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Oak Woodland Litter Spiders James Steffen Chicago Botanic Garden George Retseck Objectives • Learn about Spiders as Animals • Learn to recognize common spiders to family • Learn about spider ecology • Learn to Collect and Preserve Spiders Kingdom - Animalia Phylum - Arthropoda Subphyla - Mandibulata Chelicerata Class - Arachnida Orders - Acari Opiliones Pseudoscorpiones Araneae Spiders Arachnids of Illinois • Order Acari: Mites and Ticks • Order Opiliones: Harvestmen • Order Pseudoscorpiones: Pseudoscorpions • Order Araneae: Spiders! Acari - Soil Mites Characteriscs of Spiders • Usually four pairs of simple eyes although some species may have less • Six pair of appendages: one pair of fangs (instead of mandibles), one pair of pedipalps, and four pair of walking legs • Spinnerets at the end of the abdomen, which are used for spinning silk threads for a variety of purposes, such as the construction of webs, snares, and retreats in which to live or to wrap prey • 1 pair of sensory palps (often much larger in males) between the first pair of legs and the chelicerae used for sperm transfer, prey manipulation, and detection of smells and vibrations • 1 to 2 pairs of book-lungs on the underside of abdomen • Primitively, 2 body regions: Cephalothorax, Abdomen Spider Life Cycle • Eggs in batches (egg sacs) • Hatch inside the egg sac • molt to spiderlings which leave from the egg sac • grows during several more molts (instars) • at final molt, becomes adult – Some long-lived mygalomorphs (tarantulas) molt after adulthood Phenology • Most temperate spiders are univoltine (annuals) with a distinct mating period – many overwinter as juveniles, few as eggs – some winter-active adults (sub- niviean), too (especially linyphiids) • Small spiders sometimes multivoltine; large spiders often merovoltine (years per cycle) – female tarantulas may live > 20 years • More phenological variability farther north Sexual Dimorphism: male and female size differences in one species Misumena vatia(Thomisidae) Mobility Ballooning Sheet webs Reasons Why I Study Spiders #1 Reason: Diverse; Important Part of Earth’s Biodiversity • Order Araneae – 7th most diverse animal order – Most diverse order of all predators. • Global diversity – 43,244 species (3,879 genera, 112 families) • North American diversity – 3,500 species in 69 families – New local diversity still being found #2 Reason: Abundant, thus ecologically important • In all terrestrial/semiterrestrial ecosystems – Rainforest à Tundra – Wetlands à Deserts – Death Valley à Mount Everest • Biomass exceeds most vertebrates in most areas! – Capable of consuming 200kg/ha/yr (440 lbs.) – May approach 1 million individuals/ha #3 Reason: Predators closely associated with litter arthropods • Larger and less diverse than many litter arthropods so “easier” to study • Changes in important litter arthropods are reflected in spider populations • Litter spider populations tied to litter structure • Some native and exotic spiders may serve as indicators of changing woodland health Healthy Litter Layer Abundant Spider Activity in Healthy Litter Unhealthy Leaf Litter Under Buckthorn Earthworms obtained in one pit trap sample Impacts of Earthworms on Lier Microarthropods Typical density of Collembola (springtails) with earthworms present Density of Collembola (springtails) without earthworms present Pre-2000 Spider Records, by county" Source: J. Jass, 1998 (unpub.) • 494 species total • White = 0 • Green = 1-10 • Yellow = 11-50 • Orange = 51-100 • Red = >100 spp. Wolf Spider Crab Spider Orb-Web Spider Jumping Spider Palps: Male reproductive parts Male reproductive parts Cicurina robusta lateral palp Epigyne: Female reproductive parts. Linyphiid – Sheet web weaver Lycosidae – Wolf spiders Dime Linyphiidae (sheet web weavers) Neriene clathrata Male reproductive parts Pedipalps Genus: Bathyphantes Species: concolor Size: F = 2.3 -2.8 mm, M = 2.0 – 2.3 mm Centromerus corrnupalpis Ventral view Lateral view Female reproductive parts Ceraticelus fissiceps Linyphiidae (sheet web weavers) Walckenaeria atrotibialis Disembolus bairdi Eyes on raised cephalic region with pits Sheet web weaver Walckenaeria directa(Linyphiidae:Erigoninae) Banded pattern on abdomen may be complete Or broken with paired spots Genus: Agyneta Species: micaria Size: F = 2.0 - 2.5 mm, M = 2.0 – 2.5 mm Comments: One of the sheet web weavers. Salticidae" (jumping spiders) Phidappus audax Neon nellii 2.0-3.0 mm Naphrys pulex 4.0-5.5mm Jumping Spider Trapezoid sides of eye area parallel Tibia and metatarsi without dense hairs ventrally, ventral setae clearly visible Genus: Eris Species: militaris Size: F= 6.0 – 8.0 mm M= 4.7 – 6.7 mm Lycosidae (wolf spiders) Carapace with “V” shaped central spot between two broad dark bands Posterior median eyes large Trocanters with distinct rounded notch Genus: Pirata