Arch. Biol. Sci., Belgrade, 66 (2), 465-471, 2014 DOI:10.2298/ABS1402465D

New data on the (Araneae) in the caves of Balkan Peninsula

C. Deltshev1, B. Ćurčić2, Chunxia Wang3, Zniyuan Yao3, D. Antić2, S. Ćurčić2 and T. Rađa4

1 National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria 2 Center for Biospeleology and Institute of Zoology, Faculty of Biology, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, 3 Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, Chine 4 Speleological Society Spiljar, 21000 Split,

Abstract - New faunistic and taxonomic data for the species: Sulcia oculata Kratochvil, 1938, Thyphlonesticus absoloni (Kratochvil, 1934), Centromerus serbicus Deltshev, 2003, Palliduphantes spelaeorum (Kulczyński, 1914) and Porrhomma convexum (Westring, 1851), found in the caves of Bosnia, and Serbia are presented. Photos of the male palps and epigynes of the species S. oculata. T. absoloni and C. serbicus, are published for first time.

Key words: Cave fauna, spiders, photos, Serbia, Croatia, , Balkan Peninsulax

Introduction under the stones or from the clayish layers of the caves. Male palpi and female genitalia were examined and The fauna of Balkan Peninsula has been illustrated after they were dissected from the spiders’ comparatively well studied due to the efforts of many bodies. Photos were taken with an Olympus C7070 araneologists from different countries. Deltshev wide zoom digital camera mounted on an Olympus (2008) comprised all information about this fauna SZX12 microscope. The images were montaged and announced 326 species from 31 families. The using Helicon Focus image stacking software. The present contribution is due to material collected in material is deposited in the collections of Institute of some caves on the territories of Bosnia and Herze- Zoology (Sofia). The full names of the 4 collectors govina, Montenegro, Serbia and Croatia. and their abbreviations sorted in alphabetical order are as follows : Dragan Antić (D.A.), Srećko Ćurčić Material and methods (S.Ć.), Tonći Rađa (T.R.).

The material treated herein originates from 10 caves: Results and Discussion 7 in Serbia, 1 in Bosnia and 1 in Montenegro, Croatia, collected during the last 2 years (2012-2013). The The results concern new faunistic and taxonomic spiders have been collected by hand from the walls, data about the species:

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Figs 1-3 Sulcia oculata Kratochvil, 1938 – 1. Habitus, dorsal view; 2, 3. Male palp, prolateral and retrolateral view. Scales lines: 0.2 mm.

Sulcia oculata Kratochvil, 1938 – newly-estab- Deeleman-Reinhold (1978) published the first lished to the spider fauna of Serbia. The species has precise localities (Montenegro: Cetinjska Pećina been described by Kratochvil (1938) and is known iznad manastira, Cetinje; Grbočica pećina, Trnovo- only from a cave on the territory of East Bosnia. The Komarno, Virpazar), which are recently, the single. new record from Serbia shows, that the species has The presented photos, based on this material wider distribution on Balkan Peninsula. The present- contribute to the better taxonomic characteristics of ed photos, based on this material fit well with the pic- the species, showing quite well the ventral and dorsal tures presented by Kratochvil (1938) and contribute view of the epigyne and vulva. to the better taxonomic characteristics of the species, showing quite well the structures of the bulb and the Centromerus serbicus Deltshev, 2002 – described spination of the palp. and known only from 3 caves on the territory of Ser- bia (Bor district) (Deltshev et al., 2003). The new Typhlonesticus absoloni (Kratochvil, 1933) – records concern 2 new caves situated in the same described from a cave on the territory of Montenegro, district. The presented photos based on this material a completely blind spider. The first record is not contribute to the better taxonomic characteristics clear “a spelunka in Krivoshije” (Kulczyn’ski, 1914). of the species, showing quite well all characteristic The second record is also not exact “une grotte features of the bulb and the ventral and dorsal view du Monténégro méridional” (Kratochvil, 1939). of the epigyne and vulva. New data on the spiders in the caves of Balkan Peninsula (Araneae) 467

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Figs 4-8 Typhlonesticus absoloni (Kratochvil, 1933) – 4, 5. Habitus, dorsal and ventral view; 6. Cephalic part, frontal view; 7, 8. Epigyne/vulva, dorsal and ventral view.

These species can be regarded as troglobites (sen- Nesticidae su Sket, 2008). They occur in the zone of full dark- ness, inhabiting wall crevices and clayish accumula- Typhlonesticus absoloni (Kratochvil, 1933) tions. Montenegro, Cetinje, Cetinjska Pećina Cave, 2f, 3 Species list and explored caves subad m, 22.08.2012, leg D. A.

