & Hormiga - Higher level phylogenetic study Malumbres-Olarte et al. - Effects of vegetation Salomon - Functional morphology of social of micronetine spiders (Araneae: Linyphiidae: structure and fire on spider diversity in New Zealand groups of web-building spiders Micronetinae) tussocklands 18.15-18.30 Bayer - Different levels of diversity within the Paschetta & Isaia - Spiders and wetlands Yip - Brotherly love or sibling rivalry? The spider family Psechridae (Araneae) conservation: a new challenge at regional scale in presence of older siblings influences body Piedmont (NW Italy) condition in the social spider Delena cancerides (Sparassidae)

Tuesday, 13th July

Excursion for accompanying persons: Kozłówka, bus starts at 9.00 from Hotel Janusz

Hours Lecture hall A Lecture hall B Lecture hall C 9.00-10.00 plenary lecture: Gonzalo Giribet - Opiliones as models for evolutionary biogeographic studies - vicariance, dispersal, translocations 10.00-11.00 plenary lecture: Friedrich Barth - Spider senses: how it all fits together 11.00-11.30 coffee break Spider Systematics & Biogeography Ecology, Biodiversity, Conservation, Scorpion Systematics Chair: P. Jäger Faunistics Chair: R. Farley Chair: S. Pekár

11.30-11.45 Álvarez-Padilla et al. - Interfamilial phylogenetic Pétillon et al. - Condition- and phenotype-dependent Monod & Prendini -Liochelid scorpions of the relationships of goblin spiders, based on dispersal in a spider with a clustered distribution Indo-Pacific: systematics and biogeography morphological data (Araneae: Oonopidae)

11.45-12.00 Baehr & Harvey - Who are these Goblin Spiders? Hsieh & Linsenmair - Does equilibrium or non- Gonzalez & Prendini -Untangling the spiny A new Australasian genus? (Araneae: Oonopidae) equilibrium process shape arboreal spider assemblage clade of vaejovid scorpions: Evolution of the in the deciduous forest canopy? largest radiation of North American desert scorpions

12.00-12.15 Szuts et al. - A preliminary global phylogeny of the Blick - Ground-dwelling spider fauna in Natural Forest Esposito & Prendini - The systematics of the giant goblin spiders (Araneae: Orsolobidae) Reserves in Hesse, Germany New World scorpion genus Centruroides Marx, 1890 (Buthidae)

12.15-12.30 Haddad - Revisions of the cryptic Castianeirinae Komposch - A 1000 metres elevational transect Klußmann & Wirkner - Comparative (Araneae: Corinnidae) of the Afrotropical Region: through rock and scree – the arachnid fauna of morphology of the circulatory system in exceptional species diversity, unusual the Vellacher Kotschna, Southern Alps (Araneae, scorpions: an evolutionary character analysis biogeographical patterns and evolutionary novelties Opiliones, Scorpiones)

12.30-12.45 Fet et al. - DNA barcoding of the Balkan scorpions: preliminary results 12.30-14.00 lunch Spider Systematics & Biogeography Ecology, Biodiversity, Conservation, Opiliones Chair: B. Huber & G. Hormiga Faunistics Chair: W. Staręga & Chair: J. Harwood & P. Gajdoš C. Bragagnolo 14.3 Maxwell et al. - Molecular and morphological Ponksee et al. - The effects of rubber plantation-forest Schönhofer - Species concepts and cryptic 0-14.45 analysis of Sicarius systematics across a wide edges on the distribution of web-building spider diversity in harvestmen (Arachnida: Opiliones) geographic range composition at Khuan Khao Wang Forest Park, - a short overview on methods and Songkhla Province, Thailand perspectives 14.45-15.00 Rheims - Cladistic analysis of the South American Gajdoš & Dankaninová - Influence of the historical Sharma & Giribet - Grassatores phylogeny genus Polybetes Simon (Araneae: Sparassidae), structures of agricultural landscape on diversity of the based on ten molecular markers: the evolution with notes on the subfamily Sparassinae Bertkau epigeic spider communities of a hyperdiverse arachnid infraorder (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) 15.00-15.15 Moradmand & Jäger - On three new species of the Elizabeth Mathew et al. - Vertical stratification of Sharma & Giribet - Upstream colonization of genus Spariolenus Simon, 1880 (Sparassidae: spiders in Kuttanad rice agroecosystem, India Australasia by Neotropical : Heteropodinae) from Iran, with comments on phylogenetic relationships of the Zalmoxidae taxonomy and zoogeography (Arachnida: Opiliones: Laniatores) 15.15-15.30 Ribera et al. - Untangling the ambiguous: Sherawat et al. - Effect of adjacent crops and Karaman - The classical taxonomic approach taxonomy and biogeography of Western agronomic practices on the active density and diversity towards a phylogenetic system of the Mediterranean (Araneae: Lycosidae) using of spiders in wheat ecosystems Cyphophthalmi (Opiliones) molecular and morphological data 15.30-15.45 Bolzern - Taxonomy and phylogeny of the Szinetár & Samu - The occurrence of agrobiont spiders Bragagnolo & Pinto-da-Rocha - Cladistic European Tegenaria/Malthonica-complex indicates overgrazing analysis of subfamily Mitobatinae with emphasis on the polymorphic character analysis (Opiliones: Gonyleptidae)