Species: minutus Size: F = 2.8 - 3.7 mm, M = 2.5-3.1 mm Comments: One of the wolf spiders. Carapace with two elongated spots in light band between two broad dark bands Wolf Spiders Epigynum of female with median Genus: Trochosa septum in shape of inverted “T” Species: terricola Size: F = 9.0 -14.0 mm, M = 7.0 - 9.0mm Carapace with two broad dark bands and a light central band Longitudinal piece of median septum widest posteriorly in female Epigynum Proximal end of tarsi I with long, stout dorsal spine Wolf Spider Genus: Schizocosa Brushy tibia of Species: ocreata male Size: F = 7.3 – 10.4 M = 5.7 – 8.3 mm Wolf Spider Carrying Egg Sac Carrying young on its abdomen Trochosa Ruricola Epigynum not wrinkled Tibia I with two pair of ventral spines Body covered with spatulate hairs, Thomisidae wider at the tip than at the base (crab spiders) Genus: Ozyptila Species: praticola Size: F = 4.0 mm, M = 3.0 mm Crab Spiders Body spines pointed, narrowing from base to tip Tibia I with three pair of ventral spines Genus: Xysticus Species: pellax Size: F = 6.3 mm, M = 3.5 mm Leg spots largest at the ends of the segments Carapace as wide or wider than long Philodromidae (crab spiders) Posterior median eyes further from each other than From the posterior lateral eyes Genus: Philodromus Species: vulgaris Size: F = 6.6 mm, M = 6.0 mm Median posterior eyes Oval and obliquely positioned Gnaphosidae (ground spiders) Terminal segments of spinnerets Long,cylindrical, or tubular in shape Cephalic and thoracic segments of carapace not distinctly separated Genus: Sosticus Species: insularis Size: F = 5.7 – 7.5, M = 4.6 – 5.9 mm Cephalic and thoracic Portions of carapace Not strongly differentiated Posterior eyes Subequidistant (almost equally spaced) Ground Spiders Distinct abdominal pattern Genus: Herpyllus Species: ecclesiasticus Size: F = 6.6 - 9.0 mm, M = 4.6 - 6.1 mm Corinnidae Dark carapace and abdomen (ant mimics) Abdomen with two distinct lines Dark bands on dorsal and lateral sides of femur Genus: Castianeira Species: cingulata Size: F = 7.2 – 7.3 mm, M = 4.3 – 4.4 mm Another ant mimic - front legs resemble antennae Phrurotimpus borealis Anyphaenidae (ghost spiders) Single pair metatarsal Two claws and claw tufts ventral spines Spiracular slit nearer to Epigastric furrow than in Anyphaena Genus: Aysha Species: gracilis Size: F = 6.4 - 7 mm, M = 5.7 - 6.5 mm Two claws and claw tufts Spiracular slit centrally positioned Metatarsus I with two pair of ventral spines Genus: Anyphaena Species: celer Size: F = 5.3 – 5.4 mm, M = 4.3 – 4.4 mm Clubionidae (sac spiders) Clubiona kastoni Clubiona maritima Pisauridae (nursery web weaver) Genus: Pisaurina Species: mira Size: F = 12.3-16.5mm M = 10.5-15.0mm Male palp Dyctinidae (mesh weaver spiders) Length of terminal segment of posterior spinneret less than the basal segment Genus: Cicurina Species: robusta Size: F = 5.8 – 9.1 mm, M = 5.0 – 6.7 mm Comments: Agelenidae (funnel web spiders) spinnerets Eye rows subequal Genus: Agelenopsis Species: pennsylvanica Size: F = 10-17 mm, M = 9-13 mm Funnel Web made by Agelinidae (Hahniidae) (dwarf sheet spiders) Horizontally placed spinnerets Neoantistea magna Orb Web Spider - Araneus sp. 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    A summary list of fossil spiders compiled by Jason A. Dunlop (Berlin), David Penney (Manchester) & Denise Jekel (Berlin) Suggested citation: Dunlop, J. A., Penney, D. & Jekel, D. 2010. A summary list of fossil spiders. In Platnick, N. I. (ed.) The world spider catalog, version 10.5. American Museum of Natural History, online at http://research.amnh.org/entomology/spiders/catalog/index.html Last udated: 10.12.2009 INTRODUCTION Fossil spiders have not been fully cataloged since Bonnet’s Bibliographia Araneorum and are not included in the current Catalog. Since Bonnet’s time there has been considerable progress in our understanding of the spider fossil record and numerous new taxa have been described. As part of a larger project to catalog the diversity of fossil arachnids and their relatives, our aim here is to offer a summary list of the known fossil spiders in their current systematic position; as a first step towards the eventual goal of combining fossil and Recent data within a single arachnological resource. To integrate our data as smoothly as possible with standards used for living spiders, our list follows the names and sequence of families adopted in the Catalog. For this reason some of the family groupings proposed in Wunderlich’s (2004, 2008) monographs of amber and copal spiders are not reflected here, and we encourage the reader to consult these studies for details and alternative opinions. Extinct families have been inserted in the position which we hope best reflects their probable affinities. Genus and species names were compiled from established lists and cross-referenced against the primary literature.
