A Remarkable Discovery: Exploring a Rare Eresus and Spider Wasp Interaction

  Photo Credit: © Antonino Rametta . All photographs are used with permission. No part of these images may be reproduced, distributed, or used in any form without the prior written permission of the photographer. A Remarkable Discovery: Exploring a Rare Eresus and Spider Wasp Interaction One of the most rewarding aspects of maintaining Arácnido Taxonomy is hearing from naturalists and photographers around the world who take the time to share their discoveries. Every so often, an email arrives that immediately captures your attention. Not because it claims to rewrite what we know about biodiversity, but because it documents something that very few people have the opportunity to witness. Recently, I was contacted by a naturalist in Sicily who shared a series of exceptionally high-quality photographs of a female ladybird spider ( Eresus ) during what appeared to be an interaction with a spider wasp. Along with the images came a simple question: "Could this be scientifically import...

New data on the distribution of Textrix rubrofoliata Pesarini, 1990 (Araneae Agelenidae) in Italy

 


New data on the distribution of Textrix rubrofoliata Pesarini, 1990 (Araneae Agelenidae) in Italy

ABSTRACT

The spider Textrix rubrofoliata Pesarini, 1990 (Araneae Agelenidae), species known in Italy only in Sicily and Trentino-Alto Adige, was found and identified in Campo Calabro, province of Reggio Calabria, Calabria (Italy). This is the first record of the species for Calabria. Additional notes on taxonomy, distribution and biology are provided.

Antonino DenticiGiovanni Altadonna & Ferdinando Giovine
New data on the distribution of Textrix rubrofoliata Pesarini, 1990 (Araneae Agelenidae) in Italy
https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2024.15.2.383.385