15.45-16.00 Binford et al. - The geography of venom diversity: Samu et al. - Scale and intensity of interaction between Tsurusaki & Kawaguchi - A circular overlap biogeography and venom diversity in New World meadow and arable field spider assemblages in a resulting from a cascade of numerical changes Loxosceles (Araneae: Sicariidae) Hungarian agricultural landscape of chromosomes in the harvestman Gagrellula ferruginea (Scelerosomatidae: Gagrellinae) 16.00-16.15 Bidegaray-Batista et al. - Phylogeography of a Opatovsky et al. - Molecular tracking of the role of montane spider genus in the Iberian Sistema agrobiont and immigrant spiders in Negev (Israel) Central mountain range, insights from mitochondrial wheat fields: trophic delineation of biological control and nuclear markers potential 16.15-16.30 Sebastian et al. - Spiders in agroecosystems of Kerala, India 16.30-17.00 coffee break Spider Systematics & Biogeography Ecology, Biodiversity, Conservation, Ecophysiology Chair: Ch. Griswold Faunistics Chair: D. Li Chair: V. Růžička 17.00-17.15 Harms & Harvey - Pirates of the dark: systematics Pekár et al. - Evolution of stenophagy in spiders Raspotnig et al. - Scent gland chemistry in and first phylogeny of Australasian pirate spiders (Araneae): evidence based on the comparative analysis harvestmen (Opiliones) (Araneae: Mimetidae) of spider diets 17.15-17.30 Benavides & Hormiga - Advances on the Peng - Mercy landlord or good lodgers? A form of Talarico - Do Ricinulei possess a chemical phylogeny of pirate spiders (Araneae: Mimetidae), a interaction between kleptoparasitic and host spiders defence mechanism? molecular approach 17.30-17.45 Kořínková et al. - Cytogenetic data do not support Bowden & Buddle - Life history of three sympatric wolf Honda et al. - Molecular approach to elucidate a close relationship between the families Mimetidae spiders from the Yukon Territory, Canada the hormonal regulation of spider ecdysis and Palpimanidae (Araneae: ) 17.45-18.00 Guadanucci - Cladistic analysis and biogeography Bartos - Limited food-niche overlapping among jumping Haupt - Moulting in a whip scorpion of the genus Oligoxystre Vellard, 1924 (Araneae: spiders from three coexisting age groups Mygalomorphae: Theraphosidae)

18.00-18.30 Introduction to the excursion: Marzena Stańska & Izabela Hajdamowicz

- Wednesday, 14th July Congress excursion - destination: the Bug River Valley (nature reserve and Janów Podlaski Stud http://www.janow.arabians.pl/en/ - breakfast starts at 7.00 - busses depart at 8.30 from the Hotel Janusz - return: around 18.30 - lunch (as every day) , drinking water, ice tea and cookies (instead of coffee break), drinks and cookies are included in the fee - suggested clothing: o proper boots, jacket, in case of rain: umbrella/raincoat/rubber boots o insect/tick repellent (mosquitoes, Simuliidae = black flies, ticks), sunscreen cream, camera - possibility of collecting in selected areas - IMPORTANT: we are heading towards the border zone area: please make sure you have your passport or other document with your photograph PLEASE REMEMBER: excursion details on Tuesday at 18.00-18.30 at lecture hall A Thursday, 15th July

Hours Lecture hall A Lecture hall B Lecture hall C

9.00-10.00 plenary lecture: Mark Elgar - Sit-and-wait predators: a misnomer for orb-weaving spiders

10.00-11.00 plenary lecture: Gabriele Uhl - The secret lives of dwarf spiders 11.00-11.30 coffee break