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Sulcia oculata Kratochvil, 1938 Centromerus serbicus Deltshev, 2002

Serbia, Canyon of Rača River, Tara Mt., above Serbia, Beljevina, near Zlot vill: Mandina Pećina Cave, Lađevac source, Bezimena Pećina 1 Cave, 1 m, 1 m, 2 f, 27.05. 2012 (new locality), Vernjikica Cave, 20.09.1913, leg S. C. 1 m, 29.05.2012; Jelovac vill., near Despotovac, Re- savska Pećina Cave, 4 f, 30.05.2013; 1 m, 06.07.2013; 468 C. Deltshev ET AL.

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Figs 9-14 Centromerus serbicus Deltshev, 2002 – 9, 10. Habitus, dorsal and ventral view; 11, 12 – Male palp, prolateral and retrolateral view; 13, 14 - Epigyne/vulva, dorsal and ventral view.

sibility of the Institute of Zoology in Beijing and to discuss Suvaja Gorge, Strmosten vill., Izviđačka Pećina Cave, the taxonomic problems of spiders in China and Balkan Pen- 2 f, 06.07.2013 (new locality), leg D.A. & S.Ć. insula. Paliduphantes spelaeorum (Kulczyński, 1914) References Bosnia, Studenci vill., Golubinka Cave, 1 f, 26.09.2013, Sket, B. 2008. Can we agree on an ecological classification of sub- leg T.R. (new locality). terranean ? – Journal of Natural History 42, 1549- 1563 – doi: 10.1080/00222930801995762 Porrhomma convexum (Westring, 1851) Deeleman-Reinhold. C. 1974. The cave spider fauna of Montenegro (Araneae). Glasnik Republički Zavod Zaštita Serbia, Zlot vill., Vernjikica Cave, 2 f, 29.05.2012, leg Prirode – Prirodnjačkog Muzeja Titograd, 6: 9-33. D.A. & S.Ć (new locality). Deltshev, C. 2008. Faunistic diversity and zoogeography of cave- dwelling spiders on the Balkan Peninsula. Advances in Acknowledgements - The first author is especially greatful to Arachnology and Developmental Biology. Papers dedicated Prof. Shuqiang Li for the possibility to visit and to use all pos- to Prof. Dr. Bozidar Cur5cic. S. E. Makarov & R. N. New data on the spiders in the caves of Balkan Peninsula (Araneae) 469 Banka Det publicat C.D. C. D. C. D. C. D. C. D. . C. D. . C. D. . C. D. eg . R . R . R C. L D.A C. D. & S. S. C. S. C. S. C. T T T D. A. D. D. A. D. D. A., D. D. A., D. year month 06 7 2013 C. D. 06 7 2013 27 5 2012 29 5 2012 30 5 2013 S. C. C. D. 29 5 2012 20 909 2013 12 2001 C. D. 26 917 2013 5 2012 S. C. C. D. day 1 07 7 2013 A. D. C. D. 1 11 7 2013 A. D. C. D. 1 2 4 2 1 2 04 8 2013 2 1 2 3 1 1 female juvenle 1 1 1 male Altitude ast E N orth olubinka olubinka ranajaca adevac, cave kuce ahodishte pecina cave pecina cave N Dojkinci vill.,Dojkinci Podgorac vill., Podgorac Strmosten vill., Strmosten izvora L izvora Pez Dupka cave Dupka Pez olubinka bz Botica bz olubinka esavska pecina cave esavska esavska pecina cave esavska ernjikica pecinaernjikica cave ernjikica pecinaernjikica cave Jamice kod Icanove kod Icanove Jamice G Kotlenice, V Kotlenice, R R Ozren vill., Ozrenska vill., Ozrenska Ozren Studenaca, G Studenaca, V V Bezimena pecina cave, Izvidachka pecinaIzvidachka cave Beljavina vill., Mandina vill., Mandina Beljavina Devojachka pecina Devojachka cvae ace, ace, ara egion T R Cetinje Cetinska pecina Planina Kotlenice Sokobanja West Stara Stara West Kanjon R Kanjon N P Paklenica O T IA N IA Botici N IA Studenci NTE - OA ER BIA ER BIA Zlot ER BIA Zlot ER BIA ER BIA Klisura Suvaje ER BIA ER BIA ER BIA Zlot ER BIA ER BIA Bolijevac ER BIA S S S S S S S S S NEGR BOS MO 1938 inyphiidae spinyphiidae BOS inyphiidae spinyphiidae S Deltshev, 2002 Deltshev, Deltshev, 2002 Deltshev, Deltshev, 2002 Deltshev, 2002 Deltshev, Deltshev, 2002 Deltshev, Deltshev, 2002 Deltshev, Dysderidae sp. C R L L Kratochvil, 1934 Kratochvil, (Westring, 1851) (Westring, Kulczynski, 1914 Kulczynski, Kulczyński, 1914 Kulczyński, yphlonesticus absoloni absoloni yphlonesticus Centromerus serbicus serbicus