Arachnologische Mitteilungen
https://arages.de/zeitschrift/arachnologische-mitteilungenDentici AD & Faraone FP
Flatties in Italy: online naturalist networks confirm a wide distribution of Selenops radiatus (Araneae: Selenopidae) in southeastern Sicily
Flatties in Italien: Online-Netzwerke von Naturbeobachtern bestätigen eine weite Verbreitung von Selenops radiatus (Araneae: Selenopidae) im südöstlichen Sizilien
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In Italy, the selenopid spider Selenops radiatus Latreille, 1819, was hitherto only known from the Aeolian Archipelago (northeastern Sicily), with a record from the island of Alicudi and plausible sightings from the island of Filicudi. In this paper, we present twentysix new records from Sicily sensu stricto and its satellite islands, consisting of observations gathered from online naturalist networks and one adult specimen collected from the area where most observations were made. Nearly all records were made in buildings or similar artificial habitats, supporting the hypothesis that occurrences of S. radiatus are mainly limited to synanthropic environments in Sicily.
alien species, anthropogenic habitats, synanthropic, wall crab spider