Spider Systematics & Biogeography Ecology, Biodiversity, Conservation, Reproductive Biology of Chair: N. Scharff Faunistics Spiders Chair: S. Blamires Chair: P. Michalik & G. Uhl 11.30-11.45 Gregorič et al. - Phylogeny and behaviour of Foellmer et al. - Testing the revised gravity hypothesis for Chiarle & Isaia - Courtship behavior in enigmatic orbicularians: Zygiellidae and the giant body size evolution in a highly dimorphic orb-web spider: the genus Pardosa (Araneae: orbweaver Caerostris larger dwarfs climb faster Lycosidae): what do we know about it? 11.45-12.00 Wang & Tu - The origin and speciation of Solenysa Welch et al. - The role of web placement in structuring Vöcking et al. - Sperm storage and spiders on the Japan Archipelago linyphiid spider communities and food webs sperm activation in the orb-weaving spider Argiope bruennichi (Araneidae, Araneae) 12.00-12.15 Gavish-Regev et al. - Systematics of the spider Tahir et al. - Relationship of web characteristics and body Stoltz & Andrade - Female cryptic genus Stemonyphantes (Araneae: Linyphiidae) measures of Leucauge decorate (Araneae: Tetragnathidae) choice and a cost of simultaneous polyandry 12.15-12.30 Frick et al. - On dwarfs and trees - the Savignia Tahir et al. - Can competing orb web spiders co-exist in the Tuni & Bilde - Natural mating rates genus group (Araneae: Linyphiidae: Erigoninae) same habitat? and potential for genetic benefits in a polyandrous spider with high risks of

inbreeding 12.30-12-45 Albo et al - Worthless donations as a male reproductive tactic in the nuptial gift giving spider Pisaura mirabilis (Araneae: Pisauridae) 12.30-14.00 lunch

Spider Systematics & Biogeography Ecology, Biodiversity, Conservation, Reproductive Biology of Chair: D. Dimitrov & H. Ono Faunistics Spiders Chair: F. Samu & Ch. Deltshev Chair: P. Michalik & G. Uhl 14.30-14.45 Král et al. - Evolution of the karyotype and sex Wawer - A comparison of Argiope bruennichi and Araneus Kunz & Uhl - Experimental analysis chromosome systems in mesothelid and quadratus population density in different habitats and of male cephalic modifications in the mygalomorph spiders regions of Poland dwarf spider Oedothorax retusus 14.45-15.00 Král et al. - Evolution of holocentric chromosomes Planas & Ribera - Not so banal after all; latest evidence on Blackledge et al. - Darwin’s dilemma: and X1X2Y system: two karyotype traits found in Loxosceles diversity in Canary Islands and Northwestern natural selection on orb web performance basal clades of araneomorph spiders (Araneae: Africa opposes fecundity selection for extreme Araneomorphae) female gigantism in spiders 15.00-15.15 Vink et al. - Using real-time remote diagnostics to Kanniparambil - The spider fauna (Araneae) of Maldives Aisenberg & Peretti - Costs of burrow- examine valuable specimens Islands in Indian Ocean digging and sexual dimorphism in immune ability and fat reserves in the sex role reversed spider brasiliensis (Lycosidae) 15.15-15.30 Marusik - How many scuta do the Linyphiidae Kovblyuk - Diversity and endemism of spiders (Arachnida: Rypstra et al. - Condition dependent have? Araneae) of the Crimean Peninsula, Ukraine mate choice affects clutch size and offspring sex ratio in the cellar spider 15.30-16.00 Marusik & Penney - Conformation of the male palp Bodkhe - Spider diversity in Lonar crater sanctuary and a Cotteril et al. - A tangled web: Bias in some spiders belonging to the RTA-clade and new species of Ariamnes (Araneae: Theridiidae) from India sex ratios, bacteria and mating problems in taxonomy behaviours of a solitary sheet web spider, Pityohyphantes phrygianus 16.00-16.15 Macías-Hernández et al. - Contrasting Krumpálová et al. - Biological hours tick for everyone - time Vanthournout & Hendrickx - phylogeographies underlay among-lineage variation chart of diel activity of epigeic spiders Wolbachia-induced sex ratio distortion in species diversification in the spider genus in the solitary spider Oedothorax Dysdera from the Canary Islands gibbosus and its potential implications on sexual selection 16.15-16-30 Arnedo et al. - Does karyotype change drive Ozimec - Arachnid cave-dwelling fauna on Biokovo Mt., Kralj-Fišer - The adaptiveness of speciation in the woodlouse hunter spider Dysdera? Central Dalmatia, Croatia being a spider eunuch Multilocus phylogeographic analyses of the Dysdera erythrina species complex 16.30-16.45 Yap et al. - A new serrular structure and its Michalik & Rittschof – Permanent implications for the phylogeny of the scytodids sperm depletion in spiders (Araneae: Scytodidae) 16.00-17.00 coffee break 16.30-18.30: poster session 20.00: Congress Dinner, Hotel Janusz Friday, 16th July

Excursion for accompanying persons: Warsaw, bus starts at 9.00 from Hotel Janusz

Hours Lecture hall A Lecture hall B Lecture hall C

9.00-10.00 plenary lecture: Samuel Zschokke - Gravity and spider webs

10.00-11.00 plenary lecture: Wayne Maddison - Phylogenetic radiation of salticid spiders: so many species, so little time

