Original scientific paper
Araneus alsine (Walckenaer, 1802), (Araneidae, Araneae, Arachnida) – a rare and likely threatened spider of the Croatian fauna
Andreja Brigić
; Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Rooseveltov trg 6, Zagreb, Croatia
Antun Alegro
; Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Marulićev trg 20/II, Zagreb, Croatia
Vedran Šegota
; Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Zagreb, Marulićev trg 20/II, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The present paper deals with the distribution of Araneus alsine (Walckenaer, 1802) (syn.: Epeira alsine Walckenaer, 1805; E. lutea C. L. Koch, 1837) in Croatia and its habitats based on literature data, museum collections and field findings. The spider A. alsine was captured in Croatia’s most diverse and oldest peatland, the Đon Močvar Botanical Reserve at Blatuša. The biology, ecology and threat status of A. alsine are discussed.
Keywords
Araneus alsine; Araneidae; Croatia; distribution; peatland; Đon Močvar Botanical Reserve
Hrčak ID:
38472
URI
Publication date:
30.6.2009.
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