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Improphantes decolor

Description

Improphantes decolor (Westring, 1861)

Description: Bosmans (1985a: 153, figs 6d–f), Thaler (1986: 322, figs 31–35, 39–46).

Previous records: Lisboa: Tapada de Mafra (Telfer et al. 2003).

New records: Bragança: Douro Internacional NP, Mogadouro, Bruçó, 1 male, 3.X.2001 (CPC); Freixo de Espada à Cinta, Picotino, 3 females 7.II–3.III.2001, 8 males, 17.X–28.XI.2001 (CPC).

Distribution: Europe, North Africa. A species with a much scattered distribution, in the Iberian Peninsula with only one record from the region of Lisboa (Telfer et al. 2003). Two new localities in the north of Portugal are added here.

Habitat type: Prefers mostly closed, damp forests.

Phenology: A winter species, adults found from October to March.

Notes

Published as part of Bosmans, Robert, Cardoso, Pedro & Crespo, Luis Carlos, 2010, A review of the linyphiid spiders of Portugal, with the description of six new species (Araneae: Linyphiidae) 2473, pp. 1-67 in Zootaxa 2473 (1) on page 24, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2473.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/10094179

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Event date
2001-02-07
Verbatim event date
2001-02-07/11-28
Scientific name authorship
Westring
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Araneae
Family
Linyphiidae
Genus
Improphantes
Species
decolor
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Improphantes decolor (Westring, 1861) sec. Bosmans, Cardoso & Crespo, 2010

References

  • Bosmans, R. (1985 a) Etudes sur les Linyphiidae nord-africains. III. Les genres Troglohyphantes Joseph et Lepthyphantes Menge en Afrique du Nord (Araneae: Linyphiidae). Revue Arachnologique, 6, 135 - 178.
  • Thaler, K. (1986) Vier bemerkenswerte Leptyphantes - Arten aus dem Mittelmeergebiet und aus Vorderasien (Arachnida: Aranei, Linyphiidae). Sitzunsberichte der Osterreichese Akademie der Wissenschaften (I), 194, 311 - 325.
  • Telfer, G., Bosmans, R., Melic, A. & Rego, F. (2003) The spiders of Portugal: additions to the country's checklist. Revista Iberica de Aracnologia, 7, 251 - 255.