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European Society of Arachnology

Samu F & Szinetár C (eds) 2002. European Arachnology 2002.
Plant Protection Institute (Budapest) & Berzsenyi College (Szombathely), 356 pp.
ISBN 963-214-791-X



Table of contents

Foreword   5
Colloquium Photo   8

Szinetár, Cs – In memoriam Dr. Imre Loksa   11–14

* invited presentation

EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR AND CLASSIC TAXONOMY

Dunlop JA – The enigmatic fossil arachnid Kustarachne tenuipes Scudder, 1890 is a harvestman   17–25

Dubois J, Rollard C, Villemant C & Gauld ID – The phylogenetic position of parasitoids of spiders within Pimplinae (Hymenoptera, Ichneumonidae)   27–35

Le Gleut S, Vidal N, Tillier A, Ysnel F & Canard A – Molecular and morphological systematics of the Rastelloidina (Mygalomorphae)   37–48

Gurdebeke S & Maelfait J-P – RAMS technique fails in developing microsatellite primers for Coelotes terrestris   49–56

Kubcová L – Separation of the females of Philodromus praedatus O.P.-Cambridge and Philodromus aureolus (Clerck) (Araneae: Philodromidae)   57–62

MORPHOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY

Haupt J – The palpal organ of male spiders (Arachnida, Araneae)   65–71

Bryja V – Male trimorphism in Pelecopsis mengei (Erigoninae, Linyphiidae, Araneae)   73–79

De Bakker D, Gellynck K, Van Nimmen E, Mertens J & Kiekens P – Comparative structural analysis of cocoons and cocoon silk in three spider species through Scanning Electron Microscopy   81–87

Miyazaki K & Pass G – Morphology of the circulatory system in the sea spider, Ammothella biunguiculata (Pycnogonida, Ammotheidae), with special reference to the cephalic region   89–92

FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

Horváth R, Lengyel Sz, Szinetár, Cs & Honti S – The effect of exposition time and temperature on spiders (Araneae) overwintering on the bark of black pine (Pinus nigra)   95–102

Guseinov EF – Prey composition of three Thanatus species (Philodromidae, Araneae): indication of relationship between psammophily and myrmecophagy   103–108

Pedersen LF & Lövei GL – Tri-trophic effects of aphid-resistant wheat on a generalist predator, Pardosa amentata   109–115

Vanacker D, Pardo S & Maelfait J-P – Different forms of cannibalism in the dwarf spider Oedothorax gibbosus (Blackwall, 1841)   117–126

ECOLOGICAL INDICATION, COMMUNITY AND POPULATION ECOLOGY

*Maelfait J-P, Baert L, Bonte D, De Bakker D, Gurdebeke S & Hendrickx F – The use of spiders as indicators of habitat quality and anthropogenic disturbance in Flanders, Belgium   129–141

Bell JR, Shaw EM & Wheater CP – Does stochasticity in emergent pioneer communities reduce the value of indicator species analysis?   143–150

Gallé R – Assemblage structure of wolf spiders in south Hungarian grasslands   151–156

Koponen S – Microhabitats of ground-living spiders in a peat bog   157–161

Koponen S, Relys V, Weiss I & Hoffmann J – On the phenology of peat bog spiders   163–170

Lukashevich IG – Ecological studies on wolf spiders (Lycosidae, Araneae) in Central Belarus: seasonal activities and habitat preferences observed by pitfall trapping   171–177

Szinetár Cs & Eichardt JLarinia species (Araneidae, Araneae) in Hungary. Morphology, phenology and habitats of Larinia jeskovi Marusik, 1986, Larinia elegans Spassky, 1939, and Larinia bonneti Spassky, 1939   179–186

BIODIVERSITY AND INVENTORIES

Bonte D, Maelfait J-P & Baert L – Determining spider (Araneae) species richness in fragmented coastal dune habitats by extrapolation and estimation   189–197

Cardoso P, de Oliveira NG, Silva I & Serrano ARM – Higher taxa surrogates versus surrogate groups of spider biodiversity   199–205

Hänggi A, Nentwig W, Kropf C & Blick T – www.araneae.unibe.ch Central European Spiders - Determination Key   207–213

van Helsdingen, PJ – International biodiversity initiatives, with special emphasis on Fauna Europaea   215–219

Ruzicka, V & Buchar, J – Notes to the Catalogue of spiders of the Czech Republic   221–224

BIOGEOGRAPHY AND FAUNISTICS

Komposch C – The harvestman fauna of Hungary (Arachnida, Opiliones)   227–242

Chatzaki M, Thaler K & Mylonas M – Gnaphosidae of Crete: taxonomy and distribution   243–249

Kovblyuk MM – A survey of spider species with Crimeo-Caucasian disjunct ranges (Arachnida, Araneae)   251–258

Lazarov S – A review of the family Dysderidae (Araneae) in Bulgaria. Faunistic and zoogeographical analysis   259–265

Chvátalová I – Arachnofauna of the Velká Kotlina Cirque (Hrubý Jeseník Mountains)   267–274

Svaton J & Gajdoš P – Spiders of peatland ecosystems of the Horná Orava region (Slovakia)   275–284

Bruun, L & Toft, S – Epigeic spiders of two Danish peat bogs   285–302

Szinetár Cs, Horváth R & Eichardt JChrysso nordica (Theridiidae, Araneae) found in Eastern Hungary is a new spider species for Central Europe   303–307

AGRICULTURAL AND URBAN ECOLOGY

Shaw EM, Wheater CP & Langan AM – Vegetation structure and spider behaviour: implications for brassica crops   311–318

Szita É, Samu F, Fetykó K & Szirányi A – Testing the origin of agrobiont spiders: spiders in agricultural and natural grassland habitats of the Körös-Maros National Park, Hungary   319–326

Wolak M – The significance of unmanaged "island" habitats for epigeic spiders in a uniform agricultural landscape   327–336

Liu W-X, Wan F-H, Guo J-Y & Lövei GL – Spiders and their seasonal dynamics in transgenic Bt- vs. conventionally managed cotton fields in north-central China   337–342

Biteniekyte M & Relys V – Spider (Arachnida: Araneae) communities on reinforced terraces of the Neris River in Vilnius   343–350

Samu F, Józsa Z & Csányi E – Spider web contamination of house facades: habitat selection of spiders on urban wall surfaces   351–356

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