11.00-11.30 coffee break

Spider Systematics & Biogeography Minor Arachnid Orders Spider Silk & Webs Chair: F. Álvarez-Padilla Chair: J. Haupt Chair: M. Elgar

11.30-11.45 Vink et al. - The invasive Australian redback Harvey - Chthonioid pseudoscorpions: phylogeny based Zschokke – Spiral and web asymmetry in spider, hasseltii Thorell, 1870 on morphology orb webs of Araneus diadematus (Araneae: Araneidae) (Araneae: Theridiidae): current and potential distributions

11.45-12.00 Šestáková & Krumpál - Comparison of male van Heerden - The distribution of Horus Chamberlin Saraceno et al. - Spider webs in science, palps of orb-weavers between Araneus sturmi (Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones: Olpiidae) art and space – an interdisciplinary project and A. triguttatus, with notes on identification on 3D-visualisation characters

12.00-12.15 Ovtcharenko & Zakharov - Morphological Murienne et al. - Phylogeny and biogeography of Blamires & Tso - Orb spider webs as organization of male palpal organ of the Ricinulei models of prey-induced phenotypic plasticity Australian ground spiders (Araneae: Gnaphosidae)

12.15-12.30 Gao & Tu - Epigynal morphology of Entelegynae Rahmadi et al. - Does the whip spider genus Agnarsson et al. - Behavioural and and its evolutionary implications Stygophrynus (Amblypygi: Charontidae) extend its biomaterial coevolution in spider orb webs distribution eastward to the Solomon Islands? 12.30-14.00 lunch Salticid Systematics & Biogeography Ecology, Biodiversity, Conservation & Spider Silk & Webs Chair: G.B. Edwards Faunistics Chair: I. Agnarsson Chair: S. Koponen

14.30-14.45 Araujo & Li - Shooting stars in an Asian tropical Quasin & Uniyal - Spider (Araneae) composition Hesselberg & Vollrath - The mechanical forest: structural colours of jumping spiders structure in the chir pine (Pinus roxburghii) forest importance of retaining the non-sticky spiral habitat, Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Western in Nephila webs (Araneae: Nephilidae) Himalayas, India 14.45-15.00 Prószyński - Are Salticidae (Araneae) of Růžička et al. - Soil spiders? Pérez-Miles et al. - The fall of spiderman: Indonesia exceptional? silk production from tarantula tarsus experimentally questioned (Araneae: Theraphosidae) 15.00-15.15 Edwards - Myrmarachne (Araneae: Salticidae) Hula et al. - Investigation of spiders overwintering in Tso & Lai - Factors shaping the lure signal of the Philippines land-snail shells in Southern Moravia (Czech Republic), design of a nocturnal orb web spider with special regard to importance of snail species 15.15-15.30 Żabka - Salticidae (Arachnida: Araneae) of Varet et al. - Spider assemblages in urban habitats Cheng - Insect form vision as a potential Australia – a synthesis from Rennes (Brittany, France) shaping force of spider web decoration design 15.30-15.45 Richardson - Making the most of limited locality Fedoriak & Zhukovets - Spiders in apartment buildings data: predicting the distribution of jumping spider of Ukraine cities (Salticidae: Araneae) faunas in Australia 15.45-16.00 Zhang & Maddison - Molecular phylogeny indicates intercontinental dispersal of euophryine spiders in evolutionary history (Araneae: Salticidae)

16.00-16.15 Ruiz & Maddison - Phylogeny of dendryphantines (Araneae: Salticidae) 16.00-16.30 coffee break 16.30 ISA Meeting Photo competition results 20.00 Russian Party, co-ordinator: Yuri Marusik, at student hostel area

Saturday, 17th July

Hours Lecture hall A Lecture hall B Lecture hall C

9.00-10.00 plenary lecture: Robert Raven - A review of the Mygalomorphae: biology, morphology and systematics

10.00-11.00 plenary lecture: Rudy Jocqué - Distribution patterns of Afrotropical arachnids: staying ahead of shifting baselines 11.00-11.30 coffee break

Spider Systematics & Biogeography Ecology, Biodiversity, Conservation & Arachnid/Chelicerate Phylogeny Chair: L. Tu Faunistics Chair: J. Dunlop Chair: P.A. Sebastian

11.30-11.45 Szymkowiak - The variation of some morphological Isaia - Subterranean arachnids of the Western Dunlop & Braddy - “Cteniza” bavincourti and structures within Diaea s. lato (Araneae: Thomisidae) Italian Alps (Arachnida: Araneae, Opiliones, arachnid trace fossil nomenclature of Australia Palpigradi, Pseudoscorpiones)