  • Arthropods of Elm Fork Preserve

    Arthropods of Elm Fork Preserve

    Arthropods of Elm Fork Preserve Arthropods are characterized by having jointed limbs and exoskeletons. They include a diverse assortment of creatures: Insects, spiders, crustaceans (crayfish, crabs, pill bugs), centipedes and millipedes among others. Column Headings Scientific Name: The phenomenal diversity of arthropods, creates numerous difficulties in the determination of species. Positive identification is often achieved only by specialists using obscure monographs to ‘key out’ a species by examining microscopic differences in anatomy. For our purposes in this survey of the fauna, classification at a lower level of resolution still yields valuable information. For instance, knowing that ant lions belong to the Family, Myrmeleontidae, allows us to quickly look them up on the Internet and be confident we are not being fooled by a common name that may also apply to some other, unrelated something. With the Family name firmly in hand, we may explore the natural history of ant lions without needing to know exactly which species we are viewing. In some instances identification is only readily available at an even higher ranking such as Class. Millipedes are in the Class Diplopoda. There are many Orders (O) of millipedes and they are not easily differentiated so this entry is best left at the rank of Class. A great deal of taxonomic reorganization has been occurring lately with advances in DNA analysis pointing out underlying connections and differences that were previously unrealized. For this reason, all other rankings aside from Family, Genus and Species have been omitted from the interior of the tables since many of these ranks are in a state of flux.
  • First Records of Spiders (Araneae) Baryphyma Gowerense (Locket, 1965) (Linyphiidae), Entelecara Flavipes (Blackwall, 1834) (Linyphiidae) and Rugathodes Instabilis (O

    First Records of Spiders (Araneae) Baryphyma Gowerense (Locket, 1965) (Linyphiidae), Entelecara Flavipes (Blackwall, 1834) (Linyphiidae) and Rugathodes Instabilis (O

    44Memoranda Soc. Fauna Flora Fennica 91:Pajunen 44–50. &2015 Väisänen • Memoranda Soc. Fauna Flora Fennica 91, 2015 First records of spiders (Araneae) Baryphyma gowerense (Locket, 1965) (Linyphiidae), Entelecara flavipes (Blackwall, 1834) (Linyphiidae) and Rugathodes instabilis (O. P.- Cambridge, 1871) (Theridiidae) in Finland Timo Pajunen & Risto A. Väisänen Pajunen, T. & Väisänen, R. A., Finnish Museum of Natural History (Zoology), P.O. Box 17, FI-00014 University of Helsinki, Finland. E-mail: [email protected], risto.vaisanen@ helsinki.fi Baryphyma gowerense (Locket, 1965), Entelecara flavipes (Blackwall, 1834) and Rugathodes in- stabilis (O. P.-Cambridge, 1871) are reported for the first time in Finland. The first species was found by pitfall trapping on a wide aapa mire in Lapland and the two others by sweep netting on hemiboreal meadows on the Finnish south coast. The spider assemblages of the sites are described. Introduction center of Sodankylä and north of the main road running to Pelkosenniemi. A forestry road branch- The Finnish spider fauna is relatively well known es off the main road through the mire. The open (Marusik & Koponen 2002). The number of spe- area of the mire extends for about 2 × 0.4 km. Pit- cies listed in the national checklist increased by fall traps were set up in a 50 × 50 m area (Finnish less than 10% in the last four decades, from 598 uniform grid coordinates 7479220:3488900) be- to 645 between the years 1977 and 2013 (Ko- tween the road and the easternmost ponds of the ponen & Fritzén 2013). Detections of new spe- northern margin of Mantovaaranaapa.