Centromerus Centromerus serbicus serbicus Centromerus Centromerus serbicus serbicus Centromerus serbicus Centromerus Centromerus serbicus serbicus Centromerus Centromerus serbicus serbicus Centromerus Porrhomma convexum convexum Porrhomma T Sulcia oculata Kratochvíl, oculataSulcia Kratochvíl, Paliduphantes spelaeorum Paliduphantes Palliduphantes spelaeorum Palliduphantes Field1 Field SpeciesID Country esticidae inyphiide inyphiidae inyphiidae inyphiidae inyphiidae inyphiidae inyphiidae inyphiidae inyphiidae inyphiidae inyphiidae inyphiidae N L Dysderidae L L L L L L L L L L L 63 34 55 055 Theridiidae Theridiidae sp S 063 063 063 063 063 063 063 063 063 063 063 COD E 470 C. Deltshev ET AL. Banka Det publicat C.D. C. D. C. D. C. D. C. D. C. D. . C. D. . C. D. . C. D. ., S. eg -K . R . R . R C. L V S. C. S. C. T S. C. T T . R D. A., D. D. A., D. T D. A. S. D. D. A. & D. year data 2012 D.A C. D. any month 27 5 2012 20 9 2013 S. C. C. D. 06 7 2013 30 5 2013 S. C. C. D. 09 12 2001 06 7 2013 29 5 2012 29 5 2012 26 9 2013 17 5 2012 S. C. C. D. day without 1 07 7 2013 A. D. C. D. 1 11 7 2013 A. D. C. D. 1 2 04 8 2013 1 2 4 1 2 2 1 1 2 3 female juvenale 1 1 1 male Altitude ast E N orth ađevac Cave Cave Cave Cave Cave Cave Cave 1 Cave source, source, ahodishte Jamice kod Jamice ranjača Cave ranjača N Dupka Cave Dupka olubinka Cave olubinka olubinka Cave olubinka ernjikica Cave ernjikica esavska Pećina Pećina esavska esavska Pećina Pećina esavska ernjikica Cave ernjikica Podgorac vill., Podgorac V above L above Strmosten vill., Strmosten V G G R R V Ozrenska Pećina Pećina Ozrenska Cetinjska Pećina Pećina Cetinjska Izviđačka Pećina Pećina Izviđačka Mandina Pećina Pećina Mandina Bezimena Pećina Bezimena Pećina Dojkinci vill., Pež vill.,Dojkinci Pež Devojačka Pećina Pećina Devojačka Icanove kuće Pit 1 Pit kuće Icanove ača orge ara Mt. ara egion R Cetinje Zaječar Planina Zlot vill. Zlot Paklenica Paklenica ational Park Park ational Ozren Mt. Ozren West Stara Stara West Sokobanja, Sokobanja, Dugopolje, Dugopolje, Mosor Mt. Mosor iver, T iver, Jelovac vill., Jelovac Jelovac vill., Jelovac N Boljevac, near Kotlenice vill., Kotlenice Beljevina, near R municipality of of municipality Canyon of R of Canyon near Despotovac near near Despotovac near O T IA T IA N IA Botići N IA vill. Studenci NTE - OA OA ER BIA ER BIA ER BIA ER BIA ER BIA ER BIA G Suvaja ER BIA vill. Zlot ER BIA vill. Zlot ER BIA ER BIA S S S S S S S S NEGR BOS MO C R ađa ujčić-Karlo 1934 onći R onći T spelaeorum spelaeorum inyphiidae spinyphiidae BOS inyphiidae spinyphiidae S yphlonesticus yphlonesticus Sulcia oculataSulcia Paliduphantes Paliduphantes Deltshev, 2002 Deltshev, Deltshev, 2002 Deltshev, Deltshev, 2002 Deltshev, Deltshev, 2002 Deltshev, 2002 Deltshev, Deltshev, 2002 Deltshev, L Dysderidae sp. C R L Palliduphantes Palliduphantes T Kratochvíl, 1938 Kratochvíl, (Westring, 1851) (Westring, Kulczyński, 1914 Kulczyński, Kulczynski, 1914 Kulczynski, absoloni Kratochvil, Kratochvil, absoloni Centromerus serbicus serbicus Centromerus Centromerus serbicus serbicus Centromerus Centromerus serbicus serbicus Centromerus Centromerus serbicus serbicus Centromerus serbicus Centromerus Centromerus serbicus serbicus Centromerus Porrhomma convexum convexum Porrhomma . -K. V Snježana . R S.C. Ćurčić Srećko T D.A. Antić Dragan Field1 Field SpeciesID Country S. V esticidae inyphiide inyphiidae inyphiidae inyphiidae inyphiidae inyphiidae inyphiidae inyphiidae inyphiidae inyphiidae inyphiidae inyphiidae N L Dysderidae L L L L L L L L L L L 63 34 55 055 Theridiidae Theridiidae sp S 063 063 063 063 063 063 063 063 063 063 063 COD E New data on the spiders in the caves of Balkan Peninsula (Araneae) 471

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