Puzin et al. - The dark and salty identity of Pardosa Uniyal & Quasin - Community structure and Farley - Comparison of development of book purbeckensis (Araneae: Lycosidae) composition of spiders (Araneae) in Western gills in the horseshoe crab and book lungs in 11.45-12.00 Himalayas, India scorpions

12.00-12.15 Deshmukh - Four new species of spiders of the genus Blagoev & Adamowicz - Structure and spider Masta - Chelicerate relationships as inferred Stegodyphus Simon, 1873 from Satpuda, diversity in the Churchill Area, Manitoba, Canada by mitogenomic data Maharashtra, India, (Arachnida: Araneae: Eresidae)

12.15-12.30 Vankhede & Deshmukh - On three new species of the genus Oxyopes Latreille from central India (Arachnida: Araneae: Oxyopidae) 12.30-14.00 lunch 14.00 Congress Closing Ceremony

LIST OF PARTICIPANTS AND ACCOMPANYING PERSONS

1. Agnarsson Ingi, Dr., USA, [email protected] 2. Aisenberg Anita, Dr., , [email protected] 3. Akarte Satish Ramkrishna, Dr., India, [email protected] 4. Alberti Gerd, Prof., Germany, [email protected] 5. Albo Maria José, Ms., Uruguay, [email protected] 6. Álvarez-Padilla Fernando, Dr., Mexico, Mexico, [email protected] 7. Ambalaparambil Sudhikumar Vasu, Dr., Belgium, [email protected] 8. Araujo Diego, Mr., Singapore, [email protected] 9. Arendo Miquel, Dr., Spain, [email protected] 10. Avilés Leticia, Dr., Kanada, [email protected] 11. Azarkina Galina, Dr., Russia, [email protected] 12. Baba Yuki, Dr., Japa, [email protected] 13. Ballarin Francisco, Mr., Italy, [email protected] 14. Barth Friedrich G., Prof., Austria, [email protected] 15. Bartos Maciej, Dr., Poland, [email protected] 16. Bayer Steffen, Mr., Germany, [email protected] 17. Bellerson Xavier Rhiannon, Miss, UK, [email protected] 18. Benati Kátia, Prof., Brazil, [email protected] 19. Benavides Ligia Rosario, Miss, USA, [email protected] 20. Bidegaray-Batista Leticia, Mrs., Spain, [email protected] 21. Binford Greta, Prof., USA, [email protected] 22. Blackledge Todd, Dr., USA, [email protected] 23. Blamires Sean, Dr., Taiwan, [email protected] 24. Blagoev Gergin, Dr, Canada, [email protected] 25. Blick Theo, Mr., Germany, [email protected] 26. Bodkhe Atul, Dr., India, [email protected] 27. Bolzern Angelo, Mr., Switzerland, [email protected] 28. Bosman Robert, Mr., Belgium, [email protected] 29. Bowden Joseph, Mr., Kanada, [email protected] 30. Bragagnolo Cibele, Dr., Brazil, [email protected] 31. Bull Jonathan, Mr., UK, [email protected] 32. Carvalho Leonardo Sousa, Mr., Brazil, [email protected] 33. Cera Inese, Miss, Latvia, [email protected] 34. Cheng Ren-Chung, Mr., Taiwan, [email protected] 35. Chiarle Alberto, Dr., Italy, [email protected] 36. Chotiwong Wimolwan, Miss, Thailand, [email protected] 37. Coddington Jonathan, Dr., Smithsonian Institution, Washington DC, USA, [email protected] 38. Cotterill Melanie, Miss, UK, [email protected] 39. Court David, Dr., Singapore, [email protected] 40. Cushing Paula E., Dr., USA, [email protected] 41. de Paula Orofino Renata, Ms., Brazil, 42. Decleer Marij, Mrs., Belgium 43. Deeleman-Reinhold Christa, Dr., Netherlands, [email protected] 44. Deltshev Christo, Dr., Bulgaria, [email protected] 45. Deshmukh Shivaji, Dr., India 46. Deshmukh Ujjwala, Dr., India 47. Dimitrov Dimitar, Dr., Denmark, [email protected] 48. Dolejš Petr, Mr., Czech Republic, [email protected] 49. Dunlop Jason A., Dr., Germany, [email protected] 50. Dupérré Nadine, Miss, USA, [email protected] 51. Dymek Agnieszka, Miss, Poland, [email protected] 52. Eberhard William, Prof., Costa Rica, [email protected] 53. Edwards G.B., Dr., USA, [email protected] 54. Elgar Mark, Prof., Australia, [email protected] 55. Esposito Lauren, Ms., USA, [email protected] 56. Farley Roger Dean, Prof., USA, [email protected] 57. Fedoriak