On the synanthropic occurrence of Falconina gracilis in Venezuela and the type locality of F. brignolii

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On the synanthropic occurrence of Falconina gracilis in Venezuela and the type locality of F. brignolii

Human activity facilitates the dispersal of spiders beyond their native ranges, often allowing populations to establish in synanthropic environments. Synanthropic spiders provide well-documented cases of arthropods adapting to human-modified habitats, with examples across multiple families (e.g. Dippenaar-Schoeman et al. 2023, Henrard 2023, Murcia-Moreno & Gálvez 2024), including corinnids such as Meriola arcifera (Simon, 1886), M. cetiformis (Strand, 1908) and Falconina gracilis (Keyserling, 1891), all confirmed as synanthropic and introduced species (Taucare-Ríos et al. 2013, Nieto-Ruiz & Maldonado-Carrizales 2024).

Villarreal M., O. & Brescovit, A. D. (2026). On the synanthropic occurrence of Falconina gracilis in Venezuela and the type locality of F. brignolii (Araneae: Corinnidae). Spixiana 48(2): 149-150.