Contribution to the knowledge of Araneae (Arachnida) in Skopje valley, North Macedonia

Authors

  • Dragan Matevski Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Mathematics, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University, Skopje, North Macedonia and Department of Forest Nature Conservation, Faculty of Forest Science and Ecology, University of Göttingen, Büsgenweg 3, 37077 Göttingen, Germany
  • Christo Deltshev Institute of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Research, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Aleksandra Cvetkovska-Gjorgjievska Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Science and mathematics, SS. Cyril and Methodius University, Arhmedova 3, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia
  • Stoyan Lazarov National Museum of Natural History, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 1 Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd., 1000 Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Dana Prelić Institute of Biology, Faculty of Natural Science and mathematics, SS. Cyril and Methodius University, Arhmedova 3, 1000 Skopje, North Macedonia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.59194/MJEE22242065m

Keywords:

Balkan peninsula, New faunistic records, urban fauna, spiders

Abstract

A total of 71 species belonging to 14 families (Araneidae – 1; Dysderidae – 3; Gnaphosidae – 21; Linyphiidae – 6; Liocranidae – 2; Lycosidae – 19; Philodromidae – 2; Pisauridae – 1; Salticidae – 3; Tetragnathidae – 2; Theridiidae – 1; Thomisidae – 4; Titanoecidae – 3; Zodariidae – 2) were registered from three sites in Skopje valley, North Macedonia. Of the registered species, 3 are new for the Macedonian fauna: Hypsosinga sanguinea (C. L. Koch, 1844), Marinarozelotes adriaticus (Caporiaco, 1951) and Zelotes harmeron Levy, 2009. They haven’t been recorded before due to the lack of faunistic research of spiders in R. North Macedonia. The araneofauna is classified into 17 zoogeographic categories combined in 4 chorological complexes (widely distributed, European, Mediterranean and endemics). Widely distributed species are dominant (60,56%), followed by European (21,13%), Mediterranean (11,27%) and endemics (7,04%).

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Published

2022-12-27

How to Cite

Matevski, D., Deltshev, C., Cvetkovska-Gjorgjievska, A., Lazarov, S., & Prelić, D. (2022). Contribution to the knowledge of Araneae (Arachnida) in Skopje valley, North Macedonia. Macedonian Journal of Ecology and Environment, 24(2), 65–72. https://doi.org/10.59194/MJEE22242065m

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Vol. 24 No. 2 (2022): Macedonian Journal of Ecology and Environment

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Copyright (c) 2022 Dragan Matevski, Christo Deltshev, Aleksandra Cvetkovska-Gjorgjievska, Stoyan Lazarov, Dana Prelić

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