Maria, Dr., Ukraine, [email protected] 58. Foellmer Matthias, Dr., USA, [email protected] 59. Foord Stefan Hendrik, Dr., South Africa, [email protected] 60. Forman Martin, Mr., Czech Republic, [email protected] 61. Föttinger Petra, Miss, Austria, [email protected] 62. Frick Holger, Dr., Denmark, [email protected] 63. Fritzen Niclas Robin, Mr., Finland, [email protected] 64. Gabryś Grzegorz, Prof., Poland, [email protected] 65. Gajdoš, Peter, Dr., Slovakia, [email protected] 66. Gao Jie, Miss, China, [email protected] 67. Gardini Giulio, Dr., Italy, [email protected] 68. Gardzińska Joanna, Dr., Poland, [email protected] 69. Gavish-Regev Efrat, Mrs., Denmark, [email protected] 70. Gawryszewski Felipe, Mr., Australia, [email protected] 71. Giribet Gonzalo, Prof., USA, [email protected] 72. Gnelitsa Valery Anatoly, Dr., Ukraine, [email protected] 73. Gonzalez Edmundo, Ms., USA, [email protected] 74. Goudarzi Hamid Reza, Mr., Iran, [email protected] 75. Gravesen Ejgil, Mr., Greenland, [email protected] 76. Gregorič Matjaž, Mr., Slovenia, [email protected] 77. Griswold Charles Edward, Dr., USA, [email protected] 78. Guadanucci José Paulo Leite, Prof., Brazil, [email protected] 79. Guevara Jennifer, Miss, Canada, [email protected] 80. Haddad Charles Richard, Mr., South Africa, [email protected] 81. Hajdamowicz Izabela, Dr., Poland, [email protected] 82. Harms Danilo, Mr., Australia, [email protected] 83. Harvey Mark Stephen, Prof., Australia, [email protected] 84. Harwood James Douglas, Dr., USA, [email protected] 85. Haupt Heinz Joachim, Dr., Germany, [email protected] 86. Haupt Hiroko, Mrs., Germany 87. Hendrickx, Frederik, Dr., Belgium, [email protected] 88. Hervé Christophe, Dr., France, [email protected] 89. Hesselberg Thomas, Dr., UK, [email protected] 90. Höfer Hubert, Dr., Germany, [email protected] 91. Holm Christina, Miss, Denmark, [email protected] 92. Honda Yoshiko, Ms., Japan, [email protected] 93. Horak Peter, Dr., Austria, [email protected] 94. Horak Gudrun, Ms., Austria 95. Hormiga Gustavo, Prof., USA, [email protected] 96. Hörweg Christoph, Mr., Austria, [email protected] 97. Hou Chueh, Miss, Taiwan, [email protected] 98. Hsieh Samuel Yu-Lung, Mr., Germany, [email protected] 99. Huber Bernhard, Dr., Germany, [email protected] 100. Huckstorf Katarina, Ms., Germany, [email protected] 101. Hula Vladim, Dr., Czech Republic, [email protected] 102. Hurme Heli, Mrs., Finland, 103. Isaia Marco, Dr., Italy, [email protected] 104. Jäger Peter, Dr., Germany, [email protected] 105. Järvinen Carina Mikaela, Ms., Finland, [email protected] 106. Jastrzębski Piotr, Dr., Poland, [email protected] 107. Jens Runge, Mr., Germany, [email protected] 108. Jocqué Rudy, Dr., Belgium, [email protected] 109. Joshi Dinesh Gokulanand, Prof., India, [email protected] 110. Judson Mark, Dr., France, [email protected] 111. Kanniparambil Sunil Jose, Mr., India, [email protected] 112. Karaman Ivo, Dr., Serbia, [email protected] 113. Katušić Luka, Mr., Croatia, [email protected] 114. Klann Anja, Dr., Germany, [email protected] 115. Klußmann Bastian, Mr., Germany, [email protected] 116. Komposch Christian, Dr., Austria, [email protected] 117. Kondulkar Sunil Ramkrushna, Dr., India, [email protected] 118. Koomen Peter, Mr., Netherlands, [email protected] 119. Koponen Seppo, Mr., Finland, [email protected] 120. Korenko Stanislav, Dr., Czech Republic, [email protected] 121. Kořínková Tereza, Dr., Czech Republic, [email protected] 122. Kovblyuk Mykola M., Dr., Ukraine, [email protected] 123. Kozłowska Małgorzata, Mrs., Poland 124. Král Jiří, Dr., Czech Republic, [email protected] 125. Kralj-Fišer Simona, Dr., Slovenia, [email protected] 126. Králová Anna, Mrs., Czech Republic 127. Kraus Otto, Prof., Germany, [email protected] 128. Kraus Margarete, Dr., Germany 129. Krumpálová