Rediscovery of the extremely rare running crab spider Philodromus (Artanes) poecilus (Thorell, 1872) in Bavaria, Germany, after 141 years (Araneae, Philodromidae)

By

Bauer, Tobias
Thorns, Hans-Jürgen
Guttenberger, Jürgen

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022-6-7

Original Publication

Check list : journal of species lists and distribution

Volume

18

Series / Issue

Issue: 3

Pages

583--591

Subjects

Biodiversity , cursorial , Monitoring , rare species , record scheme , tree trunk

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

[São Paulo, Brazil] Luís Felipe Toledo 2005-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15560/18.3.583

 

Abstract

Philodromus poecilus (Thorell, 1872) is a Transeurasian species reported from most parts of Europe except the British Isles and the Iberian Peninsula. Although widely distributed, this species is extremely rarely recorded in Germany and neighbouring countries. In Bavaria, it has not been found since the time of Ludwig Koch (1825&amp;ndash;1908). Recently, sev-eral specimens were collected from urban plane trees in Deggendorf (Lower Bavaria), proving that the species is still present in Bavaria. Additionally, images of the copulatory organs and of living and preserved specimens are presented, as is a compilation of records in Germany and neighbouring countries.<br>