Zuzana, Dr., Slovakia, [email protected] 130. Kuntner Matjaž, Dr., Slovenia, [email protected] 131. Kunz Katrin, Ms., Germany, [email protected] 132. Kupryjanowicz Janusz, Dr., Poland, [email protected] 133. Lehtinen Pekka Taisto, Dr., Finland, [email protected] 134. Lehtinen Ulla Maija, Mrs., Finland 135. Li Daiqin, Prof., Singapore, [email protected] 136. Longhorn Stuart, Dr., Ireland, [email protected] 137. Lopardo Lara, Dr., Germany, [email protected] 138. Lubin Yael, Prof., Israel, [email protected] 139. Macias-Hernández Nuria, Ms., Spain, [email protected] 140. Maddison Wayne, Prof., Canada, [email protected] 141. Mahnert Volker, Dr., Switzerland, [email protected] 142. Mahnert Anka, Mrs., Switzerland 143. Majer Marija, Miss, Denmark, [email protected] 144. Malumbres-Olarte Jagoba, Mr., New Zealand, [email protected] 145. Marhabaie Mohammad, Mr., Netherlands, [email protected] 146. Marusik Yuri, Dr., Russia, [email protected] 147. Marusik Irina, Mrs., Russia 148. Masta Susan, Dr., USA, [email protected] 149. Maxwell Elise, Ms., USA, [email protected] 150. Mąkol Joanna, Dr., Poland, [email protected] 151. Melo da Silva Tércio, Mr., Brazil, [email protected] 152. Meriste Mart, Mr., Estonia, [email protected] 153. Mestre Arias Laia, Ms., Spain, [email protected] 154. Michalik Peter, Dr., Germany, [email protected] 155. Mitov Plamen Genkov, Dr., Bulgaria, [email protected] 156. Miyashita Tadashi, Dr., Japan, [email protected] 157. Monod Lionel, Mr., Switzerland, [email protected] 158. Moradmand Majid, Mr., Germany, [email protected] 159. Morgan John E., Dr., Australia, [email protected] 160. Motta Paulo César, Dr., Brazil, [email protected] 161. Murienne Jerome, Dr., USA, [email protected] 162. Muster Christoph, Dr., Germany, [email protected] 163. Myers Brooke, Ms., USA 164. Myers Nicole, Ms., USA 165. Nadolny Anton. A., Mr., Ukraine, [email protected], 166. Navidpour Shahrokh, Dr., Iran, [email protected] 167. Nayebzadeh Hassan, Dr., Iran, [email protected] 168. Nicewicz Łukasz, Mr., Poland, [email protected] 169. Niedobová Jana, Dr., Czech Republic, [email protected] 170. Olejniczak Izabela, Dr., Poland, [email protected] 171. Oleczek Marek, Mr., Poland, [email protected] 172. Oleszczuk Maria, Dr., Poland, [email protected] 173. Omelko Mikhail, Dr., Russia, [email protected] 174. Ono Hirotsugu, Dr., Japa, [email protected] 175. Opatova Vera, Ms., Spain, [email protected] 176. Opatovsky Itai, Mr., Israel, [email protected] 177. Ovtcharenko Vladimir, Prof., USA, [email protected] 178. Ozimec Roman, Mr., Croatia, [email protected] 179. Paschetta Mauro, Dr., Italy, [email protected] 180. Patoleta Barbara, Dr., Poland, [email protected] 181. Pekár Stano, Prof., Czech Republic, [email protected] 182. Pérez-Miles Fernando, Dr., Uruguay, [email protected] 183. Pétillon Julien, Dr., Belgium, [email protected] 184. Piterkina Tatyana, Dr., Russia, [email protected] 185. Planas Enric, Mr., Spain, [email protected] 186. Po Peng, Mr., Tajwan, [email protected] 187. Polotow Daniele, Miss, Brazil, [email protected] 188. Ponksee Booppa, Miss, Thailand, [email protected] 189. Prószyński Jerzy, Prof., Poland, [email protected] 190. Rahmadi Cahyo, Mr., Indonesia, [email protected] 191. Rao Dinesh, Dr., Mexico, [email protected] 192. Raspotnig Gϋnther, Dr., Austria, [email protected] 193. Raub Florian, Mr., Germany, [email protected] 194. Raven Robert John, Dr., Australia, [email protected] 195. Rayor Linda Susan, Dr., USA, [email protected] 196. Rheims Cristina Anne, Dr., Brazil, [email protected] 197. Ribera Carles, Dr., Spain, [email protected] 198. Ricetti Janael, Mr., Brazil, [email protected] 199. Richardson Barry John, Dr., Australia, [email protected] 200. Rix Michael Gordon, Dr., Australia, [email protected] 201. Rozwałka Robert, Dr., Poland, [email protected] 202. Ruiz Gustavo, Dr., Brazil, [email protected] 203. Růžička Vlastimil, Dr., Czech Republic, [email protected] 204. Rypstra Ann Lundie, Prof., USA, [email protected] 205. Salomon Maxence, Dr., Kanada, [email protected] 206. Samu Ferenc, Dr., Hungary, [email protected] 207. Sauchelli Rose, Ms., USA 208. Sauchelli Fay., Ms., USA 209. Schaider Miriam, Ms., Austria, [email protected] 210. Scharff Nikolaj, Dr., Denmark, [email protected] 211. Scheuermann Ludger, Mr., Germany, [email protected] 212. Schönhofer Axel, Dr., Germany, [email protected] 213. Sebastian Pothalil Antony, Prof., India, [email protected] 214. Selden Paul A., Prof., USA, [email protected] 215. Šestáková Anna, Miss, Slovakia, [email protected] 216. Sharma Prashant, Mr., USA, [email protected] 217. Sherawat Sher Muhammad, Mr., Pakistan, [email protected] 218. Shirbhate Milind Vishnupant, Dr., India, [email protected] 219. Sierwald Petra, Dr., USA, [email protected] 220. Siuda Paweł, Mr., Poland, [email protected] 221. Smith Helen, Dr., Australia, [email protected] 222. Stańska Marzena, Dr., Poland, [email protected] 223. Staręga Wojciech, Prof., Poland, [email protected] 224. Stark Amanda, Ms., USA 225. Stoltz Jeffrey, Mr., Canada, [email protected] 226. Stoutjesdijk Flip, Mr., Netherlands 227. Szinetár Csaba, Dr., Hungary, [email protected] 228. Szuts Tamas, Dr., USA, [email protected] 229. Szymkowiak Paweł, Dr., Poland, [email protected] 230. Tahir Muhammad, Dr., Pakistan, [email protected] 231. Talarico Giovanni, Dr., Germany, [email protected] 232. Trotta Alessio, Dr., Italy, [email protected] 233. Tseng Huei-jen, Miss, Taiwan, [email protected] 234. Tso I-Min, Dr., Taiwan, [email protected] 235. Tsurusaki Nobuo, Prof., Japan, [email protected] 236. Tu Lihong, Dr., China, [email protected] 237. Tuf Ivan H., Dr., Czech Republic, [email protected] 238. Tuni Cristina, Dr., Denmark, [email protected] 239. Uhl Gabriele, Prof., Germany, [email protected] 240. Uniyal Virendra Prasad, Dr., India, [email protected] 241. Vadekkedath Mathew, Elizabeth, Ms., India, [email protected] 242. Vairale Amit Babanrao, Mr., India, [email protected] 243. Van Hecke Charlotte, Miss, Belgium 244. van Heerden Jacques, Prof., South Africa, [email protected] 245. van Heerden Elza, Mrs., South Africa 246. van Helsdingen Peter J., Dr., Netherlands, [email protected] 247. Vankhede Ganesh, Prof., India, [email protected] 248. Vankhede Dinesh, Mr., India, [email protected] 249. Varet Marion, Mrs., France, [email protected] 250. Vatany Hadi, Dr., Iran, [email protected] 251. Viera Carmen, Prof., Uruguay, [email protected] 252. Vink Cor, Dr., New Zealand, [email protected] 253. Vöcking Oliver, Mr., Germany, [email protected] 254. Waldock Julianne Margaret, Miss, Australia, [email protected] 255. Wang Fang, Miss, China, [email protected] 256. Wawer Wioletta, Miss, Poland, [email protected] 257. Welch Kelton, Mr., USA, [email protected] 258. Wesołowska Wanda, Prof., Poland 259. Wesołowski Tomasz, Prof., Poland, [email protected] 260. Willemart Rodrigo Hirata, Dr., Brazil, [email protected] 261. Wirkner Chrystian, Dr., Germany, [email protected] 262. Wiśniewski Konrad, Mr., Poland, [email protected] 263. Wood Hannah, Ms., USA, [email protected] 264. Wright Simon James, Mr., UK, [email protected] 265. Wunderlich Jörg, Mr., Germany, [email protected] 266. Yamasaki Takeshi, Mr., Japan, [email protected] 267. Yip Eric, Mr., USA, [email protected] 268. Zaragoza Juan A., Mr., Spain, [email protected] 269. Zare Abbas Mirakabadi, Prof., Iran, [email protected] 270. Zhang Junxia, Miss, Canada, [email protected] 271. Zolotarev Maxim Petrovich, Dr., Russia, [email protected] 272. Zschokke Samuel, Dr., Switzerland, [email protected] 273. Żabka Marek, Prof., Poland, [email protected]